Eris, the Eagle Princess

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This looks beautiful! I like the shaping of the torso armor, those parts come together very nicely. However my favorite part is probably the beak, the slopes are simple but effective.
How robust is the figure? It does look a little fragile in some areas, particularily the wings and ankles.

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Hey LegoDavid, cool to see you a moc from you on here after so long. I think there’s a lot of great ideas here, and some are executed phenomenally (like almost everything about that upper torso design in terms of shaping and color). That said, I think the legs, while a neat idea in theory, just look a little too flimsy compared to the scale of the rest of the build, and the wings themselves kinda just look like feathered rectangles as opposed to actual wings.

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A lot of the ideas here are pretty blatantly taken directly from this, the lower legs especially are nearly completely identical

That aside, there are some aspects I think you’ve improved compared to it, like the hands and the armour shaping. I do think the legs look very disproportionate and tiny now that you’ve increased the size of her torso so massively, they’re almost certainly too short and also even thinner than the originals despite holding up a larger frame.

The wings are a nice idea in concept, but I feel they look a bit too gappy and boxy. Could probably do with a bit more mass and shaping

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I’ll admit that I prioritized looks over stability, so it’s not very robust. Some parts tend to fall off, particularly the fur piece on the left side of the torso, and the two dark blue feather elements used on the skirt. The feet tend to not support the whole weight of the figure so if you move it too much it will fall over, however if you pose it carefully, and don’t touch it, it can still stand upright without falling. The wings however are connected pretty well and I haven’t had issues with them specifically.

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Ok, may I ask for a photo of the torso’s inner construction? Would love to see how it all goes together, I can’t really think of a way how the Zamor sphere is staying in place.

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Unfortantely I won’t be able to do that, I was only at home for a few days and in the meantime built this MOC. I have already left again and my MOC was left at home.

I used this piece:

Those small edges that are used to connect the wheel to the wheelbarrow frame can actually connect with those small holes that you have in the zamor spheres. It’s a surprsingly strudy connection that if you didn’t know any better you’d think was specifically made for those two pieces.

EDIT

@Bioman I just came back home, here is a photo of the torso inner construction just in case you’re still curious about it:

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The legs being literal bird legs is weird when the rest of the moc is so bulky.