My first ever M.O.C. based on the Warframe enemy of the same name. The build of it isn’t anything too intricate, but it does work which is what I was going for. Manics are heavy units of the Grineer faction that have the ability to teleport quickly, swipe at players with sharp claws and even pounce on players to drain their health quickly. The most trouble I had with the M.O.C. is the hands. It took some consideration to figure out what to do with them, but what I have for them I am pleased with. I tried to go for as accurate as possible to the enemy, but I think I got pretty close.
This is what I used for reference:
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I will be honest, this does not remind me of a Grineer at all…still a decent Moc, albeit a bit too simple.
I was going for a simple but works kind of concept for the build. As for accuracy: let’s be honest, nothing is 100% accurate to it’s source material. I mainly saw Onua’s new mask from 2015 and thought it looked similar to masks worn by Grineer, namely the manic. So I started the build from there and the end result I’m pleased with.
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Mask doesn’t pull off the Manic very well at all. I love the way you implemented the skull masks to the back to imitate the Manic’s very similar array, though.
Shame Manics stopped being intimidating to me twelve Mastery ranks again.
As stated, wasn’t going for 100% accuracy, but am pleased with how close I got. Sadly manics seem to have stopped spawning often after some updates. They do appear here and there, but not very often.
I get them quite frequently at 15 minutes into the Draco survival on Ceres. Go ahead and give it a shot, you might get lucky!
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Honestly, despite how simple this MOC is, I really like it. I’ve always loved the designs of Manic enemies in Warframe, and you’ve done a pretty respectable MOC up of one of my favorite enemies. I really love how you managed to get all 6 skulls on the back, like the source has. Overall pretty nice.
Also if you’re looking for manics
I’m not sure what MR you are or how long you’ve been playing, but running the Law of Retribution raid is guaranteed to spawn manics, as many as 5+ at a time from what I’ve seen.
Other than that, apparently Draco survival is good for them like @Ekorak said.
Hope you manage to get some manics! ^^
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I’m mastery rank 19 and have been playing since near the end of the Nova Prime access. I’m not necessarily looking for them, it’s just something I’ve noticed.
Also thanks for the feedback. For me I try to go for a simple but works concept in terms of the build, which I’m very pleased with.
This is really weird, but I like it.
I’ve always liked the design of the Grineer Manics, and I think that this is a pretty nice portrayal of one. I especially like how you managed to integrate the Skull Villain masks onto the back.
I only have a couple of issues with this MOC:
The claws are a bit large and awkward. I would personally advise using the Hydraxon hand method- or at least using the claw pieces on his fingers as thumbs as well.
The other issue I had is that the MOC is missing the white highlights that Grineer Manics use.
Overall, though, I quite like this MOC.
Onua 2016 as Onua 2001
Not bad. If only I could connect to the warframe servers…
As stated that hands I had most trouble with. The original intention was to use the hydraxon method of hands but couldn’t find the right pieces, so I had to use what I could work with. As for the white highlight, the only white I know of on the manic are the masks on the back, unless there are some parts I don’t notice.
I suppose I remembered wrong.
I thought they had more white on them, but upon looking it up, it appears I was wrong.