What were the best & worst mocing fads

[~garnira returns~]

I have seen many mocing fads come and go over the years, some that I liked, and some that I hated, but in your opinion, what were the best and worst that happened or are still occurring today?edit:my 2nd hot topic!!!

Edited August 22, 2012 by ~garnira returns~

[Sumiki]

I wouldn't say that there are that many "good fads" in MOCing. MOCing is about creativity, and anything that's done to death (such as what is required for anything to be considered to be a fad) goes against a lot of what MOCing is about.While there were a lot of fads that were mediocre and unmemorable, the "Stars versions" of sets fad that existed on the old forums for a while had to be the worst. While not all were bad, a lot of them had next to no imagination - they were like chibis, but without the interesting bodies that made chibis legitimate.

[Cederak]

I think there was a fad among MOCists where extreme minimalism was becoming widespread. To the point that creativity was suppressed under using a few pieces to make a MOC of this or that. Much worse than the Stars fad Sumiki mentioned. It may or may not have coincided with the general time when a MOC made of a few pieces nearly won (or might've actually won) a BBC contest. I seem to recall both events occurring around the same time.

[Makaru]

Man what was it and everyone making Riotfleas or Riotflea copies? Man that really got my goat.HOWEVER the 'fad' or whatever it was to make better and better hands was awesome while it lasted.

Edited August 9, 2012 by Makaru

[The Swimming Beard]

By far the worst is the use of Nuva shoulder armour to make a MOC appear "female".

[~garnira returns~]

I have to say, the nuva shoulder armor chest was one of the more annoying ones.

Edited August 10, 2012 by ~garnira returns~

[Lime Paradox]

The worst fad was putting those Lego tires on literally everythingI think people might actually still be doing that though

Edited August 10, 2012 by Lime Paradox

[Valendale]

I'm gonna go ahead and say the tire thing too. Every time I saw a tire on a ball joint ...

[Daiker]

I'm gonna go ahead and say the tire thing too. Every time I saw a tire on a ball joint ...

Though at times it's inappropriate, it can easily be done right, but in small doses (e.g. Using a tire to cover up the axle on a HF Skeleton Piece).The worst would have to be the Stars fad (I am ashamed to have made one ;_;­). As for the best, I really can't think of any good "fads" in general- though I'm sure the now bad fads were in their prime at some point... right? Edited August 10, 2012 by Daiker

[Liopleurodon]

I liked the Tuggle fad.

[Akuna Toa of Sonics]

I guess mechs are really popular now, if that counts."Fads" aren't necessarily bad or good.

[~garnira returns~]

Sorry for being slightly unclear, by bad or good, I mean your favorite and least favorite.

[Shadow Kurahk]

The custom feet fad was nice--I learned how to make some pretty nice custom feet.There's also the custom head fad which is good but I think that's still going on.There was a monochromatic fad that went on for a while which made MOCs look a little boring, that wasn't too fun.-SK

[Roki]

Personally, I've never really noticed the fads in MOCing enough to like or dislike them myself.Though some of the ones mentioned in this topic have made me think back upon how many times I've seen them.-Roki

Edited August 13, 2012 by Roki

[Taipu1]

What about the fad for 10 years where nobody used HF parts :PJoking aside, the stars fad was pretty bland. I mean the best ones had standard Av-toran builds. And the Av-toran build just isn't creative.

[Dralcax]

Well, the Bohronicle one that appears to have started recently seems interesting.

[Kaleidoscope Tekulo]

Tuggles... Tuggles everywhere...I still have no idea if I should say this was the best or worst fad out there, though. I just... I just don't know...

[Ektris]

I think there was a fad among MOCists where extreme minimalism was becoming widespread. To the point that creativity was suppressed under using a few pieces to make a MOC of this or that. Much worse than the Stars fad Sumiki mentioned. It may or may not have coincided with the general time when a MOC made of a few pieces nearly won (or might've actually won) a BBC contest. I seem to recall both events occurring around the same time.

I absolutely hated that period. It made visiting the BBC forum worthless.As Sumiki explained, partaking in a "fad" isn't always a good thing when it comes to a creative outlet. But I don't think it's impossible. I remember the Riotflea one Makaru mentioned (wow does that one go back far...) and I think those were generally good MOCs. It was a style that required being creative.Another I still hate is the tire-on-limbs fad. I never understood that one (or how it even started; all of a sudden they were just everywhere). It just doesn't look good to me.Chibis are cool when done well. That is, not making what I guess would be a "Stars" version of a character, but actually making it small, exaggerating propertions, etc.Tuggles, I'll admit, were cute. Then too many people made them. I believe they were also popular around the same time as the minimalistic fad, so that didn't exactly help shed a good light on them.~|ET|~

[High Voltage]

Nuva-shoulder chest for female MOCs. It just didn't work guys. Also, the stars fad was bad. I liked it when people made custom hands though.

[Wotz]

The Stars fad made me cringe, as did the shoulder-chest thing for females.Tuggles and custom hands/heads/feet were/are the best things ever

[Sumiki]

I don't think that classifying custom body parts as a fad is totally fair, as that would imply that they came into and then went out of vogue fairly quickly. For nearly as long as the constraction system has been in existence, so have custom [insert body part here]s - especially hands. While these have definitely enjoyed waves of popularity within BBC, they weren't short-lived spurts; they've always been around the forum in some aspect and likely will continue to do so.

