#mechabug

[iheartmothz]

art that ranges from july to saturday

[notmaplemable]

Post 1: Lancaster (Ruby x Jaune)

Post 2: White Rose (Ruby x Weiss)

Post 3: Nuts & Dolts (Ruby x Penny)

Post 4:

Post 5: War Of The Roses (Ruby x Jaune x Weiss)

Post 6:

[astro-pioneer]

I'm gonna eat these mechabugs om nom nom

[rosebelladonna]

Mad Scientist Ruby and her assistant Blake bring a dead being to life... Penny immediately smooches them both.

OHO

[steelhipdesign]

I ordered some amazing brass stamps over Christmas and here is one put to use in the latest mechabug.  Watch parts feature heavily in this guy with layers of parts on his face, head and along his top “backbone”.  His “legs” are repurposed lever action earrings - cut and adapted for this use, with watch winder stems at the end.  Flat semicircle brass stamps form the main skeleton all threaded on a brass rod with sleeves and springs between them.  Threading the gears and minute pinions on the “top” backbone was very tricky - a lot of swearing at inanimate objects.  

He is 2 inches long, 1.5 inches wide and stands 1 inch high.  He’s designed to just sit on your desk or shelf, keep you company and impress guests. He has a hanging loop so it would look like he’s walking down your wall.

When I was researching anatomical bugs for this project I accidentally found myself looking at the Russian spy cockroach - very interesting. So here is the steampunk version.  Love to see him come to life...

[krisscrossed]

Me: oh man I am gonna be smart about this and wait till at least the set with Shadow Paladin and Pale moon comes out before getting a v deck so I can spy on the format and see how it shakes out a bit

also me: OH man look at stag beetle’s new art it’s soo cool. of course the one megacolony subclan of mechabugs is that one that is being supported....looks at wallet I am sorry.

Also to anyone with experience with megacolony what are your thoughts going into a format without stand triggers?just generally curious 

[the-alice-blue-rabbit]

“/Ufufufufu~/”

“⚔MURKLE!⚔“

The outraged yell followed the dark-colored Elf as he sprinted through the halls, his ice making a conspicuous but fast path he glided upon as the other Elf chased after him fuming.

“⚔DAMMIT MURKLE, GET BACK HERE YA BLOODY ARSE!⚔“ Lancia roared, her fire burning away what could only be assumed to be ink on her person as if she’d been bombarded. “⚔AHM GONNA ROAST YOU ALIVE FOR THIS!⚔“ She yelled, Giaselle’s ice melting away under her flames.

Xander stepped out into the hall with a new journal book from Rafiki (damn he had a lot of these by now...If Ben knew he’d never have a moment’s peace again) just in time to have Giaselle fly by with a cackle.

“Ⓧ...The fuck?Ⓧ“

When he heard the womanly roar of rage behind him, Xander didn’t even stop to wonder Lancia was chasing Giselle. He simply brandished his arm and clothes-lined the warrior Elf in the stomach, Lancia’s back hitting the ground hard.

“/My thanks, Xander!/”

The green-eyed Elf stared down the end of the hall where Giaselle vanished round the corner, then turned his head to Lancia on the floor.

“Ⓧ...I need brew.Ⓧ“

A few moments later, Lancia was chugging a mug of hellbrew as Gable soothed her Adora with nuzzling and chirping, a habit so familiar to Xander that he didn’t bat an eye at the affection. “⚔Ah swear when Ah get mah hands on that bloody idiot-!⚔”

“ⓍEasy, easy, down girl.Ⓧ“ Xander held his hand up, the fire Elf growling again as Gable peppered her hands with kisses. “ⓍWhat the hell even happened?Ⓧ“

Lancia finished off her mug and slammed it down for the maids nearby to refill as she spoke. “⚔Ah was mindin’ mah own business when Murkle came flyin’ outta nowhere and blasted me with this foul shit!⚔” She held up her arm to show Xander the black ooze on her armor. Despite it looking like ink, though, the scent was unmistakable and Xander knew without a doubt it was oil. Machinery oil, of course, because the Elf who built insects from metal parts would indeed have access to it. “⚔Ran off laughin’, ‘e did! So Ah was gonna givum a piece o’ mah mind!⚔”

“♆Easy there Fio. It wasn’t harmful, after all. And might I remind, you’ve done worse to him in the past.♆“ Gable glubbed at her, the Fire Elf flushing pink in the face. “♆But it IS odd, especially for Murkle. I never thought him to be such a prankster even before his accident. I wonder what’s causing this?♆“

Xander sighed, facepalming. “ⓍYeah, he could be a lil shit, but giving somebody a bath with motor oil wasn’t something he’d normally pull.Ⓧ” He thought glumly on Mediote’s words. Could it really be that Giaselle was destabilizing after all this time? “ⓍListen, I’ll go talk to him. Get an apology and a promise he won’t do it again. But punching him in the face won’t do any good. Trust me.Ⓧ” His own relationship with Ben proved that.

“⚔YA’D BETTAH!⚔“ Lancia growled out, swinging her arm and nearly clocking a servant in the face as the poor kangaroo was trying to set down her new drink.

Several minutes later, Xander was wandering the halls to get to Gia’s tower when he met Gandalf...Oh wait. “ⓍI’ve been meaning to ask. How the hell do you sneak in here if everybody’s psychic and you’re basically BirdGod?Ⓧ”

“Simple. I decide I don’t want anyone to know it’s me.” Mirus, in his disguise, winked at Xander. “So, your little half’n’half friend is going bonkers again?”

