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Inspired by The Matrix and all other Matrix moc builders (Adrian Drake, Jon
Palmer, Jamie Neufeld, Bruce Lowell, and others,) I present the Nacon, a heavy
gunboat model hovership that’s named after the Mayan god of war.
Because of the amount of images I’ve uploaded for this model, two galleries have
been set up for your convenience:
Exterior and
Interior.
Also check out the MOCpage, which
features the history and details of this model.
The following images track the progression of this model from rough concept to
near-completion:
1,
2, 3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10
Image 9 shows the first (and so far only) public appearance of the hovership (at
Brickfest PDX,) following a rushed night’s work on it to make it presentable. No
interior at all, and most of the back end was held on by some SNOT that actually
didn’t line up right.
Lastly, thanks to Adrian, Jon, and Bruce for inspiration and answering design
questions throughout construction, and also to Gingivere, whoever you are.
Thanks for checking this out, and I always love to hear what you think!
--Ryan W.
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| commence jaw droppage! Ryan, I truly don't have the words to express just how cool this model really is. I think I'll have to study it for a few hours before I can write up a truly coherant response. All I can sey is: visors! more later, -Dave (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Gah. Wow. Jinkies, even. This is some serious mad brick skillz, Ryan. Absolutely gorgeous-ugly. This is a perfect fit for the Matrix universe. The exterior: awesome usage of that sweet visor technique. The weapons and sensors are well done, (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (URL) The first thing I thought when I saw it was "death tadpole". That's a really nice piece of work. I think the exterior is of average quality (althoug I do like those hoverpods), but the interior is awe-inspiring. It looks perfect, with all the (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Hi Ryan, First of all, congrats for such a comprehensive post. As I already told you before, it's a very nice habit you have to take pics of the MOC on its way to become THE MOC! Then having the comments on MOCpages + actually presenting the design (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Bravo Ry...really excellent build. Although we've all seen the Matrix inspired ships here before, what I love particularily about this one is that you've used it for a frame to hang what is essentially a mobile playset, using a great interior (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) That's just scary good, Ryan. Here's what I think, I think you should pack that up and send it to me for 'safe keeping' because you're young and you might part it out some day to make something more awesome. I have a nice high shelf to put it (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| In lugnet.announce.moc, Ryan Wood wrote: SNIP (...) I am Gingivere. :) Very nice application of the visor idea. I was totally at a loss for how to use it, so I'm glad someone was able to make use of it. It constantly amazes me how much detail you (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Ryan, this is amazing. The exterior is great and the interior is a work of pure genius! I'm glad I saw this before I started work on my Jade Empire shuttle, because I've decided to re-work the way I get access to the interior and make it (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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