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It's about 25% done. I've learned a lesson while trying to make this MOC: It is nearly impossible to make a large-ish, cute MOC (and that's what I'm trying to do. ) So yeah, that's my life...which happens to be unhappy at the moment. I wonder why? I seem to be depressed. I need to be happy, I need something that i can get exited about...maybe it'll happen tomorrow. -SZ-
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Ladies and gentlemen, today I present to you the strangest thing your eyes will ever feast on. It comes from the deep dungeons of SZ's room, and it is the most terrifying, incredible, unusual, and amazing MOC in the whole history of MOCs. I give you... *drumroll* The smallest St. Louis Arch that can possibly be made out of LEGO pieces! NO WAI So yeah, that's how I decided to celebrate. SZ
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Read it. Review it. -SZ-
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Yet another BBC Contest has gone by, and yet another time where I have not gotten past the first round. *sigh* And it's really depressing this time because I believe that I made one of my best MOCs for this contest. ... In other news, I'm trying to get to 2000 posts before I get my one-year Vahi. Hopefully I'll be able to do it. ... Also, I think that on Saturday I'll be posting my GREATEST MOC (I think). I think you all are going to like it very much. And I'll even give you a hint at what it is; it's a revamp. Yup, I'm seem to be good at those...I think. Just be expecting it. SZ
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HOMG! SZ
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So yeah, I had some...issues, but now I'm okay. But I still won't be on BZPower as much as I use to, but you can still send me your PMs! ... Anyway, my BBC #41 entry is a disaster, a major one at that. It has major torso issues. Torsos are always my problem, I can never get them right. And LEGO always seems to have great torsos, like Brutaka, Makuta, and Hydraxonn, how could I ever make anything like that? This theme kinda makes you have more respect for the designers, seeing what they have to go through. But anyways, at least my BBC #41 entry has an awesome weapon. SZ
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Coming tonight... Hopefully... SZ
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Here he is! LINK SZ
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I don't know how this happened, but I think I've just accidentally created a self-MOC. I don't know how it happened, I was just foolin' around with some pieces and ideas, and I came up with...me. I know it's me. Don't ask how though, I just know it. Ever get that feeling? Nah, thought not. Anyway, I'll give you a little description of what it's like...or something like that. ... It has fingers! It just happens to be my first MOC with fingers. Wierd, huh? Anyway, here's the BIG news of the day...sort of: Be expecting two MOCs (including my self-MOC) in the near-ish future. Isn't that exciting? By the way, does anyone even care about all this info? SZ
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If you have not yet seen Fatso (see below entry) please do. So, after you've looked at Fatso I now want to ask you a question. What do you think of my MOCing, or in other words, how good (or bad) of a MOCist am I? Please do not sugarcoat it, or say something nice when you really think something else. I want to know how bad I am. I want to improve. I want to know how my MOCing really is, because I get the feeling (although it may not be true) that some members aren't being completely honest when they post in one of my MOC topics. I'm not saying all members do this, but I think some do. You can use number ratings, compare me to Cajun ( ), you could elaborate...or you could do whatever you want to do. Just tell me how my MOCing is. ... In other news, Mr. Groundhog said we'd have a mild winter, but who believes in that hogwash anyway? SZ
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He has arrived! LINK Post there. SZ
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Check it out! LINK SZ
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Yes, that's right, what to blog about, what to blog about... So yesterday I started the beginning of a new short story. It's actually going to be a pretty long one, at least to the standards of BZP. Which makes me think of something, did you know that before I joined BZP I thought a short story was 120 pages on MSWord? I did, it's true! I wrote a 120 page story (epic) on MSWord and I thought it was a short story. Boy, little did I know. Anyway, that makes me think of something else. What do you consider as a short story? Or in other words, how many pages do you consider as a short story? Back to the short story. It's about a Toa team of three who journey to the mysterious Nito Nui (my made up island). I won't give out any more detail, because I don't want to ruin it for you. Hey, I just thought of something else! This short story was actually planned to be an epic, but I quickly found out I wouldn't have enough time to write an epic. Also, I will make a topic in General Art for the map that I made of Nito Nui. So, be expecting this stuff soon... SZ
