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Hey all,
Finally, I have something new in the way of mecha :)
For some reason, I'm on a huge Transformers kick lately. I've been seeing
all of these cool Lego renditions, but it's been so long since one of them
actually *transformed*; I figured I'd remedy the situation.
Meet Bistream, Autobot Data Specialist:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits01.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits02.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits03.jpg
Transformation sequence:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits04.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits05.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits06.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits07.jpg
Striking a pose:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits08.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits10.jpg
Mug shot:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits09.jpg
Relaxing at Autobot HQ:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits11.jpg
I spent a week or so designing & engineering the guy, so I knew how he'd
work ahead of time, but I can't believe how quickly he went together - from
start to finish, about three hours including digging through unsorted bins.
Obviously, his vehicle mode is a sports car of some sort, though exactly
which model is a mystery - I figure he's a Civic or something, just modded
beyond recognition :) The design originally came from the Honda Insight, I
guess, since the rear wheels are set so far inside the body.
Part Mods (since I can't *ever* build something without cutting some ABS
first): All 4 wheels needed to be held by 1 x 2 wheel holders, which don't
exist. I ended up cutting two '2 x 2 plate w/ wheel holders' in half. Also,
not so much modding as... uh... customizing... is the face. I took a plain
grey minifig head and added some Stikfas [1] decals.
PLMKWYT!!
-jeremiah-
[1] http://www.stikfas.com
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| Wow, check that out! Look at all the bendy and hindgy parts! Cool, look at the way everything flips and folds- cool. Dang you say 3 hours or so build time! Your a genious! I dig the colors. White, Black, Red. nice. The Grey head with the decals is (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Dude uh that is pretty friggin cool. I love transformering lego's they are my fav and yours is an awesome creation. Please make more I'll be your biggest fan. Now I'm even more impatient to finish my second version of Optimus. -Semaj (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Woof! Very smooth. Like you say, who knows what kind of car that is, who cares! It looks cool enough. Dig the way the legs come apart and then the poses, Great! Can't say I'd cut my peices, but that's me. This turned out great! Mark (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| More than meets the eye! Very cool. Transforming models is such a cool challenge. Yours works well in both car and robot modes. Side point: You know, I could never figure out if the song went "Robots in disguise" or "Robots in the skys". "Disguise" (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| This is a total gas....I can't believe you that the car and robot modes look so much like, well, a car and a robot. Man, Hasbro can't even do that with free-form molds half the time! Excellent! Cheers, -Gil (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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