[MOC] M-Tron Power Lifters

[TeddytheSpoon]

With M-Tron currently in third place in that poll, I figured there would be at least some people here who might like my latest MOC!

I started making the hardsuit on the right intending it to be a generic near-future military one. The design was partly inspired by a clone-brand mech that a family member brought me back from a trip to Vietnam (which I did build, but it wasn't a pleasant experience!). I took some liberties with the M-Tron colour scheme; I wanted the hardsuit to be an extension of the figure, so it's got a bit more white than you might see otherwise.

But putting one figure in that suit left me with a spare manipulator arm, so I thought I'd give my second figure an upgrade! I wanted to make something a bit more minifigure-sized, and I took inspiration from existing exo-suits that are more like external mechanical skeletons. It's only twelve pieces but it still has a decent range of motion, even if the arm movement is a bit more limited.

Thanks for looking, I hope you like them!

Edited October 5, 2024 by TeddytheSpoon

[SpacePolice89]

Always nice to see new M-Tron MOCs! You have some very clever part usage there and the white pieces look great.

[Autumn]

I love the smaller power suit / armour.

[Feuer Zug]

Nice powered lifter. I like how you have the minifig fit inside the chest and the limbs still function. The only thing missing is a magnet :)

[TeddytheSpoon]

On 10/5/2024 at 7:43 PM, SpacePolice89 said:

Always nice to see new M-Tron MOCs! You have some very clever part usage there and the white pieces look great.

Thank you!

On 10/5/2024 at 10:55 PM, Autumn said:

I love the smaller power suit / armour.

Thanks, I'm surprised how much love the small suit is getting! I wouldn't say it was thrown together as a tablescrap, but it wasn't far off...

13 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

Nice powered lifter. I like how you have the minifig fit inside the chest and the limbs still function. The only thing missing is a magnet :)

Funnily enough, I made the same comment over on another site!  I don't have any magnets unfortunately, but it shouldn't be too hard to fit some to the arms, or onto the back of the suit. I'll keep an eye out for some...

[Baldios]

How was the chest section built?

[TeddytheSpoon]

On 10/16/2024 at 8:37 AM, Baldios said:

How was the chest section built?

If you mean the part that holds the pilot in, it's a 'camera' style SNOT brick plugged into a pneumatic T-bar. The rest of the body is simply a set of click hinges, with plates and the Mixel ball joints attached to them.