FBTB Mech Madness 2012 Building Tournament - Secret Crisis

[Ultron32]

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=41747px1 I was going to rub off the purple for use in other stuff, but it looked much better than plain grey wedges on the head.

Wow, that's one nice looking piece.

[Ultron32]

Let's see...so far there are:
2 heroes
----and----
4 villians

so if there are twice as many villains as heroes, then each individual hero has a better chance of winning. interesting.

[volumex]

Let's see...so far there are:
2 heroes
----and----
4 villians

so if there are twice as many villains as heroes, then each individual hero has a better chance of winning. interesting.

Still early days, so no need for any speculation, the Secret Crisis' shall unfold....

[Ultron32]

I can't wait to see the prizes.

[Ultron32]

I can't wait to see the prizes.

Anyone else remember how they said about 2 weeks ago in that interview how they would show the prizes in a few days? it's now been like, 13 days, and they still haven't shown them. I think 13 is more than a few.

[zhouston]

I can't wait to see the prizes.

Anyone else remember how they said about 2 weeks ago in that interview how they would show the prizes in a few days? it's now been like, 13 days, and they still haven't shown them. I think 13 is more than a few.

Just be patient and enjoy working on your mech.

[Lego junkie]

I agree with Zane.
If you're here solely for the prizes, then you're not enjoying the contest to the fullest amount!

[Ultron32]

Just be patient and enjoy working on your mech.

If you're here solely for the prizes, then you're not enjoying the contest to the fullest amount!

I'm not here just for the prizes. I doubt anyone here is. It's just that I'm interested in seeing what the prizes will be.

[Mister Ed]

Grrr. Just typed up a post about the progress on my mech, and the site forgot that I was logged in when I went to post it, asked me to log in again, and then lost all the stuff I had typed. Too frustrated to do it all again just now.

[buriedbybricks]

I can't wait to see the prizes.

Anyone else remember how they said about 2 weeks ago in that interview how they would show the prizes in a few days? it's now been like, 13 days, and they still haven't shown them. I think 13 is more than a few.

I suppose we could wait until the voting phase to reveal the prizes. It would build up even more suspense that way.

[Ultron32]

Grrr. Just typed up a post about the progress on my mech, and the site forgot that I was logged in when I went to post it, asked me to log in again, and then lost all the stuff I had typed. Too frustrated to do it all again just now.

That stinks.

[Ultron32]

I suppose we could wait until the voting phase to reveal the prizes. It would build up even more suspense that way.

True. It's not really building up much suspense though.

[Mister Ed]

Grrr. Just typed up a post about the progress on my mech, and the site forgot that I was logged in when I went to post it, asked me to log in again, and then lost all the stuff I had typed. Too frustrated to do it all again just now.

That stinks.

Thanks. All my post really amounted to was to say that I had finished my mech, but now needed to arm it, and do so in a way that will not cause it to collapse. I had said that in what was probably too long-winded of a fashion though, and when it all got deleted, I was just too frustrated to even summarize. I'm fine now.

I'm finding that making a mech that has moving joints and yet is still sturdy enough to stand on its own without extra support is challenging. It stands right now, and looks good (IMHO), but after adding weapons, who knows?

(Granted the rules don't specifically SAY that the mech must be able to stand unsupported, but I would think that needing supports might hurt me when it came to the voting.)

[zhouston]

I'm finding that making a mech that has moving joints and yet is still sturdy enough to stand on its own without extra support is challenging. It stands right now, and looks good (IMHO), but after adding weapons, who knows?

(Granted the rules don't specifically SAY that the mech must be able to stand unsupported, but I would think that needing supports might hurt me when it came to the voting.)

Yeah that's definitely the hardest part. I'm actually astonished at the use of ball-joints in the larger mechs already entered, I'm surprised they didn't just completely collapse. But like you said, posing a mech is very hard to do unless it's something bionicle sized.

[Ultron32]

I'm finding that making a mech that has moving joints and yet is still sturdy enough to stand on its own without extra support is challenging. It stands right now, and looks good (IMHO), but after adding weapons, who knows?

(Granted the rules don't specifically SAY that the mech must be able to stand unsupported, but I would think that needing supports might hurt me when it came to the voting.)

Yeah that's definitely the hardest part. I'm actually astonished at the use of ball-joints in the larger mechs already entered, I'm surprised they didn't just completely collapse. But like you said, posing a mech is very hard to do unless it's something bionicle sized.

What's wrong with just hooking up a couple of these to the back?

[madLEGOman]

I'm actually astonished at the use of ball-joints in the larger mechs already entered, I'm surprised they didn't just completely collapse.

lol you noticed that too? scary isn't it.

my WIP mech has ball joints in the ankles, and tentatively in the shoulders for now; however i still have to finish the arms and the weapon system. but he's standing up good so far =)

[Ultron32]

my WIP mech has ball joints in the ankles, and tentatively in the shoulders for now; however i still have to finish the arms and the weapon system. but he's standing up good so far =)

Mine has it in the shoulders, but I should be good, 'cus the rest of mine doesn't move that much.

[dodge]

After much planning, part gathering and stress, the mech begins! Had a good burst of work for about three hours this morning and got the legs together. Having a bit of trouble making the top-half, but it'll get done in time.

Unless, that is, I go with the other charatcher I've thought about...

[naugem]

I tried to use the cylinder hemisphere + socket pieces for articulation, but they don't hold much weight, so I had to go with something different.
The mech is almost complete, except for the lower legs, which I just can't think how to build, and I ran out of interesting pieces in the required color

[Lego junkie]

If you guys are struggling to have the mecha stand upright, a technic underframe is quite helpful when dealing with loads of weight!