Brickdoctor Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Tablescrap minifig custom. Just acquired one of these skeletons with the older ball joint arms, and I was experimenting with attaching various skeleton parts to normal minifig parts. Legs attached with a technique by Tanotrooper. Quote
Big Cam Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Nice, when I see him, I expect to see him lying down against a rock somewhere, not up and ready to fight. Quote
The_Box Posted May 18, 2011 Posted May 18, 2011 Nice. Hoping to see a skeleton army now. How did you attach the arms? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 when I see him, I expect to see him lying down against a rock somewhere, not up and ready to fight. He could be a display piece. Maybe I'll do a Forestman Commander's room, and this can be the bones of a notable Spartan warrior he killed. How did you attach the arms? White rubber band going through the torso. Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Nice purist custom Doc, for some reason it reminds me of the Jason and the Argonauts movie, obviously because of the Spartan-Skeleton combo. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 Nice purist custom Doc, for some reason it reminds me of the Jason and the Argonauts movie, obviously because of the Spartan-Skeleton combo. [snip] I see what you mean. I don't think I was referencing any particular character in doing this, just trying out the best combo of parts I had on my building table at the time, but who knows. Quote
LEGO AFOL Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Tablescrap minifig custom. Just acquired one of these skeletons with the older ball joint arms, and I was experimenting with attaching various skeleton parts to normal minifig parts. Legs attached with a technique by Tanotrooper. It looks like an undead zombies spartan. Good job. Quote
-GZ- Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 For me this classic skull inside the spartan helmet looks like evil alien face... Quote
Solscud007 Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 How does the rubber band go thru the torso? I thought there is a wall of plastic inbetween the two arm holes? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 It looks like an undead zombies spartan. One of the Fantasy-era Castle skeleton faces would've been better for that. How does the rubber band go thru the torso? I thought there is a wall of plastic inbetween the two arm holes? There is. The rubber band is long enough to go under the wall. Quote
Jedi master Brick Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Looks nice. Is it a clue for another moc? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 Looks nice. Is it a clue for another moc? Not intended to be, although I don'y deny the possibility. Quote
Solscud007 Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Very cool. I may try this out for a zombie pirate mod. I have been playing TT Games Lego POTC and they have Zombie Jack with skeleton limbs. This will be perfect. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 20, 2011 Author Posted May 20, 2011 Very cool. I may try this out for a zombie pirate mod. I have been playing TT Games Lego POTC and they have Zombie Jack with skeleton limbs. This will be perfect. Sounds good. Can't wait to see it! Quote
Tanotrooper Posted May 22, 2011 Posted May 22, 2011 Awesome work Brickdoctor! I haven't really thought about using skeleton legs instead of regular legs, but it works out great. Might have to try something similar in the future. TT Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Neat, except... this is a purist custom? I wouldn't have considered removing arms from torsos to be purist... Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 3, 2011 Author Posted June 3, 2011 Neat, except... this is a purist custom? I wouldn't have considered removing arms from torsos to be purist... The definition of 'purist' does vary, but I consider this purist because I haven't modified any pieces, since I consider the basic minifig to be nine parts, not three. Quote
Blondie-Wan Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 The definition of 'purist' does vary, but I consider this purist because I haven't modified any pieces, since I consider the basic minifig to be nine parts, not three. I do see people swap arms and hands and such for their creations all the time, and I've frequently been half-tempted to myself. I just get skittish about it, though - TLG obviously considers a full torso assembly to be a piece, and treats it as such; I was under the impression they weren't really designed to be disassembled and reassembled like any other bricks (even though they can be), and that doing it stresses and damages those pieces. Is this the case? Or can I safely mix and match hands and arms as easily as I do heads, hair/hats, torsos and hips/legs? Also, has any official TLG design ever called for removal of arms or hands from torsos, or legs from hips? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 4, 2011 Author Posted June 4, 2011 I do see people swap arms and hands and such for their creations all the time, and I've frequently been half-tempted to myself. I just get skittish about it, though - TLG obviously considers a full torso assembly to be a piece, and treats it as such; I was under the impression they weren't really designed to be disassembled and reassembled like any other bricks (even though they can be), and that doing it stresses and damages those pieces. Is this the case? Or can I safely mix and match hands and arms as easily as I do heads, hair/hats, torsos and hips/legs? It does stress the pieces, but I haven't had any problems so far. I do avoid doing it with older torsos that have small cracks on the sides, though, and I try to be gentler with CHina-plastic minifigs. (even if they've gotten better, but that's a discussion for another topic) Also, has any official TLG design ever called for removal of arms or hands from torsos, or legs from hips? Not that I know of. Quote
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