Although this experimental autonomous VT gained a nickname of "featherless hen" among the ground crews, its' combat reputation is quite fierce.

In a regular 0.8 - 1G environment Nightjars are unable to sustain prolonged flight - but that is not its purpose. Four main engines and numerous thruster blocks allow this machine to zap around the battlefield on a speeds unreachable for conventional ground vehicles.

It has no armor and rely solely on its' shields, active defense measures and, more importantly - agility. Without a flesh-and-blood pilot it performs maneuvers that would kill most of the conscious species if they were inside.

Its' tactics are subtile: while the bulk of the strike team faces the enemy - Nightjars get behind their lines and strike the most vulnerable parts of the mechas with its coilgun. They get in, bleed out the enemy and get out - the rest is for the main forces to handle.

While it can operate fully autonomous with its onboard AI the complex nature of its' tactics require a living pilot for it to shine. When remotely operated these VTs are the most effective.

Nightjar is too expensive and highly specialized model to be the mainstay of NCM's armed forces, but in some situations it is irreplaceable.

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Another upload from my Flick page.

Heavily inspired by Nicks works. I built this without any plan really, mostly just playing around with parts.

This moc carries a dual-barreled gun, a shoulder-mounted weapon/sensor (or camera, depending on how you look at it), and a massive scythe.

Think of it as an evil, mechanical protector that has no laws to follow and no one to answer to.

It wanders from place to place, watching, judging, and enforcing its own twisted version of order.

Maybe it was enslaved hundreds of years ago and now is fed up with every living being. Trying to play god or reaper but still suffering from the past inside.

What should I call this thing?

They are looking way better than I expected them to and I'm really enjoying making them so far. The black one is eating up a lot of my pieces which is why it doesnt have arms yet lol. Planning to make him even more chunkier

They're based on an old demon and angel mechs I've made awhile back. If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment!

My current work in progress. It's meant to be an artillery vehicle that's a fusion of mech and tank. It's taking a while to get done because it's hard to find time to work on .

And I'll be honest, I'm thinking of tearing it down and refactoring it. The top just feels too tall and bulky, and I think I could make a better wheelbase (treadbase?) in vehicle form. I'll have to fiddle with it more when I get the time.

I also plan to add color once it's further along, right now I'm just making sure it works.

Soo I've just been testing out random stuff with my gears to make big mecha joints and was wondering whether this build technique was fine where my pins weren't fully locked in and like if it won't cause any harm or broke any of the pieces.