getdamonkey Posted April 24, 2013 144 x 128 studs ~40,000 pieces The mosaic is made using stacked transparent plates over a black background. My previous outing in this technique used only trans clear. This mosaic sees the addition of trans red plates to create the background effect and portions of the outer ring of the reactor. Trans clear areas range from 1 to 5 plates thick while trans red areas range from 1 to 3 plates thick. There are some opaque red plates used for the eyes and the center of the reactor. Trans Red was too difficult to see in these areas. This will be coming to NILTC's show at Helen Plum Library in Lombard, IL this weekend (April 27th and 28th) Main view Angled - The contouring is very noticeable around the shoulder harness in this shot. Full album is available here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gandalf the brick Posted April 24, 2013 Amazing! Fantastic likeness to war machine too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legomaster34 Posted April 24, 2013 Wow, that's really good! I really like your technique for layering the transparent plates; I didn't even notice you did that before I read the top of the post! Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tchuk-norst Posted April 24, 2013 This is very good! The technique seems piece consuming, yet most definitely worth it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt Rahmer Posted April 24, 2013 Whoa! Magnific! It must taken time to be built, mosaics are pretty hard to do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Knight Posted April 25, 2013 Wow!! I want it! Fantastic masterpiece Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getdamonkey Posted April 25, 2013 Whoa! Magnific! It must taken time to be built, mosaics are pretty hard to do! It took about 60-80 hours to build which is not too bad given both the piece count and needing to straighten each column of 1x1 plates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leo604 Posted April 25, 2013 That is amazing; awesome job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leewan Posted April 26, 2013 Wow, that's amazing ! And your technique is very interesting, that's a clever idea ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaincloudDustbin Posted April 26, 2013 Pure awesome. So recognisable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robuko Posted April 26, 2013 Beautiful job. Very innovative, and it looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites