Vorkosigan Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 When I saw a thread a couple weeks ago about making armor for fantasy era trolls, I thought I had to try and make something for contemporary dragons. Leaving aside the fact that dragons have natural armor... It was different build from what I'm used to, fun but very fiddly. My technique was basically: use a ton of hinges. I do like how the radar / solar dish panels worked out. Quote
DuckBricks Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Wow, the radar dish seems to fit it perfectly! Perhaps you could find a way to make the front armor flush against the body? Quote
Zerobricks Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Front armor stick out too much IMHO... I do love the other bits though, they fit nicely. Awesome armored dragon you have there! Quote
Slegengr Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Is this dragon carrying a sword and shield? I think that is the reason why the "front armor" sticks out too much. Overall, this armor is interesting, but I personally think it makes the dragon too bulky, as does most armor made for molded creatures. I think it is executed well here and is better than the attempts I have made at armoring molded creatures. The armor might look better if it did not include the same colors as the dragon. The helmet is definitely my favorite part, as it fits nicely and makes sense as a mounting place for reins. Interesting build, Vorkosigan! Quote
Venkefedo Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 The helmet as a whole is my favorite part, too, & the robot-arms on the short nunchaku hoses for the bit works very nicely for that! Not feeling the sword/shield, but the rest looks nice! Quote
Vorkosigan Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 The armor might look better if it did not include the same colors as the dragon. I thought about this as I made it, I would have preferred to make it dark bley but I don't have enough of the right parts. I will think about taking another pass at this at some point when I can round up more parts. I have uploaded two pictures without the sword and shield so you can see the chest area better. I liked the idea of anthropomorphizing the dragon with the weapons but people may prefer the look without them. Quote
Slegengr Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 It does look better without the sword and shield, in my opinion, though it was an interesting idea to have the dragon carrying sword and shield as well. I think the main issue may have been that the shield blended too much with the armor and the dragon. I like the armor on the chest and underbelly. I think it fits well without making the dragon too bulky. Nice update, Vorkosigan! Quote
sahidko Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Yeah definitely looks better without the sword and shield. Anyway good work i like it. :) Quote
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