Goth Bricks 2000
Prelacy Ascendant Archon
Design Study: in Judeo-Christsian apocrypha, the angel Metatron was an immensely powerful celestial being, second only to God. I thought it was a fitting name for one of only two AIs that survived WW3 and the War Against Hell, the other being Archon.
Like Archon, Metatron was reprogrammed by the Prelacy Ascendant (after emerging from “Duckling mode”) to be a weapon of the Faith. It is cold, pure, mechanistic yet pious. I wanted these “personality” features to translate into its design: hard edged, no curves, purpose-built, robust.
My specific design influences on the mech side were the #battletech Fafnir and Raven. On the general tech side, I was inspired by the classic #aliens dropship and the #terminator HK. I knew it had to be a monotone grey, even though I’ve been using dark red highlights for the Prelacy to date. I like to think that as much as Metatron accepted its new directive, it refused to be decorated with such frivolous regalia.
I'm really proud of this build. The lighting by www.lightmybricks.com/ really brings it to life, and objectively I think it's my most advanced design. Much of this is in details that probably no one but myself will ever see, but such is the lot of the AFOL. :)
Prelacy Ascendant Archon
Design Study: in Judeo-Christsian apocrypha, the angel Metatron was an immensely powerful celestial being, second only to God. I thought it was a fitting name for one of only two AIs that survived WW3 and the War Against Hell, the other being Archon.
Like Archon, Metatron was reprogrammed by the Prelacy Ascendant (after emerging from “Duckling mode”) to be a weapon of the Faith. It is cold, pure, mechanistic yet pious. I wanted these “personality” features to translate into its design: hard edged, no curves, purpose-built, robust.
My specific design influences on the mech side were the #battletech Fafnir and Raven. On the general tech side, I was inspired by the classic #aliens dropship and the #terminator HK. I knew it had to be a monotone grey, even though I’ve been using dark red highlights for the Prelacy to date. I like to think that as much as Metatron accepted its new directive, it refused to be decorated with such frivolous regalia.
I'm really proud of this build. The lighting by www.lightmybricks.com/ really brings it to life, and objectively I think it's my most advanced design. Much of this is in details that probably no one but myself will ever see, but such is the lot of the AFOL. :)