Building a Tachikoma with LEGO 3

I received the parts I ordered, so I’m going to copy 1x4 Curved Slope Leg Tachikoma.

leg

I didn’t have a blue plate 1×1, so I used transparent orange to make it flashier.

hand (of cards)

The joint at the base does not appear to be this one, but I don’t know what it is.
- original:
  - - Oh, I thought it was a clip coming out from the top, but LEGO:Handle is sandwiched between round plate from above and below.
Heads of side stud blocks face the root side, but cones the other way around.
- Inverted by pin.
- I changed the position of the pin, is this better?
- - original:

Gatling

centerpiece

At first I didn’t realize the top half was through and thought there were three 30 degree slopes.
- I didn’t know how to fix it, so I wrote on Twitter and they told me.
  - https://twitter.com/nishio/status/1360031220537585667?s=21
- But I’m still not sure how to fix all three eyeballs in this small space.
- - You can’t put a T-bar on the side in this state, it will hit the T-bar at the back.
- - Another side stud would cause the left and right T’s to collide.
  - Discussion of Tachikoma eye modeling → [Building a Tachikoma with LEGO 5 antenna
Forgot to buy blue dish and sticks.
This looks good on the outside, but how the heck do you fix it?
- It’s not impossible…
- original:
Carry side handle
- I tried putting it on the side of the side stud block because the dish wouldn’t stick against the top of the 2x2, but this doesn’t add up.
  - Oh, right, center stud.
  - Write a description and notice the solution.

carry

I made the mistake of forgetting to buy a blue 1×1 slope (ugh).
It looks good at first glance, but when compared to the original, it is very different.
- Tiles stick out compared to the original.
- The original does not appear to have a difference of one panel in the red round.
  - These two are in essence saying that the middle four rows are sticking out too far, or should I change them to brackets?
  - I switched to brackets and it got better.
- Side 1 x 4 curved ramps lower than original
  - This is due to the low stud position of the side studs
  - On the other hand, brackets would leave a horizontal gap.
  - - Good height, but gaps in lateral direction
  - Oh, right, this is due to the fact that you’re using the second side stud, so just use the first one.
    - At the time of the photo, the red round was being supported by the first side stud, so it was the second.
      - Comparison of two brackets and side studs
    - Hmmm, now there’s a gap here…

TODO What to buy

gilding the lily - Dish 2 x 2
- https://www.brickers.jp/?pid=39378968
Blue stick (what’s your name?) - Antenna 4H
- https://www.brickers.jp/?pid=57253623
Blue 1 x 1 plate
Blue 1 x 1 slope: sold out
Blue 1 x 6 plate
Blue 2 x 2 center studs 3 pcs.
- If you use it at the base of the hand, you have 2 degrees of freedom.
- This would be a simpler solution.
  - https://www.brickers.jp/?pid=103967900
I wonder if this could be used to make a three-fingered hand.

Also listed what is missing to make [3x3 plate belly Tachikoma
3x3 https://www.brickers.jp/?pid=61606589

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