MOC. Steampunk Dinosaur Hunter

[White Nun]

Hopefully this will be the beginning of a series of Vic Sci-Fi and Steampunk walkers.

Sorry about the colour clash I used what I had.

A tail gunner is essential to have when Dinosaur hunting. Very useful for those times when cutting and running for it is the best option.

The pilot has since been changed.

[Oky]

Can this even be considered a Lego MOC? It seems to me as if most of it is Megabloks. And it's indeed a bit colorful, but it's OK if this is really all you had. It's a neat walker, but I don't understand what that blue thing in the back is supposed to be.

[White Nun]

It's a neat walker, but I don't understand what that blue thing in the back is supposed to be.

It's a hitch for dragging dead dinosaurs back to camp.

Yes I know some of it is Mega Bloks, but I don't have much money and I buy second hand joblots cheaply in order to get bricks to build stuff. A brick is a brick is a brick when you are on a limited income and I take what I can get. (rant over)

[Bricker]

It's a hitch for dragging dead dinosaurs back to camp.

Yes I know some of it is Mega Bloks, but I don't have much money and I buy second hand joblots cheaply in order to get bricks to build stuff. A brick is a brick is a brick when you are on a limited income and I take what I can get. (rant over)

Strange, I thought MEGA BLOKS junk was more expensive peice wise than LEGO. I looked at some tiny Iron Man set from Mega bloks in Toys R Us once and I couldnt believe how terrible the price was for such a small set.

Anyway Im gonna go into the PRO's and CON's thing because I just love that stuff .

CONS- First of all you need to throw all of those MEGA BLOKs peices into the fire and use ALL LEGO parts or else I you cant really consider this to be a LEGO MOC and you would have to put this on some sort of MEGA BLOKs fan site. Second add a bit more shape to the body of the walker, its too square for me. Put the pipes some place else and then put a nice turret on top of the body would be nice with maybe some rails. A think a storage bay is in need with like backpacks and guns because if all you have are some turrets and that "dragging" device your gonna get creamed by dinosaurs out there. A good color sceme is in mind here but looking at those colors makes me sick . I completely understand how your collection is thin but im just saying what could be improved. The figs are OK but I suggest looking around the site and seeing some figs people make. Maybe customising some figs with stickers or paint- look in the Minifig Customization Forum to see some of those. The missels in front dont appeal to me and i thing some laser cannons would make the front nice. Try adding like a bumper in front because I cant say I like how plain it is there. Add some lights around it for night time scouts. Think about what the pilots would say about this right now- I think they would say, "It had to be pink... were so gonna be the laughing stock at base". Pretend your someone else reviewing this as a finalized set on youtube, think about what you would say and If its worth buying. That type of stuff helps you figure out where you need to improve.

PROS- I like the dragging device in the back and it seems nice and creative and the pipes on top of the body are nice but I think It would be best to put them a bit back and put like a turret there as I said in the cons. The legs have a nice overall shape like the walker is suppost to be duiscised as a dinosaur and I bet using some LEGO BIONICLE and Hero Factory parts you can get the same shape.

I have to say despite the cons and ou take a step back and look at this it has a nice shape and some creative features. I understand your restricted collection but I bet if you poke around a bit you can make anything from anything (just not MEGA BLOKs! ). I remember when LEGO had inspirational slogans like that... *sigh*

[White Nun]

Thanks for the comments and critique Bricker. I've been successful with bidding for a body bag full of dead Bionicles so the clone legs will be replaced soon and I'm hunting about for more Technics bits which will help with improving mechanical details.

I don't actually buy new Mega Bloks bits, I get it all second hand and it's much cheaper than Lego to buy in bulk joblots, - or at least here in New Zealand it is. BUT if I can find Lego at the right price I do buy it. I'm a wargamer who likes to use toys rather than 'serious' models in my battles and for terrian bits and bobs Mega Bloks works well. For models which will be handled and do need to stay together the better fit and grip of Lego bricks are a plus. I will confess that some bits of the 'Dinosaur Hunter' are assisted in their grip with Blue Tac, which might sound dreadful, but it does do the trick.

As I find more parts the Hunter's armament will improve and the helicopter cabin is likely to get replaced with something better, but for the moment it does serve its intended purpose which can't be all bad.

[Delta62]

I'm not a fan of mega blocks considering they are a rip off of lego but I do like this model. I understand that u have limits on bricks and money, both products can be prety expesive. Mine as well use what you got lol. Other than that I like this concept and I hope to see more down the road.

