TheOneVeyronian Posted November 16, 2015 Well, turns out I'm back with another MOC, but it's not of any old imaginary creature of the night, nor an alien race of chess pieces. It is, as the title suggests, none other than my favourite video game character ever. Spyro the Dragon! This in particular is based on his original Nineties game appearances (not Skylanders) which holds quite some nostalgia for me. I always wanted to build this little guy with Technic and CCBS bits, but sadly, not enough pieces exist in the right colours so, rather than my original intention to build this in real life, I had to resort to LDD. And here it is: Here's the stuff I wrote for the Flickr description: Having recently rediscovered all the old things I used to love as a child (from the Nineties), I recently had an overwhelming urge to build one of my favourite video game characters ever. Spyro the Dragon. This MOC is based on the appearance of classic Nineties Playstation 1 Spyro (not Skylanders Spyro, I wish classic Spyro would come back! Then I'd have a reason to buy a Playstation 4 ). Built in LDD (was going to be a real-life model until I realised the lack of purple Technic and CCBS meant the end result would look nothing like Spyro) and rendered using Bluerender. The model took about 8 hours to build. And as a little extra, I've also built his faithful companion Sparx the Dragonfly, in his full health colours. And, as with the Chess pieces which some of you may remember, I've also made a GIF spinnie. Click here to view it Anyway... positive comments, constructive criticism and butterflies for Spyro's companion Sparx all appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N-4K0 Posted November 16, 2015 As a fellow Spyro the Dragon fan (the PS1 games) I must say that this is really cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takanuinuva Posted November 17, 2015 Lovely creation. Other than the weirdness with the eyes it looks exactly like Playstation 1 era Spryo. Care to try doing Crash Bandicoot next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N-4K0 Posted November 17, 2015 Yes, try Crash Bandicoot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Noel- Posted November 17, 2015 Very nice! I like how you used shallow domes for his chest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimaninja454 Posted November 17, 2015 Great MoC! As a fan of the PS1 games. I do appreciate the design of the MoC since I'm a huge fan of Spyro. Otherwise, keep your job! Great MoC! As a fan of the PS1 games. I do appreciate the design of the MoC since I'm a huge fan of Spyro. Otherwise, keep your job! BTW. I hope that Spyro does come back in PS4 too, because it would probably be one of the blockbusters (including Crash. Ratchet & Clank, and possibly a realistic Jak and Daxter reboot). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOneVeyronian Posted November 17, 2015 Thanks so much for the comments guys! Since there seems to be such a call for it, I'll put Crash Bandicoot on my to build list for certain. After all, he is just my second most favourite videogame character ever. I do fear that this will eventually lead me into building loads from the Crash and Spyro universes. I've already thought about doing some of Spyro's big bosses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter1 Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) I do like this one! I can complain about your Spyro's belly, I mean it isn't bad, only looks a bit weird IMO, but this head... This head is amazing! Really well done, very nice details. -H1unter Edited November 17, 2015 by Hunter1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickadier General Posted November 18, 2015 Sweet build! Would love to see it in real brick if those pieces ever come in purple. Regarding his belly, have you thought about experimenting with various slopes and hinges? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Onepu the Protector Posted November 18, 2015 Spyro used to be one of my favorite PS1 games, thank you for bringing my childhood memories back. The MOC is great but I can't help thinking that his eyes are bit too close-set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOneVeyronian Posted November 18, 2015 I do like this one! I can complain about your Spyro's belly, I mean it isn't bad, only looks a bit weird IMO, but this head... This head is amazing! Really well done, very nice details. -H1unter Sweet build! Would love to see it in real brick if those pieces ever come in purple. Regarding his belly, have you thought about experimenting with various slopes and hinges? The belly might look a bit weird at first, sure, but it uses a technique with rigid 3mm hoses that I just fell in love with, and I was going for the segregated belly "scales" look, hence why I ultimately went with that technique. It's exposed at the side too much, I agree, but there wasn't any good way to hide it . Hard to explain, but System slopes or even CCBS shells just didn't cut it for me. Spyro used to be one of my favorite PS1 games, thank you for bringing my childhood memories back. The MOC is great but I can't help thinking that his eyes are bit too close-set. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels strongly about Spyro, it makes me want to dig out my old PS1 and play all 3 Spyro games all over again for nostalgia's sake The eyes are a bit too close-set I admit, but hey, that's the limitation of the scale I was working with. I ultimately wanted to get a small slope or tile in between them to counter the problem (and thus shape Spyro's eyes a bit better because they're more oval than they are in this model) but that didn't work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
