MOC: Makuta Dentar lord of the Urapun

This is a creation by The Onvermel Report

Onvermel’s Makuta Dentar is BIG. It was a project he began in order to make use of the Kanohi mask that came with the Toa Terrain Crawler playset. Dentar is so big that this mask is almost too small on his body, he even uses other large mask pieces like the one from Tower Of Toa just to cover a small section of his legs. Building big is tricky, and I’d say the 3 foot height range is about as big as you can get on a bipedal humanoid before the armor starts making the creation too heavy to pose. Onvermel seems to have struck the perfect balance of height, structural integrity, and detail on this creation.

As for constructive criticism, it looks great visually so I wouldn’t make any changes there. Some of the joints look like they could be reinforced though, particularly the ankle. I was able to get my 6 foot tall Uberonicle to stand because I used gear ratios to amplify the clutch on the joints. By using the larger technic turntable as the joint, and a smaller gear meshed with it on an axle connected to a few ball and sockets, the joint could support a great deal more. I think Onvermel could both simplify and reinforce the joints with this design.

You can see more of The Onvermel Report’s work here on youtube, where he updates weekly with a BIONICLE podcast and the occasional MOC video.

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