[JPNML]

shoulder nuva armour chest fad, bohrohicle fad makes me sad not to own a bohrok, stars fad is uncreative, custom feet fad was okay, and i remember on different sites there was a sharpie/X-acto knife/modeling clay fad. most of the ones didn't turn out good.

[FrozenFlash]

The worst fad is adding Nuva shoulder armor to the chest to make something "female." There are other things you could have added instead.

[PDPsi HAN]

Custom went a bit far with feet and heads. Vanilla feet were just fine if you knew how to use them. Custom heads sometimes didn't fit, and with Kanohi they looked out of place.Chibis and Stars were annoying. Great, you downsized a character. But was there really any creativity in doing so? A little maybe. But not as much as a revamp or the like.

[aaninja64]

Droyds. I don't know how many people made them, but they were the coolest thing on earth. Seriously. I'm proud to be the 3rd person to make a Bohronicle (BTW that's not actually the name, flameman calls them something else), and hope more people jump on. Cuz they actually look cool.

[~Shockwave~]

Might I ask what a Bohronicle is?I will admit that just slapping on nuva armor does not make a moc feminine.when i did it though their was an entire custom body based around a vahki shin piece. designed with alot of poseability in mind. but than things just got insane and I ended up with a female moc. yes, with nuva armor. still working on it. but my piece collection is very limited.i remember a build a a hf based character to look like a fictional character. that was just strange. and it didn't work. at all.

Edited August 20, 2012 by Wheeljack

[FrozenFlash]

Might I ask what a Bohronicle is?I will admit that just slapping on nuva armor does not make a moc feminine.when i did it though their was an entire custom body based around a vahki shin piece. designed with alot of poseability in mind. but than things just got insane and I ended up with a female moc. yes, with nuva armor. still working on it. but my piece collection is very limited.i remember a build a a hf based character to look like a fictional character. that was just strange. and it didn't work. at all.

A Bohronicle is one of those MOCs that have a snowmobile-like vehicle with a rider wearing a Krana. Most of the features resemble the Bohrok. It's a fad that recently appeared. Although they look pretty cool, it would be better if people could think up of original ideas.

[fishers64]

Might I ask what a Bohronicle is?I will admit that just slapping on nuva armor does not make a moc feminine.when i did it though their was an entire custom body based around a vahki shin piece. designed with alot of poseability in mind. but than things just got insane and I ended up with a female moc. yes, with nuva armor. still working on it. but my piece collection is very limited.i remember a build a a hf based character to look like a fictional character. that was just strange. and it didn't work. at all.

A Bohronicle is one of those MOCs that have a snowmobile-like vehicle with a rider wearing a Krana. Most of the features resemble the Bohrok. It's a fad that recently appeared. Although they look pretty cool, it would be better if people could think up of original ideas.

And that's not an orginal idea? Somebody must of thought of it first.

[AuRon the champion]

The worst kind of 'fads' (or the ones I dislike anyway) are as follows:

• Greebles, EVERYWHERE (Face it. So you got a nice MOC, you built a custom body, you used the '04 matoran legs as shoulders, and normal arms and legs. The real problem starts when you add greebles to everything. Body, legs, arms, heads. It's especially rampant on MOCpages. )
• NSSD (A large number of MOCs are now based off NSSD's MOCs. While the simplicity is refreshing, they're simply growing in number. One immature MOC is fine, when the community starts doing it is when it becomes a problem).
• Custom heads (Not that bad, but I see to many that are awful).
• Overused color schemes (Bad. Black/anyothercolor, especially monochromatic black, is the big ones. There just are such a great number of MOCs with black in the color scheme. While you're at it, you should also name them as "evil overlord of the makuta" while your at).
• Overused names (Let's face it, we're all guilty of this one. We have all made one character that is extremely cliche -probably one of our first characters- probably something involving Makuta or bad duplicates of the Toa Mata).
• Nuva shoulders for femMOCs (Ugh. Used properly, this technique is useful, but most of the MOCing community isn't that great. The fact that LEGO made BIONICLE as a guys toy -something HASBRO sometimes corrected with TFBW...- I can name a handful of good MOCs made with this style, but all of them are by people who know what they're doing. Unlike the majority of builders).

That just about sums it up. In my opinion at least.

[Kopekemaster]

The worst fad is adding Nuva shoulder armor to the chest to make something "female." There are other things you could have added instead.

Wait. So Axonn was female? (Yes, I am joking.)Hmmm. Can't think of any. Though the "stars" chibi-ness seems familiar. In a bad way.

[Nuparu1995]

I can agree. Fads aren't a good thing. Like, shuffling was a fad. :lol:The styles do change over the years, though.

[BBBBalta]

• Overused color schemes (Bad. Black/anyothercolor, especially monochromatic black, is the big ones. There just are such a great number of MOCs with black in the color scheme. While you're at it, you should also name them as "evil overlord of the makuta" while your at).

I don't see how using any particular color is a "fad," nor do I see how using black would be automatically considered a negative thing.