Iron Lamb

Hi to all,

"It all started around May 2008. In the meadows around Zoetermeer,The Netherlands, a brutal attack on a sheep took place. It wasn’t the first time- in 2006 a sheep was set on fire with gasoline, and in 2007 two 2-days old lambs were killed by hammer blows on the head. This the police found a sheep beheaded and hung at a tree. We don’t have animal cops (like in the U.S.) and the police had other priorities, so I decided to help out and began patrolling the meadows in civilian clothes, armed with a camera. The attacks occurred on weekends and in a small area so I thought I got a good change of catching a glimpse of the one that was behind this all.

Another attack took place in August 2009 while I was out of town. Don’t know if I could have caught in in the act if I was there or not, but a lamb was tied to a picnic table and was cut from head to groin. Autopsy on the poor creature revealed that it was done while the lamb was still alive. In May 2010 a guy was caught and confessed to the mutilation and killing of 2 sheep and 3 lambs. He was sentenced to 3 weeks of jail and a fine of 500 euros.

This sentence was based on the fact that he was booked for trespassing and property damage (the animals). Nothing was said about the cruelty of his crimes and the fact he had fun seeing those lambs suffering. Just property damage."

These events inspired me to become a protector of the sheep, but a couple of obstacles were in front of me.

First, there are mask-laws in the Netherlands so try to use a secret ID could give me problems. Second, the things are happening in the fields and if I would enter the fields, according to the Dutch laws I would be trespassing myself.

How would I do my “thing” and still act according to the laws of my country? Then I got an idea from a source most of us are using as an inspiration source. A comic book. I read the DC book, “Kingdom Come” wherein Batman is an broken old man. He doesn’t go out on patrols anymore but uses remote-controlled batdrones he controls from the Batcave.

I asked a hypothetical question to a friend of mine who works at a law-firm (not telling him about my plans) and learned that the use of a remote controlled device was a way to surpass my problem and was in the limit of the law.

Now with the idea of creating a remote control robot, there was now the thought process on what the creation would be.

One night I saw the first Iron Man movie. There was a scene wherein our armored hero protected a village from thugs invading it. He just jumped in and protected them against the evil that was done against them. I decided I would built an Iron Lamb.

I have based the Iron Lamb on the Iron Man Mk1 gray armor.

I now patrol with the Iron Lamb at weekends. The iron lamb uses non-lethal weapons, has a camera and uses warning equipment to make a possible crime more visible for everyone living close to the meadows.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

Iron Lamb, Netherlands

Welcome, 

does it have more than two legs?

if not how does it work? it looks like it wouldnt be able to handle terrain well with its bulk body. It has a light on it though- do you use it like a scarecrow?

Hi Lost Dragon,

Iron Lamb is not a scarecrow because it has non-lethal ways to deal with animal-beaters.
About how it moves... It has weels but the legs are not like in the picture. The feet hide the wheels and when the wheels move the legs will move like they are walking. So it is a rebuild rc car. At this moment I am rebuilding the Iron Lamb in a Mk3 version (will use a RC plane or helicopter). I hope the new lamb (yellow and red design) will be "reborn" this Spring.

Greetz, Iron Lamb

Iron Lamb,

Very cool! And I remember you way back years ago. Anyway, welcome to the Heroes Network! One of us!

And very cool about what you are doing and how you're going about it.

Welcome to the Heroes Network.

ONE OF US!

Welcome aboard Iron Lamb.


DarkShadow Rising...

Welcome to Heroes Network!

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Iron Lamb

Iron Lamb,

No problem!

I remember you from the first Heroes Network .

Ah okay. Whats that thing protruding from its base? a vidcamera? kinda looks like a sound sonar.

Squirtgun with smelly liquid.

Haha, you should put nasty old goat milk in it, haha; how's that for some poetic justice! XD

I remember you as well, Iron Lamb; awesome seeing you again. I used the name 204.

Nice meeting you

Iron Lamb,

How have you been?

ah.

Radical man

IRON LAMB!!!!!!!!! hahaha, most original super hero out there i think