Dem Bones - A Frame Skeleton Repository

[phayze81]

One of the things that I notice when checking Flickr for notifications is that my inner frame and limb study posts have an interesting ability to get new favs as time goes on, while most of my pics get a certain number of favs within the first week or two after posting and rarely get any attention afterward.

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but my conclusion is that these must seem particularly useful or interesting to other builders, so I took the time to compile them into this Flickr album for easy reference. After that, I realized that sharing them here might be a good idea as well, so here we go!

(There are a few larger skeletons that are in the album, but not posted here because they're a bit oversized for MFZ-play)

MCSm Mk II - Inner Frame by J Dennis, on Flickr

Ooh La La! by J Dennis, on Flickr

Mobile Core System - mini (MCS-m) Inner Frame by J Dennis, on Flickr

MCS-m Twisted by J Dennis, on Flickr

I also took some "naked" pics of Aardvark's Bandit:

Aardvark17's Bandit (NSFW ver.) by J Dennis, on Flickr

And here are some of what I cal "Limb Studies", which may prove useful to someone who struggles, as I do, with getting just the right balance between proportions and articulation.

Arms for days by J Dennis, on Flickr

Alternate Arm Study by J Dennis, on Flickr

Digitigrade Leg Study by J Dennis, on Flickr

If you've got a skeleton that you've built on, then post it here too! This could be a really handy depository for anyone looking for a good place to start with a new frame.

[Luke_BMM]

Thanks for doing this. Very cool idea.

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MCS-m Twisted by J Dennis, on Flickr

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I'm really digging the one on the right, in particular. Will share if I cobble something together.

[VitorFaria]

Those are sweet!

Man, I miss your Graze builds, they rock!

[tdwsaturn]

Yaaaassss! I love this! It will make building some basic mecha tons easier!

[phayze81]

Thanks for doing this. Very cool idea.
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I'm really digging the one on the right, in particular. Will share if I cobble something together.

Thanks! I've always meant to do more with that one, but it just fell off the radar some point. I'd love to see what you do with it! ^^

Those are sweet!

Man, I miss your Graze builds, they rock!

Funny thing, I was thinking the exact same thing when I found them in my Flickr archives. Already planning to revamp the frame and do some brick built Grazes! ^^

Yaaaassss! I love this! It will make building some basic mecha tons easier!

Thanks! I really hope they help.

[VitorFaria]

Here are some of mine:

Lockon MkIII - Inner Frame by Vitor Faria, no Flickr

Lockon - Inner Frame - Optional Waist and Forearms by Vitor Faria, no Flickr

Lockon - Inner Frame - Working Knees Variation by Vitor Faria, no Flickr

The Reseen - Inner Frame by Vitor Faria, no Flickr

[TheMugbearer]

Here's a Nomad skeleton.

Hmu if you wanna give it a try.

[M4DH4TT3R]

@TheMugbearer
That's a cool looking frame you got there

[TheMugbearer]

@TheMugbearer
That's a cool looking frame you got there

Thanks!

[CmdrRook]

Recent acquisitions have allowed me to refine the PUG's design a bit more. Here's the (slightly) improved skeleton in digital mock-up. Yes, there is a half-technic-pin inside the upper torso. It's absolutely necessary.


Front


Rear

[phayze81]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your skelly's all!

I would have never figured out the half-pin in the Pug on my own!

[Mark Sakura]

Thought I had more of these than I did. I'm more likely to show a breakdown photo than a skeleton, but these are my two:

[Jay Biquadrate]

This is a fantastic idea for a thread. I have much fewer breakdowns or skeleton shots than I expected. This is probably because I tend to build one-off frames and not iterate on a single design. But I wanted to post what I had here.

One of my oldest frames is the Imbrium Lunokhod Industries Model VS-MX-04 'Rangi' (thread here, Flickr album here).

Here's a Skeleton/Breakdown:
VS-MX-04 'Rangi' breakdown (front) by Jay Biquadrate

VS-MX-04 'Rangi' - breakdown (rear) by Jay Biquadrate

Here's a link to the XML file of the parts list. You can also find a wishlist on Brickowl.

