I bought a couple of the Moderoid series of 1/35 exoframes/robots. The Multi-Purpose Exoframe looks like it belongs in a construction site (or in the Aliens franchise):
Scalemates entry:
The kit is OK, fairly basic and it's mostly snap fit. There are two identical kits in the box, with two build options (frame over the "cockpit" or no frame) and the option for either a female or male driver (although only one make driver is included), two hand types and what looks like a giant wrench. The figures are very basic. This is what the exoframe looks like OOB:
The odd "genitals" and knee-wheels allow it to roll:
OK... whatevs.
I also have a Bandai Portanova bot:
...I wondered if the parts were interchangeable:
They are, for the most part, but the combos aren't very appealing. So I went for the industrial look.
I removed the knee wheels and added hydraulic lines from wire-wrap wire and thin styrene rod:
I also added various small bits, mostly from the ever bountiful leftover parts from the AFV Club M151 Remote Weapon Station. The instrument panel is just a piece of styrene with a dial I found and printed out:
The switches are PE from a 1/35 Blackhawk set:
From the front:
It reminds me of Roberto, the stabby psychopathic robot from Futurama:
