Builds By Baz - Armoured Mech Freestyle

[The 48th Ronin]

This is really quite nice

If you're open to a bit of constructive criticism, I would suggest maybe capping off the front of the leg tubes. It's kind of distracting.

 

[sandbagger]

^^^ Thanks mate. I have a bit of wood on the lathe now that I am creating those very such caps. I'll get around to attacthing them and filling in the last few gaps after Christmas.

 

[sandbagger]

This has been a completely organic build, which is ironic. Starting with an articulated skeleton sketch, the build has grown all on it's own, completely dependant on material at hand, off the scraps floor or out of the workshop bin.

Added a few fillers and finishing bits here and there, while I have the lathe cleared. Joint hubs installed and member struts capped. Undercoated too. Two intakes built, attached and primed.

 

[sandbagger]

A couple of late nights in the new shed. I broke open some old Humbrol enamel paints that are over 30 years old. A bit of turps in the pot and away they go again.

At this stage I'm just playing with the colour scheme. I like the green, not sure about the brown yet. The gloss black might be a bit much too. I'm also working on some stencils to spray on some military markings and such. Might put a bit more techy looking bling on the joints too. Looking a bit bare in there.

 

[sandbagger]

Back to painting tonight.

 

[Analyzer]

Wow!

 

[skahtul]

Looks awesome!

 

[basementdweller]

Wow I totally missed this. The legs are fantastic. The picture above with the lamp gave me an idea. I'd love to have a really overengineered desk lamp in the form of mech like yours!

 

[Jedi Dade]

Looks like an Ed-209 prototype and that's a good thing in my book

Very cool!

Jedi Dade

 

[sandbagger]

Thanks guys.

I started another one already...

Pile of junk to build an army of mech.

Turret is started. Used light cover of a roller door unit and the back of an old landline handset. Used soldering iron to heat-score and fold to shape.

Next, I cut the arms off the back of a roller door motor and screwed them to the sides of the light cover.

 

[Belugawrx]

Great work on that mech. !!
It'll be able to take down that wimpy, pixar lamp no problem....lol

 

[sandbagger]

New video! Enjoy!

 

[septic]

Very cool [apologies for the minor nerco-post]. Loving the scale.
What did you use for the Gatling gun feed chute?

 

[DaBuild]

I really like this build! Truly! Super cool!

 

[Borjis]

Looking at what you have so far, it has kind of a Robocop aesthetic to me. It makes me think of an enlarged, dedicated military version of the ED-209.

That's what I thought as well.
ED-220!