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Published: 2014-11-17 01:30:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 3468; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 0
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About The MOCBioNerdly Is a MOC I built for Tommy Williamson's contest on his website Bricknerd called "Nerdvember ." Typically, MOCers take Nerdly, which was designed by Tommy and instructions supplied, and they put their own spin on the design. Sometimes they deviate from it and I chose the same. Going in I knew I didn't want to make the standard Nerdly component. Luckily for me I had just gotten set 42029- Customized Pick-up Truck . Its many panel elements came in very handy for building Nerdly in a larger technic oriented style. The timing was perfect to. I had the set together long enough to be ready to let it go.
Getting into the build I knew I was going to need Nerdly regardless of what direction I took so I set out to get him done ASAP. I had an empty box with most of him there. I ended up having to make a Bricklink order to get the red rims that make up his Studs. It was well worth it. I really like how those came out.
After I got the Nerdly portion figured out I struggled a little bit on what direction to go with him. After having a conversation with my dad he suggested something that inspired me and I knew what I was going to do. I was determined to turn my Technic/Constraction "BioNerdly into a Bobble-head figure!
I'm quite pleased with how that function turned out. I know people have made bobbleheads before, but I wonder if anyone's made one that actually bobbled. 
After that I knew I wanted to give him a cute Chibi-esque body. This proved to be most of the challenge in the MOC because I had to build him sturdy enough to hold up his big wobbly head, hence the ratchet liftarm-joints in his legs. Shapewise he's slightly modeled off of Tommy, who's not a thin guy.
Its okay *pats stomach* neither am I. 
I also thought him having a bit of a belly would be more indicative of most nerds. We're an inactive bunch. We like our snacks and stay inside all day doing indoor nerd stuff. Personally, this is one of my favorite MOCs that I've built in a while. He's so adorable and fun to play with. I'm glad he's mine because if it wasn't I would want him. He's so cute. His glasses can also be expressive. I had a video showcasing this but the internet died while uploading it and I had to abort it. I might post this on youtube or flickr in addition to the one already there.
There's no bio for this MOC since he's just a recreation of Tommy's Mascot. Thank you for reading, commenting, favoriting, watching, etc.
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Thanks for the Critique Simeon. 
What do you mean by a name tag? I would have loved to have given him some kind of printed shirt, but with the HF spider head piece taking up all of that real estate, there wasn't anything I could do really.
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On his upper torso are two armor pieces with unoccupied holes.if you have too, maybe you could've made a brick badge for him. Maybe even a miniature version of yours that was mechanical.
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Oh I see what you mean. THat'd be cute actually. If i wanted to do a custom sticker I could have one on a 2X2 plate that says "Tom" in a cute hand writting font. I don't think I could have something too big though.
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I had to double-take.
Seriously, how do you do this? Nerdly here is the most lovable comedic hunk of pieces I've seen in a while.
You clearly had a robust vision, and hence, the originality factor here is off the charts. Who comes up with bobble-headed chibi brick-nerds? I sure can't, and that alone blows me away.
And he's so huggable!!
Technique wise is also pretty good all around, I love the glasses, and the head is superb. The body does not stand out, but that's not the focus, and the end result just drips with personality. The only reason I don't give 5+ stars here is this; you are so good that I have to be extra critical, especially with the mismatched textures.
The end result and Impact is pretty darn cute and insanely fun.
Boy, you make it hard to be critical here. This is just too good and original. Rest assured I try to judge with the entire Mocing community in mind, and in my estimation you rank pretty far above in the food-chain, and ye serve as a, ahem, "model" inspiration. Keep it up with more, and I'll give up and just 5 star bomb you into the ground. Kudos.
I do have a thing for Kick-A Toa Mocs, but this takes the cake and eats it too. I dare you to top this. I dare you.
......And it's sooo huggable!
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Now that I think it, yes, Organic can be confining. However, I do find immense joy with trying to use parts in flowing ways. I simply have to do some Greebling though and expand my horizons.
Moc's work like that, don't they? They mostly revolve around that ONE part we find, and gosh darn we are gonna use that sucker if it kills us!Β
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Thanks for the gush bomb Glenn. Haha I read "Boy, you make it hard to be critical" and thought to myself "he has no idea "Β 
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Indeed. Grrrrrr though. You made me gush without poise or grandeur!Β Personally I prefer niiiice curves and flows to a Moc, which adds up to a more organic feel. I never had the parts to Greeble, so I evolved that style somewhat. But it takes all shapes and sizes don't it! I look forward to more from ye.
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I don't have one set style. I like to do what ever feels like it fits the MOC. Also sometimes the nature of what part fits can determine whether I go with something rounder or smoother, or more angular and spiky. Β Dr. Arachnefar was like that. He ended up having a more curvy, yet spiky look to him because that's just what worked. He's also a good example of a good inorganic looking MOC as well. Those can be fun because you can add machinery, pistons or other weird gismos to the build. Organic is more confining I find.
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This is amazing!
You have some talent bro, could you make a five nights at freddy's moc?
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Thanks. I hadn't given any thought to making a FNf MOC. I don't think I'll do it, if I did it wouldn't be any time soon. I've never played the game, don't have too much interest in playing it, and so I don't think I'd make a MOC from it either. Sorry.
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Ok, i just thought it would be a good idea, but it's ok if you're not interested!
