Lyn Satz

 This was the second MOC built for my New Elementary article on the Creator Pink Flamingo. After finishing the Athlete, I still had idead for those coral pieces that evolved into a bodice, decorated with some bright light yellow ruffs and a rad spiked belt. The positioning of the 3x3 quarter curved slopes was relatively difficult, as they're connected via the central tubes instead of usual antistuds, positioning the connection on irritating 1/2 offset grid. It looks nice, though. Another piece use from the set is the bright pink faux fur collar, using the newly recoloured rock pieces. I continued this motif with arm bands of bright pink crosses.

Although not introduced in it, the flamingo set featured these beautiful opal-trans-pink fern pieces. I wanted to use them as a hair, but it was challenging. Finally, I settled on a mohawk, which was simply enough - and I was able to nest it among pyramid slopes, common in trans-pink. I had not explicitly decided that this was going to a be musical person, but I think it was there on the background thoughts; thus, the hairdo, associated with punk, seemed fitting. It helped to create a strong silhouette.

I was completely at loss with the legs as well! As there's no skirt or dress or coattails of any sort, the legs were completely visible. Something on a rougher side felt fitting, but the choice of colours was not an easy one: I didn't have enough bright pink or coral, and in any case I wanted something with enough contrast with the coral bodice. Furthermore, the legwear had to be something worn under the bodice. In the end, I chose dark blue skin-tight trousers with very tall dark red boots with some spikes, coral details and rough soles. I even managed to use one of my favourite pieces, the tongue-shaped windshield, to create the hip curve silhouette. I left a sticker above the left knee, as such touch of asymmetry felt fitting.

The instruments were the last part I built - or actually not, as I had built the amp over a year ago and just had it around, waiting for a perfect use. Well, I chose it after finishing the character. The guitar is mosty a recolour of the Flying V I designed for Janne Westerlund in my Circle project already in 2018. I think the bright light orange (keetorange) and trans-clear colour scheme looks killer, though! The aerodynamically iconic shaping of Flying V fitted this character perfectly.

 I set a new month-long exhibit in Messukylä library yesterday, and it's there until 30th of October. There's a posted in the end of this post. You can see this MOC, some older and many unpublished ones there - and you can see ME and my new minifigure scale architecture MOC in Pii Poo's event in OULU this weekend!

 -Eero.