Demonwing Articulation

Birds gotta flap right? This is the joy of designing Zoids - they're robots (cool) that act like animals (double-cool). The Demonwing has been designed around the ability to flap its wings. The wings can flap up/down and retract inwards, like so:

Is it lunging at it's prey? Landing on a perch? Just been cut up by a crazy driver? Regardless, you can see that what initially seems like quite a rigid frame actually has a lot of articulation.

Taking a closer look at the torso section, you can see the wings pivot around a pair of prominent hinges. They are each actuated by a trio of powerful hydraulic cylinders. 

Another view of the wings' range of motion - this time with the wings retracted at the upper-most position. This could be its pose during landing, or other slow descents. Note the feathers slide over each other almost perfectly!

Here we have a close-up of the cockpit. We have a good view of the bike-style cockpit seat (I picked up a free futuristic bike model from Turbosquid, as we're not going to see it very much). I'm particularly happy with the detailing around the cockpit hatch and guns on this model.

A close-up of the engines. Lots of control over the exhaust. I believe it's called 'vectored thrust'. It's not capable of VTOL, but the engines can adapt for slow, efficient flight and "Jesus, that was fast".

The legs! Normally tucked away behind some aerodynamic doors, the spindly legs are heavily inspired by the wonderfully named peacock-Zoid, the 'Rainbow Jerk'. The toes have durable, slightly flexible pads on the undersides, to ensure the Demonwing has a strong grip on its perch.