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Re: The inquisition comes to your sector.
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Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:34:00 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Kevin Blocksidge wrote:
   In lugnet.space, Daniel Rubin wrote:
   http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=94008


The only reason I saw the movie Chronicles of Riddick was the great line “Convert now, or fall forever” Remembering that line makes me want to build evil religious MOCs.

On to the MOC: I like it a whole lot. Great idea, and great execution. I love the soldiers and the hatches they go through. A blown-apart view of the soldier-mechs would be grand. The bridge reminds me that I need more computer tiles and slopes.

Thanks! I will do a blow-apart of one of the seraphim soon, I may just take the photo at brickfest and upload it afterwards, though.
   For as great as this MOC is, there are a few things that bother me: The photography is very off-and-on. It seems that every other picture is blurry, as if it was a practice shot. For my big MOCs, I often take pictures in 2 or even 3 sessions, and pick out the best pics from all the sets, making sure there is a good pic from each view.

That’s some good advice on the photography... this is my largest MOC to date (aside from a sculpture, which is a lot different). I missed alot of details through sloppy photography... I also probably should’ve taken it outside, as I was unable to get as far away as I might have liked.
   The angel bothers me too, and it seems other people feel the same way. The wings are great, but the body leaves something to be desired. Upthread you asked what specifically is bad about it, so here goes:

The head is very weird, I can’t tell which way it is looking. I suggest looking at Miniland scale mocs for ideas, or Mike Crowley’s work ( http://eblockvillage.home.comcast.net/ )

It looks like the angel has blocky boobs. Not sure if this was intended, is it a girl angel?

The legs are rather bland too, straight, nothing to them. The tubes in the center look out of place. The transition from shoulders to wings leaves something to be desired.

Heh, I didn’t realize they read as boobs, they were meant as pecs, because I thought the chest was too flat... that’s the reason for the round bricks (abs) too. He’s looking down, but the face looks pretty bad. I do appreciate the criticism though.
   It would be sweet if he (she?) had arms with a sword.

I’d really like it to have arms with a sword too... I’d also really like facet bricks in tan...
   Looking back, this looks so negative, but I like the MOC a whole lot, want to see more in the genre!

I am about halfway done a temple/church/whatever moonbase module, and if a bricklink order or two that I placed today come through in time, it will be done for brickfest.
  
~Kevin Blocksidge

THanks for all your comments.





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(...) The only reason I saw the movie Chronicles of Riddick was the great line "Convert now, or fall forever" Remembering that line makes me want to build evil religious MOCs. On to the MOC: I like it a whole lot. Great idea, and great execution. I (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)

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