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[MOC] the open backed dress

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Just a little experimental build to flex my MOC muscles. I picked up my first Ninjago set in ages yesterday 'cause I liked the main build, and was inspired by the weird, very-specialised spinjitzu spinner piece, so everything else got built around that. Even the most idiosyncratic piece is still compatible with the system these days.

It was nice and sunny, so I couldn't resist taking the photos outside. ^u^

All the photos I uploaded are embedded in this post, but if you want to see them in the source resolution my Flickr album is right here. Thanks for lookin'!

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Even if the MOC was inspired by the spinner, I think the car hood stands out most to me. Very seamless execution all around!

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The spinner piece will forever look like a skirt to me now...

Such a simple build, but absolutely amazing! :thumbup: :laugh:

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9 hours ago, Mitch Henry said:

Even if the MOC was inspired by the spinner, I think the car hood stands out most to me. Very seamless execution all around!

Thank you a lot! :D When I started playing around with the spinner, I was looking around for parts to complete the form in my head - the little blue car on my desk was the perfect complement to round her off (literally). Perhaps it'd be more accurate to say this is an exploration of unsystematic parts within the system, something I definitely want to continue with given how rewarding making her was...

 

9 hours ago, ExeSandbox said:

The spinner piece will forever look like a skirt to me now...

Such a simple build, but absolutely amazing! :thumbup: :laugh:

Gosh, it's a good sign that my build was strong enough to alter what you thought of the part. ^u^;; the kind words are absolutely appreciated!

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Amazing! Really expressive, and very clever part use throughout!

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15 minutes ago, Aanchir said:

Amazing! Really expressive, and very clever part use throughout!

aaaaaaa thank you!! ^u^ Seeing PAIGE in your signature reminds me that she might have been a subconscious influence, given I've seen your posts around in quite a few places in my few months on this site so far.

It's nowhere near her scale or realism, and the spinjitzu part necessitated a clothed figure, but both are an attempt to capture a feminine form in bricks - so you liking my build feels extra special as a result c:

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Wow this is an amazing MOC, I love her face build, though is it fragile? where did you get the chest piece.

Also that Ninjago tornado piece comes in many colors, it's cool that it's able to be incorporate d into builds like this

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2 hours ago, Thedarkmaster2 said:

Wow this is an amazing MOC, I love her face build, though is it fragile? where did you get the chest piece.

Also that Ninjago tornado piece comes in many colors, it's cool that it's able to be incorporate d into builds like this

Thank you!

The face build is not fragile - the plates all work together quite nicely. There are two weak single-stud connections in the wider build, but they're a necessity of using the spinner piece - there's only two studs inside it at the base, and they require the insertion of two seperate parts with a gap between them - so the legs are connected via stacked single-stud round plates and cylinders.

The chest piece comes from the LEGO Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog pack's miniature car build!

It would make a fun series of characters all wearing pretty dresses, but I have no further intention of picking up other Ninjago stuff this wave. If others wanted to experiment, though, it might be nice! :D

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On 7/23/2019 at 11:41 AM, toastergrl said:

there's only two studs inside it at the base, and they require the insertion of two seperate parts with a gap between them - so the legs are connected via stacked single-stud round plates and cylinders.

Oh okay, is that a legal build?

On 7/23/2019 at 11:41 AM, toastergrl said:

The chest piece comes from the LEGO Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog pack's miniature car build!

Ah thanks for the clarification, I really wanted to know :)

On 7/23/2019 at 11:41 AM, toastergrl said:

It would make a fun series of characters all wearing pretty dresses, but I have no further intention of picking up other Ninjago stuff this wave. If others wanted to experiment, though, it might be nice! :D

which set did you get specifically?

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On 7/24/2019 at 3:36 AM, Tim_AZ said:

This is an excellent little build.  Well done

Thank you! ^u^

 

On 7/25/2019 at 2:35 PM, Thedarkmaster2 said:

Oh okay, is that a legal build?

Ah thanks for the clarification, I really wanted to know :)

which set did you get specifically?

Probably not. And I got 70673 Shuricopter.

 

On 7/25/2019 at 2:40 PM, Lego David said:

Lol, my brother has already used the spinner piece as a dress in one of his MOCs before you... 

That's cool! Has he shown it off anywhere? It'd be nice to see different approaches to the same basic concept c:

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On 7/26/2019 at 2:12 PM, toastergrl said:

Probably not. And I got 70673 Shuricopter.

Ah cool. I thought that set had a cool Ice General samurai figure

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That's pretty cool. I like the use of the car hood piece. Isn't it from there Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog fun pack? That's at least where I got mine. The colors blend extremely well together as well. Love it! :thumbup:

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That was a clever idea to use that piece as a dress. The moc looks great. I have been looking at those Ninjago parts and trying to think of something to do with them. If I ever need a dress for an moc I must give this a try.

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