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Subject: 
New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.general
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Sun, 16 Feb 2003 06:09:25 GMT
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Hello,

Well, after many a sleepless night working on
testing new ideas for a dragon mech, and
placing a few orders on bricklink, I'm
proud to announce the result of a three
week effort, the Akael Me'Han dragon project.

And no, I wasn't bluffing when I mentioned
a dragon project in the works earlier, so
here's my proof I'm contributing to the
community besides posting often :)

Anyway, I waited to post this until after
moderation, so no deep links! The gallery can
be found below.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34189

And here's a lowdown on the images.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323030
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323031
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323032
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323033
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323034
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323035
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323036
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323037
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323038
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323039
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323040
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323041
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323042
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323043
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323044

As you can tell, I cleverly used dragon arms
for accentuating the eye of Akael, as well as
used binoculars (similar to micro mech) for
my claw system. Suspension of the wings was
achieved by taking lightsaber blades, 1x2
modified bar plates and other sporadic pieces.
(I plan to upload more pictures to further
clarify this soon...)

The project was originally based on a conceptual
drawing I sketched earlier, listed below. I had
originally planned for a blue/ white color scheme, but
with a lack of white wings and an abundance of brown
pieces in my collection, I decided to go for a more
'rustic' look.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=323045

And for those of you persistently curious, here's
my writeup on Akael, based from my novella,
[Anachronistic_Skies].

http://www.lugnet.com/~1112/Anime

PLMKWYT and don't be afraid to criticize! (I'll
be the first to admit my photography is horrible,
but that's what you can expect from cheap
resources at my disposal :)

Thank you and kind regards,

<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow lego enthusiast
O s p r e y

X posted to lugnet.space, lugnet.mecha,
lugnet.general and of course, .announce.moc.

FUT lugnet.castle



Message has 6 Replies:
  Re: New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
 
In lugnet.castle, Matt Hein writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> (...) I like the idea of using the dragon arms for accenting the eyes, very cool idea. I think I would prefer them turned around and on top of the eye, so that the arms would be like (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
 
Hey Matt, I always love seeing 'brick-made' creatures, especially dragons! I have to admit that I have a hard time understanding the pictures. What I mean is that I see all the pieces clearly enough, just have a moment to see what the pieces are (...) (22 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
 
Man...that is creepy. I always like organic MOC's that use those dino tails. What particularily impresses me about this creature is the construction of his spine...ingenious combo of clips and bars. Very nice. Cheers, -Gil (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
 
"Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HAE13p.4BM@lugnet.com... (...) Well now how did this slip by without any comments? Hmph... Very otherworldly. I'm looking to learn how to use the more modern pieces but have a ways to go. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
 
(...) Wassssup (...) -snip- Sweet! Nice dragon Matt. Been waiting to see the pics for all 3 weeks : ) Other than that, it looks cool, and really detailed for 3 weeks. (...) Can't wait to see em. -snip- (...) Hey, I know how you feel. HP cameras (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: New MOC: Akael Me'Han Dragon Project.
 
Hey wow I like the head! Nice! Those pod fins are a part of choice in Dragon building, bravo. As I look for the body it seems a little thin, but as I look at the rest of the creation it certainly looks to scale. However, I think its really neat (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha)

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