Oggo-Pogo

[Dr. YoKai]

This a Bandai 1/144 kit from the Gundam universe. Its actually a fairly recent design, coming from a limited ( and largely CGI, something of a first for the show, I gather ) series that came out some 8 or nine years ago. The original kit is a kind of 'Space Pod'
adapted for combat. Given the inherent goofiness of giant robots, I decided to tweak the design a bit to give it a ground combat role...

The leg is bashed from the arms of another Gundam kit, with the big claws being fabricated from sheet. Its finished with a combination
of Alclad steel and aluminium, under two shades of Tamiya brown. a bit of wash and pastels, and here you are.

The kit itself is pretty nice, offering a number of armament and display options.









EDIT: Here's a short clip of the machine from the show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0B5s8XRnlU

[jcf]

Cool.  :)

Being as I'm originally from BC, the name led me to expect something like this:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogopogo

 

[Dr. YoKai]

 I figured some folks would get the gag.  It's not so much that it looks like a dinosaur, it was just built by a dinosaur...

( Cryptozoology has long been a fascination of mine. I'm a bit more skeptical than I used to be, but there
   are still a lot of interesting stories...)

[Buzzbomb]

packin' some heat there Doc.. nice job

[Weaver]

So am I right in thinking it walks on three legs then?

( Cryptozoology has long been a fascination of mine. I'm a bit more skeptical than I used to be, but there are still a lot of interesting stories...)

If you're not already familiar with them, these things may be of interest to you:

http://cryptozoologymuseum.com/
http://subscribe.forteantimes.com/
http://lorencoleman.com/
http://www.cryptozoonews.com/

[Dr. YoKai]

@ Weaver - one leg, hence the 'pogo'. It's loosely influenced by the peculiar Japanese umbrella ghost. It's
supposed to just hop. I can rationalize the big claw as something for rending open hull plates in space actions.
(Yes, I think far too deeply about these things... )

Thanks for the links!