Logan McOwen Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) This is something I've had standing around for quite a while now - a CCBS-based re-imagining of Gadunka, complete with a gear driven jaw, and a mysterious pearl upon his tongue! I built this fella as a proof-of-concept rather than a full on MOC - I like to build my models as if they'd be something you'd see on store shelves - but I'm quite pleased with how his face looks! Anywho, enjoy! Edited December 3, 2014 by LewiMOC Quote
TheBrickPal Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 I'm blown away! Wonderful work. Perhaps eventually, you could make a video of the gear jaw? Quote
Logan McOwen Posted December 2, 2014 Author Posted December 2, 2014 I'm blown away! Wonderful work. Perhaps eventually, you could make a video of the gear jaw? Perhaps! :) Quote
Aethersprite Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 I love this! Making it like a regular set makes me like it even more. The gappiness of the lower jaw is a little jarring but if I'm not wrong the original Gadunka suffered from that as well. Great work! Quote
Logan McOwen Posted December 2, 2014 Author Posted December 2, 2014 I love this! Making it like a regular set makes me like it even more. The gappiness of the lower jaw is a little jarring but if I'm not wrong the original Gadunka suffered from that as well. Great work! Yeah, the original 'dunks did have a very empty lower jaw. I could fill in that jaw, but it'd require a lot of parts in that area, which would sadly make the jaw much heavier, and cause the mechanism to sag. Quote
TheRedGuy Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Nice revamp! I'm not too keen on the golden teeth, though. Quote
arc Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 No squid launcher. 0/10 would not buy. Pretty nice, the gear jaw is a great idea. I'd you feel like making a video, I'd watch it. The only things I don't like are the gold teeth, and I kinda miss the green eyes, but otherwise very nice. Quote
Aethersprite Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Yeah, the original 'dunks did have a very empty lower jaw. I could fill in that jaw, but it'd require a lot of parts in that area, which would sadly make the jaw much heavier, and cause the mechanism to sag. Did you try using a 5-long red shell for the tongue instead? It'd fill out the gap quite a bit. Or you could go for a dark red one, to match the original. No squid launcher. 0/10 would not buy. Pretty nice, the gear jaw is a great idea. I'd you feel like making a video, I'd watch it. The only things I don't like are the gold teeth, and I kinda miss the green eyes, but otherwise very nice. I agree, the green eyes are quite characteristic of Gadunka! But I don't mind the gold teeth, although I'd like it better if it was a gold tooth... Gold teeth fillings aren't that uncommon where I live (amongst the older generation at least) but most of them only have a single gold tooth than a pair. Still, very great work. I'm very tempted to try this myself but I'm not sure if I have enough Technic pieces to pull it off. Do you have a picture of his face mechanism, perhaps sans the armour pieces? Edited December 3, 2014 by Lockon Stratos Quote
Logan McOwen Posted December 3, 2014 Author Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) UPDATE: I took some cleaner photographs of the model last night, which I've added to the OP. As a bonus, here are some closeups of the technical parts of the model! Edited December 3, 2014 by LewiMOC Quote
DuckBricks Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 Love how you captured the expresssion... He looks so cute! If I were Hewkii I'd take him home as a pet! Quote
Logan McOwen Posted December 3, 2014 Author Posted December 3, 2014 Love how you captured the expresssion... He looks so cute! If I were Hewkii I'd take him home as a pet! That's... Probably not the best idea... :P Quote
Bundalings Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 Gadunka is one of my favorite sets of all time, and this is a great representation of him! I'd never thought of Gadunka as a clam-like being before, very cool. I think he might look better with trans-apple eyes instead of trans-red, but the overall construction of the face - built from scratch but recognizable - is most impressive. Quote
SpiderSpaceman Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 so the tongue piercing there is just keeping his closed mouth in the right position? This is super good. Quote
DuckBricks Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) That's... Probably not the best idea... :P Ha! I can just imagine him saying "Hey, Macku! I got you a pet fish on my trip!" Anyway, love the gearbox add-on, it's simple and effective. Edited December 4, 2014 by legozebra Quote
Masta' Blasta' Posted December 7, 2014 Posted December 7, 2014 Wow. I'm thoroughly impressed by this. Great job. :) Quote
bjj8383 Posted December 13, 2014 Posted December 13, 2014 Better than the original Ganduka - teeth are definitely an improvement. Quote
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