Kai NRG Posted April 1, 2017 For Eslandola It was just an average, ordinary day in this little Marderian seaside settlement. The water lapped against the dock, citizens strolled hither and thither, sailors went about their business - which business, evidently, was nothing more than poking their nose into everyone else's business - housewives bustled around importantly, children laughed and ran - in short, the day was perfectly normal and unexciting. And then IT came. It came slowly, sneakily... barely making ripples in the water. It's tentacles slithered up the stone pier so softly no one even knew it was there. Suddenly a dead silence fell over the bustling docks. You could have heard a pin drop as the monster slithered over the mossy stones... still silently... still slowly... but still relentlessly. For a moment, time seemed to stand still. For a moment, no one moved. For a moment, no one could believe that this was more than a hideous dream. The next moment... terror! This town, at least, will not be sending aid to the war effort. Well, this was a bit out of my comfort zone... Not unhappy with the result however. Tried out a new wall technique on that tallest house! And of course the Kraaken was quite a first... but not too bad, all things considered! Thanks for looking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted April 1, 2017 A very detailed and beautifully built entry. I like the the buildings, the dock, all these figs scattered around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted April 1, 2017 Great build! It's fun to see the kraken going against stuff on shore rather than a ship. So much mayhem detail in the build! Tentacles everywhere! And the water effect is very good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted April 1, 2017 Wow... that's an impressive one... Were's some blur, a built effect that emphasize some move/speed of the action in this picture... The thing attacking the port makes enough damage to be sure nobody has dreamed but stays sufficently "in the shadows" (the blur effect) to remain unidentified... empowering the fear. Very good !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrlego Posted April 1, 2017 Great entry! As per your style it's very colourful, which is always impressive, and the photography is spot on. I really like the action here, and I think I know what you mean about comfort zone... I really would have liked to enter this category for that very reason - I even started researching sea monsters to build before I ran out of time. Anyway excellent entry, great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tezclatipoca Posted April 2, 2017 Wow ! An excellent entry ! Always colourful like your usual style but with variations and a great beast ! Being out of your comfort zone gave you the opportunity to create a very singular Kraken ! Great job on that ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted April 2, 2017 Excellent work with all the little happenings and panic in the scene. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garmadon Posted April 3, 2017 An interesting cross between hilarious and terribleness in that Kraaken there, Kai! The eye gives it a bit of the cartoonish feel, and you've definitely managed to capture the motion of its flying arms very well! Very nice work with the rest of the build as well, especially the two houses on the left, the stone docks, and bread cart! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted April 3, 2017 On 4/1/2017 at 1:41 AM, Bodi said: A very detailed and beautifully built entry. I like the the buildings, the dock, all these figs scattered around. Thank you Bodi! The more detail, the merrier, say I! On 4/1/2017 at 1:49 AM, Capt Wolf said: Great build! It's fun to see the kraken going against stuff on shore rather than a ship. So much mayhem detail in the build! Tentacles everywhere! And the water effect is very good! Thanks Captain! I think I'll have to give Garmadon credit for that idea actually - he was running out of time for a Cat C build himself so I figured rather than let the concept go to waste I'd swipe it up! A little difficult to pull off, but worth it I think! On 4/1/2017 at 5:56 AM, Professor Thaum said: Wow... that's an impressive one... Were's some blur, a built effect that emphasize some move/speed of the action in this picture... The thing attacking the port makes enough damage to be sure nobody has dreamed but stays sufficently "in the shadows" (the blur effect) to remain unidentified... empowering the fear. Very good !! I tried to get the blur on the close up pictures but it's true that the overviews don't have that effect... hmm. On the one hand I want people to see the build, but like you say, it can really help with the sense of action and motion! Thanks! On 4/1/2017 at 8:17 PM, Ayrlego said: Great entry! As per your style it's very colourful, which is always impressive, and the photography is spot on. I really like the action here, and I think I know what you mean about comfort zone... I really would have liked to enter this category for that very reason - I even started researching sea monsters to build before I ran out of time. Anyway excellent entry, great job! Thanks Ayrlego! I think I lean toward a colorful style partly because my collection is spread across a pretty wide spectrum of colors, so if I tried to do all darker tones I'd run out pretty quickly! This was one of the categories that first caught my attention... initially I had wanted to do a different kind of sea monster, but given the dock idea it kind of needed to be something with tentacles or what have you. On 4/2/2017 at 9:13 AM, Faladrin said: Wow ! An excellent entry ! Always colourful like your usual style but with variations and a great beast ! Being out of your comfort zone gave you the opportunity to create a very singular Kraken ! Great job on that ! Thanks! On 4/2/2017 at 2:17 PM, dr_spock said: Excellent work with all the little happenings and panic in the scene. Thank you! I love adding those! 2 hours ago, Garmadon said: An interesting cross between hilarious and terribleness in that Kraaken there, Kai! The eye gives it a bit of the cartoonish feel, and you've definitely managed to capture the motion of its flying arms very well! Very nice work with the rest of the build as well, especially the two houses on the left, the stone docks, and bread cart! Thanks Garmadon! The shaping of the head was both harder and easier than I had anticipated... if that makes sense... at first I thought it would be really easy, but then as I went on having more and more trouble with other parts, I thought it would be super difficult! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolonialbeamter Posted April 9, 2017 Wowwwwww!! Please, Kai, never ever get back to your comfort zone - this build is just too fantastic I'm loving all about it - the buildings, the streets, the action... and of course the cartoonish blobby monster ()... and the water effects - hmm... yeah Spectacular entry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted April 9, 2017 Having seen this on flickr I have almost forgotten to comment. Great horrible scene! I love all those details! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted April 9, 2017 Is it an ooze? Is it a blob? No matter what, IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! People beware! Even in dry land one can never be safe nowadays! I really like all those horrified poses those poor minifigs take! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted April 10, 2017 On 4/9/2017 at 8:06 AM, Kolonialbeamter said: Wowwwwww!! Please, Kai, never ever get back to your comfort zone - this build is just too fantastic I'm loving all about it - the buildings, the streets, the action... and of course the cartoonish blobby monster ()... and the water effects - hmm... yeah Spectacular entry! Thanks KB! 19 hours ago, Captain Braunsfeld said: Having seen this on flickr I have almost forgotten to comment. Great horrible scene! I love all those details! Thank you! 18 hours ago, blackdeathgr said: Is it an ooze? Is it a blob? No matter what, IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! People beware! Even in dry land one can never be safe nowadays! I really like all those horrifying poses those poor minifigs take! Thanks blackdeathgr! Minifigure poses are a big part of a terrifying scene like this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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