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So I have just finished another MOC and I got to thinking, how do you make MOCs? Do you plan it all out ahed of time? Do you just build and let inspiration strike? What do you do? I, myself, find it very difficult to plan out ahed of time how I want the MOC to be. The only thing I sorta plan out is the color scheme of the MOC. So what I do is I break a couple of sets apart, from which the color I want is on, spred them out on the floor and let inspiration strike. Normally I'll start off with a simple design of a leg (I like starting off with the legs) and build upon that design. Maybe, if I feel really creative, I'll make a custom lower leg, but normally I won't. If I want the MOC to be tall I'll use either a Rahkshi, Piraka, or Inika lower leg, then I'll connect a hand-piece to the top of the lower leg, and two +0+ and connect another hand-piece to that. After that I'll add on to the upper leg, maybe making a few changes here and there, and then I'll duplicate it to be used as the other leg (I do the feet later). The same process that happened with the legs happens with the arms. And then, somehow, I really don't know how, I'm able to make a torso. Torsos are, by far, the hardest part of making a MOC, don't you agree? As I said before, I am really unaware of how I make torsos. I guess I start off with a simple design and work my way up, like with the arms and legs, but other times I just know what and how I want to build the torso and I build it. Then I normally make simple feet and slap a mask on the MOC. And the weapons are just beefed up normal weapons, like, for exapmle, Lewa's swords or the Chronicler's staff (spear?). So there you have it, that's how I make my MOCs, I know, I probably forgot something, but it's, at least, a little bit of an insiders view. Please share how you make your MOCs too, I know you want to. SZ
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Not the firm kind of hard, as it's actually pretty pliable before you bake it. No, I mean hard to use, especially for making masks. My first sculpey mask turned out good. (I'll post pictures if I ever stop being lazy ) But that had layers, not ridges like my second one has. Or LIPS. If Aanchir designs me another mask that's this hard to make, I'll strangle him. :angry: Anyway, here's my process for making masks. Step 1: Take one Toa Inika head. Step 2: Coat it in some kind of lubricant. (I used Armor-All and baby powder for my first mask, and I am using WD40 for my second.) Step 3: Make a thin flat sheet of SculpeyIII using a pasta maker (If you own one. If not, you'll have to try something else.) Step 4: Shape the thin sheet of SculpeyIII onto the Toa Inika head. Do this slowly and carefully to form it cleanly to the head. Cut the excess off with a paring knife. Step 5: Reflatten the remaining sculpey, and use it in layers to add details and texture. Cut eyeholes and/or a mouth with the paring knife. Step 6: This is the hard part. Carefully peel your mask off of the head. If it loses its shape, recoat the head in lubricant and reform the mask onto the head. If it is completely destroyed, start over. If it comes off perfectly on the first try, you have talent. Step 7: With the completed mask off the head, place the mask on a paper lunch bag to put in the oven. Use the directions on the sculpey package to bake your mask. Step 8: Well done! Wait for your completed mask to cool. Don't worry if it didn't turn out perfectly, it's a refined process that takes skill and effort to master. And that ends our discussion on Sculpey masks. I can't wait to see yours!
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Chapter one AND my organic Vahi are now complete! I'll post them both later.
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I've finished chapter 1! I've also designed a toa body that I'll use for my story's toa, and I'm about halfway done with a mask for one of them.
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Look at this as a continuation to my first entry. So, why Rachira? I thought up the name Rachira, and all of their personal names, last year in an old story about a Toa of shadows. They were going to be dragon-like spirits that served the Shadowed One. I scrapped the idea, since they were nothing but something for the Toa to fight. I gave up on the story. Meanwhile, school had gotten harder, and less fun. All of these problems were just "facts of life", things that I couldn't change. I also had an age long case of writers block. This was really getting me down. Then it dawned on me. If REALITY was to blame for all of my problems, then I would write a story that did not have to pertain to reality. Thus the new Rachira were born. I'm now writing more than one story around the "reality bending" genre. One is my Rachira storyline, and one is a comic involving a trans dimensional kid named Wyatt. And that is how the Rachira came to be.
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Well, I recently became a premier member (for life), so now I have my own blog. I've never done this before, so here it goes. 'Ahem' My name, or username at least, is Lyichir: Rachira of Influence. A Rachira is a being from a Bionicle story that I plan to write. They are beings of great power, so great that they each one has control over a different aspect of reality. They are: Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir: Rachira of Time Gruchir: Rachira of Matter Zheichir: Rachira of Energy Kriichir: Rachira of Force Roschir: Rachira of Space You may notice that Aanchir: Rachira of Time is the name of another BZPower member. Aanchir is my twin brother. Lyichir is cunning and devious, yet playful. I am not cunning or devious (though maybe a bit antisocial), but I am playful. I hold onto my inner child. I am a 15-year old Bionicle lover, and this is the anticlimactic end to my first blog entry.
