then I find out it’s not a purist mech
Actually back in 1964 when LEGO sales were failing and the company signed a contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers to make miniaturized weaponry. The idea was that the lasers and tiny guided missiles could be used in remote control robots that were air dropped in the event of another Cuban missile crisis type situation. This contract was recently declassified after 50 years through the Freedom of Information Act: http://www.dhs.gov/
So they may not be conventional LEGO parts, but don’t get your hopes up Evan … I doubt you can get these parts anywhere except on the black market in South Korea, where the video was made.
… this concludes Mr. Greg’s totally made up bedtime LEGO story. 🙂