TheOneVeyronian Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Been wanting to make a Protector style build to go with the Summer Skull Villains wave, so here's the fruits of my labour: Skull Protector. Just like their big warrior counterparts, Skull Protectors are basically skeletal, undead Protectors, encased in their thick, heavy armour. This particular Skull Protector is like an undead counterpart to the Protector of Ice. This particular model takes cues from my other Skull Warrior MOC, Skull Chiller, as well as design aspects of the Summer wave Skull Villains. Skull Protector by TheOneVeyronian, on Flickr Skull Protector by TheOneVeyronian, on Flickr As always, credit where it's due: credit to Rayskull for the basic torso build used in this model. And yes, the gatling gun does fire. I wanted to use actual Protector feet, but all the ones I have are currently tied up, so silver Ben 10 feet it was. Come to think if it, I could have used white ones, but I suppose it gives the metal shoe look I desired really. Comments and constructive advice always appreciated Quote
DraikNova Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Beautiful. The colors work really well, much better than they by all rights should, and the armor and weapons seem spread over the figure in such a way that it has a kind of aesthetic balance. Quote
TheOneVeyronian Posted March 28, 2015 Author Posted March 28, 2015 Beautiful. The colors work really well, much better than they by all rights should, and the armor and weapons seem spread over the figure in such a way that it has a kind of aesthetic balance. Thanks. When I built Skull Chiller, I really liked the combo of white extremities with trans-light blue, silver and grey, so naturally I wanted to give Skull Protector a similar colour scheme. I probably would have used all silver, but since I still have Mechan'Rex and the Recon Mech built which are both hogging all the silver parts, I used titanium metallic instead, and turns out it worked really well too. I'm still not 100% happy with the one handed pepper grinder gatling gun design, I wanted a design that wrapped round the hand completely without looking too chunky, but the red and blue Technic axles/pins sticking out are a little jarring for me, but I'm not quite sure how to solve it without having to turn to a saw to cut them down* *Don't worry, I wouldn't do it Quote
Robin Creations Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 Nice! I like the feet on it. They give him an animalistic look while also contributing to his bundled up nature . Quote
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