Actionfigure Posted September 7, 2016 Hello , as I promised: a new animal. It´s a new version of a blue and gold macaw. This time it´s a life-size model of a macaw. It is about 78 cm tall. An adult blue and gold macaw can be even bigger, but it was difficult enough to make this thing stable (just with bricks). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morgoth924 Posted September 7, 2016 Very well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRBricks Posted September 8, 2016 Wow! Just amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carebear Posted September 8, 2016 Love It!!! Great Work!!! Greetings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotundus Posted September 8, 2016 Nice work. I like the use of LEGO cordage to make the face details. Outstanding! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deraven Posted September 8, 2016 Really great! I like the use of the tail on the small branch to help stabilize everything, and the work on the face striping and all the SNOT there is excellent. Bravo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Borex Posted September 8, 2016 Very great work once again. His face is also great with the small black stripes in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Actionfigure Posted September 8, 2016 Very well done! Thank you! Wow! Just amazing! Thank you very much! Love It!!! Great Work!!! Greetings Thank you very much! Nice work. I like the use of LEGO cordage to make the face details. Outstanding! Thank you! It wasn´t easy to manage all strings at the same time! Really great! I like the use of the tail on the small branch to help stabilize everything, and the work on the face striping and all the SNOT there is excellent. Bravo! Thank you! Needless to say, that it took some time until it became stable enough! Very great work once again. His face is also great with the small black stripes in it. Thank you very much! A macaw has a difficult size for Lego. (eyes, face-feathers etc.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaddyBricksplitter Posted September 8, 2016 Brilliant as usual. One question I have is, you don't seem to go in for smoothing the edges of shapes with parts like cheese slopes or curves. Is this a style choice? Does it not work visually to do that with a build of this scale? I have never attempted something so large so I am curious about the building techniques involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Actionfigure Posted September 9, 2016 Brilliant as usual. One question I have is, you don't seem to go in for smoothing the edges of shapes with parts like cheese slopes or curves. Is this a style choice? Does it not work visually to do that with a build of this scale? I have never attempted something so large so I am curious about the building techniques involved. Thank you Paddy! Well, in my oppinion, if you use graded/ staged/ stepped bricks (I am not a native speaker ) for bigger surfaces and shapes, it´s a more homogene impression than slopes or curved bricks. The simple brick seems more angular, but the overall impression is smooter for big Mocs. And you have more capability to form the shape. The slopes are more limited. But that applies to big elements. For details, I prefer special bricks like slopes and curves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eve nightfall Posted September 9, 2016 Wow, I am really impressed! I love the colors and all the details! I am new to EB and now I have to look what you did before! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Actionfigure Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Wow, I am really impressed! I love the colors and all the details! I am new to EB and now I have to look what you did before! Thank you very much! You can find my Mocs also on flickr https://www.flickr.c...s/134907510@N05 and on mocpages http://www.moc-pages...home.php/112830 Edited September 10, 2016 by Actionfigure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaddyBricksplitter Posted September 12, 2016 Thank you Paddy! Well, in my oppinion, if you use graded/ staged/ stepped bricks (I am not a native speaker ) for bigger surfaces and shapes, it´s a more homogene impression than slopes or curved bricks. The simple brick seems more angular, but the overall impression is smooter for big Mocs. And you have more capability to form the shape. The slopes are more limited. But that applies to big elements. For details, I prefer special bricks like slopes and curves. Very interesting. That makes sense. Thanks for the details Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