And here's a parts list:
LEGO Bar 1L with Clip (without Hole in Side) (15519 / 48729 / 55529) - 4
LEGO Brick 1 x 1 (3005 / 30071) - 2
LEGO Brick 1 x 1 with Headlight and No Slot (4070 / 30069) - 3
LEGO Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on Four Sides (4733) - 1
LEGO Plate 1 x 1 (3024 / 30008 / 63326) - 3
LEGO Plate 1 x 1 with Clip (Thick Ring) (4081) - 4
LEGO Plate 1 x 1 with Vertical Clip (Thick 'U' Clip) (4085 / 60897) - 4
LEGO Plate 1 x 2 (3023 / 6225) - 7
LEGO Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud (with Bottom Groove) (3794) - 4
LEGO Plate 1 x 2 with Handle (Open Ends) (2540) - 4
LEGO Plate 1 x 2 with Horizontal Clip on End (63868) - 1
LEGO Pneumatic Tee with Reinforced Connection (4697) - 4
LEGO Round Plate 1 x 1 (4073 / 6141 / 15570) - 2
LEGO Round Plate 2 x 2 with Rounded Bottom (2654 / 54196 / 93791) - 3
LEGO Slope 31° 1 x 1 x 0.66 (18862 / 50746 / 54200) - 3
LEGO Slope Curved 3 x 1 (50950 / 63278) - 4
LEGO Slope Curved 4 x 1 (11153 / 61678 / 63971) - 1
LEGO Tap 1 x 1 with Hole in End (4599) - 6
LEGO Three Quarter Pin (32002) - 2
LEGO Tile 1 x 1 with Clip (No Cut in Center) (2555 / 12825 / 93794) - 10
LEGO Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (3070 / 30039) - 4


One of my absolute favorites of my own builds is the KS-612χ 'Scylla' from Voyna Engineering Ltd. (thread here, Flickr album here). I don't have a complete breakdown since the top is basically all greebles. The body of the frame is just a one brick thick stack with hardpoints along the sides and SNOT bricks in the middle.


Scylla Breakdown - The Bottom by Jay Biquadrate


Scylla Breakdown - The Top with greebling displayed by Jay Biquadrate


Scylla Leg Breakdown by Jay Biquadrate


My newest frame is the Imbrium Lunokhod Industries VS-A/F-91a 'Varuna' (thread here, Flickr album here).

Here's a build collage and a full piece-by-piece breakdown.

I also want to give a shout out to another thread where I compiled a list of official small frames released by LEGO.

EDIT: Adding a link to some hand/arm and foot options in the HR-53e Micro Faulter thread

[phayze81]

Nice additions, you guys! Ragni in particular is one that I learned a lot from when I first saw it. Thanks for sharing! ^^

Find this in my archives while looking for something else and figured I should share it here.

A Study in Dog Legs by J Dennis, on Flickr

[SamSam]

I see nakd bots.

[KungFujiApple]

Venmire Frame:

The Venmire frame skeleton is used for The Darkstar Project and The Verge (slightly tweaked)

Top left: Front right side
Top right: Front left side ( the good side )
Bottom left: Back
Bottom right: Balance test


Pieces needed for frame skeleton:

Personal Pros and Cons:
Pro - versitle, compact, stable
Con - high parts cost (many Tavis bricks), does not bend at the knees.

Hope you guys enjoy and hope this helps to spark any ideas or creativity

[TheMugbearer]

Here's the Corporate Guard/Indigo Guard Mech Skeleton.

You can get the file here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2525039 ... 193902510/

[Artasid]

Here's the bare bones of my S0L-Sturdy, a random frame I did very recently

S0L-Sturdy Skeleton

[TheMugbearer]

You can download the file here.

[phayze81]

My latest Skelly:

NH-M1 "Vilse" - Rollout Ver. by J Dennis, on Flickr

And a breakdown the torso:

NH-M1 "Vilse" - Torso Breakdown by J Dennis, on Flickr

It's pretty good for Gundams, I think.