Mammoths remote control monstrosities - gunman for hire

[Mammoth miniatures]

So I recently got into the world of RC toy kitbashing. I've wanted to do something like this for quite a while and last year i took my first step by modding a hexbug spider into a little walking tank (ambulatory listening station 17).
Anyway it seems this is an addictive habit, and I soon discovered the hexbug XL (twice as big and three times as stompy!) and had to mod one.

So to that end here's the battleship Nautilus, a walking lighthouse turned into a monster of rusted metal, machine guns and grime!

 
The nautilus next to listening station 17.







And here's the video of nautilus stomping around!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFfNp7oH6QM&feature=youtu.be

(there's also a video on there of my earlier creation having a scuttle around.)
I built the nautilus after completing a commission model of the HMS beagle, so it's full of little ship fittings and bits.the main hull is just cardboard packaging covered in plaster wall filler with bits of plastic/metal/junk stuck on.

anyway, I've got plans for something else soon, something bigger...

[Mammoth miniatures]

Found some WIP images on my computer showing the makeup of the nautilus.
as you can see, just junk and superglue!

[Jagannath]

These are so cool - I'm inspired to go and make some 6mm versions!

[Tactalvanic]

bloody hell!

That's unexpected, and +1 extra cool

Are you thinking of anything else ambulatory RC based stuff?

[Mammoth miniatures]

bloody hell!

That's unexpected, and +1 extra cool

Are you thinking of anything else ambulatory RC based stuff?

I am - I'm trying to get my hands on either a bigtak or a very large RC tank for ...nothing, no real reason, certainly not a mobile town with its own airstrip for micro drones modeled as jet-bikes... that'd be insane.

[OSHIROmodels]

Love ‘em 

[Suber]

This insanely good!

[Cubs]

Jehovah's beard! Just … so so superb.

[Blackwolf]

Wow! Great fun,love it

[Grumbledook]

Those are fantastic! The fact that it’s great modelling with the added bonus of mobility is brilliant.

[Melnibonean]

That's some great and original work. Fantastic!

[Mason]

You have done a cracking job on those!
 

[Mammoth miniatures]

Happy you all enjoy them! I've just ordered something truly HUGE from ebay for another mechanical monster and I'm really excited for it.It's gonna be big!

[Mammoth miniatures]

Something big dropped through the letterbox today! A vex robotic scarab kit - a 6 legged beast of a robot! this thing is HUGE and ihave plans to go full mortal engines on it with houses, gun batteries and all manner of detailing to turn it into a walking village.

Here's a leg of this monster next to the smaller hexbug conversion.


And here it is fully built after half an hour on the floor, with a mk1 rhino for scale.




The other two walkers grew about double their original size once i started adding bits to them, so this might actually end up too big for any of my shelves...

[Mammoth miniatures]

I built a new one!

This one was a really quick build, Done in the evening and painted in the morning - he was made as a birthday present for a family member.

This one has no model kit parts, Just old packaging, styrene rod and bits of pencil sharpener and pen insides on top of a hexbug spider.









And the obligatory youtube video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn-kT61LpKc&feature=youtu.be

I really like the way this one came out - So much so that I almost kept it for myself.I'll likely build another using the same shapes.