LucasLaughing Posted August 9, 2014 For reasons that are utterly beyond me, we've been pulled off the front lines and tasked with delivering a message to some bounty hunter. Command wasn't sure how much of a head start the bounty hunter had, so we decided to visit the third planet on his flight plan. So far, nothing on the scanner. Ah well, I guess this is better than getting shot at... ...although I do prefer a place where the plants seem less interested in my passing. We'll poke around a little longer here and then, assuming we don't get eaten by a flower, move on to a different planet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dapper-D2 Posted August 9, 2014 Interesting looking flora you got there, but I imagined the ground being less sandy for some reason. More like what you' d see in Avatar movies. Also I suggest taking a picture using a black light to add even more interest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markus1984 Posted August 9, 2014 Yes!! The Empire work from the first minute - i like . Nice entry and the vegetation looks good, a little bit crazy but pairing to felucia. markus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Horizon- Posted August 9, 2014 Great Job with the Felucian plants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzalirk Posted August 9, 2014 Looks awesome and very vibrant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AwesomeBantha Posted August 9, 2014 Yep, that's definitely Felucia! Great job LucasLaughing! Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MKJoshA Posted August 9, 2014 Now that is some Felucian plant-life! You've really captured the feel of the flora with this build. I think your base could do with some more texturing. Maybe some added levels of plates in certain parts to show difference in terrain. But overall I think this is a great fast-entry build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wat Tambor Posted August 9, 2014 Nice entry! I like all that alien plants from Felucia and all that trans pieces work great for creating some. The minifig accessoires are also well chosen, the navigation system can be quite useful on a planet like Felucia and the axe is a nice Easter egg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LucasLaughing Posted August 9, 2014 [...] Also I suggest taking a picture using a black light to add even more interest. Oh man, that's a rad idea. My state just legalized a certain ... herb ... so it might be time for me to get some black lights and lava lamps. Yes!! The Empire work from the first minute - i like . Nice entry and the vegetation looks good, a little bit crazy but pairing to felucia. markus Great Job with the Felucian plants. Looks awesome and very vibrant. Yep, that's definitely Felucia! Great job LucasLaughing! Good luck! Thanks guys! Now that is some Felucian plant-life! You've really captured the feel of the flora with this build. I think your base could do with some more texturing. Maybe some added levels of plates in certain parts to show difference in terrain. But overall I think this is a great fast-entry build! I think you're right about the base. I was worried about the scene getting too busy if I added too much ground cover, but a bit more probably wouldn't have hurt. Nice entry! I like all that alien plants from Felucia and all that trans pieces work great for creating some. The minifig accessoires are also well chosen, the navigation system can be quite useful on a planet like Felucia and the axe is a nice Easter egg. Thanks! It was fun going through my trans bins and picking out parts to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BEAVeR Posted August 11, 2014 I don't think I've seen a lot of Felucia MOCs, but I can already say this one is quite nice. All of the different kinds of vegetation are a delight to look at, and it sure does look psychedelic! Still, there could be more to this build (not to the story, because that's just genius with just a few words!). Maybe just in quantity: more builds and more variation! And not only more plants. Why not go for some kind of translucent animal as well? I would really like to see how you'd make one of those . Yes, that advice is basically me wanting more nice translucent stuff (it must have been a pain to render, though... wait ). But I still have some serious advice left. Instead of getting more variation between plants, you could also go for more variation within the plants. Back here on earth, there is also a great difference between the stem and the flower, or the trunk and the foliage. So why don't you make your plants a bit more elaborate. There could be multiple stems growing close to each other, or there could be side-stems on the plant. There could be a big difference between what's on top (e.g. beautiful) and what's on the bottom (e.g. mean plant trying to eat you). There could be roots on the ground. There could be plants that don't grow up, but sideways. There could be big, umbrella-like plants. Just some ideas... While there are some great NPU's in your build, it would be better to incorporate them into builds, making it not only about that one NPU, but about the nice build. This could give your plants the sophistication that is so characteristic for Felucia Foliage . On to the ground. There are already some plate to bring relief, but those don't quite do it. Go more dramatic. It's a jungle planet, so the ground should be torn apart by all the roots looking for food. And there could be even more mushrooms, clustered together e.g., to give everything a nice overgrown look. Because now it looks a bit like a desert with plants in it, rather than a plant planet. And there's already a lot of color in the plants, so why can't there be color in the ground? Some dark orange wouldn't look bad. Some nice blue tints could be present in a small (inconspicuous looking) river. Loads of opportunities, as long as you see that a plant planet isn't only about the plants, but also about the planet (the ground). And it's about the atmosphere, so you could experiment a bit more with the lighting. That's especially fit for your 'sunrise'-subject, and for Felucia. And UV-lights would definitely look nice indeed. Yes, I know... it are fewer words than usual, but there are so many builds to comment on! But look at it this way: I like the MOC so much that there isn't much advice to give left... I hope you like the advice that I did left here, as much as I like your build. See you on the next planet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MstrOfPppts Posted August 16, 2014 Quite a nice MOC for a very fast one. It sure screams Felucia to me, but I think we all have mixed this a lot with Avatar. From the screens I watched recently and from what I remember from the Force Unleashed, there's more oversized plants there rather than translucent shiny things. But it probably depends which part of the planet you're on. Therefor I have no issues with your version of the ground, because most screenshots show exactly that - a sandy desert with oversized plants ... of course there's also marshes there, but it might be elsewhere. So my sugestion would be, to build more of the same plants rather than many different ones. It'd be more realistic, since sam plants mostly grow at certain location. Also I'd make the forest more dense, which would also cover the plain ground more and I'd deffinetly go for some oversized things. One thing I'm not too fond off, are the green spheres. They just don't seem too planty to me ... I don't know if I'll have time for all 5 planets, but Felucia I'm deffinetly building and I too have already searched my trans pieces box for some inspiration ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacob Nion Posted September 25, 2014 Great use of those galaxy squad parts. Any chance that you'll desert? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LucasLaughing Posted September 27, 2014 Great use of those galaxy squad parts. Any chance that you'll desert? Thanks ... and, no chance, but I'll take the request as a compliment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
