SirScottLego Posted September 25, 2006 Hey I can't remember where the discussion was about how to tackle the building of a Kracken but I came across this today and thought of our poor Jack Sparrow.... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=206946 (not my work) Just an idea for the Kracken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bucanero Posted September 25, 2006 Blimey! Even if it isn't supposed to be a kraken..that is a great kraken! I'll comment more later, I am tired... BTW: it is good to see you back Scottie *pirate* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted September 25, 2006 Shouldn't a Kracken be limited to 8 tentacles because after all its only an overgrown octopus? I suppose there are squid version as well. How many tentacles do squids have? Anyway, this beastie reminds me of an overgrown Saarlac Pit! Oh look, the creator was so kind as to use images big enough to post in a thread - many could learn form this example! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nabii Posted September 25, 2006 I'm also already discussing this MOC in the History and Adventure forum. I had already built both of the creatures and was working on the landscape by the time I saw Dead Mans Chest. It was a little weird to see how similar they looked!! Cool though! I still have a plan to have a Cthulego creature attacking a 30's style boat (a tramp steamer like in King-Kong) at some point, but after the Kong movie and now PotC that idea's on the backburner! It would be hard to do it better then either of the movies. Mister Phes - a squid has eight 'arms' and two 'tentacles'. Good luck to anyone who tackles the Kraken. Cheers, Mark. (Proud lurker of the pirate forum!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirScottLego Posted September 25, 2006 Nabii glad you found the post. Fantastic work, great detail and perfect scale. You can lurk anytime matey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Morse Posted September 25, 2006 Holy Moley! Thats a heck of a MOC! I had an inkling to tackle a to minifig scale Black Pearl and Flying Dutchman with a Kraken to boot, thats certainly abit of a boost to that project idea! I'm also already discussing this MOC in the History and Adventure forum.I had already built both of the creatures and was working on the landscape by the time I saw Dead Mans Chest. It was a little weird to see how similar they looked!! Cool though! I still have a plan to have a Cthulego creature attacking a 30's style boat (a tramp steamer like in King-Kong) at some point, but after the Kong movie and now PotC that idea's on the backburner! It would be hard to do it better then either of the movies. Mister Phes - a squid has eight 'arms' and two 'tentacles'. Good luck to anyone who tackles the Kraken. Cheers, Mark. (Proud lurker of the pirate forum!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted September 26, 2006 I had already built both of the creatures and was working on the landscape by the time I saw Dead Mans Chest. It was a little weird to see how similar they looked!! Cool though! Both creatures? Where's the other one? Exactly what kind of creatures are they supposed to be? Mister Phes - a squid has eight 'arms' and two 'tentacles'. This one seems to only have 6 tentacles While a giant squid seems to have 6 tentacles and 2 arms or whatever they're really called - I'll look that up later. (Proud lurker of the pirate forum!) Lurker no more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JINZONINGEN73 Posted September 26, 2006 No thanks to Ray Harryhausen, this is what I thought for 2 decades what a Kraken is supposed to look like: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Roger Posted September 26, 2006 good kraken...isn't a robot like other lego monsters... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bucanero Posted September 26, 2006 Shouldn't a Kracken be limited to 8 tentacles because after all its only an overgrown octopus? I suppose there are squid version as well. How many tentacles do squids have?Anyway, this beastie reminds me of an overgrown Saarlac Pit! Oh look, the creator was so kind as to use images big enough to post in a thread - many could learn form this example! The kraken is not an overgrown octopus, it is more like a mutated octopus, an octopus doesn't have teeth... I don't know if the kraken is limited to 8 tentacles, but this is not a kraken...It would be cool to see a kraken with the dead men chest colour scheme... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ghoulrealm Posted September 26, 2006 This one seems to only have 6 tentacles That species is known as 'Histioteuthis hoylei.' They typically have 8 arms and 2 feeding tentacles, however there are natural mutations and they can loose and regrow arms. No thanks to Ray Harryhausen, this is what I thought for 2 decades what a Kraken is supposed to look like: I think we discused this issue quite thoroughly in the how to build a kraken thread. The kraken is most commonly thought of as a cephalopod, but can be anything from a giant crab, a fish the size of an islet, a sea serpent, pretty much any kind of sea monster. So I wouldn't say this moc would be out of line as a kraken, although I feel, as it is, it's much more akin to the Tremors monster or a Dune worm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted September 27, 2006 Yes, I recall we had a karken discussion but I've fogotten what the name of the thread was called. It would probably make sense to do a search for the word "kraken". However, the focus for this thread is in regards to the MOC by Mr Nabii, I think Sir Scott was trying to ascertain whether it would make a suitable Karken, rather than how do you build a Kraken from scratch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirScottLego Posted September 27, 2006 Um, I was simply wondering if this could be a good MOC idea for that big thingy that eats Jack Sparrow lol... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted September 28, 2006 Are you getting the feedback you were seeking Sir ScottLego or has everyone deviated from your question? Is there any particular reason you asked this? Was it merely curiosity or were you planning to build a kraken based on this MOC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirScottLego Posted September 28, 2006 Per curiosity... I just wanted to know what one looked like in case I see one on the open waters! BTW, They found this huge squid in off the coast Chile a year ago and thought it was this new species... turns out it was just the rotting corpse of a sperm whale... How's that for random relavence? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahgarak Posted September 28, 2006 Anyway, this beastie reminds me of an overgrown Saarlac Pit! I was thinking the same thing. Think of what Episode VI could have been like if the Sarlacc was this big... 8- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Bucanero Posted September 29, 2006 An interesting movie about the kraken(from potc) can be seen here at the and the kraken reveals his terrible mouth...so you can compare it with this moc.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
