Beast of the Rails Dingbot Clank

As documented by Prof. Foglio and Foglio, the Beast was a gluttonous train engine that terrorized Europa. When it escaped the Corberttite Catacombs, Agatha Heterodyne lead an effort to recapture and depower it. In the aftermath, Agatha saved the intelligence of the Beast Engine and contained it in a custom Dingbot who has continued to assist her journeys. See Volumes 14 and 15 of illustrated history of Agatha Heterodyne.

• First appearance as a Dingbot -- Volume 15, page 49 -- http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150511#.Xul-BC-ZOL8
• First gets feet -- Volume 15, page 52 -- http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150518#.Xul9ki-ZOL8
• No monocle -- Volume 16, page 59 -- http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20160415#.Xul-nC-ZOL8

Secondary Sources

• https://girlgenius.fandom.com/wiki/The_Beast_of_the_Rails

Materials and details change over time, suggesting Agatha continues to refine his housing. Provided here are part to build several variants.

• overlay with eye and gold top is provided with and without monocle
• body is provided with and without support for gold piping on lower half
• foot variant provided to connect with standard stud-and-hole building bricks
• hand variants in various states
• arm variants for different primary orientation of joints
• grommet version with cutouts to accommodate piping near legs

Monocle is set up to optionally use an LED. It is a standard brick stud hole. This allows:

• to use a standard 1x1 round tile (perhaps translucent) with a half pin on the front
  • 1x1 round tile https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=98138#T=C
  • lego half pin with stud https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4274#T=C
  • or print monocle_insert with translucent filament
• to use an LED-enabled 1x1 round plate on the back for the light source
  • e.g. https://www.brickloot.com/products/1-x-1-led-round-plate-create-your-own-led-string-works-with-lego-bricks-by-brick-loot?_pos=1&_sid=c27ba20a8&_ss=r

The (optional) hole in the overlay with monocle accommodates the wire to power the LED.

Instructions for printed eye:

• On Prusa, set to change print filament for pupil (white to black)
  • use M600

SCAD files are source and provide various internal options for tuning.

Joints in arms and feet are designed to be inserted matching flat sides and twisted 90 degrees to hold. Hand joint is a force fit with no twist; it's a hard force initially, but holds nicely once inserted.

Internally uses parameterized building bricks derived from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:41108 by way of https://www.thingiverse.com/azzeloof .