(Sep. 29, 2010  6:30 PM)Minion Wrote: So awesome royface! Reminds me a lot of some of the later HMS bey.

I was going to work on elaborating my text/posting my concept work today but my dad needs me to go to the cottage ASAP and I don't really have time to scan anything. sooo heres what I've got, short and sweet-

Quote:Lunar Khonsu M90BWD

In keeping with the stellar theme of MFB, I tried to find an egyptian theme that also tied into the stars. I'm lead to beleive that the egyptians based a lot on astrology anyways.
This is a relatively small, but solid top. Picture (rock leone) for thickness and diameter. The metal wheel is quite smooth and defensive. I think I've illustrated the protrusions a little too promenantly, it was hard to get the desired design while leaving space for the plastic wheel, but I didn't want to omit one and leave it as a first gen. MFB.



Face bolt- Khonsu, the egyptian moon deity, was said to govern over space and time. I tried to focus the abilities of the top on long spin time to represent time, and the aesthetics are obviously to represent the moon and stars.

Plastic Wheel- cosmos- a series of stars, clear yellow ring with raised stars.

Metal wheel- Lunar- a defensive ring of rounded edges. The bumps are chiseled downwards slightly. It is based off of the lunar moon cycle. I was going to draw all the phases of the moon, but I am a sucker for symmetry haha ;;

track- 90 with metal inside the hollow parts of the track, as well as protruding slightly outwards. The small size of the track should prevent the overall weight from exceeding top standards.

tip- bearing supported wide defense tip. The free spinning part of the tip sits very shallow, preventing much wobble.

[Image: lunarkhonsu2point1.png]

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My original design I drew on day 1 is here- http://img163.imageshack.us/i/khonsubey.png/
not much changed except I came up with a better track, and modified the plastic wheel and tip. I played around with a lot of ideas for the track, but all of them were needlessly complicated, and I really find that the most simple tops are the most effective.

(Sep. 29, 2010  9:32 AM)Royface3000 Wrote: Here is my entry:
Rebirth Kheprius RS145RBC

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Type: Balance

Motif: Khepri, the god of rebirth and sunrise. Khepri is commonly depicted as a man with a scarab as his head, and is usually associated with scarabs and blue lotuses.

Face:

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The face depicts Khepri as a sunglasses-wearing, scarab-shaped skull. Behind "Khepri's head" is the sun with the letters spelling out "Khepri" in it, forming the textures of the sun. Because of the way it is positioned, the "skull face" and "sun" can be seen as a scarab rolling up the sun.

Clear Wheel: Kheprius - The Kheprius clear wheel features two scarabs followed by a blue lotus flower.

Metal Wheel: Rebirth - The metal wheel forms the "legs" of the scarab and has a miniature scarab rolling a ball along its front legs. As a pun on its name, Rebirth can be shot in "reverse"(left-spin) when it is paired up with the Kheprius clear wheel. Rebirth was designed as a pure attack wheel, and has significant upper attack that has not been seen with previous metal wheels. When used with a high track in right spin, its six "wing" protrusions are allowed to make direct contact with the opposing bey's wheel. When used on a lower track in right spin, Rebirth has access to the two mini-scarabs sloped upwards at the end of each successive set of wings. In left spin, Rebirth has some useable force smash when it is put on a high track.
Demonstration of smash and upper attack:

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Track: RS145(Rising Sun 145)
- This is a gimmick track that can switch between a defense mode and an attack mode. The transformation between defense and attack represents the setting/rising sun and also represents how "khepri" can mean "transformation." The track in defense mode is meant to aid in life-after-death("rebirth") when used with a proper bearing core tip(not that one exists yet, lol). In attack mode, the spikes of RS145 give the track some smash attack at the tradeoff of having relatively high recoil. Because of the way the spikes are positioned, attack mode does not work properly in left spin. To change modes, you twist a knob at the base of the track(similar to CH120). This causes pegs(not shown in image) connected to the spikes to move along guiding rails that move the spikes to a different position. This transformation is similar to a transforming origami star(I don't have a picture of one but you should be able to find it on Google if you don't know what it is).

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Bottom: RBC(Rolling Ball Change) - This bottom has a small, free-spinning metal ball that gives the beyblade some stamina when shot parallel to the floor. When used with banking or a sliding shoot, the bottom gives the beyblade a somewhat aggressive movement. The rolling feature of the metal ball represents how Khepri was said to roll the sun into and out of the sky.

The completed beyblade:

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(Sep. 29, 2010  6:30 PM)Minion Wrote: Minion's entry

(Sep. 29, 2010  11:06 PM)gianc6 Wrote: how do i join?

(Sep. 30, 2010  12:30 AM)Kai-V Wrote: ... "Your first entry is final" ... If you post your explanation now without any picture, then you cannot just add it afterwards. Why could you not have been patient and posted everything at once when you had the image uploaded and ready ?


Also, .:VirgO:., that Chaos slightly resembles Vulcan ...

(Sep. 30, 2010  12:56 AM)Train Wrote: Don't mean to be a pain, but can you clarify my question? I got someone to draw my idea for me. Wondering if that's "legal"

(Sep. 30, 2010  1:25 AM)Kai-V Wrote:

(Sep. 30, 2010  12:56 AM)Train Wrote: Don't mean to be a pain, but can you clarify my question? I got someone to draw my idea for me. Wondering if that's "legal"

Oh, yes, this has never happened in the past though ... It is slightly unfair in a way, but at the same time, if it is really drawn, it could perhaps be viewed on the same level as a computer-assisted image ?

contest rules Wrote:Artistry: Obviously, someone who hand draws their Beyblade for several hours is going to be taken more seriously than someone who quickly puts something together in MS Paint. That being said, we understand that not everyone has the same artistic ability. Effort is what's important!