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Blue-Banded Marching Crab
These massive crabs are a frightful menace for any in a dark place, be that in ocean depths, caverns, or a stormy night on the beach. While in the water, their massive legs create sonic boom/shockwave with each step, disorienting any nearby creatures relying on sonar for travel. On land, while it lacks the pressure difference to make the shockwaves, a single crab can sound and feel like an entire army going on a military parade with its stomping. Though it is considered to be non-hostile towards Matoran, it is still advised to give them space.
Designer’s Notes: I had built the claws last year in attempt for my crab build, but at that time couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do for the rest of it. Mainly due to the claws being made of those motorcycle pullback motors. They made for nice large claws…but they are very large and heavy. But the legs came about when messing with things for my Bio-Cup entry and something finally clicked.
Those legs are poseable. Not with this build due to its weight, but they can move around in all directions. It’s not the most stable connection as it’s relying on the standalone ball joints staying connected to the axels. Which they only like doing if gravity is pulling them down on the axel and nothing else.
More pictures can be found here:
Blue-Banded Marching Crab
These massive crabs are a frightful menace for any in a dark place, be that in ocean depths, caverns, or a stormy night on the beach. While in the water, their massive legs create sonic boom/shockwave with each step, disorienting any nearby creatures relying on sonar for travel. On land, while it lacks the pressure difference to make the shockwaves, a single crab can sound and feel like an entire army going on a military parade with its stomping. Though it is considered to be non-hostile towards Matoran, it is still advised to give them space.
Designer’s Notes: I had built the claws last year in attempt for my crab build, but at that time couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do for the rest of it. Mainly due to the claws being made of those motorcycle pullback motors. They made for nice large claws…but they are very large and heavy. But the legs came about when messing with things for my Bio-Cup entry and something finally clicked.
Those legs are poseable. Not with this build due to its weight, but they can move around in all directions. It’s not the most stable connection as it’s relying on the standalone ball joints staying connected to the axels. Which they only like doing if gravity is pulling them down on the axel and nothing else.
More pictures can be found here: