Sparky Posted August 18, 2011 This MOC is only build out of one Witch Doctor set. I'm most proud of the head and pincer build Some notes *The pincers are holded by friction *The red ball joints are the eyes of the scorpion and are holded in place by the WD helmet In the gallery you find all the details of the build Brickshelf Gallery Enjoy, also my first actual post/topic here on eurobricks but I've been watching the forum for a while now ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jouster Posted August 18, 2011 First of all, welcome to Eurobricks Sparky-boi Second of all, as I said before, this is a pretty damn schweet model. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ceroknight Posted August 18, 2011 That looks very cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toatyger Posted August 19, 2011 It looks a lot better than Scorpio, thats for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aethersprite Posted August 19, 2011 Oh my goodness, that is extremely amazing considering the parts you're limited to. Good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aanchir Posted August 19, 2011 You the same Sparky I know from HS01? Welcome to Eurobricks either way! I love this guy's arms and legs, as well as the clever head and claw designs! Certainly out-of-the-ordinary ways of using these pieces! With designs like these possible, it's a shame TLG doesn't design official alternate or combi models for the larger sets. The one main criticism I have is that his tail doesn't seem long enough to strike anything that isn't in the air or on his back. I'm not sure what sort of pieces you were working with after building the rest of the body, though. If that's what's shown in the last image, then I guess there weren't many options for lengthening it... The body's a bit messy in the understructure, but I guess that's just a consequence of the set having such a huge number of tiny Technic parts without any much larger ones to support your alternate model structurally. It's very densely-built compared to the official Witch Doctor set's torso. If the set had some of those huge rectangular Technic beams like in Skopio XV-1, it could possibly have been easier to build such a formidable body. Is this model very strong structurally? I see its legs can support it, which is always a good sign, but there are some flaws that can't show up in photos. Overall, great model with well-organized colors and motifs. It's a shame the Scorpio set didn't feel this aesthetically cohesive! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted August 22, 2011 You the same Sparky I know from HS01? Welcome to Eurobricks either way! I love this guy's arms and legs, as well as the clever head and claw designs! Certainly out-of-the-ordinary ways of using these pieces! With designs like these possible, it's a shame TLG doesn't design official alternate or combi models for the larger sets. The one main criticism I have is that his tail doesn't seem long enough to strike anything that isn't in the air or on his back. I'm not sure what sort of pieces you were working with after building the rest of the body, though. If that's what's shown in the last image, then I guess there weren't many options for lengthening it... The body's a bit messy in the understructure, but I guess that's just a consequence of the set having such a huge number of tiny Technic parts without any much huge rectangular Technic beams like in Skopio XV-1, it could possibly have been easier to build such a formidable body.larger ones to support your alternate model structurally. It's very densely-built compared to the official Witch Doctor set's torso. If the set had some of those Is this model very strong structurally? I see its legs can support it, which is always a good sign, but there are some flaws that can't show up in photos. Overall, great model with well-organized colors and motifs. It's a shame the Scorpio set didn't feel this aesthetically cohesive! The one and only But set designers would never make this model since it uses friction with the claws are the eyes are just held in place by the WD face. Those pieces are the spare parts of the set. I could make the tail longer but then the color sheme would't look as good as now. I wanted the body the way it it now, with much ball joint and making a more HF like design. This however makes it messy and sadly I didn't had enought white piece to cover the underbody in a good way. The model is very strong. The pins in the body prevent the body from falling apart or moving around. It's indeed a shame that you even with a different set you can build a scorpio like set and make it look better. Also thanks for your review/thoughts about it, you really take your time to do such thing don't you? To all the rest that commented, thanks ^_^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toa Mark Surge Posted October 3, 2011 Haha, wow! Very macho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
