Hello again friends on TTV boards!
It’s very good to Hagah’s final vote has began! I’ve so waited the time!
And I’ve finished my new MOC!
“Krekka! You just woke up every Toa for kios around. A Toa of Fire has spotted your team and you’re about to be the guest of honor at a Dark Hunter bake. What are you going to do?” “Smash him?” — Nidhiki and Krekka
For parts that particularly difficult to reproduce for size&shape of the piece, I’ve expelled circumstances about it once from my head, and reexamined the nuances of the design with my drawing note before building.
Therefore, the impression is similar even using different pieces!
Thank you @Gilahu !
I’m glad to you said so! I think CCBS also useful if take care when using.
And about thumbs, the reason is this piece(white).
I used this piece on his arm, and the thumbs’s base has overlap on its connection points.
And If I use BJ, its bulge pushes the piece, and it gives always strong load damage to piece.
And this connection is also special, but unlike Krakua’s arm etc., this piece does not actually collide and enough to rotate 90 degrees even if it is connected to the BJ socket in this way.(I think you can understand it if you try it)
For these reasons, I thought this connection was essentially less damaging to each pieces.
Thank you @TheChronicler !
yes, I love Miramax-Krekka too!
Because I feel his design is a perfect contrast to Nidhiki: one was like a slender insect monster and the other was a muscular, relatively simple Humanoid. I love this concept!
Ah, yeah, I see. The axle hole is below the thumb, not the pin hole. With the pin hole it might work with a balljoint, but obviously you need the axle holes where they are.
This mainly came to my attention because I tried this, too, a few days ago and found the result rather unsatisfactory. The piece looks like it fits, but I can’t help but feel that leaving it in there for long or rotating it a lot will still result in a little bit of damage.
If you just want to display it, it is absolutely the better choice in this configuration, though.
This is my opinion, but when the parts are “strongly” combined with each other, there is load and damage anyway.
This is also the reason why old BJ Sockets that have never been illegally connected are damaged, so in the end, “holding strongly” means “colliding with each other”.
The same is true for what is considered an “non-illegal connection”. This is a simple physics topic.
And in this case, since the connector is a soft resin part, even if there is a collision inside (I don’t feel so though), the connector side will be slightly deformed to mitigate the damage. It is almost an invisible transformation. And because it is soft, it does not “break” like hard resin.
I remember your advice helped to making my Tuyet better, and I’m very grateful to you!
But after all, at least in this case, you have your way of building, and I have my way of building.
I’m very happy if you understand this!
P.S.
(By the way, I try to refrain from illegal connections on Canon Contest-MOC as possible, aside from 3DPrinted Mask. Since this is not an Entry MOC, I am weakening such self-regulation than usual! )
Eljay: Voting is on!
Bonkfans: Hold that thought, Bukkey posted something.
In all seriousness, this looks fantastic! The intricate and thought out part useage, proportions and detailing is just exceptional!
Your MOCs are truely something to aspire to, mixing complexity with simplicity. And I kind of want to build them all…
Great job!
Well, of course, I tend to post MOCs as the contest progresses. because I think that the MOC may has be seen by many people, and I might be able to add a little firewood to the excitements of the contest!
Anyway,
A famous Japanese designer says, “What is really finished is always in a simple shape.”
I don’t necessarily agree with this term because I also like complex designs, but it’s true that this idea can be very useful!
Therefore, I always pay attention to the balance of complexity and simple shapes!