Xander facepalmed at the Ancients’ quip. “ⓍSadly. Hey...Ⓧ” He looked up at Mirus, the darker green Xs that served as his pupils dilating a bit. “ⓍIf something WAS wrong with Gia, could you fix it?Ⓧ” He watched as Gandalf’s torso swelled like a pigeon puffing its chest.

“I wonder...I wonder.” And as the eyes slid to his own, Xander saw the hues flash gold. “I could meddle just a little if I’m careful, I suppose.”

They arrived at the tower, evidence of the assault a dark slime on the handle.

“Ⓧ...I’m gonna have to kick his ass.Ⓧ“ Xander sighed, before promptly kicking in the door, charging up the spiral staircase as Mirus watched.

The Ancient in disguise smirked. “You look so un-eager for that.”

“ⓍPut down the wrench and put your hands up, Giaselle.Ⓧ“ Xander calmly ordered, blinking as his run slowed as he found Giaselle ASLEEP on his bed surrounded by the mechabugs. The vampiric-looking Elf was curled on his side, snoring as he hugged a small plush toy to his chest.

Xander stared before walking over - and using his telekinetic energy to pot-toss Giaelle straight into the pool his bed was surrounded by.

“/Fils de pute! Enculer! Enculer!/” As he surfaced, Giaselle spotted Xander and bore his fangs like a snake. “/Salaud. Xander what the HELL?!/” He snarled, doggy-paddling sadly towards the steps.

The shorter Elf had his arms crossed. “ⓍIt’s a good thing I still can’t translate that. But you have no right to act mad when you’ve got Lancia steaming.Ⓧ”

“/...The hell are you talking about?/” Giaselle stared with an annoyed albeit confused gaze, wringing out his hair. “/And WHY did you throw me into my bath? It might be warm, Xander, but I hate being wet./”

Xander blinked, realizing Giaselle wasn’t playing dumb. “ⓍWait...Serious- Gia! You dumped OIL on Lancia! She was chasing you down the hall, I SAW you run by! I friggen’ saved you from the fiery inferno Dante was too scared to write about!Ⓧ” The shorter Elf insisted as Giaselle shook off the excess fluid in his robes.

“/Xander I’ve been here since the sun rose./” Giaselle told him, looking paler than normal and rather dizzy. “/I didn’t feel well after I finished my paperwork so I laid down for a nap./”

It was then Mirus poked his head in. “Well, here’s a simple idea: go check if you’re missing some oil.”

“ⓍYeah!Ⓧ“ Xander pointed at Giaselle, both his own reversed eyes and the skullpin he wore at his throat blinking in surprise. “ⓍYou dumped like an entire can of it on her! You’ve gotta be missing some right?Ⓧ“

The Shadow Elf rolled his eyes. “/Very well, but if none’s missing you WILL be taking over my paperwork tomorrow so I can sleep in./”

“Ⓧ...You were saying?Ⓧ“ Xander uttered a moment later as the three stood in front of Gia’s work area, which not only was missing a few oil canisters, but looked like a storm had swept through it.

Giaselle’s jaw was dropped. “/How- How did this even.../” He picked up a broken pipe and stared at it in shock before he looked at Xander as his ears dropped. “/I swear on my life and blood I have NO memory of this. Please Xander, you MUST believe me.../”

“ⓍOh trust me. You treat your creations like Benny treats his kids.Ⓧ“ Xander said as he watched an unfinished and now destroyed weapon of some kind leak fluid morbidly. “ⓍYou wouldn’t do this in your right mind.Ⓧ“

The Shadow Elf hugged his plush toy tight as Mirus examined the workbench.

“ⓍWe’ll figure this out.Ⓧ“ Xander patted Giaselle’s back. “ⓍI swear.Ⓧ“

[alanwakesartwork]

MechaBug 2.0

[rosebelladonna]

Thousands of years later, Penny still wears a black bow and a red cloak as she watched the graves of Ruby and Blake

ooUOuOUHHGH???????

[rosebelladonna]

do the babybugs ship mechabug?

i dont think the babybugs "ship" anything dbdndnfnndnd. but they do think that their parents and penny are very sweet and close

[rosebelladonna]

Mechanical Ladybug AU where Penny comes back to life and- *whispers* wait what *more whispers* SHE WHAT?!? well nvm then

MECHABUG TIME LADS

[rosebelladonna]

It was Mechanical Ladybug, now it's Mechabug, how about... Ruby x Penny x Blake?

i fuckghvung f LISTEN. MECHABUG IS SO GOOD. ITS SO SWEET. I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR THEM

[steelhipdesign]

Mechabug 1

I’ve made little insects and fantasy creatures before but I saw this great little robot insect on Elementary.  It inspired me to make this little guy.  Unfortunately he lost a couple of legs in the build - my filing was a bit too vigorous and I filed through his legs - oops.  I didn’t want him to just look good - I wanted to include some watch pinions, gears and pins so he looks like he could actually work.  His abdomen has a tiny drop of mercury that rolls around within the glass bulb.  

To give him a bit more security I mounted him on a clear resin tablet so he can be handled easily.  From the tip of his nose to his glass abdomen is just under 2 inches long.  He was so much fun to make Mechabug 2 is already on my workbench.

He’s available in my etsy shop.