The Mugbearer

The Hagah were an elite group of Toa assigned to Makuta Teridax. When his betrayal was uncovered, the six went rogue. All of them, except for Norik and Iruini, were captured and mutated by Roodaka into Rahagah. Norik and Iruini lasted a little longer before surrendering to the Vortixx and succumbing to her powers. The following designs are based off Demitsorou's drawings, particularly this Toa Hagah lineup. Norik, a Toa of Fire, was the leader of the Toa Hagah, Possessing infinite patience, unusual for a Toa of Fire, Norik was an exemplary leader and a hero. He wears the Great Kanohi Pehkui, Mask of Diminishment. Bomonga, a Toa of Earth, was the deputy leader of the Toa Hagah. He used to be a quiet type, preferring to work alone and employing stealth tactics. Despite that, got famous for wrangling a Tahtorak Dragon by using his Mask Power to become as large as the beast itself. Bomonga wears the Great Mask of Growth, shaped after Great Kanohi Hau. Iruini, a Toa of Air, may seem grim and even cynical, but deep inside he cares a great deal about his teammates. He used to be the only Toa Hagah to ever raise a concern over Rahi, showing his devotion to the safety of the Matoran. Iruini wears the Great Kanohi Kualsi, Mask of Quick Travel. Kualus, a Toa of Ice. Always eloquent and classy, even as mutated Rahagah, Kualus enjoyed the company of avian Rahi. He wears the Great Kanohi Mask of Rahi Control shaped after Great Rau. Gaaki, a Toa of Water, wears a Great Mask of Clairvoyance, shaped after Noble Kanohi Ruru. The mask has an unfortunate habit of activating on its own and impose great stress on its wielder, which made Teridax’s betrayal all that much painful for Toa Gaaki. Pouks, a Toa of Stone. He’s loud and boisterous and believes in direct approaches in everything, which makes him come off as brutally honest at times. Pouks wears the Great Mask of Emulation, shaped after Great Kanohi Elda. All models are made in Lego Digital Designer, rendered in POV-Ray and post-processed in Adobe Photoshop.

Here's a couple of renders I did on my machine, the settings are not through the roof, I just wanted good-looking pictures.

Back in 2000 a gaming company called TalonSoft have released a Real Time Strategy called "Metal Fatigue". Its most prominent feature was giant customizeable mechs called ComBots. Each of the three factions - the so-called CorpoNations - had a unique set of ComBot parts they could produce. RimTech was focused on balanced combat, having a variety of kinetic- and energy-based defenses and weapons, such as beam swords and force shields. Mil-Agro boasted heavy and brutal melee weaponry and was rigged towards dealing with energy-based attacks. Neuropa Limited made kinetic defense, stealth and energy-based weaponry their domain. Along with unique weapons and - somewhat - unique miscellaneous units, each CorpoNation sported unique visual design, especially for their ComBots: I used to be a huge fan of the game, so I couldn't pass on an opportunity to build ComBots for each of the faction. For reference, here is how the ComBots look like on the official CG art of the game:

There are two things I wish Bluerender would allow me to do: Transparent backgrounds. Although, this admittedly may be the limit of the rendering engine in on itself, compared to POV-Ray. I could tell Bluerender if I want a clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation animation.

I mean LDD has some pretty long tubes if I wanna make a longer railing. The setup I am using just doesn't take a lot of space and it's also important. As for clip pieces, it doesn't really matter as long as it has the clip and can be slid along the bar. Thanks everyone! I was kind of thinking of creating a series of short tips and tricks vids but I don't have a lot of them to be honest.

I have decided to record a little trick I am using in LDD to finely position my MOCs. I hope you'll find it useful.

Hello, where can I report a crash that I don't know what to do with?I guess this place is as good as any...

@Ravelino Thanks for the detailed feedback. I could make the piece I used translucent to be honest, nothing stops me. I just decided I don't want to. Well unfortunately there's no chance that would ever happen. :P

Thanks, but... this is not a mech? And it is an actual two-barreled shotgun?

