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[mrkgoo]

Thanks for the comments.

Like I said I'm unlikely to go with the band kit. I'm just not happy with the build itself.

But toying around some more, here's something I do like... so maybe, just maybe.... (sorry I promise I'll consolidate my posts when I have chosen my final entry, but i am feeling this is the one):

Robot Jaguar (obviously influenced by Voltron!):
https://flic.kr/p/Hjrb6N

It's close to fully poseable (including neck, jaw, all four paws, shoulders, hip, knees, and tail), although I'm a bit gutted I couldn't find a way to make "elbows" bend:

https://flic.kr/p/HmTfxD

https://flic.kr/p/HjrahJ

Back view:
https://flic.kr/p/HmTf4c

And I sort of got it to fit a minifig (console is in the cockpit) - I say sort of because it can't close when there's someone inside:

https://flic.kr/p/GxtqNF

Edit: taking images out for offical entry below.

 

[Jables Swan]

Thanks for the comments (not that I'm fishing for them, I just like to show builds as I go).

Like I said I'm unlikely to go with the band kit. I'm just not happy with the build itself.

But toying around some more, here's something I do like... so maybe, just maybe.... (sorry I promise I'll consolidate my posts when I have chosen my final entry, but i am feeling this is the one):

Robot Jaguar (obviously influenced by Voltron!):

-snip-

Fantastic. Voltron like. Love it.

 

[Llyrwenne]

I'd almost say there should be a bonus creativity prize for you, mrkgoo. Love how you just keep coming up with new stuff. <3 Seeing the creativity from all the people here has definitely rekindled my love for LEGO. A robot dog, spaceships, a dragonfly, a mech, cars, a band kit, birds, a windmill, a tiny pirate ship, tiny tanks, a hovercraft and a solar vehicle; so many things to make with just one set, and we're not even done yet.

 

[mrkgoo]

Ok, making this my official entry. I've played a round a lot with this set now and there've been a few models I really like, some that probably would be more appreciated than this one, but this is the one I liked the most myself in how it was made. This has been really fun, though and the entries this time around have truly been inspiring!

I actually felt the pieces in this set were a bit more limiting than previous sets used but that has only brought out even more imagination, in my opinion! Thanks to everyone who has participated and those that have taken the time to look as well.

Took some better pictures.

Robot Jaguar:

Mostly poseable - neck, jaw, shoulders, 4 paws, knees, hips, and tail. Couldn't get the elbows to bend. Total disclosure -the model is actually a bit flimsy at parts, because I had to sort of cheat to get enough joints in. That said I didn't use all the SNOT enablers so maybe more work could be done...

Influenced by Voltron of course!


Headshot


Rear view:


Can fit a minifig...but only sort of - it can't close :


Unused pieces:


PS: going to go back and edit out the images of my previous post to keep things a bit cleaner.

Llyrwenne: I think it's totally fun when on a budget to keep sets intact and just play around with the one set. after building lots of stuff, you get a 'feel' for the set and what you can do. I wonder how other people approach inspiration for things like this. I look at the pieces and just think what I can do with some of the more awkward ones. Probably the main pieces I focused on were the lack of cheese slopes, but a ton of the 1x2 cheeseslope-like pieces and the larger awkward wedge shapes (which always looked like thighs to me).

Also, props to you Llyrwenne, because your technique with the grey panel with clips to the canopy is where I got that little manoeuvre from! Someone said back a bit that it's always great to see submissions, because you always learn something. So true!


edit: Bonus pic from LDD - I wanted to build it in there so I can remember how i did it after I disassemble it... had to substitute a few parts that didn't seem to be available in LDD, and modify 1 part that LDD wouldn't allow me to place (probably because parts overlap). I modified the real model to be similar - it's probably better actually.

pic

 

[iosefe]

ok, thats amazing. if it's voted by a panel of prize donors, you would get my space slug

 

[ghostmind]

I'm not planning on entering this MOC contest, but I have been thinking up a prize to add to the pool.


