The-Dapper-Scrapper [2016-03-14 17:25:03 +0000 UTC]
Honestly this feels like a big step down from the previous versions.
It looks smaller (not so much an issue) but is also not as interesting to look at.
I do admire the custom head but that's where it ends for me. The abdominal section uses the pipe to no doubt simulate some mechanical aspects but it doesn't work here. It just makes it look incredibly thin. The bog Knight shin guards and odd, gunmetal discs on the arms stand out negatively against the rest of the build with blue being the predominant colour.
I think with blue being your main, orange serving as the eyes and black for general structure (frame) you need to find another colour to integrate in order to get a solid colour scheme going. I think deciding what kind of character Monarc is going to be will aid you greatly in his design.
You can build something that just looks good but usually with self-mocs, they have some meaning to the builder. A why to all of the design choices. Getting a fix on what kind of character and specific designs you want to include would be a good starting point.
Perhaps doodle down some designs on paper too to help visually.
Again it's great to have a new direction in a self-moc but it still looks very disappointing when you consider that it came from this: fav.me/d9p275d
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