Idris: Makutoa of Flaming Psionics (Self-Moc)

Hello everyone! I have been hinting at this guy for a long time so here he is!


This is Idris. For some information, Idris is a fusion of both a Toa of Psionice and a Makuta of Fire after they fought and died in a special pool of protodermis. He has a sort of conflicted personality, but because he has been taught by the Toa, he fights valiantly alongside them. Now onto the pics!

He originally had a jetpack on his back, but it made the cape look odd, so I removed it.

He wields the mighty sword, The Seventh Star. This sword was forged in the fires of the red star, and was gifted to him from Mata Nui.

Bro fist with his best friend, Takanuva the Mask Bearer.

Size comparison. He stands at almost 11 inches.

Comments and Critique are welcome! Thanks!

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Very bulky and messy. Those back upper legs are an eyesore. Not a fan of the colour scheme. Epic sword

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Yeah, I’ve been trying to clean those up, while also trying to cover up all of the exposed legs. Any suggestions?
UPDATE: I tried to make the backs of the legs as smooth as possible.


Is this better @TheMoltenKing?

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Looks it to me yeah

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Looks really…bulky. The lion head is also a bit weird.

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I was going for a guy wearing a lot of armor. I am going to try making a custom head for him, but I can’t seem to find any inspiration yet.

Cool Moc, but it looks like he’s wearing too much armour, like he can barely move in it. I suggest you remove some of the shin armour and extend its neck and ankles. Still its a good moc.

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Kina strange, but I like it overall!

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I am using an extra large CCBS torso for it. I don’t really want to take it all apart and try to create my own custom torso because I’m not all that good at that.

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I thought this was Idris

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Oh my gosh I had no idea!

the colour scheme works surprisingly well in my eyes

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Not really a fan of mixing the trans blue and trans orange but I get the vibe you were going for. That said, he’s probably a bit too bulky and the upper legs are just kinda strange.

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I forgot to mention that. Those are cannons that were fused to his legs. I do understand that he is a bit bulky, but which part should I lower the bulk in?
@Rockho thanks!

y’see you’re looking for a specific part

but it’s a yes no question and the answer is “yes”

I’m…not going to go full out. I don’t have time to even. However, the only thing I actually like are the lower legs. Everything else - while I suppose it does what you were going for - just feels slapped together in an attempt to make something as bulky as physically possible.

also if we wanted to get more technical, the color blocking AND layering is completely dead

lastly and completely unrelated to the MOC’s design

######this doesn’t actually exist

Let me just say, in my defense, that I don’t really have any G1 parts. I got into constraction with Hero Factory, and I only collected about two sets each year. I am trying my best to make the CCBS parts work in a similar fashion to G1 parts. I do understand though that it is a bit bulky and messy, but I’m just trying to do my best with what I’ve got.

That’s fair. My apologies if I’m a bit harsh. My biggest issue with this I suppose is that it’s overly complex to the point of detriment. In my personal opinion, you could pull off the look far better by simply using a regular old CCBS frame and some custom armor attachments.

I will add onto the end however, that aside from the odd placements, I quite like the colors. They shouldn’t work but they kinda do.

The funny thing is, this is a standard CCBS frame. It’s an extra large torso with the longer limb pieces to make him look larger. I get what you’re trying to say, but what do you mean by some custom armor attachments?

Interesting. I hadn’t noticed that but indeed, he’s just completely made off a CCBS frame. That makes it actually a little bit more impressive, although it doesn’t quite excuse the overall messy and overly bulky appearance, to me at least.

What I mean by “custom armor” is quite simple - it’s armor that’s not designed to be armor, but is then used in such a way that it interacts with actual armor pieces in a way others don’t.

However, it seems from your earlier descriptions that you may not have the parts I immediately think of for designs like that, so I’m not sure what can be done.

Well, Thanks so much @Ekorak. I’ll probably posting a V2 WIP sometime soon. Thanks for your help!

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