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Okay, I had to pick my jaw off the floor after seeing this. Not quite the biggest or coolest Lego spaceship I've ever seen, but it's definitely near the top. It would qualify as awesome on looks alone, but you added a staggering amount of functionality as well... you, sir, have my utmost and undying admiration.

Very solid design that you've got there. Has a rough, weathered feel to it that adds character. Also, I love those rocket bays.

GALLERY UPDATE: a 45-ton MekTek custom, the Assassin II is now up! This wraps up the medium 'Mechs for now; I'm moving on to heavies, starting with... well, I'm not telling outright, but it's honestly not hard to guess to begin with. :P

[spoilerS] I watched 'The Time of Angels' a few hours ago, yeah. Didn't think even Moffat could make them even scarier than before. I was proven wrong. "That which holds the image of an Angel becomes itself an Angel." Guess what? We've all just watched forty-odd minutes' worth of Weeping Angel footage. Sleep well, people.

Very nice, you've captured the characters' looks quite well - I especially like the Master with that crazy grin. :D

Thanks for the comments! Have fun getting your weapons ripped right off your ship by the bastards. :P Anyway, Descent 3 is a great choice, I'm not trying to scare you away here, but be warned nonetheless: it's quite hard even on medium difficulty. Still, it's worth it for the unique gameplay.

Nothing fancy here, just a small MOC of the (bloody annoying) "Old Scratch" type enemy robot from Descent 3 I threw together in about 5-10 minutes.

Spiders are awesome. This is a great representation of a spider. Ergo, this is awesome.

Spiffy looking little model, indeed. Like others have pointed out, it really does look like it could be a modernized version of a Classic Space set. And I really like the clever steering mechanism, it's both functional and unobtrusive at the same time: does its work while blending in well.

Oh, yeah, now that you mention it, I remember how much praise this series gets. Thanks for reminding me, I'm adding it to my need-to-watch list right away.

Thanks for the comment; I'm glad you and your friend like the models! I probably couldn't build more than a handful of the light 'Mechs due to parts shortage, but the .LXF files are available in the gallery; by all means grab those and use them to build the models IRL, if you feel like it! :D Also, GALLERY UPDATE: the Shadow Cat (45 tons) is now up! I hope it's to your liking, Black Rabbit. :P

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Black Lagoon yet; it's a great pastiche of Hollywood action movies (sometimes almost-but-not-quite crossing over into outright parody), and it has one of the best English dubs I've ever heard in any anime. Be warned though, it's not even remotely child-friendly: the series is quite violent, and averages approximately 10.8 F-bombs per episode (and that's not counting the other profanities). It's well worth watching, though, if you're not bothered by those. Other anime I've found good includes Cowboy Bebop (highly enjoyable sci-fi show, one of the greatest anime classics) and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (easily rivals the best of cyberpunk literature) as my all-time favourites, and, in no particular order of fondness, Gurren-Lagann (so over-the-top ridiculous it wraps right back around to awesome), The Big O (starts out a bit formulaic, but turns into a great mindscrewy story halfway through... the noir style helps it stand out, too), Code Geass (has a few low points, but still a great action/drama series), Full Metal Panic (original season and Second Raid are pretty good mecha series, Fumoffu is nothing short of hilarious), Trigun (memorable space western), Neon Genesis Evangelion (mindscrew is through the roof, and seems fairly shallow at first, ends up being a chilling psychological drama... with mecha), Death Note (intense criminal drama/thriller with a little supernatural element thrown in), Samurai Champloo (funny and anachronistic samurai show from the creators of Cowboy Bebop), and Detroit Metal City (very NSFW, but parodies death/black metal bands quite entertainingly), off the top of my head. As for Western cartoons... the list is a little shorter here, but some of these are no less outstanding. For example, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Gargoyles are both mature, epic stories, not even the least bit suffering from the childishness often associated (sometimes, as these examples show, mistakenly) with cartoons. Transformers: Beast Wars was also a surprisingly serious show, especially compared to the cheesy G1 cartoon, and the characters' facial animation is still quite decent despite the CGI being over ten years old. Megas XLR and Metalocalypse had me in stitches from beginning to end (or, well, to the current temporary hiatus in the latter's case). Extreme Ghostbusters had its moments, too. And while I haven't watched it yet, I've only heard good things about Batman: The Animated Series, and I recall that the few episodes I saw as a kid were, in fact, quite enjoyable. That's about all I could come up with right now; I might edit this post later if something else pops into my head.

GALLERY UPDATE Sorry for the double post; the Black Hawk (50 tons) and its Inner Sphere copy, the Black Hawk-KU (60 tons) are now up, and every previous model has received minor to moderate tweaks using LDD's Lego Universe mode. Enjoy!

Oh, I see. I though by "floating", you meant exploiting LDD's virtual nature and using a physically impossible build, literally leaving that assembly floating in mid-air. Bit of linguistic confusion here, I guess - I would have used a term like "unconnected" to describe this, and automatically assumed you would too. Should have kept in mind that assuming makes an... well, you know the rest. Still trying to figure out the remaining methods, BTW. EDIT: By the way, is there a listing of Lego Legal/Illegal techniques somewhere? A quick forum and Google search didn't turn up anything.

