JINZONINGEN73 Posted October 28, 2005 Posted October 28, 2005 Hmm... I thought all of those mermaid examples were a bit too bricky. I picture something "softer", like using a green minifig cape as the tail then brainstorming the rest. Something... simple. ::doesn't have parts, so can't moc it:: Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 28, 2005 Author Governor Posted October 28, 2005 ::doesn't have parts, so can't moc it:: Oh darn, I was going to ask you to provide an example! Looks like you'll have to scour BrickLink right away. :-D But I do agree that they look a bit "blocky", still this is what thread is all about -MOC Mermaids! Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted October 28, 2005 Posted October 28, 2005 Now now, having the mindset that "moc" has to mean "bricky" is what gets people slaps in the face. :D Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 28, 2005 Author Governor Posted October 28, 2005 And who adminsters these slaps? Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted October 28, 2005 Posted October 28, 2005 And who adminsters these slaps? http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=102063 Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 28, 2005 Author Governor Posted October 28, 2005 Yes, that thing does look very slappy indeed with all those tentacles... Quote
metallifreak44 Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 I always thought a cool idea for a Pirate set would be something to do with a shipwrecked Pirate or something who hallucinates a mermaid. And, a good looking one, not a fishy one like in Harry Potter. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted October 31, 2005 Author Governor Posted October 31, 2005 A good looking mermaid? Errrrr... What does a good looking mermaid look like? Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 This one by a cleverly humorous japanese guy on Brickshelf made me laugh: http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=149092 Quote
snefroe Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 I always thought a cool idea for a Pirate set would be something to do with a shipwrecked Pirate or something who hallucinates a mermaid. And, a good looking one, not a fishy one like in Harry Potter. first, i don't have mermaids, nor do i expect to buy one in future, unless the set is ridiculously cheap, but: 1) i would use a mermaid in a pirate set only as a statue on the bow of a ship, like that pirate of the first pirate ship, ... but a lot better... i'm not sure how i would do that, but i might use these things: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=554 and put them between the torso and the tail, if that's possible... i would also change the head... 2) i've been trying to read the weird discussion on how a mermaid would stand up, or how the lego version stands up... Bare in mind, a mermaid doesn't stand up like we do (they live in the sea, remember?). but if they were to come to land, they would crawl on the ground, and use the tail to move forward. they would not stand up and be supported by the tail... so if the lego minifig can't stand up it's only because it's a perfect replica of the real thing! :P Quote
Dreamweb Posted November 1, 2005 Posted November 1, 2005 I don't think a mermaid would stand on the straight tail just like in the Harry Potter set, however I can imagine her sitting on it on the bottom of the sea or even on the shore. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted November 3, 2005 Author Governor Posted November 3, 2005 2) i've been trying to read the weird discussion on how a mermaid would stand up, or how the lego version stands up... Bare in mind, a mermaid doesn't stand up like we do (they live in the sea, remember?). but if they were to come to land, they would crawl on the ground, and use the tail to move forward. they would not stand up and be supported by the tail... You mean like an albino fur seal? Quote
ghoulrealm Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 This was the first minifig moc I thought of when I saw the merpoeple set. I've had made the minifig moc a while ago, but made the shell vig for this post. I'll most likely use her for a ship figurehead. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 8, 2006 Author Governor Posted July 8, 2006 If its of a piratical nature then by all means create a new thread for it and we'll discuss it! Quote
ghoulrealm Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 If its of a piratical nature then by all means create a new thread for it and we'll discuss it! Most of my mocs are are of a nautical nature, but not nessesaraly pirate, imperial or islanders. I'm curious where we should draw the line here? for exp. the chinese junks (the chinese certainly had pirates but I don't consider these part of the pirate theme. Or the sea life such as my version of the kraken... operlaping into vikings but can be used in a pirate moc. And ships like cogs or Biremes...should they be posted as threads within 'LEGO History & Adventure' or 'Your Own Creations'? Concerning the mermaid I'll post a thread as soon as I have some more pics, likley tomarrow. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 8, 2006 Author Governor Posted July 8, 2006 Technically Vikings didn't have Krakens,.. From Wikipedia... The name Kraken never appears in the Norse sagas. However, there are corresponding sea monsters, such as two creatures called hafgufa and lyngbakr described in Quote
Captain Roger Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 ghoulrealm, your version of the mermaid is really cool! But I don't like the kraken so much because it seems a robot or a spacial ship with that colors Quote
oo7 Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 But I don't like the kraken so much because it seems a robot or a spacial ship with that colors yes it does, that's probably becuase the top of the head is taken strait out of this set I like the mermaid. Quote
Sean Posted July 8, 2006 Posted July 8, 2006 yeah, that mermaid is pretty cool. Is that out of a particular set? Quote
oo7 Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 yeah, that mermaid is pretty cool. Is that out of a particular set? If you read Ghoulrealm's first sentence, "This was the first minifig moc I thought of when saw the merpoeple set." it tells you that this was using peices from "the merpeople set" whitch refers to the HP "Rescue from the Merpeople" set, but yet this is still his MOC becuase he modified the mermaid with slave leah parts from the SW Jabba's Palace set. Quote
Sean Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 If you read Ghoulrealm's first sentence, "This was the first minifig moc I thought of when saw the merpoeple set." it tells you that this was using peices from "the merpeople set" whitch refers to the HP "Rescue from the Merpeople" set, but yet this is still his MOC becuase he modified the mermaid with slave leah parts from the SW Jabba's Palace set. Ah, well that makes more sense now. Thanks for pointing that out 007. And I now also see how vastly improved the mermaid is from the one in the set. Quote
Dreamweb Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Some time ago I bought a few old-style minifigs. While experimenting with them, I suddenly remembered this thread. So now, over 1,5 years after we started discussing the Lego mermaid issue, I finally have some custom mermaids for you! *sweet* :) :-P I think it's an interesting alternative to that specialised mermaid-tail brick. The left mermaid has a custom torso I found and downloaded from Brickshelf once. Unfortunately I can't find it now, so I can't tell you who the author is, but I'll try to find it again when I have some more time. Quote
Tanotrooper Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 great idea. I think the HP mermaid head looks like kiva from megas xlr... TT Quote
Wout Posted July 21, 2007 Posted July 21, 2007 Very nice solution Dreamweb, it looks good. But they also now stand on their tailes (but if they were underwater it wouldn't be strange) Quote
Capn Frank Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 That's a pretty cool idea for those old leg assemblies *y* P Quote
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