viracocha Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) DRAGON Creation of an evil genius - a synthesis of genetics and technology - the dragon. Functions: 1. Open/close jaws. 2. Movable legs. 3. It flaps its wings when turning large gear! Dragon by vir-a-cocha, on Flickr Dragon by vir-a-cocha, on Flickr Dragon by vir-a-cocha, on Flickr The flame was added by the my son request. dragon 5 by vir-a-cocha, on Flickr It is made of 191 parts. dragon 6 by vir-a-cocha, on Flickr Edited July 16, 2014 by viracocha Quote
Zerobricks Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Different, but not in a bad way. Got a video of its wings moving? Quote
viracocha Posted June 29, 2014 Author Posted June 29, 2014 Thank you guys! It is my first experience with lego technic. The majority of technic parts are from system or creator sets. But my son is getting older and soon I think it will be fixed The video will be soon, when I borrow the camera and learn how to use it. Quote
rollermonkey Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 My 4YO daughter says that you need 'hands' otherwise it isn't a dragon. Quote
viracocha Posted June 30, 2014 Author Posted June 30, 2014 My 4YO daughter says that you need 'hands' otherwise it isn't a dragon. The dragon's anatomy was the theme of the discussion with my 5 years old son too! He also want dragon with hands. But my argument was that on Earth we have animals with 4 limbs. Consider dragon as a bird or a bat, the wings are the upper limbs. You can see shoulders and fingers with claws. In the end he agreed, but asked me to add fire from the dragon's mouth for persuasiveness. Will have to do so. Maybe your daughter will accept this compromise also. Quote
kieran Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Looking forward to the video, very nice model static as well Quote
anton1678 Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 The dragon's anatomy was the theme of the discussion with my 5 years old son too! He also want dragon with hands. But my argument was that on Earth we have animals with 4 limbs. Consider dragon as a bird or a bat, the wings are the upper limbs. You can see shoulders and fingers with claws. In the end he agreed, but asked me to add fire from the dragon's mouth for persuasiveness. Will have to do so. Maybe your daughter will accept this compromise also. Insects have legs and wings, and ants with wings have 6 legs and wings, ants without have 6 legs and no wings. No-one has ever proved that a dragon isn't an insect, so it could have 'hands' Quote
viracocha Posted July 1, 2014 Author Posted July 1, 2014 Insects have legs and wings, and ants with wings have 6 legs and wings, ants without have 6 legs and no wings. No-one has ever proved that a dragon isn't an insect, so it could have 'hands' Thank you for the comment. To my opinion the dragons are close to reptiles. No reptiles on the Earth present or ancient has 6 limbs. There are flying lizards but their wings is a fake. Strictly speaking they are transformed ribs. Quote
Lordofdragonss Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 And there are people who say Speedors shells are not creative! I really like how you did tail- wheels+frame look great toghether! Quote
viracocha Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 And there are people who say Speedors shells are not creative! I really like how you did tail- wheels+frame look great toghether! Thank you, Lordofdragonss! The Speedors shells were starting point. I have put them together some day and it looked like head of the dragon. It also gave the colour scheme of the body. Quote
viracocha Posted July 6, 2014 Author Posted July 6, 2014 The entry is ready! The photo with flames, the photo of parts and video were added. Quote
legomuppet9 Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Maybe you could increase the axle of the linkage by one stud so the extremes of movement aren't as horizontal/90° down? Or is this just the angle on the video? Quote
samurai-turtle Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 My 4YO daughter says that you need 'hands' otherwise it isn't a dragon. I think it is closer to a Wyvern than a Dragon. Great use of the speedorz parts. Quote
viracocha Posted July 8, 2014 Author Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) I think it is closer to a Wyvern than a Dragon. I'm glad that we decided with the breed of the dragon! Thank you samuraiturtle, I have forgotten the word "Wyvern" Edited July 8, 2014 by viracocha Quote
A Plastic Infinity Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 That wing function is so natural looking; great job! Quote
GarryTheMinifig Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 Really neat idea, and I especially like the wing function. Bonus points for being one of the only Technic animal MOCs I've seen! Quote
viracocha Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 Really neat idea, and I especially like the wing function. Bonus points for being one of the only Technic animal MOCs I've seen! Actually, I can't remember any official technic animal LEGO set maybe besides Monster Dino 4958. And it is very sad Quote
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