HG Safari: Vive la Evolution

Mech Lab on OSGrid, by Symphony Vive, has a cool teal vibe to it, and thrilling motto: 'are you ready for the cyborg evolution? ' If you weren't when you arrived on Mech Lab VAR region, on OSGrid, you will be very soon!

In the parlance of manga and anime, the term 'mech' or 'mecha' refers to, well, machines! Robots and large, pilotable vehicles, with their beauty lying in their complexity.

An inspiration for Symphony is the 2011 movie Real Steel, with Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, and some rocking boxing robots. But mostly, it's just based on personal childhood dreams of futuristic builds.

Mech Lab is laid out in a series of low profile islands, with hi rise accents here and there.

The greatest attraction on Mech Lab is the souvenir or freebie store, located on the city-scape island.

It's a good place to start, for you'll find physical vehicles both familiar and fantastic - from the F16 through to the E45 shuttle. Join the group to access these freebies, which are available in both uBODE and Bullet format. Worth getting the Recon vehicle, just for the sea monkeys.

But don't shop and go - there's plenty to look at here. Check out the neat vehicles...

... and witty posters.

What's Symphony's meshy philosophy, and what's the hardest part of meshing?

Symphony Vive: I like to make what I want. I use thingys from others as well, especial common items, like buildings or trees. Texturing some meshes used to be hard. It's easy now with software though: Substance painter is good , and also Blender has texturing. Quixel Mixer is a good free alternate one for textures.

There's even a sit-upon scripted box that will clear your cache without you having to log out.