How about a full set of 2013 seasonal polybags.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I'm not planning on entering this MOC contest, but I have been thinking up a prize to add to the pool.


How about a full set of 2013 seasonal polybags.

HEY, NOW!

 

[mrkgoo]

Sorry, I...I...I couldn't help myself (not an official entry, just messing about some more):

https://flic.kr/p/GEGRRu

https://flic.kr/p/GEGRDL

https://flic.kr/p/HAmHCn

edit: I was wondering if LDD would let me assemble it digitally...and it did except one part, which could easily be modified. I'm always surprised at the loads of type of connections it allows you to do!

 

[theaface]

Pack it up folks, we're done here.

Great job!

 

[Blizzard]

Darnit, how am I supposed to do an amazing shark entry when you're taking all the ideas unofficially?

 

[mrkgoo]

Darnit, how am I supposed to do an amazing shark entry when you're taking all the ideas unofficially?

Yeah, sorry... Couldn't help myself still playing. I think that's why we're not really supposed to post non-entries... I'll edit them out.

For me it's all about execution, though. I would love to see you take on any model, regardless!

 

[Llyrwenne]

Added a few more bits and pieces and now submitting this as my final entry.

From above :

The tail :

Underside :

Spare parts + Stand :

 

[toythatkills]

That picture of your spare pieces might win you a bonus point for being one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen

 

[octobot]

Some amazing entries so far. Here is my more conventional entry

Main shot of Space Racer(?) with stand and unused pieces

Cockpit with controls and seat

Engine and underside detail

 

[Crispy75]

NOT MY ENTRY ANY MORE!

http://i.urlur.com/PQaaVcR.jpg

http://i.urlur.com/4XMCtfd.jpg

http://i.urlur.com/wOOaxJf.jpg

http://i.urlur.com/BPfOXrr.jpg

No artificial aids now

http://i.urlur.com/7MrzGVI.jpg

Lots left over!

EDIT: Down to 5 pics now

 

[Jasoneyu]

Some amazing entries so far. Here is my more conventional entry

Main shot of Space Racer(?) with stand and unused pieces

Cockpit with controls and seat

Engine and underside detail

you may need to add the direct Imgur links for your entry.

Nice crispy, I made some final changes to my model, I need to get going on posting the final images.

 

[Blizzard]

Some amazing entries so far. Here is my more conventional entry

Main shot of Space Racer(?) with stand and unused pieces

Cockpit with controls and seat

Engine and underside detail

I don't think you can embed imgur links like that -- they aren't showing up for me. *edit* Beaten already, sorry!

 

[Llyrwenne]

Yeah, those pictures not appearing here either.

My Final Form

http://i.imgur.com/PQaaVcR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4XMCtfd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wOOaxJf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7Hmtdt1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/oAjy2jw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BPfOXrr.jpg

No artificial aids now

http://i.imgur.com/7MrzGVI.jpg

Lots left over!

Might want to remove two pics ( OP says "Each entry should contain no more than 5 pictures including one that also shows the pile of left over parts." ), but I don't know how strict we're gonna be with that.

Still love it, especially love all the articulation in the wing joints and that lovely stud-less body. <3

 

[PalaceBrother]

The good news is that I finally tracked down the set a couple of weeks ago.

The bad news is that I've been flying between Phoenix, Austin, Orlando & home (Toronto) pretty much the whole time so no submission from me. This contest has really brought out some amazing entries though. Cannot wait to vote!

 

[Jimbro72]

The good news is that I finally tracked down the set a couple of weeks ago.

The bad news is that I've been flying between Phoenix, Austin, Orlando & home (Toronto) pretty much the whole time so no submission from me. This contest has really brought out some amazing entries though. Cannot wait to vote!

There is another week left in the contest. Surely you can whip up something in that amount of time!

I suppose I should get around to taking and posting pics of mine since its been done for a couple of weeks and I'm done trying to tweak it.

 

[PalaceBrother]

There is another week left in the contest. Surely you can whip up something in that amount of time!

I suppose I should get around to taking and posting pics of mine since its been done for a couple of weeks and I'm done trying to tweak it.

