Factory: The G1-LY "Grilay"

Now that I'm getting into the groove of working with Stud.io, I present to you the G1-LY "Grilay!"

This guy was a blast to make, but required a ton of iterations. I completely redesigned the head and arms probably 5 times each. I always start my stud.io builds at the pelvis, and this time around I made these legs, which I'm quite happy with. I'm pretty sure I've seen similar legs around, but these just happened, so no complaints here. The articulation is pretty good; as you can see, we have elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. (Not to mention shoulder mounts that articulate)

Here's a back view and a stripped view.

As always, you can download the .io files from My Baseplate on bricklink.

I hope you guys like this guy's personality as much as I do!

Until next time,

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Factory: The 4T-LK "Autolock"!

My first all-digital frame has just been completed. I am quite happy with it, but I think it could go even further as a base frame. I present to you, the 4T-LK Autolock!

I'm in love with this stompy guy, let me talk you through some of the build notes. This frame is very articulated, especially compared to my older frames. It has knees, hips, elbows, and even toes! The "Cockpit" of the frame is on a kind of suspension, which allows the top to be moved up. Here's a picture of him stretched out, so you can see the parts better.

You can see from the back picture that there's a little more going on with the feet here. There are three toes, a foot design I used many years ago but without proper leg size. Now that I have these stocky, over-engineered legs, I think the big three-toed feet fit really well. The arms are pretty cool too, though I don't think I'm as impressed by them. They have click hinge elbows and the shoulders articulate on a single stud connection. The torso itself is pretty stocky, but here's a more naked shot, so you can see the build.

The torso is a travis brick with a two-side-stud brick (47905) coming out the back. This then allows for a technic converter brick to be placed under it, allowing for the two "Arms" that hold the torso above the hips. The build uses three "Pneumatic T's" and I had to stop my self from using more. They make great shoulders, but here I'm using them as part of the hips, as well as the backwards knees.

Anyway, I just had to show off my new creation. This is my first frame to be fully rendered first, and I'm not sure if I'll even ever build him. Though... I definitely want to. Thanks for stopping by.

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Factory: The Lenorian Sil!

Today, we begin our journey into the past, and revisit an old, quite basic frame of mine. I present to you the Lenorian Sil.

The Lenorian Sil has a deep backstory, which you can read more about on the original Deviantart post Here. Pictured above is the base variant, but here's a photo of the gladiator variant I built in 2014.

The lore behind this frame is that it was designed by and for gaseous aliens, so there's no real need for a cockpit. It's called a "Sil" because the gaseous aliens(Lenorians) were trying to mimic the silhouette of humans when they made this frame, since they have no real shape.

This was my first dive into making non-conventional frames, and I'm quite happy with how things turned out. The texture of the side panels being slightly angled really appeals to the eye, and the articulated shoulders and hips are a good plus. I know I skimped a little on the legs, and I'll be working to improve them, but this frame was really built around the idea of using handlebars as a pelvis. You'll notice the render and the originals look slightly different in a couple of ways. First, the modeling software was not happy about how I shoved those big finned shoulder things on the taps for his shoulders, so in the render I moved them to his arms. Additionally, you may notice some color changes on the render. The digital version was made four years after the first one, and these are just a few small changes I made to the overall look. I'm going to be revisiting the design for future builds.

Here's a back shot of the stripped down frame. From here you can see the feet, which are just taps used for support. Like I said, I don't like the legs on this frame very much and hope to upgrade them soon. You can also see a stripped down version of the shoulder/head area. Yes, that's just two travis bricks. I couldn't have a build without one.

Let's hope I can really revive this blog by adding some more content! I'm really getting into stud.io, so I hope to have some cool renders without the limitations of my supplies coming soon. On a more sad note, I no longer have any legos in my possession, so I may start bricklinking. If you have any store reccomendations, drop a comment.

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