I've made one of my own actually!
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Thanks. I'm not much into video games. I don't even play games that much anymore.
Oh cool. See, you went and did one on your own. That's better than me doing one for you.
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I just wanted to know how YOU would do it, but if youu don't want to, that's fine.
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Oh I see. Hmmm Well that's tough. I would probably try and make it feel like an animatronic robot with a technicy interior that you could see in the gaps of its joints with probably a more system oriented outer shell to get the right shape.
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To see one done by you would be AWESOME!
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Thanks. I might add it to the video game list. I need to rebuild my Big Daddy, and I still wanna build Claptrap, and Pyramid Head as well. 
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, this one! I find it truly amazing back when I saw it! Of course, that didn't change, I was just pointing it out <3 The head design is wonderful, I'm really impressed with the clean look it has for its size... AND THE FACT IT ACTUALLY WORKS!! How did you do that? Springed-axled Techinc parts of those? Nynrah parts?
The torso looks marvelous with the well-differenciated color scheme, being each part of the build practically monochrome. Β The shaping is great, though the legs tend to be more Technic-greebled than the rest of the build... Unavoidable I guess, considering the weight of the whole MOC. My only real complain would be the arms then, since I feel like you went a bit lazy on those... Or you run out of parts
Truly amazing, dear. Maaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrvelous! <3
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No, I used rubber bands and a Soccer minifig stand.
Thanks. Yeah the arms are kinda lazy. I didn't want to get too involved. not to mention I didn't have any more red technic at the time to make a custom lower arm. So I just used Hero Factory. Its not like his arms needed to be that big anyways. The glasses is signature to Nerdly so his whole head is just a recreation of the mascot. Everything else I did to make him seem like a nerd. Kinda chunky, and wearing a T shirt, pants, shoes and socks.
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OH! That's a nice NPU there, I haven't seen a Soccer minifig stand in a while.
I see. Still I think that some fingers or a longer HF armor plate would have helped, but anyways the arms aren't the main point of the build and they do the work anyways. ~~
Didn't realize until now that Nerdy's glasses had tape on them. o.o Still, a nice execution there.
My pleasure. Sorry to write it that late, dear. <3
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Thanks.
Yeah, that's true. I could probably touch it up. But like you said, that's not the main point. He's a chibi. They always have small short arms. The legs would have been small to except I needed them to be able to hold his bigass head up.
No worries. Its not like I'm never late to comment on your stuff.
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That's a quite satisfying feeling when that happens, right dear? <3
You could always give him those small legs connected to a diorama-like base, but it wouldn't be the same... And they worked nice so you went with the best option. After all, there aren't too many articulable bobble heads around
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Indeed it is.
True, usually the body is all one solid part. This way makes it a little more fun. 
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I hope you win! This is quite different from the other entries, and I think that it holds quite a chance. The fact that he's a bobble head is amazing, I love that little flare.
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Thanks Spencer. 
But you know what? I'm okay with that! I knew going in I stood a plastic brick's chance in hell of winning this contest. I did this because A, the timing was just right for it, B, and most importantly, I just want to support Tommy in any way I can. Tommy is a big inspiration to me. He's where I wanna be by his age, but with this kind of MOCing. So at the end of the day, I'm just happy to have this lil' cutie standing on my shelf now.
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The only reason I haven't been posting mocs recently is purely because of bad photography. *sigh* I keep trying to get a new setup but it never works.
Yeah, I bet he looks awesome on the shelf!Β
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Yeah, but you're posting them on Flickr. But not here?
Maybe you are. I'm so backlogged its not even funny.
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Yeah, I just got some kind of setup. Once I get it photoshopped together I'll post on DA.
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Looking forward to seeing it.
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Thanks. It's nice to hear that, as I can certainly convince myself otherwise quite often.
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Yeah I know you can. You need to stop that.
You're welcome Spencer.
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Nice ! I love the head structure and how you used the spider HF piece for the torso
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Thanks Oblivious. That means a lot to me coming from you.
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You're very welcome
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I know right?! 
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Welcome Dave, I apologize for the late reply.
Its getting to hard to have quite time to view and respond to Β my friends. I put my headphones on and hide in DS land a lot lately.Β
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That's okay Greg. I don't mind.
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A wonderful adaptation, and expertly realized!Β You're set for orange Technic pieces for life now!
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Its red though.
It was a reflection issue with the lightbox. I don't know why that happened. It might also be something to do with my new Camera. But I think it's more to do with lighting.
Thanks EG.
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Either that or I'm colorblind.Β Good chance of that too.
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No, its kinda orangy looking. That's not just you.
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an actual bionicle/technic bubblehead?
how did you do that?!
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Special nerd magic.
Its actually two different methods. Rubberbands for the side to side motion and a lego Soccer Minifig stand for back and forth.
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ah.makes sense
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I don't know too much about this nerdly fella, but this has to be one of the most charismatic builds I've seen in a long time.
The body lends a great deal to the nerdy appearance and the fact that it actually has a bobble function is great!
I wish I could write up some big puffy message like all the good commentors, but instead I'll merely summarize my feelings into three short words: I love it!
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Thanks!
Puffy messages are overrated. Short and to the point have a nice charm to them. Thanks uh...I never know what to call you. I guess just Mango at this point.
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Mango's good, but it does make me sound a little fruity <:y
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