[MOC] Hot Springs Keeper

[astroknight]

My friend challenged me to make a MOC using hockey bodies as the base, so I cranked out this centaur. He watches over a sacred hot spring high in the mountains, and has both fire and water powers.

His weapons stow neatly on a double pin at the base of his torso.

I couldn't find a fourth blue Toa Mata foot, so for now I'm substituting a white one in. This is my first MOC using "double" limbs, and I'm very happy with how sturdy it makes the legs. He's still a handful to pose, though.

The play action is pretty simple, opposite-swinging arms like in lots of Mata and Nuva figures. Building the gearbox itself was tricky, but I'm very pleased with how the Matoran feet pieces and angled knob axle worked out.

The connection between the two hockey bods is nice and sturdy, and the whole torso feels very solid.

Here he is with Kopaka for size comparison. He's big enough to ride!

Come to think of it... Saddle up!

Onward to victory!

All in all, I'm very happy and excited about the way this MOC turned out. The legs are a little finicky, but the details and construction reflect what I think is some of my best work. He still needs a name, though!

You can view more pictures over at my Bricksafe. Critique would be very much appreciated!

Edited April 23, 2017 by astroknight

[Antak]

Nice, Love seeing a straightforward G1 style moc that isn't an overly complicated mass of parts. Reminds me of the Toa Kaita. Use of the hockey torso piece is impressive too. I'm not a huge fan of the split color scheme, but I can tell that was a deliberate choice. Good work!

 

[LEGOshibainu]

I have to say this is quite something! He is certainly very fitting with the 2001 Bionicle style! it looks as though the turbine at the front has a projectile, does it?

[astroknight]

17 hours ago, Antak said:

Nice, Love seeing a straightforward G1 style moc that isn't an overly complicated mass of parts. Reminds me of the Toa Kaita. Use of the hockey torso piece is impressive too. I'm not a huge fan of the split color scheme, but I can tell that was a deliberate choice. Good work!

 

Thank you! I did toy with the idea of spreading all four colors throughout the whole figure, but with the hockey bodies making up so much of the torso it looked better split half and half.

15 hours ago, LEGOshibainu said:

I have to say this is quite something! He is certainly very fitting with the 2001 Bionicle style! it looks as though the turbine at the front has a projectile, does it?

Nope! That's just a ball joint "belly button" like Kopaka Mata has. I've always thought that's a very cute detail, and I try to incorporate it in many of my figures. As far as the style goes, I'm working with a collection of mostly older parts so everything I make ends up looking 2001-04ish. I'm happy that 2001 comes through especially strong with this guy!

[LEGOshibainu]

12 hours ago, astroknight said:

Thank you! I did toy with the idea of spreading all four colors throughout the whole figure, but with the hockey bodies making up so much of the torso it looked better split half and half.

Nope! That's just a ball joint "belly button" like Kopaka Mata has. I've always thought that's a very cute detail, and I try to incorporate it in many of my figures. As far as the style goes, I'm working with a collection of mostly older parts so everything I make ends up looking 2001-04ish. I'm happy that 2001 comes through especially strong with this guy!

Great work, I hadn't made the belly button connection, it just adds greater meaning to his team up with Kopaka!