[White Nun]

I revised the 'Hunter' a little fitting up a winch, a second smokestack, moving the rockets (not missiles, this is Steampunk remember) to the cabin roof and mounting a harpoon gun.

[Peppermint_M]

A great effort. It's too bad the legs can't come in a more natural shade .

The shape is good and from a limited collection it is always a great task to create a MOC.

from me. Keep on tweaking things as you wish and keep on MOCing

[Bricker]

Thanks for the comments and critique Bricker. I've been successful with bidding for a body bag full of dead Bionicles so the clone legs will be replaced soon and I'm hunting about for more Technics bits which will help with improving mechanical details.

I don't actually buy new Mega Bloks bits, I get it all second hand and it's much cheaper than Lego to buy in bulk joblots, - or at least here in New Zealand it is. BUT if I can find Lego at the right price I do buy it. I'm a wargamer who likes to use toys rather than 'serious' models in my battles and for terrian bits and bobs Mega Bloks works well. For models which will be handled and do need to stay together the better fit and grip of Lego bricks are a plus. I will confess that some bits of the 'Dinosaur Hunter' are assisted in their grip with Blue Tac, which might sound dreadful, but it does do the trick.

As I find more parts the Hunter's armament will improve and the helicopter cabin is likely to get replaced with something better, but for the moment it does serve its intended purpose which can't be all bad.

Well Ill confess that although the mega bloks legs have a horrible color scheme I accually like the design a little, dont blame me its not bad to say that everything megablocks does is bad... just well... 90% of it . The legs have a good dinosaur feel to it like the walker is suppost to sort of fool the dinosaurs into thinking theyre one of them (I guess you call call it camo in a way). I bet you could accomplish a similar, if not nearly the same, design using LEGO brand peices.

I understand your collections study limits but I congradulate you on buying the new Bionicle peices. I know its tempting seeing what other cunstuction brands make sometimes, but to be honest more than 90% of the time Im not really that tempted as for I find it to be cheating (Like that 2x2 plate with studs on top AND bottom from Best Lock [Thats too easy of a short cut for me because when building a LEGO model the challenges and few limits shregnthen imagination and construction skills, plus, what a uncreative name that company gave itself! I wont be expecting any fame from them anytime soon]).

I have faced many unbelievable challenges to try to make a good MOC from limited peices. What I tend to do is tip over a huge box of LEGO (I know, I know its embarasing how I dont organize my peices like most people do, I understand the CONS of that but in some ways it helps! Im hoping to get some good shelves to organize those thousands of peices)and figure out what colors I want it to be. This may sound pretty stupid but most of my models are based on color scheme I chose for it or a small details I built and continue to add onto (Many of my greatest models are HUGE improvement and upgrades on childhood creations). My best work happens like that. Anyway I usually grab all kinds of peices that catch my eye and its all right there in front of me to pick from (only requirements are a keen eye which leaves me sitting there getting frustrated over finding a peice I couldve sworn I saw earlyer when its right in front of my knee!) So anyways using a good color scheme is critical to me. I once dicected a whole MOC just to fix some black parts that shouldve been gray. So anyway with that giant pile of imitating bricks in front of you you can see what you have and what there is to choose from. Any extra needed peices I wont find there are usually in some small canister lying around. I spend hours sometimes just to get my figs right sometimes!

Only thing left to do is for me to figure out what crituiqe means .

Edited April 11, 2011 by Bricker

[White Nun]

Definition: Critique is an accepted and established process of orderly scholarly and public debate

Now that's over and done with I must confess I use your 'tip the box over' method myself in looking for inspiration and just the right brick to make an improvement.

Over time I guess the 'Hunter' will get dismantled and improved a few more times as I continue to refine it, but I plan on keeping it as a permanent model for both display and RPG type games.

[Bricknblue]

I like it even if it's MEGABloks.

It's a crazy dinokilling ATAT.

[Bricker]

Definition: Critique is an accepted and established process of orderly scholarly and public debate

Now that's over and done with I must confess I use your 'tip the box over' method myself in looking for inspiration and just the right brick to make an improvement.

Over time I guess the 'Hunter' will get dismantled and improved a few more times as I continue to refine it, but I plan on keeping it as a permanent model for both display and RPG type games.

Well then... If you think Im "Crituige" wait til you see what people like Aanchir have to say! Sometimes people talk so orderly and scientific it scares me...