The Doom Slayer (DOOM) by Artemiy Karpinskiy, on Flickr

Hello good people and welcome to my MOC Instructions Shop! First of all, a brief introduction: My name is Art, I am a LEGO enthusiast from Russia, known across the interwebs as TheMugbearer, TheDudeWithACup and CrashSanders. I do digital LEGO MOCs for several years now, a it has become a little bit more than a hobby since then. Several years ago I made a LEGO CUUSOO project about the FTL: Faster Than Light, an award-winning rogue-like videogame. While the project itself didn't get approved, it gained enough attention so that there was a demand for the instructions of the models that were proposed in the project. For this purpose I have recently joined forces with a skilled PDF maker to bring forth the long-awaited instructions booklets. Most of the MOCs that have been committed to PDF instructions are microscale spaceships, mostly because of the FTL project. So here's what I am offering at the moment: (disclaimer: the offered goods are PDF instructions, the preview images on Cubebrush serve only as a demonstration) FTL Bundle MEGA This is the "ultimate" bundle containing instructions for all of the micro-ships from "FTL: Faster Than Light". Cubebrush link: http://cbr.sh/9hgp8h Price: $25 Contents: PDF Instructions and Bricklink Wishlist XMLs of the following models: LEGO FTL #001 "The Kestrel" (Kestrel Cruiser, treated as a free bonus) LEGO FTL #002 "The Gila Monster" (Mantis Cruiser) LEGO FTL #003 "The Osprey" (Federation Cruiser) LEGO FTL #004 "The Nesasio" (Stealth Cruiser) LEGO FTL #005 "The Torus" (Engi Cruiser) LEGO FTL #006 "The Adjudicator" (Zoltan Cruiser) LEGO FTL #007 "The Bulwark" (Rock Cruiser) LEGO FTL #008 "The Man Of War" (Slug Cruiser) LEGO FTL #009 "The Kruos" (Lanius Cruiser) FTL Bundle #1 This smaller bundle offers three out of eight micro-ships from "FTL: Faster Than Light" Cubebrush link: http://cbr.sh/gc7uq3 Price: $9 Contents: PDF Instructions and Bricklink Wishlist XMLs of the following models: LEGO FTL #001 "The Kestrel" (Kestrel Cruiser, treated as a free bonus) LEGO FTL #003 "The Osprey" (Federation Cruiser) LEGO FTL #004 "The Nesasio" (Stealth Cruiser) LEGO FTL #008 "The Man Of War" (Slug Cruiser) FTL Bundle #2 This smaller bundle offers three out of eight micro-ships from "FTL: Faster Than Light" Cubebrush link: http://cbr.sh/30jvhv Price: $9 Contents: PDF Instructions and Bricklink Wishlist XMLs of the following models: LEGO FTL #001 "The Kestrel" (Kestrel Cruiser, treated as a free bonus) LEGO FTL #005 "The Torus" (Engi Cruiser) LEGO FTL #007 "The Bulwark" (Rock Cruiser) LEGO FTL #009 "The Kruos" (Lanius Cruiser) FTL Bundle #3 This smaller bundle offers two out of eight micro-ships from "FTL: Faster Than Light" Cubebrush link: http://cbr.sh/wwl1f2 Price: $9 Contents: PDF Instructions and Bricklink Wishlist XMLs of the following models: LEGO FTL #001 "The Kestrel" (Kestrel Cruiser, treated as a free bonus) LEGO FTL #005 "The Torus" (Engi Cruiser) LEGO FTL #007 "The Bulwark" (Rock Cruiser) LEGO FTL #009 "The Kruos" (Lanius Cruiser) Additionally, every FTL ship PDF is available separately for $5 each (except for The Kestrel). See my Cubebrush store for more: https://cubebrush.co/themugbearer Police VTOL This PDF booklet is the result of a selection made by one of my Flickr followers. The original digital MOC can be found here: https://flic.kr/p/fwwV4D Cubebrush link: http://cbr.sh/uko63k Price: $15 Contents: PDF Instructions and Bricklink Wishlist XML of the Police VTOL model. Light Tank Bundle This bundle of instructions was an experiment proposed by my partner: two models inspired by a timeless RTS classic "Total Annihilation" bundled together in a "battle pack". Cubebrush link: http://cbr.sh/n7o6is Price: $10 Contents: PDF Instructions and Bricklink Wishlist XMLs for the following models: Blue Light Tank (inspired by ARM Flash) Red Light Tank (inspired by CORE Instigator) If you want to keep up with the updates to my products, please consider following me on Cubebrush! Feel free to ask any questions about my store or my products here or via PM. Thank you and have a nice day!

Lockon Commander (Mobile Frame Zero) by Artemiy Karpinskiy, on Flickr This is an upscaled Lockon-type Frame from popular fan-created LEGO wargame “Mobile Frame Zero”. The Lockon Frame is created by Vitor Faria.

Thank you! And I totally agree that Axiom Verge is an amazing game! Gotta love this alien biomechanical environment!

Trace (Axiom Verge) by Artemiy Karpinskiy, on Flickr Trace is the main protagonist of the videogame Axiom Verge, a pixel-styled metroidvania that was created by a single person as a "love letter" to Super Metroid. Trace was a scientist in a laser lab stationed in New Mexico. One day some sort of malfunction occurred, bringing down the lab along with science team, including Trace. Next thing he knew, he awakened in a strange, alien place, to the voice of a stranger who introduced herself as Elsenova. Armed with nothing but a biomechanical Axiom Disruptor gun and Elsenova's voice, Trace must find his way back home... Shoutout to Demitsorou for post-processing the original render. They've knocked it out of the park lol.

The Jackal (Warframe) by Artemiy Karpinskiy, on Flickr