Motorised Astromechs

[vmln8r]

They're

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More images here.

[Doc_Brown]

WOW OH WOW! Wish i could comment on youtube, but geez!

How did you fit so much inside?

Congrats on a stunning moc, fast and functional, and looks great! :thumbup:

[dr_spock]

That's cool. Nice functions.

[vmln8r]

How did you fit so much inside?

Thanks! With great difficulty and countless rebuilds, which might explain the half-arsed video.

[Zerobricks]

This is just so awesome! That construction sure is compact!

[Junpei]

Wow, that's incredible! It's multifunctionomical.

[Rishab N]

Amazing! I like how you managed to squeeze everything in that small body!

[KirTech LAB]

Impressive compactness!!! Super model! Are you going to create any other droids?

[Lakop]

Wow! That's very clever and they look great. They should be mass produced and sold.

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[Kronos]

Very, very cool man. Wish I had your skills.

[Lobot]

These are truly wonderful, stunning work :wub:

Cheers, Robin

[DrJB]

This is a prime candidate for a cuusoo.

[kieran]

This is a prime candidate for a cuusoo.

Agree

[vmln8r]

Thanks for your comments everyone! Here's an LDD file: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/vmln8r/Misc/astro.lxf

The motor that deploys the third leg and associated linkages also controls a gearbox, that switches between rotating the head and operating the claw.

Edited November 28, 2013 by VMLN8R

[drdesignz]

It's very cool. I saw it on The Lego Car Blog earlier.

[Energo]

If I'm not mistaken, I saw it in Flickr earlier. Very interesting. Compact but with lots of functions. It's a great plus)

[LegoPanda]

wow, incredible how you managed to get al those functions into that small space

[skriblez]

This is awesome! Can i have one? :P

[vmln8r]

Thanks! Sure, can I have 500 or so Euro? :P

[captainmib]

Awesome creation!

Would you please update the lxf file? Or better, make (pdf) instructions?

[skriblez]

Thanks! Sure, can I have 500 or so Euro? :P

Haha :P

[vmln8r]

Made some updates to the file. Now it's only missing:

• Tracklinks
  
• A 2L half-beam on the gearbox to change the position of the driving ring
  
• Replace the panels on the back with 44350 and 44351
  
• Four of 30028 for the grabbing arm tips
  
• A 12t gear to mesh with the turntable
  
• Four teal flex hoses on the head
  
• Misc. decoration
  

Hopefully the pictures will help guide where the missing stuff belongs. Of course, nothing to stop you from building it differently :)

[TechAd]

awesome, I love it, I'm building it! One question: the Four teal flex hoses on the head, what type/size are those?

[DrJB]

Thank you for bringing this up ... I did order motors from TLG (refused to dismantle other mocs) ... and by the time I got them, I had totally forgotten about this ...

[Graydingo]

Love this!