I mean, I like the build, there’s nothing wrong there. The weapons are pretty simplistic, which is a good thing. The arms look fantastic, so there’s nothing wrong there.
But the one thing that I just don’t understand is why it’s called “The Engineer”?? What type of engineer is he? What does he design? What does he build? Does he have any tools? Did he build his weapons? I just don’t get a feel for an engineer here at all! Again, just to be clear there is nothing wrong with the build. To me, the name doesn’t fit at all ):
I mean, I assumed he built his robotic arms and has to have the know-how of an engineer in order to maintain such a mechanism.
I actually think engineer fits, he seems like a being who would help design and maintain complex machines, and from the look of this moc, war machines at that. He reminds me of a techmarine from Warhammer 40k. I don’t think the name warrants a four point deduction. If the build is good, and the name doesn’t truly represent the moc, I’d give it a 9 at least, since I still think the moc is really good, even if the concept wasn’t properly represented.
I’m saying this because the builder hasn’t really given much in terms of the story behind the moc, which is understandable if the moc can convey a story by its build alone, and my interpretation is that this “engineer” is a person who maintains war machines, maybe his own, and has built his own robotic arms in order to carry out his tasks. I’m assuming the title was self-proclaimed and maybe the being itself is part-machine or even an android, justifying the need for knowledge of designing, building, and maintaining machinery.
In short, I don’t think misnaming a moc warrants such a low score, especially if the build is impressive. Be that as it may, a name can always be changed as well, if the creator is given a valid reason.
Just to make things clear, I only deducted one point from my score because of the name. I get what you’re saying though, one thing I didn’t point out originally is the similarity to a techmarine from 40k, which is an engineer. But I think the overall look and just the way it’s posed does not give the attitude of an engineer. Sure he may have some knowledge of machine maintenance and he may have built his arms, but to me, he just looks way too stealthy. The black sleek look + plus the posing, makes him look like a very cool assassin, not so much an engineer designing complex machinery.
To me, the concept is just as important as the build. But I guess that comes down to personal opinion!
As an engineering student, I’d say that stealthy assassin works well. Think about it, engineers are smart, they understand cause and effect very well. As such an engineer would know that the best way to accomplish his missions would be with stealth, the ability to go unnoticed reduces the number of variables that must be taken into account while planning.
Nice! Those extra arms are super unique! You’ve got some really solid shaping going on there. And that light is absolutely sick! How’d you do it?
My biggest criticism would have to be how it feels a bit cluttered with all sorts of clashing textures (especially in the lower torso). That combined with the dark color scheme makes it difficult to clearly make out a lot of the details in many of the pics.
The techniques used here are…I don’t want to say sloppy, but a bit messy? However, the end result is just so epic and poses so well that my brain just overlooks it and says “man what a cool MOC”
