Slegengr Posted February 6, 2015 Spring is a wonderful season in Mitgardia. The trees are beautiful against the newly growing foliage. The waves of the sea lap against the sandy beach. Animals come from their winter hibernation and migration as the weather warms and food again becomes abundant. Two swans float gently on the stream flowing into the sea. A mountain ram comes for a drink from the crystal clear water. Frogs and toads can be heard croaking to their companions. Gray weasels scamper about in the trees. Occasionally, a fish leaps from the water, streaking a flash of silver above the sapphire sea. All is calm and quiet… …until suddenly, the waters begin to churn! The stream outlet starts roiling as swarms of fish mob inland, fighting each other to avoid some unknown danger! Ice begins forming along the beach as snow blows in at a rapid pace! Cold air blasts down, freezing everything in its path! Dark storm clouds roll in so fast the fauna barely have a chance to react! The ram turns to run, the frogs and toads flee the waters, the swans take flight, the fish struggle to move further inland away from the freezing waters! On the horizon, white ships come into view speeding quickly in from the Frozen Beyond, their tattered sails driven by the wintery gale! What is causing this unexpected winter weather? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detail pictures here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted February 6, 2015 Outstanding build! I love how you have the swans posed, and the ice looks great! Looking forward to more of the story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blufiji Posted February 6, 2015 Things just got real! Great build man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kabel Posted February 6, 2015 That swan is just so well done that I'd say it deserves its own moc. The whole scene is great though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted February 6, 2015 Awesome! Nice boats, and that swan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted February 6, 2015 So... it has begun, eh? Looking forward to seeing where this goes! The FP on this is very well done, as is the jagged spring-to-winter change especially along the ice line! You've got some really nice miniature ships there too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted February 6, 2015 This looks really cool! Freezing cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted February 6, 2015 I do love those micro boats! Quite the ominous story too.... This looks really cool! Freezing cool! Heeeeyyyy! Those are our lame jokes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MassEditor Posted February 6, 2015 Excellent Slegengr, you are a great builder and storyteller - I love to see your MOCs! (Glad you got the moving all sorted out ). This build has so much mood it almost looks like a real-life still. Beautiful landscaping, the fleeing animals is a great touch and really helps sell the story. The microscale ships and forced perspective are also perfectly done. Like mrcp6d said, quite ominous! I've been wondering what those frozen faces are about after seeing them on Flickr... looks like y'all got something awesome in the works! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Gidman Posted February 7, 2015 Really, really cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MKJoshA Posted February 7, 2015 I love your birds and ice, but the trees need a mention too. Great work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomsche Posted February 7, 2015 Those little ships are cute! Love the brickbuild animals as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brick Man Studios Posted February 7, 2015 Really nice pic ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted February 7, 2015 Exiting! (Are all the "cool" jokes already taken? ) Seems something has a storyline coming up - We've had quite a few hints lately! I am really looking forward to seeing where this is going! But keep you frozen hands of our Avalonian shores! Frost doesn't go well with tights, treehugging, and tulips! On a sidenote - I really love those collaborative efforts like this and Vladivus/ME/Jorrith storylines. Hope we will see more of such in the future - and time permitting - I might take part in one one day myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted February 7, 2015 Great trees! Seems something has a storyline coming up - We've had quite a few hints lately! I am really looking forward to seeing where this is going! Me too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunman Posted February 7, 2015 I really like the boats Slegen :) Well done there mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garmadon Posted February 7, 2015 Excellent build Sleg, I really like the atmosphere you've created here Great job with the scurrying animals, landscape, trees and water, not to mention those boats... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spader Posted February 7, 2015 Very nice work! The ice and water is done excellently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted February 8, 2015 Such a beautiful composition The water/ice is outstanding and your animal designs are superb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jorrith Posted February 9, 2015 This is great! such a splendid composition, the boats, the animals in the foreground, the ice, the water... All top-notch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakorin Swiftsword Posted February 18, 2015 Wow, nice FP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Creations Posted February 18, 2015 Heeeeyyyy! Those are our lame jokes! Just Let it Go! But really, this is fantastic! I love the deer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
