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"Attack of the Bughemoth"

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MocOlympics Round 2 Theme: Only 2 Colors

About this creation

I guess I lost the round. At least I know I can throw together an awesome MOC in about 4 hours with no planning.

Here it is. I'm surprised I could even finish it. The theme was Only 2 Colors. My opponent Mihai Marius Mihu as well as his awesome MOCs can be found by clicking on his name. I was at a loss when I read the theme. Only two colors. Hmm... what to do. Then it hit me, like a ton of bricks, I had no clue!

So I sat down and starting holding unique shapes of different colors, rotating them and picturing what they could become. Finally I saw the shape of an armored carapace (bug exoskeleton). Ok then, mecha-bug it is. I knew I would not be able to compete with Mihai Marius Mihu on the architecture side of MOC building so I went with something familiar. Sci-fi.

The Story goes.

A race of super intelligent bugs decides to build a massive anatomically incorrect version of themselves. It turns out the engineers couldn't figure out how to make six legs work in unison. After an army of these 80' bughemoths were constructed they began their campaign of terror by squashing every person in their path. Months after the initial assault the bugs were made victorious and decommissioned the majority of their bughemoths, only leaving a few to patrol the waste lands left in the desolation of their attack.

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Bob the inconceivably invincible

October 15, 2011

Cool!

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Stuart Delahay

October 4, 2011

Unlucky on not advancing, this is a really nice design and brave decision to use orange due to the limited parts in that colour. Good job.

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Rabid Goldfish

October 3, 2011

Very, very nice design. The legs and overall shape greatly compliment each other. And the colors are well chosen. Grey and orange always go good together. Fantastic design! ^Blub^

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Yuri Fassio

October 3, 2011

Great color combo, and cool concept :)

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Quad ?????

October 3, 2011

Great choice of colors.

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Master Shifu Leo J

October 3, 2011

A very cool MOC! Some interesting orange pieces I do not have in my collection (but then come to think of it, my collection is just basically all-black. XD)

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Sean Blaney

October 2, 2011

I guess that means I have to go back to being a no name moc builder. boohoo. Thanks for hosting this contest, next time I might get a theme more suited to my building style.

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Hans Dendauw NPD

October 2, 2011

You did a really good job in a difficult category, no shame in your loss. I really dig the Bughemoth and city in ruins was a good idea. Better luck next year!~H

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Mr. Xenomurphy

October 2, 2011

I'm sorry, Sean, but my vote goes to your opponent. You did a really, really good job here, especially with the design of the bughemoth itself. What is helpful in other MOCs, is a problem in this one: The vig base. With just 2 colours allowed, it is complicated to find out what belongs to the bughemoth and what to the ground. Without the base and a bit more greebling on the bughemoth instead, I'd have liked it better.

Ant�nio Silva

October 2, 2011

Nice work!

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Chris Phipson

October 2, 2011

Sean, this is a GREAT walker! It was a REALLY close call for me but my vote went to Mihai. But it's REALLY hard to choose so good luck with the other judges! ~ Chris.

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Chris Roach

October 2, 2011

nice walker mech! good luck!

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Riccardo Zangelmi

October 2, 2011

Great work!

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Sean Blaney

October 1, 2011

Quoting Matthew McCall It looks really good. Is it standing above a city?

A wrecked husk of a city.

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Mihai Marius Mihu

October 1, 2011

This is excellent Sean! You're definitely gonna be a tough competition. I love the colors you chose and the sci-fi design is fantastic as always. Great work and good luck!