![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha model, Neon Colossus](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/neon-colossus-mobile-frame-zero-1-848x1024.jpg)
I have a new hobby. Mobile Frame Zero is an open-source tactical wargame played using mecha made from Lego. Ever since I heard about it from Penny Arcade in 2012, apparently (dang son), I’ve been meaning to get into it. A handful of weeks ago, I finally dug my old Lego collection out of the basement and started building.
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha model, Neon Colossus, view from above](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/neon-colossus-mobile-frame-zero-3-913x1024.jpg)
cannon and phozon projector, phozon shield generators, advanced EMDAR pack, and etheric-burst acceleration system.
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha model, Neon Colossus, viewed from side on kitchen table](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/neon-colossus-mobile-frame-zero-2-792x1024.jpg)
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha models, Neon Colossus and Scrap Striker](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mobile-frame-zero-mecha-neon-colossus-scrap-striker-1024x682.jpg)
I used to keep my Lego kits strictly separated, meticulously assembled into the models on each kit’s box, but it seems three decades of distance from my childhood Lego-ing days have divested me of such compulsions. I’m having a blast with the freedom of freebuilding and the challenge of assembling my assortment of random pieces into functional, aesthetically pleasing models.
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha models, Scrap Striker squad](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scrap-striker-mobile-frame-zero-lego-mecha-1-1024x731.jpg)
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha model, a solo Scrap Striker](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scrap-striker-mobile-frame-zero-lego-mecha-2-1022x1024.jpg)
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha model, Scrap Striker squad viewed from rear, deploying](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scrap-striker-mobile-frame-zero-lego-mecha-3-1024x768.jpg)
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha models, Frontrunners](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/frontrunners-mecha-mobile-frame-zero-1-1024x632.jpg)
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha models, Frontrunners ready for battle](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/frontrunners-mecha-mobile-frame-zero-2-1024x821.jpg)
![Mobile Frame Zero Lego mecha models, Frontrunners, rear view](http://www.thingsfromaperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/frontrunners-mecha-mobile-frame-zero-3-rear-view-1024x727.jpg)
Working at this scale is an unprecedented challenge. It’s hard to create free-standing, poseable models at such a small resolution, without succumbing to an abundance of cylindrical studs screaming “Lego model” at maximum volume. I was pleased enough with this first attempt, but I knew a second shot would be even better, so I’ve already disassembled these frames and started creating a new squad. You can expect further photos in the near future.
Have you built any Mobile Frame Zeros? Do you have any tips for constructing tiny mecha? If so, drop a comment and share your things from you, a person!