HL-16 "Bismarck" - Labor Frame

[LowestFormOfWit]

HL-16 "Bismarck" - Labor Frame


The HL-16 is a heavy lifting/repair frame that was developed for a variety of tasks, ranging from mining and lifting to repairing and building. The Bismarck is not suited for direct combat, as the pilot is not in a closed, armored cockpit as many current "war-ready labor frames" are, and instead is used mainly for for maintenance of other frames and/or structures.

The cockpit is easily accessible, as the outer grating lowers and becomes a ladder to the controls and shown below:


No known combat-modified Bismarck frames exist, likely due to their extreme value as high quality labor frames.

[MittenNinja]

Love the use of those atlantis air-tank helmets, and the tires

[Ced23Ric]

Bulky never looked so sexy. I love the amount of greebly goodness you managed to put on such a small 'Frame. How does it look in size-comparision to a Chub?

[carbonbass]

Nice use of the drills too! I love this frame.

[LowestFormOfWit]

Bulky never looked so sexy. I love the amount of greebly goodness you managed to put on such a small 'Frame. How does it look in size-comparision to a Chub?

I actually had to build a Chub to find this out (mine were all disassembled into other things). The Bismarck stands only about 2 plates taller than a Chub. It's just real meaty, so it probably looks like it'd dwarf a Chub.

Nice use of the drills too! I love this frame.

I didn't think anyone would be able to notice the drills from just the square bit! Good eye, and thanks.

[ferrelferret]

This:

Equals This:



XD

[Demon G Sides]

Seriously. replace those hands with some big ol' pincers and we'd have ourselves one half of an alien showdown.

[LowestFormOfWit]

Heh, maybe! Thanks for all the feedback. Out of everything I've posted, this particular frame has had more hits on the flickr page than any other frame, by a heaping huge margin of like...1,000, and I'm not even sure why.

[morganm]

I just saw this frame linked over in another thread. Looked at it and said "UHhhhh... why is this not in my list of awesome frames I need to build?"

Well; now it is! I've been looking out for more "repurposed labor frame" type builds and this fits the bill perfectly! Need a couple of these for the Free Colony Rebel Scum =^.^=

[Mercutio]

I know it's not the traditional battlemech, but this is one of my favorites after trolling through the board this afternoon.

[LowestFormOfWit]

Funny that this guy gets a small comeback in July when he has the frame chef piece of this month. Glad people still like it, even though I still don't know how it got 1500 views. I think it was linked offsite somewhere or something...

[Mantisking]

Funny that this guy gets a small comeback in July when he has the frame chef piece of this month. Glad people still like it, even though I still don't know how it got 1500 views. I think it was linked offsite somewhere or something...

Was it online during the "Penny Arcade Effect"?