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Re: New MOC: MOAB
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:42:02 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Geordan Hankinson wrote:
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Kyle!
I must say a week ago I ventured in to check out the newest Vrieze creation
and was quite sorely disappointed. Upon initial inspection it looked like you
had ditched completely the perfect, refined form that you had achieved with
the spider tank and gone for what appeared to be a quick bipedal rush job.
I’ve spent quite a bit of time examining these though and as soon as I
started looking at some of the finer points my opinion changed quite a bit.
As models of Front Mission mecha, I don’t think these work at all, but as
Vrieze-Lego-mecha, these are really freaking sweet. I’ll echo Mladen and say
that they are too small to represent the model you have them next to there,
but the fact that they are so small and compressed is what makes them so cool
as your own mecha.
The form you’ve struck with these is absolutely dead on pefect. They’re wide
AND deep. The upper legs you made are such a cool idea. The deep thighs fit
so nicely with the shallow lower legs and the super long feet. They give a
really nice heavy feel. They also lend the mecha an impression of being very
tank like. The thighs create sort of a platform making the body look like a
turret with arms.
It’s cool that all of the major joints are balljoints as well. Nice job
fitting them in so neatly.
The way you made the cockpit and it’s door is so cool. The whole 4 wide
package you’ve made there is really superb.
The weapons you’ve created are awesome. They’re all really chunky and they
fit perfectly. They further bulk up the mecha really nicely.
I love the picture of them in the dropship. They look made to be deployed
that way.
Okay, now the bad stuff. =P
The reason why I was so taken aback at first look was because though you’ve
nailed the overall feel, the individual shapes that make up the whole mecha
are not very well executed. With your spider tank everything was really tight
and well defined, but here, it seems that there are alot areas that didn’t go
through alot of refinement. I can assume that this is intentional, as from
the awesome color scheme it’s obvious that you’re going for the rugged
military look. I think you could have made it look more grungy without
sacrificing the shapes though. If everything were a little more fleshed out,
you would have the pefect small, grunt mecha.
I can’t say all that while pretending like you’ve done this before either
though, and as your first bipedal mecha with arms, this is a thoroughly
blazing success. I truly can’t wait to see what you cook up next, your
building really excites me - alot. =D
Awesome stuff,
See ya
-Geordan
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Wow, thanks for the thorough review! I wouldn’t argue with the idea that the
MOAB is not as good a mech as the Spider Tank. Everything just came together
for me on that Spider, and I still don’t know if I’ll ever equal that effort.
I’m glad you came around after the initial disappointment, though! I wasn’t
trying to model the Wanzer exactly, just take certain elements from it, like the
big thighs, narrow calves, squat chest, boxy shoulders and modular weapons
systems. I was asking a lot of this project, trying to fit a minifig in the
mech and fit the mech in the dropship, and I guess it shows in a lack of
coherence. Still, I had fun with the project and I’m pleased with the result.
Thanks for the comments!
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