Right, I've just stumbled upon another possibility, although I'm not sure if it's Lego Legal - it does solve the striping issue, though. It involves simply pinning the upside-down assembly between a 1x2 tile below (colored yellow here to help it stand out), and a 2x3 plate above (removed for better visibility). Now, this isn't technically solidly connected, but the way the whole assembly wraps halfway around the grill should help keep it fairly sturdy, I think. No idea about the remaining two solutions yet, but I'll keep thinking about them. (P.S.: the .LXF's been updated as well.)

Pretty neat collection you have here; each one is good, but I especially like those tiny little Mack trucks. :D Speaking of the trucks... I've been trying to figure out how you attached the upside-down slopes, and although I've found a possible solution (.LXF here), I'm quite certain it's not the one you used, and it's still driving me crazy. XD I give up, man. How did you do that? :D

Wow. The extended piece selection and color palette are real godsends. There are a few minor annoyances, like the missing lime green color and the lack of keyboard shortcuts for the decoration and color picker tools, but frankly, those are insignificant next to the improvements. So thanks for convincing TLC to open up this mode!

You bet! I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people here shared my love-hate relationship with parts bins - the feel of working with real bricks is, of course, inimitable, but sometimes I question if it's worth the frustration of rummaging around for hours, looking for that last damn piece. XD (I actually have a very appropriate demotivator somewhere, but it's slightly rather NSFW, so I don't think I can post it...) (EDIT: Right, I've censored it. Should be safe now: Demotivator)

Oh, man, this really brings back memories. :D Awesome game, and equally awesome MOC - I really can't find anything wrong with this. Good choice, too - Taiidani ships are very distinctive and eye-catching, and this would probably turn quite a few heads at a convention!

Thanks for the comments! The Bushwacker is my all-time favourite 'Mech - of course I put extra effort into that one. :D And yeah, the Uziel's legs aren't quite accurate, I guess. Bit of a problem there; one stud width is a bit too thin, but two studs are way too thick. Might try some SNOT building to thicken them just a little... About the Shadow Cat: I actually offered a limited number of requests for medium 'Mechs on the MekTek forums before I move on to heavies... you might get lucky if someone requests it there, too, but heck, I might just squeeze it in anyway. I like that 'Mech too, after all! Actually, the Wolfhound was built IRL first, and only replicated in LDD recently (with slight modifications), so yes, one already exists physically. I might build some other light 'Mechs with real bricks, too, although my supplies are relatively limited; I don't have any 1x1 slopes, for example, so most of them would need fairly extensive modifications. And a GALLERY UPDATE: the Hunchback (50 tons) is now up!

So, ever since I caved in and downloaded LDD at a friend's urging a couple of weeks ago, I've been busy building these 'Mechs - giant killer robots are awesome, after all, and BattleTech is pretty much the granddaddy of the Western-style walking tanks that I prefer. Anyway, I thought it was about time to take a break from building and actually post the damn things on the 'Net. I built most models about midway between microscale and minifig-scale (and they are roughly in scale with each other), aiming for a good balance between detailing and articulation. And the uniform red-and-black color scheme is mostly a result of LDD's admittedly limited color palette, as any user can probably attest; not that it looks particularly bad, though. Rambling over, here's the gallery (.LXF files available in one of the subfolders, in case anyone wants to tinker with them in LDD): Big bunch of Lego 'Mechs The folder is not yet public as of posting this, and will likely go down again from time to time as I add new 'Mechs, so I'm also going to direct-link the current selection: Light 'Mechs: Solitaire - 25 tons Anubis - 30 tons Cougar - 35 tons Raven -35 tons Wolfhound - 35 tons Medium 'Mechs: Hellhound - 50 tons Uziel - 50 tons Bushwacker - 55 tons Ryoken - 55 tons Some custom designs based on the aforementioned friend's microscale models; a line of light Inner Sphere BattleMechs: Pluto - 20 tons Pluto II - 25 tons Pluto III - 35 tons And a pair of microscale models as a little extra: Nova Cat - 70 tons; the very first model I built in LDD Shrike - 95 tons; a request by the aforementioned friend. Enjoy!

If it's not too much trouble, could you send me the hack as well? It would be a godsend, and much appreciated. (There should be an e-mail option in my profile, I think, but in case that doesn't work, try this one: gjakab666@gmail.com) And to Bojan: thank you as well, for creating the mod and enhancing LDD in the first place. The far greater color selection is a much needed improvement.

Sorry for bumping the thread; just wanted to drop a note that the MA5C Assault Rifle is now up in the weapons gallery. Also, another new weapon should be ready in a day or two... a big weapon. :P

I share PSPguy's opinion on the color scheme, this is perhaps a bit too much silver; the Arbiter has a grayish undersuit in the game that the armor doesn't cover in some places, such as most of the legs. Also, the pair of light blue sockets in the lower legs are quite jarring. The sword is green out of necessity, that one I do understand. Nonetheless, I think the MOC is a great one, construction-wise. The hooves are particularly neat, and the knees seem quite ingeniously built. The mandibles are pretty good as well, and I really dig the hands - I'm a sucker for articulated hands. XD So overall, a fine MOC, it's just the color scheme that needs a bit of tweaking.

I can't wait to see the finished diorama; this is certainly a great "appetizer", so to speak. I love the Battle Rifle design, and the muzzle flash is quite creative. Also, most adorable Brute Chieftain ever.