Decale Posted January 14, 2011 Deep in the jungle of Dino Island, one can hear some noise in a little pond. Is that a fish following the steps of evolution (skipping the "walking on two legs" one) and trying to fly? No! It's Professor Charles Lightning, interrupting his work to find something for dinner! Hello, Eurobricks fellows, I am pleased to show you my latest Adventurers MOC: Dino Island treehouse observatory When the big old tree that had grown on the rocks was hit by a flash of lightning, the adventurers decided to reinforce the trunk and install a small (but well equipped) observatory on the top of it. It took me a few hours to make, I'm glad I finally could use almost every brown part in my possession. Here are some features: Protected entrance: The gray metallic scale can also be folded up. I don't know if it prevents monkeys from intruding into the hut, but I'm pretty sure velociraptors won't get up there. A shot of the interior: Prof Lightning can study the map of the island while Johnny Thunder is maneuvering the radar thing to track the migration of the pterodactyls (yeah, they probably don't do that, but they don't even exist anymore so don't bother me with that ) But look, Johnny and Miss Storm just came back after a day of picking: Well this was an excuse to show you my half-track, inspired by the one of the Pharaoh's Quest theme, as well as little different johnny with short sleeves and brown pants with gun holster. If you are interested, you can find some more (and bigger) pictures on my brickshelf What can I say... after acquiring a lot of greenery thanks to a EB member, I wanted to create a MOC like the ones I see so often around here (understand: with a lot of similar parts in a way I couldn't have done before my dark ages). Some of my regrets are the lack of dark gray or dark bley in my collection ( the contrast is ugly ) and the fact that my only other palm tree trunk was this big one-piece thing from a spongebob set. I have no problem with it being one-piece only, but the base (4x4) is wayyy too big. I know it's not perfect, but I try to improve every day, so guys (and ladies) criticism and advices are more than welcome Questions are welcome too and you can even congratulate me if you want Hope you liked it, Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted January 14, 2011 Old school on the outside, hi-tech on the inside......excellent MOC 'Decale' ! I prefer Johnny to the new PQ guy.....why ? - Johnny is an Aussie ! Brick On 'Decale' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Decale Posted January 15, 2011 Old school on the outside, hi-tech on the inside......excellent MOC 'Decale' ! I prefer Johnny to the new PQ guy.....why ? - Johnny is an Aussie ! Brick On 'Decale' ! Thank you very much lightningtiger! I prefer Johnny too (although I'm french, so no patriotic fiber involved), and Jake Raines doesn't appeal to me. I may be nostalgic, or maybe it's just that Raines doesn't even have a hat! What a playboy... tssk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregorovich Posted January 15, 2011 I love this! It looks fantastic. My favourite bit is the balcony, but I also love everything else about it. Thanks for sharing it with us, I just love seeing other people's adventurer MOC's! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Decale Posted January 15, 2011 Thank you for your enthusiasm Gregorovich. I like the idea of the balcony too, it's just the grey 1x1 clip that doesn't work. I don't know if it exists in brown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thomassio Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) that's a nice treehouse. I like the rock with different colors. And the car looks like one of the adventurers' cars. Only the stairs are a bit strange, I wouldn't use the palmtree piece. Edited January 20, 2011 by thomassio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enpaz Posted January 15, 2011 It looks great, the tree house is merging with its natural surroundings... Top work! I like Adventurers. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Decale Posted January 15, 2011 Only the stairs are a bit strange, I wouldn't use the palmtree piece. Oh, too bad you don't like it, that's precisely something I found amusing and helping creating the "camouflage" look of the hut. Glad you like the rocks, I did my best to hide some studs and make them look... rocky. It looks great, the tree house is merging with its natural surroundings... Top work! I like Adventurers. Cheers! Thank you Enpaz! Another thing I regret with this moc: lack of blue plates! Well, you can still imagine there's a pond here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sisco Posted January 16, 2011 Great creation! I quite like the bit of pond you do have; the fish being caught and the subsequent splash is top-notch! I really like the terrain. Of course, I'm a sucker for some good uneven ground. . (I'm from the mountains, so uneven ground reminds me of Home.) It really has an old school outside/ high tech inside feel to it. Almost steampunk-ish. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XimenaPaulina Posted January 16, 2011 I really like this a lot, it's a great conglomeration of a nature treehouse and the hi-tech observatory inside. Nicely done Decale! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buddy Posted January 16, 2011 Great MOC! I particularly like the balcony and the interior of the treehouse. Very well done. ~buddy~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
