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Stratadrake — Lego Amaterasu (2008)

Published: 2008-08-05 19:02:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 18829; Favourites: 357; Downloads: 2807
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Description Yes, it is for real now

The parts I ordered for my LEGO Amaterasu model arrived last week and I put the wolf together. Just in time for exhibiting in our county fair, too (It felt odd bringing a shoebox to the fairgrounds and having to assemble Ammy's sections together on-site.)

Good thing I included plenty of spare parts with my order, I had to put the model through several tweaks and revisions even within the past few days. Longer leg proportions, reinforcements for the (quite fragile) hinges that connect the segments together . . . at 24oz. (over one pound!) Ammy is actually quite dense for a LEGO model and that weight makes it difficult for her to to pose without falling over.

There's a good long list of tasks I want to accomplish for next year's version, but naturally I'll deal with that after the Fair.

EDIT: Also check out Ammy's Smaller version , also built from LEGO blocks, just as much cuteness packed into half the size!
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Comments: 80

DarkIce-421 [2009-08-02 20:29:20 +0000 UTC]

wow, that is just pure awesome!

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Ayelk In reply to ??? [2009-07-28 18:57:16 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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kimokumori113 [2009-06-01 23:27:45 +0000 UTC]

That is so cool! porps dude!

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TheMoonSamurai [2009-05-13 02:18:37 +0000 UTC]

it's absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:-D

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SarurunKamui [2009-04-30 22:32:12 +0000 UTC]

This is perhaps the coolest thing I've ever seen anyone make with Legos.

The head and reflector look especially fantastic. The details are great.
I like the use of the rounded discs for the fur swirlies, too.

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Abaddon-ShadowAngel [2009-04-23 17:35:24 +0000 UTC]

that's just too cool!!!!

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Hawaiifan [2009-04-19 16:54:57 +0000 UTC]

Thats awsome!!!

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saffronpanther [2009-04-10 21:15:33 +0000 UTC]

It's an incredible Lego piece of an incredible character. Really, this is an amazing feat of unique construction. Good work.

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Shibalove [2009-03-16 00:51:41 +0000 UTC]

dang that's incredible!!!

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starfox64x [2009-03-13 02:44:52 +0000 UTC]

WANT!

Thats awesome! Does it have movable limbs? and can i have one? =3 pwease?

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Stratadrake In reply to starfox64x [2009-03-13 02:51:16 +0000 UTC]

Fully poseable, yes but she weighs over a pound and very easily collapses under her own weight.

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Jes-and-Flight [2009-02-25 23:56:30 +0000 UTC]

that is like not kidding, amazing. its the first time i have EVER and i mean EVER seen something like that. i could never do something like that. the most i can do with legos is make a pyramid! >.> i like linking logs too they are fun to build large houses/hospitals/villages ect with sorry im getting a bit of topic ^^'
ANYWAYS
this is simply amazing i cant think of anything that would be more impressive (well except a wolf size lego ammy....but...i don't really see that happening...that would take ALOT of legos O_o) im am favoring this! thanks for blessing DA with you amazing Lego amaterasu!!!

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Stratadrake In reply to Jes-and-Flight [2009-02-26 14:56:03 +0000 UTC]

A secret... I didn't know I could do this either. I was basically just experimenting with the LEGO digital modeller (a neat downloadable from Lego.com) and started tweaking. I originally wanted making one with Issun to the scale of a Lego minifigure, except that it became too complicated (I never got past the nose) -- in retrospect if it was that scale then I [i]would[/i] have ended up with a life-size LEGO Ammy... which would pose (no pun intended) all sorts of weight and structural problems to go along with it....

Have you seen the mini version, by chance? It's even cuter.

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Jes-and-Flight In reply to Stratadrake [2009-02-26 19:21:12 +0000 UTC]

Yes i have

i suppose it would have a lot of problems concerning weight and other problems. BUT it would look extremely cool . a LEGO Issun i wold LOVE to see that XD.

so, you are working on another Okami LEGO creation then?

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Eddie-chan [2009-02-20 23:47:08 +0000 UTC]

I want one, lol! XD

Fantastic job!

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Lavacoa [2008-08-06 17:24:42 +0000 UTC]

Now you just need to make a model of Orochi! ^_^

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Stratadrake In reply to Lavacoa [2008-08-06 19:34:34 +0000 UTC]

I have another Okami themed model in mind, but it's definitely not Orochi. (It should be equally impressive, though!)

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Lavacoa In reply to Stratadrake [2008-08-07 01:19:51 +0000 UTC]

oooh...

Can't wait for you to post it! ^_^

I'm probably gonna be wrong, but I'm still guessing that it'll be a mini-model of Kamiki village.

Did I get the name right? I haven't played it in awhile ._.

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Stratadrake In reply to Lavacoa [2008-08-07 03:36:30 +0000 UTC]

Don't hold your breath, the one I'm really thinking of would take several months to design and incorporate at least 1,000 pcs.

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Lavacoa In reply to Stratadrake [2008-08-07 12:53:53 +0000 UTC]

owo

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Stratadrake In reply to Lavacoa [2008-08-10 19:25:37 +0000 UTC]

...or make that two thousand....

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Snowsilver [2008-08-06 02:43:31 +0000 UTC]

Totally awesome! I love the bouncy Issun as a finishing touch!

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bohoki [2008-08-06 00:01:04 +0000 UTC]

amazing it still looks a bit like red lion voltron and that big ninja star helps too

but wow that is intricate

that is that thing ricocheting off its head

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Stratadrake In reply to bohoki [2008-08-06 03:10:32 +0000 UTC]

You obiously haven't played even two minutes of Okami, have you? You are seriously missing out.

The little blue thing is Issun and the large wheel is Snarling Beast , one of Ammy's weapons.

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bohoki In reply to Stratadrake [2008-08-06 05:38:33 +0000 UTC]

sorry its just that everything made of lego ends up looking robotic its not your fault this is great

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AngelicAdonis [2008-08-05 23:44:16 +0000 UTC]

Wow, not THAT is talent!

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Rad1986 [2008-08-05 22:15:19 +0000 UTC]

WOW! That is rockin' SWEET!

Nearly 2 pounds? Woah. How tall/long/wide is she?

~*~ Rad

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Chey3456 In reply to ??? [2008-08-05 20:41:41 +0000 UTC]

............... best one ive seen all day

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cheesefreeak In reply to ??? [2008-08-05 19:04:47 +0000 UTC]

whoa awesome! its extremely accurate! great work!

legos ftw!

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