Valcry revamp (since the last one used all my parts)

[RedPandalorian]

Hello, dreamers of G3, it is I, the RedPandalorian, who presents a new Valcry, since the old one used waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many parts. After I built him, I quickly realized that my collection was a memory. So, I set out to make a new version (using a parts lot I got on my birthday) that is smaller.

Here is the thumbnail (sorry for the atrocious background in these pics. After decorating for Christmas on November 1st, my photo-shooting areas were taken):

Then, here are the rest of the pictures:

Now, you might notice that the two spikes on the back give him a sort of tail, which I changed later on. Here are some pics of that updated back:

And finally, some notes:

I love that he looks like a Therizinosaurus skeleton. Unintentional, but it fits well.

I got the textures right, with the Mata red being smooth, like armor, and the dark red and dark green being greebled, with loads of grills.

The reason he has a sort of “faded” look on the left leg and arm is that I had some part limitations. It does look cool, and if I didn’t tell you, one might assume it was done on purpose lol.

If I had another set of red HF feet, his feet would be red.

I replaced the tan with dark green, since I have more parts in that color.

The upper arms are unfortunately compromised, so they are using system, which makes them the worst part of the MOC.

This version uses far fewer illegal building techniques than the last one, so I don’t have any warped axles on this version lol.

The claws are orange, which is very reminiscent of nature, where dangerous animals would have bright colors to signify they are deadly.

The white mask looks like a skull. Very cool.

This MOC unfortunately uses several cracked sockets, so he has some stability issues because of that.

The back has blue connectors, which bothers me.

Anyways, tell me what you think! I would love to hear what you like and dislike!

[Au-Plau-Se]

This is a really cool MOC. Also are these red pluses that were used being used as eyes?

[RedPandalorian]

@Au-Plau-Se

This is a really cool MOC. Also are these red pluses that were used being used as eyes?

They are being used to secure the mask. The eye is actually a… unique story. The head was inspired by this:

Prototype Makuta’s brow:

This weird frog (which is why the one eye is INSIDE the mouth)

However, the reason why there is only one eye is because I couldn’t figure out how to give him two lol.

And here is a screenshot with the eye in bright green (so it is more obvious):

I hope this clears things up. While the head is hard to read, it looks mutated, so I like it.

The origin story, which clarifies why he is mutated:

@RedPandalorian

Bohua was once a Fire Toa 80,000 years ago. He was quite agile and, uniquely, didn’t hate water (strange). However, on one fateful night, his destiny was going to change forever… Bohua ventured on a mission to help save a village of Av-Matoran from early versions of the Visorak. But then he was captured. They stunned him and poisoned him with their mutagenic Hordika venom. However, these early Visorak’s venom worked more slowly, so over time, he mutated more and more, and more. Bohua lost most of his mind in this horrid process, but uniquely, he never turned completely evil. He still knows his instinct to protect Matoran, even though they are horrified by him. They gave him the name Valcry, meaning fallen in Matoran.

[Au-Plau-Se]

@RedPandalorian

They are being used to secure the mask. The eye is actually a… unique story. The head was inspired by this:

Prototype Makuta’s brow:

This weird frog (which is why the one eye is INSIDE the mouth)

However, the reason why there is only one eye is because I couldn’t figure out how to give him two lol.

And here is a screenshot with the eye in bright green (so it is more obvious):

I hope this clears things up. While the head is hard to read, it looks mutated, so I like it.

The origin story, which clarifies why he is mutated:

Wait a minute so his eye is in his mouth or he doesn’t have eyes? I am kinda confused right now.

[RedPandalorian]

His eye is in his mouth.

Thanks for showing interest in my MOC! I enjoy the attention…

[Zhyndea]

Ooh! I really like the custom torso; the HF feet are great parts usage. I’m not convinced by the Mata foot–I feel like it sticks out too much–but the waist articulation is good.

I like the pseudoorganic look of his right arm; the orange works quite well with the light grey. By extension, the entire color scheme is nice (the brief splashes of blue and inconsistencies are understandable parts limitations, but do take me out of it), and I particularly like the trans-blue tube on his weapon.

The feet feel a little strange; the HF foot is so clearly a foot that the claws feel more like attachments. Also, while I do like the tube on the chest, it’s also a little odd. Finally, the System arms are, again, understandable parts limitations, but do have clashing textures with the rest of the MOC.

@RedPandalorian

Now, you might notice that the two spikes on the back give him a sort of tail, which I changed later on.

I get why you made the change, and the new version certainly flows better with the body, but I honestly liked the original spikes better.

All in all, great job!

[RedPandalorian]

@Zhyndea

Ooh! I really like the custom torso; the HF feet are great parts usage. I’m not convinced by the Mata foot–I feel like it sticks out too much–but the waist articulation is good.

Thanks! I was originally trying to do a Skybird torso, with the Mata feet interlocking with the Vahki shin, but it looked way too humanoid (and I don’t like using other people’s designs), so I used HF feet, with the Mata foot holding the build together. You see, the nub at the back of the Vahki shin interlocks perfectly with the Mata foot, and the foot itself has axle connections right where the HF feet’s pins are, making a very stable build. Pretty much, all I can do with the Mata foot is change its color in the future.

The articulation is very nice, as you said, with the lack of armor letting this guy move.

@Zhyndea

I like the pseudoorganic look of his right arm; the orange works quite well with the light grey. By extension, the entire color scheme is nice (the brief splashes of blue and inconsistencies are understandable parts limitations, but do take me out of it), and I particularly like the trans-blue tube on his weapon.

Thanks! I like the tube, too…

@Zhyndea

The feet feel a little strange; the HF foot is so clearly a foot that the claws feel more like attachments.

I wanted to use HF feet, specifically because they are so explicitly feet. This hints at the character’s former Toa nature, but with claws sprouting out to show the raw mutation. In the future, I might think of a foot that looks more like it grossly sprouted claws from the inside, but for the time being, I am happy with the current foot.

@Zhyndea

Also, while I do like the tube on the chest, it’s also a little odd.

It might be a little weird, but it was a key characteristic the last Valcry had, so I added it in.

@Zhyndea

the System arms are, again, understandable parts limitations, but do have clashing textures with the rest of the MOC.

I agree, as seen with this:

@RedPandalorian

The upper arms are unfortunately compromised, so they are using system, which makes them the worst part of the MOC.

I tried so hard to keep the textures consistent (since you guys like that), but my collection betrayed me.

@Zhyndea

I get why you made the change, and the new version certainly flows better with the body, but I honestly liked the original spikes better.

I would beg to differ… It is not very much like the MOC to have reptilian spikes and a tail, and it makes the profile look more… tubular? I prefer the upper back spikes for, as you said, the flow, and it is like the previous Valcry.

@Zhyndea

All in all, great job!

Thanks! I love the praise!