I thought today was the last day! Whoops.

Alright, I know what I'm doing this weekend.

 

[Crispy75]

I thought today was the deadline too

I am unlikely to find any time to do any further work, so my entry stands.

 

[octobot]

Fixed images!

Some amazing entries so far. Here is my more conventional entry

Main shot of Space Racer(?) with stand and unused pieces

Cockpit with controls and seat

Engine and underside detail

 

[iosefe]

th voting process is gonna be difficult

 

[mrkgoo]

th voting process is gonna be difficult

I know what you mean. I love lego ships!

 

[Kerned]

Link to the album

This is the first time I have built LEGO bricks without directions since I was a kid. It was super fun, and I'm sure I'll be doing this again on my own sometime soon.

Since I love spaceships, I wanted to build a spaceship of some sort. I set a personal challenge for myself to use every piece in the box, including spares, but to still have a cohesive and interesting design. I didn't want to slap extra pieces on just for the sake of using them. I'm happy with the results and I hope people enjoy it!

The front landing gear folds up. The model sort of fits a Minifig, but the cockpit doesn't close neatly. These pics are large, so watch yourself.

I don't have any spare pieces to take a photo of, so I made a box mockup.

 

[iosefe]

SPACESHIP!

 

[mrkgoo]

Link to the album

This is the first time I have built LEGO bricks without directions since I was a kid. It was super fun, and I'm sure I'll be doing this again on my own sometime soon.

Since I love spaceships, I wanted to build a spaceship of some sort. I set a personal challenge for myself to use every piece in the box, including spares, but to still have a cohesive and interesting design. I didn't want to slap extra pieces on just for the sake of using them. I'm happy with the results and I hope people enjoy it!

The front landing gear folds up. The model sort of fits a Minifig, but the cockpit doesn't close neatly. These pics are large, so watch yourself.



I don't have any spare pieces to take a photo of, so I made a box mockup.

You know, it was the first MOC contest here that propelled me back into the Lego buying scene...

Last I played with Lego was around the release of the first Star Wars Lego sets.

 

[Crispy75]

Oh damn. Inspiration just struck hard. 5 days till the deadline... Dare I try it?

EDIT:

I don't have any spare pieces to take a photo of, so I made a box mockup.

FYI, 10-year-old me is already pestering my mother for this set.

 

[mrkgoo]

Oh damn. Inspiration just struck hard. 5 days till the deadline... Dare I try it?

Yes.

 

[Llyrwenne]

Oh damn. Inspiration just struck hard. 5 days till the deadline... Dare I try it?

No! :<

Yes.

Oh, owkay then. .w.

 

[Crispy75]

I'll have to take some nice photos (with different poses) and compare, but I think I may have to change my entry.

http://i.imgur.com/kgZ3yzD.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cXIahK3.jpg

Just looking at these, I can see some bits that need tweaking, especially around the eyes and tentacles.

 

[SillyEskimo]

That squid is amazing. You should be very proud of that.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I'll have to take some nice photos (with different poses) and compare, but I think I may have to change my entry.

Just looking at these, I can see some bits that need tweaking, especially around the eyes and tentacles.

Whoa. That is crazy good.

I have barely done anything with the set. Too many other things going on, and haven't felt completely inspired. But the bar is still set high by so many great entries in here.

That is fantastic work.

Perhaps the work should be entitled, "Why not Zoidberg?"

 

[mrkgoo]

I'll have to take some nice photos (with different poses) and compare, but I think I may have to change my entry.

Just looking at these, I can see some bits that need tweaking, especially around the eyes and tentacles.

Lol nice! I like how there are enough of those cheese slope like pieces to make each tendril.

 

[Blizzard]

The rules are, first person to post a finished official build wins, right?

I'm determined to do the 3 official models before I make something custom. I only bought 1 set so there will be lots of disassembly though.

I do recommend people build this one! It's pretty solid and looks nice. The landing gear folds up.

I finally finished the other two models. I finished all 3, winning the race. Right? Right???

