Henchmen4Hire Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) I switched this to a general LEGO Pokemon topic since I got carried away haha ============== Here we go, I edited the post with final pics. Suggestions, comments, hatemail, it's all welcome. =============== Features: •Amazing movement! •Mouth opening on command! •Excellent shaping, much fun, beautiful color! •The only pieces not available in LBG are the 4 wedges along the jaw and the 2 wedges on the tail. •The head is hollow, maybe 2 minifigs and a small cat can fit in there... LEGO Steelix by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Steelix by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Steelix Guts by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr LEGO Pokemon by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr Edited June 15, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted May 30, 2019 Author Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) [editing] Edited June 2, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted May 31, 2019 Author Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) [editing] Edited June 2, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 2, 2019 Author Posted June 2, 2019 Updated the first post with final pics. ...It's so cool! Quote
Vindicare Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 This is great. The head is awesome looking & quite menacing. Pretty interesting way you built the body. Quote
TheGlynreaper Posted June 2, 2019 Posted June 2, 2019 truly outstanding a fantastic job , is steelix one of your favourite pokemon Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 2, 2019 Author Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) Thanks, peeps! I'm taking steps to brick build this thing, supposedly it'll cost around $150US. What's killing me that all those 1x2 curved slopes with the snipped corner are about 50 cents a piece, and I used about 100 of them...so it's $50 just for those! This Steelix is about 51cm long, 14cm wide. After giving it a pass to "optimize the build and lots", the total piece count is about 800. @TheGlynreaper I dont have a favorite but I also like Rotom, and that electric bigfoot Electivire Edited June 3, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 2, 2019 Author Posted June 2, 2019 I got bored so I brickbuilt some little buddies for Steelix Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 3, 2019 Author Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) [UPDATE] I ordered almost all the pieces for this thing and it didn't set my wallet on fire...much. After shipping, it averaged out to about 10 cents a piece. The problem is all those darn 1x2 curved slopes with the cut corners...I only ordered 24 of those (out of 114!) because one of the sellers I bought from had a handful for "cheap". Also, are those 1x2 curved slopes ever on the PAB wall? Here's what's left to buy: [UPDATE 2] Whew, one seller had all the joints, they were just a variation. Edited June 3, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 4, 2019 Author Posted June 4, 2019 •Added 3 more pokemon Magnezone is buildable, sweet Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 4, 2019 Author Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) •Added more brickbuilt pokemon to the first post. -------------------- In the interest of making this easier for others to build, I replaced many of the expensive curved slopes. •Replaced many of the slope pieces with a 3x4 wedge piece. •Reduced the part count by about 60 pieces! •Reduced the parts cost by about $40! •And the sections are now ever-so-slightly more rounded and uniform to boot. Steelix V2 by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr Edited June 4, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
corasaur Posted June 4, 2019 Posted June 4, 2019 my god. pokemon were some of the first things i ever tried to MOC when i was like 8, but they were hideous lumps. these turned out great. even minimalist-faceless-nightmare-pika is great. Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 4, 2019 Author Posted June 4, 2019 Thanks bub! I think all our first attempts bordered on nightmare fuel because of limited parts, now is a great time to get into Lego MOCs. Also, I added Scizor to the pic up there! I'm happy that they all look more or less in scale with each other. Quote
yankeecaleb Posted June 4, 2019 Posted June 4, 2019 That’s so cool! I’m currently making a custom Riley Pokémon trainer minifigure, great to see another Pokémon fan! Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 7, 2019 Author Posted June 7, 2019 Cool, I might try waterslide decals for some trainers. And...here's Skarmory! All the brickbuilt Skarmory I've seen online have used older parts; it was time for an upgrade! It's completely buildable too...If you have $26 to spend because of those gold wings haha LEGO Skamory by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 7, 2019 Author Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Added another birb I know the Pokedex says they're only 4 foot tall, but that's nonsense, they should be giant scary legendary creatures haha Edited June 7, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 9, 2019 Author Posted June 9, 2019 Probs the last one I'll post since there's little interest. Flygon [LEGO Pokemon] by Henchmen4Hire, on Flickr Quote
Takanuinuva Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 These are amazing. Could we request a specific Pokemon? Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 10, 2019 Author Posted June 10, 2019 Sure go ahead, no promises it wont look like an abomination though haha Quote
Henchmen4Hire Posted June 10, 2019 Author Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Crobat and Shuckle almost built themselves, there isn't much I can use at this scale that will look okay. (Suggestions welcome for any of these though) Edited June 10, 2019 by Henchmen4Hire Quote
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