Here’s another chassis for Mechaton. The idea behind this one was an experiment to get as many points of articulation as was manageable in a small size. The result is extremely posable, but a bit fragile, particularly in the waist.

The LDraw file is here.

Part		Color		Quantity	Description
This parts list generated by LDView. Part images provided by Peeron.
	2429	71:	Light Bluish Gray	4	Hinge Plate 1 x 4 Base
	2430	71:	Light Bluish Gray	4	Hinge Plate 1 x 4 Top
	2540	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	2	Plate 1 x 2 with Handle
	2555	71:	Light Bluish Gray	3	Tile 1 x 1 with Clip
	3023	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 2
	3024	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 1
	3623	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Plate 1 x 3
	3623	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 3
	3794	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud
	4070	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight
	4081a	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Light Type 1
	4081a	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Light Type 1
View on Peeron.com	4085c	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical Type 3
	4590	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Plate 1 x 4 Offset
	4697b	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Technic Pneumatic T-Piece – Type 2
	47905	71:	Light Bluish Gray	4	Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on Two Opposite Sides
	47905	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on Two Opposite Sides
	48336	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 2 with Handle Type 2
	6019	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	2	Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal
	61409	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Slope Brick 18 2 x 1 x 2/3 Grille
	6141	0:	Black	2	Plate 1 x 1 Round
	6141	43:	Trans Very Light Blue	1	Plate 1 x 1 Round
	6141	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	3	Plate 1 x 1 Round

I’ve been playing around building mechs for Mechaton, Vincent Baker‘s game of giant fighty robots made out of Legos. Compared to some, I’m not that good at it yet. So far, I’m restricting myself to Lego parts that I already have, which is a bit limiting. Still, I managed to put together a basic chassis that is fairly easy to make, doesn’t use too many freaky pieces and seems to be extremely versatile.

In its naked state, it doesn’t look like much, but the attachments fill it out nicely. The arms have two points of articulation with a wide motion range (at the shoulder and elbow), and the lower arm can be flipped around or even swapped out for different parts that use a “locking hinge”. The basic assembly is shown in the image below. In the final stage, there are two different 2×4 pieces that work for the side torso, both of which are shown. The one on the right gives a slimmer look, while the one on the left provides more options for attaching things to the front of the mech.

Here are some samples using both variations. Each is pictured with a plate containing an indication of how many of each type of dice the mech would use in a Mechaton game. If you’ve seen the game, this should be relatively straightforward. For the red dice, shorter ranges are closer to you, and one of the optional rules is used in some cases. Transparent pips are d6′s, solid pips are d8′s.

All of these models were built using Bricksmith, then rendered with LDView. In making these models, I took some liberties with the colors, as I don’t have all the right colors of these bricks. Bricksmith is built on top of LDraw, and uses its file format. Some of these use one or two unofficial parts (which you will need to download if you want to use the files).

• Naked version (bulky)
• Naked version (slim)
• Balanced
• Melee
• Jumper
• Missile
• Firepower

Parts for the naked chassis are:

Part		Color		Quantity	Description
This parts list generated by LDView. Part images provided by Peeron.
	3020	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 2 x 4
	3021	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Plate 2 x 3
	3040b	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	2	Slope Brick 45 2 x 1
	3298	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Slope Brick 33 3 x 2
	3666	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 6
	3794	72:	Dark Bluish Gray	1	Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud
	4070	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight
	4287	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 Inverted
	43720	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Wedge 4 x 2 Sloped Right
	43721	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Wedge 4 x 2 Sloped Left
View on Peeron.com	43710	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Slope Brick 2 x 4 Triple Left
View on Peeron.com	43711	71:	Light Bluish Gray	1	Slope Brick 2 x 4 Triple Right
	44301	0:	Black	2	Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Single Finger on End Vertical
	44301	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Single Finger on End Vertical
	44302	0:	Black	2	Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Dual Finger on End Vertical
	44302	71:	Light Bluish Gray	2	Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with Dual Finger on End Vertical
	6141	0:	Black	4	Plate 1 x 1 Round
	6141	43:	Trans Very Light Blue	1	Plate 1 x 1 Round