If I get a custom entry created I shall post it.

 

[Chezzymann]

Awesome stuff guys! We got less than 3 days left so if you want to make something there's still plenty of time! I'm gonna work on something today

 

[ninge]

Squid is amazing

 

[Crispy75]

Squid

squid

Call yourselves cephalopodologists? XD

It`s a cuttlefish.

You can tell because it has 8 "arms" and 2 "tentacles"

The whole head is posable. Here it is streamlined for swimming

And here it is head down, feeling around for food.

Cuttlefish can change their colours in amazing ways. I previously tried to repesent this with random splots of white, but it just looked ugly, so I went for this symmetrical pattern instead.

Parts left over, plus the stand I used for photos.

I MEAN IT THIS TIME, THIS IS MY FINAL ENTRY.

 

[Kerned]

The cuttlefish is awesome, and I LOVE the "underwater" setting.

 

[Blizzard]

I did my entire entry from scratch last night. I'm going to be super tired, but it was fun and I hope to see another of these contests in a few months!

I wanted to do something unusual, and I liked the idea of using all the parts. I think I ended up accomplishing both goals, and I used 100% of parts including the extras. I don't know that it's GOOD, but it's unusual.

Ancient Ones' Temple (official entry post)

With no left-over parts, Kerned graciously let me use their box art template. I spent way too much time with my amateur editing skills just trying to trim the edges.

 

[whatsinaname]

Man, some great entries in here.

Official Entry: Carnival Ride. I tried to recreate a theme park ride.

Has a ticket counter, steps and turnstile.

(And it "works!").

Used a fairly small percent of the parts. Maybe I should try to create a companion merry-go-round or something.

 

[Kerned]

Raising the bar with an animated gif entry!

 

[mrkgoo]

I did my entire entry from scratch last night. I'm going to be super tired, but it was fun and I hope to see another of these contests in a few months!

I wanted to do something unusual, and I liked the idea of using all the parts. I think I ended up accomplishing both goals, and I used 100% of parts including the extras. I don't know that it's GOOD, but it's unusual.

Ancient Ones' Temple (official entry post)

With no left-over parts, Kerned graciously let me use their box art template. I spent way too much time with my amateur editing skills just trying to trim the edges.

Love the little robot thing.

And cuttlefish is great. I like how the circular plate is used to form shape.

Something about these contests I love is how it ropes some people into buying Lego again long term (myself included). *evil laugh*

 

[Crispy75]

All my lego got banished to under our bed when I became a dad. It's nice to flex the old fingers

 

[mrkgoo]

All my lego got banished to under our bed when I became a dad. It's nice to flex the old fingers

Lol ditto. Then my daughter got older and now we play together. Then my an came and it shifted around again. Lol

 

[iosefe]

Man, some great entries in here.

Official Entry: Carnival Ride. I tried to recreate a theme park ride.



Has a ticket counter, steps and turnstile.



(And it "works!").

Used a fairly small percent of the parts. Maybe I should try to create a companion merry-go-round or something.

oh my god

 

[:Motorbass]

Man, some great entries in here.

Official Entry: Carnival Ride. I tried to recreate a theme park ride.

Whaaat I also made a carnival ride. Planned to do a gif as well Good job! Taking the pics tonight.

 

[Mdk7]

Call yourselves cephalopodologists? XD

It`s a cuttlefish.

You can tell because it has 8 "arms" and 2 "tentacles"

The whole head is posable. Here it is streamlined for swimming

And here it is head down, feeling around for food.

Cuttlefish can change their colours in amazing ways. I previously tried to repesent this with random splots of white, but it just looked ugly, so I went for this symmetrical pattern instead.

Parts left over, plus the stand I used for photos.

I MEAN IT THIS TIME, THIS IS MY FINAL ENTRY.

That is BEAUTIFUL.

 

[Chezzymann]

Ugh I can't think of anything and I don't want to destroy the plane lol since it looks so nice. I'll try to do something tonight just to participate though. And I gotta restate this: yalls stuff is AMAZING!