Ara ararauna

[Rhymes-Shelter]

My entry and winner for 16x16 animals contest!

entry link with more photos:

http://bricker.ru/contests/43/entry/310/view/

 

althought some photos on my photostream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/62087062@N07/with/13150479504/

[-Windrider-]

I wanted to post to say that the use of Kanohi, Krana, and Kraata in their respective functions is very impressive. Furthermore, the beak is really a work of art.

 

I do have one stern duty, though. Is it possible that you could post a smaller picture? The BBC rules limit embedded images to 640x640 pixels and around 100 kB in file size.

[JAG18]

This is amazing. The build is great, from your clever use of pieces to how you cleverly put them together; it's all spectacular. I mean wow, I'm speechless, I would never have expected to see mask, HF helmets, and Kraata used the way you did.

And on top of all that, it looks very much like a Ara Ararauna. Good job, sir, very good indeed.

[UngluedBike]

Truly commendable. I also love the use of the Kraata, Krana, and Kanohi, as well as that tail, the pipes work very well for it.

Edited March 15, 2014 by UngluedBike

[Hitoshura]

Apart from the interesting use of krana and kraata, I like how realistic this looks. The build is really great and again, the use of the pieces are very well done.

[Chro]

Rhymes' Ara: outclassing Grayson's macaw since 2014

 

Great build, with your usual excellent parts use and shaping

[Rhymes-Shelter]

thanks guys)

 

 

 

Edit: Please see the BBC Guidelines about generic posts.

-Wind-

Edited March 16, 2014 by -Windrider-

[Ballom Nom Nom]

This MOC truly deserved to win. Not only does it faithfully capture the look of such a colorful and charismatic bird, but you used some amazing pieces to get the shapes and colors just right. The Kanohi and Krana on the head, combined with the yellow pincers and white Chima wings make a great face, as does the awesome wizard hat beak! I really like that part in particular.

 

As for the body, the Waspix and Meltdown heads make good chest feathers, and the blue body pieces flow really well together. The Rakhshi feet make nice folded-up wings too; bird wings are hard to make if you want to do lots of feathers, so this was an effective alternative. Finally, the Kraata make ingenious claws, and the long tendrils work well as feathers.

 

So overall, this is an excellent MOC and another great piece of your work. Hands-down, this would could have won BBC #65 too!

 

~B~

[Obsessionist]

Do I spy a zebra stripe tile in the head? Now that is detail! Of course the head is great, but my favorite bit is the chest shaping. Just perfect. The Inika foot on the back sticks out a bit, but that can be forgiven.

[Katuko]

Oh man, that is awesome. I absolutely love everything here; the colors, the smooth shape, and the use of a Krana on the forehead. Those Kraata claws are very clever as well.