Subterranean Sun

[---Vertea---]

This guy took me a good several weeks. I think I did good for my first big model. The feet are a little lame, yes, but they do work with the look. For those of you wondering: Those gray things on his head are his eyes.

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His right arm(with dark blue pipe) is his primary phase cannon. It is his most powerful weapon, but requires a minute charge for every five shots.

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His left arm has several heat-seeking missiles, a laser artillery cannon, and a moving turret-like drill blaster. The canisters on his arms serve as an exhaust for his guns, as they create quite a bit of waste heat. If needed, the exhaust canisters can store the energy and release it in a heated blast.

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His back holds an engine salvaged from an old Mining vehicle and equipped with twin radar nodes capable of small bursts of EMP. Later, the machine would go on to create a reactor sun to be contained on his back canister. It now serves as an everlasting power source and a weapon capable of mass destruction(though only in dire need).

Nodes

Eternal Sun Engine

His personality is... odd. He likes the silence of the deep underground cavern that is his home, but enjoys the sound of others talking, though he rarely speaks himself. Despite his firepower, he prefers to think first and shoot as a last resort. When he DOES fight, it is usually quite the brawl-a spectacle to behold and kudos to any bystander that's still standing when it's over. His intelligence is not what he would like it to be, but it is still a tad above average. He hopes to someday have his chance to fulfill his purpose, but until then, he ditifully guards the underground from all who dare plunder.

Gallry(when Public)

Enjoy, and pleeeease comment!

Edited May 2, 2009 by Hinckley
photos too large, please keep under 800 pixels wide. Thanks.

[Brickthing]

I like the overall shape of the MOC, and I love the chest build and creative head. It's a pity those tri-joint things don't come in trans.

I don't it complies with BBCC53's hand requirement though. Gun-hands aren't allowed.

The buzzdroid on the back is a bit distracting, but the engine on top of it is

The feet could do with some brighter red and orange, because the black and dark-red make it hide away from the rest of the MOC.

One photography tip - On this picture you should take it from further away and zoom in, because there the flash didn't cover all the model.

I also like the lower nozzle of the second gun hand.

I recommend you to keep experimenting with bigger MOCs, because you'll learn a lot of new techniques to keep the MOCs stable, and they always look epic in the end because of their size.

[---Vertea---]

I like the overall shape of the MOC, and I love the chest build and creative head. It's a pity those tri-joint things don't come in trans.

I don't it complies with BBCC53's hand requirement though. Gun-hands aren't allowed.

The buzzdroid on the back is a bit distracting, but the engine on top of it is

The feet could do with some brighter red and orange, because the black and dark-red make it hide away from the rest of the MOC.

One photography tip - On this picture you should take it from further away and zoom in, because there the flash didn't cover all the model.

I also like the lower nozzle of the second gun hand.

I recommend you to keep experimenting with bigger MOCs, because you'll learn a lot of new techniques to keep the MOCs stable, and they always look epic in the end because of their size.

Many thanks! Yeah... Not the finest thing to come out of BZP, but I'm gettin' there. I think it's pretty okay for a first. The gun-hands were my favourite part since I finally had a use for the Robo-Rider chassis. And the head is DEFINITELY gonna appear again. It's just too freaky!

Glad you like it!

Oh, and I personally HATE the feet. I'm really terrible at feet, legs and waists. Any tips?

[Brickthing]

Many thanks! Yeah... Not the finest thing to come out of BZP, but I'm gettin' there. I think it's pretty okay for a first. The gun-hands were my favourite part since I finally had a use for the Robo-Rider chassis. And the head is DEFINITELY gonna appear again. It's just too freaky!

Glad you like it!

Oh, and I personally HATE the feet. I'm really terrible at feet, legs and waists. Any tips?

For feet, copy of the official titan sets at first, because those are a decent scale are quite stable. Otherwise, I've found that Mata and Hordika torsos make neat feet, as I've done on two of my BBCC mechs. Mata Torso work well for shins or thighs as well IMO. For waists, I typically start with a Inika/Piraka Torso piece or Metru hips, then I bulk it up with random armour parts and stabilisers similar to the ones in Takanuva or Icarax.

[ILikePi]

Can you please resize the pictures? They're extremely huge.

Even though I'm not into Bionicle, I really like what you made. All those different colors of red and orange make this look cool.