wulongti wrote:my next project was going to be a leg upgrade for the Legends OP/Motor Breath but that hasn't gotten beyond a few concept sketches.
What kinda stuff did you have in mind?
It's been suggested that I do some limbs that don't have all the "lego pegs" all over them in order to go for a cooler looking action figure... Ariel Lemon (fakebusker83) suggested that these could easily be worked into drone limbs for devistator or the other upcoming combiners ala PPC style...
I've also been thinking about a torso upgrade to give these figures more bulk in the middle.
thoughts?
Noideaforaname wrote:Wow, those turned out fantastic! Love the ports all over them for potential customization.
Out of curiosity, can a vaguely DotM Devcon-ish pose be achieved with these?:
I'd love to see more Shapeways Kre-O parts, too. More helmets most definitely, though I'd also like to see an alternative set or two of legs. Like a single, "pogo" leg for RotF Rampage and BM Jetstorm, or a single, wheeled leg for RotF Scavenger/Demolishor and BM Thrust (or a single leg that can be used in both "pogo" and wheeled styles; i.e. you just pop a wheel on or off).
wulongti wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:wulongti wrote:
Nice work with the kits!
The base plate Bluestreak is standing on caught my attention. Do you, by any chance, collect Halo Megablock minifigures, and happen to own the unlisted clear variant spartans? Or it could just be an identical plate from another set...
wulongti wrote:Why yes, yes that pose can be achieved
Tresob wrote:I just spent about 45 minutes surfing Shapeways. There are some really cool TF custom pieces up there. (E.g. Ariel's Customs has all of the War for Cybertron weapons...neat!)
Tresob wrote:I noticed that some of the seller's items seemed to have a strange porous texture to them. What setting did you use to order your parts?
Tresob wrote:Also, do the prices include mark-ups by the designer or is Shapeways taking the entire profit?
Tresob wrote:And if someone had a crazy idea to try to make some helmets on their own, how would you recommend they do it? Is there some kind of template for LEGO-compatible headgear? It seems like it would be a pain to design the female-plug on the inside of the helmet...not to mention making sure one left enough room for the face to peer out.
Stormcry wrote:Dear Hasbro or Mega Bloks,
Please hire Wulongti immediately, as they have very obvious talent, and then please market these designs as soon
as possible. Every Transformer/mech/giant robo fan that also
collects lego'esque building blocks will want as many of these
as possible, Lego, don't hire him, you make your kits to expensive these day.
Sincerely, Me.
P.S. In all honesty dude, those are amazing. I would love to own a bajillion of each, in many many colors. I already have custom transformers ideas spawning using those and the mega bloks need for speed and halo lines. Rest assured, come next pay day, I will be ordering atleast one set, if not 5.
Tresob wrote:On a side note, while you are entertaining requests, there is a particular kind of brick I've always wanted to see but have never found.
It would really be handy to have a small, right-angled, one-stud piece with the stud on the hypotenuse and a female bottom face. This brick could then be attached to a plate and the kreon's foot attached to the angled brick so as to make the kreon look like he was running or jumping.
In other words, imagine if the little vent piece that they use for Skorponok's stinger had a stud instead of the vent.
Without such a piece, my kreon's always have to have one leg perpendicular to the ground.
Make that piece in clear plastic, and you would be a mini-fig hero.
Stormcry wrote:Just ordered my first of probably many sets. Just got the plain white, cause well... Still need money for christmas shopping. If you keep expanding your shop, I'm sure to be atleast a once a month customer!
Tresob wrote:Neato!
Now you just have to redesign a waist, legs, arms, and hands, and you've pretty much made yourself an entirely new building toy mini-fig.
Actually, slightly shorter limbs might work really well with your slightly shorter torso to make mini-bots.
raiettei wrote:I am QUITE excited about the things you're promising for the future!
I was a little skeptical, but I took a chance and I'm glad I did. I just received two of these kits last night, a black and a white, and I couldn't be happier with them.
I'll post pictures of my best creation so far later on when I get the chance, but... wow. Keep up the good work!
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