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Re: The Nazgul
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lugnet.castle
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Sat, 19 Jul 2003 23:53:01 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Reed Anderson wrote:
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Good spotting on the wings. I’ve been trying to develop a larger version of
dragon wings using plates and such, but I haven’t had any success yet.
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On a large enough scale it should be possible to make all-plate wings that can
actually fold up, but the structure required to do so probably wouldn’t be able
to support the weight. Alternatively, you could go the non-articulated route,
and just build the wings out of layers of plates, but that wouldn’t be nearly as
cool.
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I’d love to try an eastern dragon as well, but I can never get the head just
right.. Ah well.
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They’re both TECHNIC-built, but you might want to check out Jeff Ranjo’s
Haku from Spirited Away,
or my Dragon of Fire from
Legends of the Five Rings. I don’t recall ever seeing any other Eastern Dragons
published, but between the two of them, maybe you can find an idea to get you
started.
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Thanks for the detailed run-down. I hadn’t thought about the fact that the
talons rotate, or of any movement on the antennae.
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Well, like I said, with LEGO, sometimes it depends on the intent of the creator.
For instance, running up the back of the spine you’ve got a series of 1x1 tiles
with top-mounted clips. Those can swivel just a tiny bit because they’re 1x1
(yes, even the square 1x1’s can move a tiny bit), but you wouldn’t consider
those to be articulation points, right? Thinking on it, though, I’d say that
counting the talon rotation would make sense, since the talons could be made to
appear as if they’re flexing a bit, like cats do with their paws.
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The tail actually has six rotation points, thanks to the 1x1 Studs on Five
Sides bricks.
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Yeah, I was a little unsure how that was all put together. I suspected the side
tiles were able to pivot at both ends, but I couldn’t be positive. The only
thing I knew for sure was that the three upper tiles were clearly oriented at
different angles, and the base of the tail is mounted with a clip hinge. I
assumed the tip of the tail might also be articulated as well.
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And the neck can move up and down as well.
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The only thing I was able to figure out about the neck was that there appears to
be an upside-down DM helmet used for part of the throat.
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So I suppose the total would be 39..?
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I’d counted 35 before (including the fact that the two antennae can be rotated
side-to-side), with 4 possible points in the tail, and not including the up/down
neck movement. You said there’s six in the tail, so that bumps it to 37.
Unless there are three points in the neck (I did count the head rotation), that
would make it 38. However, if you’re really looking for the maximum possible
number of points, don’t forget the eyes...
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| (...) Good spotting on the wings. I've been trying to develop a larger version of dragon wings using plates and such, but I haven't had any success yet. I'd love to try an eastern dragon as well, but I can never get the head just right.. Ah well. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.castle)
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