[C-model] 10282 - More stripes, more adidas

[Tomik]

When I was thinking about what else I can build out of adidas Superstar shoe (set 10282) I've got such ideas like space shuttle, Moby Dick (white whale), toilet, dog, panda but none of them have any connection with original model of shoe. Maybe only imperial "Superstar" destroyer took part of its name...

 

...then I've got it! I remembered 90's when I was going to Vietnamese marketplaces with my parents to buy clothes. It was right after collapse of iron courtain and we finally got western goods so we were able to buy branded clothes, shoes, electronics and so on in Czech Republic. I can remember that original adidas T-shirt costed about 1500 Czech crowns and it was much money if you take account of average monthly salary being about 10000 Czech crowns. So who couldn't afford it looked for cheaper alternatives in Vietnamese marketplaces. You could buy similar T-shirt for 300 crowns there. Of course it was not original but fake with better or worse quality. And there were those vendors who were trying to sell you their goods with minimum knowledge of Czech language so you could hear something like:

Vendor: "Sir, sir, buy T-shirt adidas, quality very well!"

Customer: "But it has four stripes instead of three!?"

Vendor: "More stripes, more adidas!"

Remembering phrase "more stripes, more adidas" I've built zebra which is definitely more adidas than original shoe!   

It is static model (same as original shoe) and only moving part is its tail. Even though proportions are little bit cartoonish (big head, small body, thick legs) it is very cute and recognizable. The best part of model is head. I used little bit of SNOT techniques to build snout that even features nostrils, 1x1 quarter tiles make cool eyes and mane is connected by ball joints and hinges. It could be better if it had more stripes but amount of black parts is very limited in donor set. Building instructions will be available soon.

[Shiva]

Nice :)

[Polarlicht]

A Zebra would have been a better set than a shoe

[Tomik]

16 hours ago, Polarlicht said:

A Zebra would have been a better set than a shoe

Thank you for your comment. I agree with you. Anyway this set is good parts pack so I will try to build more things from it.

[Tomik]

Building instructions are available for sale at rebrickable.com now. I also gave little face to zebra so it has one more stripe and rounded belly.