AlexGdD
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Hi all, I've worked on those Drill Missiles ! Not as elegant as I wished (they are not articulated) but it was the most compact system I could think of. And while I was at it, I worked on Mazinger's other weapons : The Missile Punch ! The Iron Cutters ! And the Reinforced Punch ! Hope you like them ;)
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Ah ! Ah ! Interesting challenge ! I'll try to find an elegant way to fold the forearm and get Mazinger into firing position ! I'll post the result when done !
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Hi all, I'm still working on my "Lego Nagai" collection, this time I've prototyped my version of Getter 1, another 70's super robot originally designed by Go Nagai of Mazinger / Grendizer / Cutey Honey / Devilman fame. The cartoon showed three jets that could combine, and according to the combining order, the resulting robot would be more suited to certain tasks. The transformation is practically impossible in real life so I've skipped the possibility with my 20cm figure. But I might still work on Getter 2 and 3 when the mood takes me ! Here are some pics : I tried and built a version with a more rounded face and more "holes", as in the original cartoon (for robot's eyes and pilot's cockpit) but the robot ended up looking like an ugly machine from Matrix, so I came back to my semi-cyclops 4-petal plate ! And a special version to say "enough with war !" - Getter is not carrying his "Getter Tomahawk" club / axe this time : The Flickr album is here : Hope you like it. Enjoy !
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Hi all, here's another giant robot I've just finished planning in 3D. It's Gaiking, another great super robot design by Go Nagai. In 70's France we did not get the cartoon, so when the toy appeared, it was usually used a as villain against our beloved Goldorak (Grendizer) ! Gaiking combines three vehicles to form a formidable robot, in a very similar way to Big Dai X - another design by Go Nagai. (Check my earlier post with Big Dai X MOC). Gaiking can be equipped with more powerful arms and legs in "Power Up" mode : And of course my MOC can be displayed in Gattai (combine sequence) mode : You can see other pics in my Flickr Gallery : Enjoy !
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Thanks ! It's great indeed and I could spend a few hours browsing !
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Grrrreat job - and congrats on parking my dream car in front of the hotel (Lambo Countach, superbly rendered ! )
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Hi all, here's another classic Go Nagai robot I had a lot of fun building (virtually for the moment, I need to order all those red parts now !). Very happy with all the rotating cannons and grilles, and the robot can actually transform / separate into 3 vehicles ! Here's how it's decomposed in 3 sub elements : And the 3 vehicles in flight mode : Here's a link to my MOC Big Dai X gallery ! Hope you like it. Enjoy !
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It's only foolish when you realise how much these old toys are worth nowadays !!!
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WOW ! That's the only word I can think of to express my admiration. Wow, wow, wow ! Fantastic job !
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Funny because my childhood hero is Grendizer, I mean forever !!! So I'm very glad Great Mazinger gets your approval ! Thanks ;)
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Hi all, well... Geihlen asked for a Great Mazinger after seeing my Grendizer MOC earlier, so there it is ! and in a less thunderous pose : My Flickr album is here : Enjoy !
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Hi all, thanks a lot for your compliments !!! I've just updated my build to look sexier - I removed two shoulder joints. It's not much less poseable but now Grendizer looks more fit - no more "square" torso !!! I did the same for powerful enemy Golgoth 7 / Gin-Gin : Hope you like the mods !
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Thanks for the compliment ! I've just updated my build with two less shoulder joints. It's a bit less poseable (can't cross arms anymore) but the overall look is more muscular / sexier ! And the updated Garada K7 for those who like a Very Bad Guy : More updated pics on the Flickr album ! Enjoy !
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Thanks Professor !
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Hi all, After posting pics of my childhood hero Grendizer, I'm sharing some of his cousin Mazinger Z ! He's one of the most famous giant robots of Japan, and I tried to get his proportions right while maintaining great posing value, with joints on all the important places - it's been a challenging build ! I'm very happy with the result - so much that I made some adversaries for him, such as Doublas M2 : When the fight gets very intense, Mazinger can suffer - Here's what he looks like, inspired by the fight he lead in his final episode : And I'like to share a special version I made, inspired by the proposal seen on the Lego Car Blog to build in yellow and blue, which prompted me to make a symbolic gesture to support democracy : The fight is hard. War is ugly. But these cartoons - Mazinger, Grendizer - taught us life is more important than everything. And freedom is paramount. You can see more pics on my Flickr album ! Alexandre
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Hi all, Two years ago my girlfriend's son challenged me to build a 20cm Goldorak (Grendizer), my TV hero from 1978. I first believed it would be impossible, as I remember vividly trying to build a good-looking one with the parts available in the late 70s - fat chance ! So in 2020, I started browsing the Net for Grendizer and Mazinger MOCs, as well as other mechas for inspiration. I loved the models built by Len_d69, samsky76, Marco de Bon, Andrea Chaipella, Kaho82, Moko, but none was capturing the proportions of my hero to my satisfaction. After many, many hours of prototyping with real- and virtual- bricks (thanks MLCad, I love you), I could offer the boy his own Lego Grendizer for his Birthday. One year later, I've discovered how to make renderings with Blender so I can make clean pics of my creations... (it takes so long making real photos) so here's a selection. The figure stands 20cm tall, with a lot of articulations giving a lot of posing value. Here's a little fight to prove the point : Here are some of the baddies (Golgoths in French) he can fight with : ... and here's an ally in the form of his buddy Mazinger (I'll make a post for this one, who is much more famous than Grendizer ;-). You can see more on my Grendizer album ! Enjoy, Alexandre
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Hi all, My name is Alexandre and I'm a French guy living near Bordeaux. I came back to Lego at 40 when I wanted to study the feasibility of a 3-wheels tilting machine, and discovered the joys of prototyping with MLCad and ordering tiny parts all over the world through Bricklink. I built the real-size 3 wheeler and it handled as per the Lego model, i.e. imperfectly ! But it was a great project to work on. I'm 48 now. I don't play with Lego often but when I do it can become... obsessive. I tend to build things that inspired me as a kid, trying to be faithful with their proportions. I've just discovered Blender and it's a delight to be able to make super clean pics as takings real photos of Lego can be a pain. I'll be happy to show you my builds in the appropriate sections (I still have to learn) ! I'm overjoyed with joining a place with so much inspirational work ! Cheers, Alexandre
