Tips To Start MOCing

[legomaster1378]

Anyone have some advice to build custom legs?

In my experience, TECHNIC is usually the way to go. Generally it's best to start with larger parts that have lots of connection points. Like these:

[Omega_Tahu]

Legomaster1378's advice is pretty solid, but if you want to have more CCBS having something more like this helps:

[Hawkflight]

If you have more G1 parts, go with legomaster's advice. That's what I did for about two years. When I started making my MOCs a lot more CCBS oriented, I went in the vein that Omega_Tahu suggested, although I personally use the clip holes more than I do balljoints for attaching CCBS plates.

[Ghosty]

Like these:

The third one is perfect for thighs

[Pohatuisawesome]

Thanks

Bionicle Moc Alicia slave of the dark hunters

that's not how human articulation works.

Bionicle Moc Alicia slave of the dark hunters

the lack of a neck bugs me and the lower body have some odd proportions.

It will save me from my moc

[Omega_Tahu]

It will save me from my moc

Thing is, that's how it moves. I don't know of any animal that has double jointed knees

[Pohatuisawesome]

She is not supposed to be a human and I could have done better poses with her

[Omega_Tahu]

She is not supposed to be a human and I could have done better poses with her

Ok, still no animal I know of moves like that, and good poses help a lot. anyways, probably off topic.

[Pohatuisawesome]

But toa mata have the worlds best poses?

[HewksDKowlihad]

criticism is just white noise

[Hawkflight]

criticism is just white noise

only until you get your ears checked, n00b

[HewksDKowlihad]

i can't hear you i need to get my ears checked

[Waj]

A post was merged into an existing topic: HowTo: MOC Tutorials

[robloxabcd4]

I managed to figure out a great way to give female MOCs uhhh good chests.....
because i lack the space to take photos of one of them this will be a LOT harder to explain (i am not cool enough to have figured out how to use this on a more complex MOC i just use it on inika builds cause thats how i discovered it)

It uses the Metru Matoran body piece and 2 of the long pins (found pictures on internet i didnt take these) By putting 2 of the pins in the top 2 holes of the chest piece it allows it to be put onto the inika torso (that wasnt as hard as i thought it would be) Another way to make your female MOC look a little more feminine is to use boh rok feet in my opinion they look kind of like high heels. I find it best to use them with same color shin pieces to make them kind of look like boots..I dont know but thats how i make most of my female Bionicles I dont make huge amazing MOCs because i lack the amount of pieces to make amazing complex characters though every once in a while i make a complex ish MOC but ya thats just a few tips on how to make your inika or any other moc look more feminine

[Samtastictogo]

Amen to that

[OraNui]

We all forgot a very important tip. Don't start huge flame wars directing your hatred to a guy reviewing your MOC on YouTube just because he gave some critique.

[TeslaEffect]

Dont get intimidated by other MOCers and their creations. Their MOC babies maybe more detailed, more complex, and or a lot larger, but remember that your MOC baby is YOUR BABY, cerish it and love it despite anything. Nurture it and help it develop, one day that baby might run for MOC President or be a MOC Astronaut.

[Samtastictogo]

AMEN TO THAT​

[Fidda]

just do like me and use cloth to hide the gaps and bad build of the mocs

[Samtastictogo]

In my time MOCing, I've changed a lot. I've gone through different phases. At one point I hated the hand peices they introduced in the glatorian series. At another I thought it was herecy to mix ccbs with bionicle parts. But something I've learned is that generally speaking, you want a good system parts to technic parts ratio. Typically, my MOCs look better the fewer ball joints and armor plates they have. For instance, here's a couple of MOCs I'm getting ready to upload to the boards (the one on the right isn't finished yet.)

Personally, I'm happier with the one on the right so far than I am with the one on the left, primarily because it's extremely difficult to go beyond basic only using bionicle/ccbs parts. You can do some creative things if you have an absolute MOTHERLOAD of parts or you buy stuff on bricklink all the time, but I don't have that option, and neither do a lot of beginners and amateurs.