Republic Large Bore CPC on Giggles (Gojulas Giga)

[CeilYurei]

I have 2 mounting options, I tried both, both require removing the neck fins, and the cannon is so huge it impairs the ability of Giggles to move, I can probably raise the cannon up a bit but would need to find the right parts, it also looks rather um, well it has an awkward shape.


           

The little things beside the head are either miniature focused CPCs or targeting beams I could also still add a missile pod to it, just move the radiators and mount some on the back part facing up or back, and while he loses 8 fins, the CPC contains FOUR charged particle intake turbines, and the radiators help cool the entire unit, I'm also sure people can see the rather...suggestive shape. It was worse before I moved the side fans forwards. Also it is made from mostly parts to a Lego ARC-170 Star Wars fighter, the radiators and side parts are from a Lego Star Fighter, as are parts of the cannon I think, can't remember, the turbines on the back are from an off-brand A-10 Warthog set, sadly none of the other pieces from the A-10 set are much use for Zoids

[Leon35]

Do you have some higher resolution pictures? This looks very promising!

[Hellbound Crow]

It is a shame there is no way to make the head spines on a hinge, so it would spread when this beast of a cannon was installed. Thought....now that I think about it, the spines aren't really nessasary because it wouldn't be like this thing would be taken off mid battle. I love how it is coming along. once you have it completed, I might have to ask for one made for me lol.

[CeilYurei]

Sept 23, 2016 11:32:00 GMT -5 Hellbound Crow said:

It is a shame there is no way to make the head spines on a hinge, so it would spread when this beast of a cannon was installed. Thought....now that I think about it, the spines aren't really nessasary because it wouldn't be like this thing would be taken off mid battle. I love how it is coming along. once you have it completed, I might have to ask for one made for me lol.

Funny you say that, because other than the parts to the cannon barrel I actually probably DO have parts to build another. Or at least I SHOULD, I'd have to find the parts to the turbines and maybe redesign the top turbine support, or could remove top turbines for missiles, another problem is I think I used most or all the parts for a cannon barrel in this cannon that I had

Leon35 sadly only camera I have is a New3Ds or a regular 3DS, both don't ahve great cameras, I did improve the design and now the head can move unhindered with the necks spines off, I tried to make it so the neck spines can be on but I'd have to raise the cannon even higher than I already did for the final version, shown below

            

ANd like all the coolest add ons, it hinders Giggle's ability to walk, though mine had it's legs getting tangled even before I ahd it on there so, not really too different. Also it has a central bore about 50 or 60% a molga's height, that would be a 1450 or 1720mm CPC, so we can assume a very wide spread, and very low charge time and cool down time, I'll take some closer up shots

[CeilYurei]

The cannon is actuay severa segments connected using 2 length and 3 length lego technic (Bionicle is a technic line) axle connectors with a central stiffening rod to prevent droopage, the rod is anchored using a + end cap after siding through a hole in the base of the cannon this is a very long part, then the cannon barrel parts click in around it



As shown above I actually have hollow spots inside the cannon, wherever I didn't need a part, there isn't one, this saves bricks and weight, I could redesign this turbine hump or remove it if needed

[CeilYurei]

Problem is the main large turbines are from an Arc-170 starfighter lego star wars kit, so I only had the 2, you could possibly order more off the internet from lego's brick ordering service though


I should have 2 more of the radiator and secondary turbines though, the radiators are parts of a Jedi Starfighter kit, in blue, with stickers on them. I believe it was Obi Wan's starfighter


They are attached to an 8 peg long, 1 wide brick with a 7 holes for attaching axel pegs in it you can see the actual connection above. I forgot to mention in last post but the cannon segments also some from the jedi starfighter, as well as the cannon's boxy end segment that everything is attached to. The turbine detail parts are attached to the white wheel by the same short pegged 1 length axel connector type as the radiators, radiators are kept stiff by a 4 peg 1 thickness flat in white attached by it's pegs to the 7 hole brick, curved paarts on bottom also come from the arc 170 fighter I think, but lego has a "pick a brick" service where you can order parts individually, so it might be possible to order many of these parts, except the top turbines, which are from an off brand building set for an A10 warthog

[Snowflake]

Those parts look like they could make a cool gatling cannon of some kind.
Did you consider mounting the gun on his arm, with some kind of particle charger unit on the other side for balance, kinda like ultrasaurus' gravity cannon?

[CeilYurei]

Sept 24, 2016 12:38:21 GMT -5 Snowflake said:

Those parts look like they could make a cool gatling cannon of some kind.
Did you consider mounting the gun on his arm, with some kind of particle charger unit on the other side for balance, kinda like ultrasaurus' gravity cannon?

Way too big for his arm, or leg, and no way to mount them securely, I'm using the second adaptor that comes with him to hold the cannon on the back. As for a gatling, yes they could be if I had enough and could find them all, sadly my lego bins with all my special pieces were broke and are scattered under my bed, so I can't fine them all, there are lots of gears and other parts that are like a gatling that come with lego sets though, and I have made gatlings with the right lego parts There' re spinner parts that are 2x2 and 4x4 large ones to make turrets, also smaller parts to make smaller guns, thing is with the bins broke I can't find most of the parts to make a good looking cannon that doesn't look too simplistic.

[Leon35]

Do you have any lego pieces to cover the lego connectors?

[Maethius]

Wow, that gun is a beast! You could probably mount it on a Seismosaurus, too.

[Hellbound Crow]

Can you use these type of bricks for the exposed Lego ports?

[CeilYurei]

In order of posts: Leon35 Yes I do, there are smooth flats I can use, but Ill have to find them, and hope they are the right color, thing is I don't have many 1peg smooth flats id any, they are not common pieces

Maethius probably could, the adaptor i'm using is one for blox so you could probably find a way to mount it on the Sissy, I'd lengthen the cannon maybe.

Hellbound Crow I use those where I want grid details, normally I use smooth flats, but mine are all mostly 2 and 4 peg size ones, with some 6 and 8 size ones, just need to find them and put them on.

[CeilYurei]

I added smooth flats to finish the cannon, then decided on extra details, smooth flat pics first, with these a Megablocks USS Enterprise D has gotten in to the mix, though any light grey parts will do, and those triangle details and dark and light blues are from a Droid Trifighter that came with the Jedi Star Fighter, but I thought it could still use something

[CeilYurei]

SO I went to where I ahd gotten some of the peg connecting axels from (1 ength axels with a peg for putting bock on on the end), an ISS kit, and grabbed these grate parts, and they become more radiators on the back!, add in more flats and a some wing parts from a random lego set and 2 small parts from the arc-170 kit and you got a back covering for the cannon. I might take this apart and make a parts list using just legos if I can stop being lazy about it. It barely fits on the back of the cannon with the spines there but it fits. If I were to move the radiators somewhere else they coud be expanded out, ike if I moved them to the side.

[Maethius]

The radiators resemble the panels that flip out on the Descat's gravity bullet cannon. Perhaps a parallel technology?