I think I get what you’re saying, let me back it up with some examples.
Sokoda, by Sokoda: super intricate, lots of small details filling out every conceivable gap.
Zhun, by Gilahu: fairly detailed, but still simple enough to where it could reasonably be a bigger G1 set.
Vekaron, by me: aside from the height, this could pass for a canister set. It’s a unique build, but fairly simple.
None of these mocs are bad. They’re just varying degrees of complexity, and thus have a somewhat different aesthetic to them.
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