[MOC] Elemental ice dragon

[Cecilie]

This is something that has been on my to-build list for a long time, a dragon. For some reason it has felt like a very daunting task, and it took me quite a while from deciding to build an ice dragon to actually getting anything done on it. And after building the head it sat on my desk for what felt like ages before I was able to get into making the rest of it. It finally came together for the Paredes de Coura Fan Weekend in Portugal, and then made its way to Brickworld the weekend after.

Elemental Ice Dragon by Cecilie Fritzvold, on Flickr

My original intention was to build an environment for the dragon to be in as well, but as I ran short on time, that came down to me just building it a white base, which, due to unforeseen circumstances, got stuck in Germany on my way home from Portugal, and thus never made it to Chicago. In the end, I chose to publish the picture without the base, as it felt more like a distraction than adding to the creation.

In the end, I'm really happy with how the dragon turned out, and that I was able to overcome this kind of barrier of building something like this. The legs aren't the most stable around, but once it's posed correctly, the dragon does stand up on its own with no added supports, which I'm very happy with.

Hope you like it

[Niku]

It doesnt matter there is no base, because the dragon itself is all you need to stare at. Has nice proportions, posability, and articulation from what it can be appreciated from the pic.

I specially like the neck and crest part of the head. The end of the head(mouth) I find it a bit confussing, but is just a little nitpick on a nice moc indeed.

[Zerobricks]

What an mazaing model! it looks right out of a story or an animated movie! Awesome use of transparent blue and white and very well jointed body. Any way you could do an LDD of the support structure? I am very intrested how its held together.

[Cecilie]

It doesnt matter there is no base, because the dragon itself is all you need to stare at. Has nice proportions, posability, and articulation from what it can be appreciated from the pic.

I specially like the neck and crest part of the head. The end of the head(mouth) I find it a bit confussing, but is just a little nitpick on a nice moc indeed.

Thank you The head might make more sense if you knew what it looked like with an open mouth but I didn't take a picture of that

What an mazaing model! it looks right out of a story or an animated movie! Awesome use of transparent blue and white and very well jointed body. Any way you could do an LDD of the support structure? I am very intrested how its held together.

Thanks! LDD is not very compatible with my building style . The shape of the body is achieved with flextube that is held together in the right curvature by some plates clipped to it on the top. The neck is just constructed with a series of plates with clip clipped to plates with a handle. The legs are attached with mixel hinges.