MOCETTE: Money Can't Buy You Everything

[Mister Phes]

Created by Kevin "Tyrant596".

"Conquistdor with sun, surf, fresh fish, treasure, but no fresh agua."

I found this on MOCpages. For a simple vignette it seems to have received a lot of positive feedbkback.

[Scouty]

I'm not sure I would even classify this as a vignette 8-|

Anyway, it is a nice little creation. And a rather funny description :-D . All riches but no water!

[Cardinal Brick]

I like it, it's a simple idea and it's well done. These are often the best creations in my mind. The captions is great also.

[Mister Phes]

I'm not sure I would even classify this as a vignette 8-|

Why not a vignette? What would you classify it as then?

[SlyOwl]

I'd personally make this 8x8, but I like it all the same *y*

Hey, isn't that Mr Phes sunbathing? X-D

Why not a vignette?

Vignettes are generally 8x8. They also represent one moment in time, whereas this is an ongoing scene as there is no action taking place. ;-)

[Mister Phes]

Where are these standards for vignettes defined? I'd like to read up on them sometime...

[LegoLyons]

Where are these standards for vignettes defined? I'd like to read up on them sometime...

Me too, surely its up to the "designer"

I like the idea, but not sure the palm tree bases look right on the sand/water. The rest of it is cool. *y*

[Lt. Col. Thok]

How true!

Very nice vig, I like the use of the new chest.

[SlyOwl]

Where are these standards for vignettes defined? I'd like to read up on them sometime...

Lookee here! X-D

It's just a sort of standard size for using in competitions, making it easy to compete without exhausting your brick supply.

Like this:

Go on, Phes, build a vignette! *sweet*

Edited March 1, 2008 by SlyOwl

[SirNadroj]

Looks like a simple and relaxing life for that conquistador. Except for the part about being dead. X-D

I like the use of the new golden treasure chest! *y* (Though I would have preferred the ark! ;-) )

[Mister Phes]

Lookee here! X-D

It's just a sort of standard size for using in competitions, making it easy to compete without exhausting your brick supply.

Interesting. However it does mention 16x16 bases...

Go on, Phes, build a vignette! *sweet*

Ok, but you'll have to finish of Article Part IV and the Classic-Pirates.com MySpace...

[kill will]

Why not a vignette? What would you classify it as then?

A dead version of your sig-fig! :-P Same armor, same helmet, it's you!

[SlyOwl]

Ok, but you'll have to finish off Article Part IV and the Classic-Pirates.com MySpace...

Surely you can spare just an hour or so? You can't really like Lego without ever building anything X-D

If that's not enough motivation, then I'll challenge you to a smackdown. One week to build a vignette or you're a codfish if you refuse! :-D

[Mister Phes]

I'm codfish. My MOCing skills are very limited and it takes me hours to do even simple things. I'm starting to get busy to the point where I'll be taking time away from the forum so things like article Part IV, V and the MySpace must be taken care of before that happens, or they won't get done. So I'm not willing to spend even an hour to build.

Nonetheless there are several MOCs I've created in this forum, go find them. Anyway, I think MOCing is best left to users like yourself who have superb skills. Go pump out half a dozen vignettes and show us how it's done!

[SlyOwl]

I'm codfish.

Oh, good! X-D

My MOCing skills are very limited and it takes me hours to do even simple things.

8-|

I'm starting to get busy to the point where I'll be taking time away from the forum so things like article Part IV, V and the MySpace must be taken care of before that happens, or they won't get done. So I'm not willing to spend even an hour to build.

:'-( I guess this bignette is rather too appropriate in that case :'-)

Nonetheless there are several MOCs I've created in this forum, go find them.

I shall! Ikimasho! :-D

Anyway, I think MOCing is best left to users like yourself who have superb skills. Go pump out half a dozen vignettes and show us how it's done!

I shan't disappoint! To the Lego mobile! :-P

[hoang]

hahaha just too funny

[Mister Phes]

:'-( I guess this bignette is rather too appropriate in that case :'-)

I changed it to MOCETTE in the thread title.

I shall! Ikimasho! :-D

Have you found any of MOCs yet? I don't seem to have any new posts in their threads telling me how outstanding they are yet X-D

[Captain Zuloo]

Very cool. I love the hammoc. Where did you get the inspiration to build this or were you just putting pieces together one day when you came up with a prety cool hammoc idea?

Regards, Captain Zuloo ;-)

[Mister Phes]

Errr... We don't know the creator of this MOCETTE... I found it on Brickshelf a few weeks and no information about the builder has come our way... yet...

[tedbeard]

It seems to me that using the small island plate makes a great "standard" for pirate-themed vignette/bignette/MOCettes. We need a more appropriate name though. "Buccaneer Bignette" or "Treasure Islands". Something more clever than I can think of the day after the switch to Daylight Savings Time over here. *sweet*

[SlyOwl]

Have you found any of MOCs yet? I don't seem to have any new posts in their threads telling me how outstanding they are yet X-D

I found them, but I closed the window and I can't be bothered to trawl through 20+ pages of your threads :-$

I changed it to MOCETTE in the thread title.

I think you misunderstood; I didn't mean that it should be called a Bignette, but that it is all to appropriate as it shows a dead Mr Phes *sad*

But you can still do the killing! X-D

[zouave]

The hammoc looks cool. This is a very nice mocette, or whatever it's called.

[Lord Of Pies]

A nice simple MOC, and we all know the moral of the story; Treasure is a man's best friend!

[Scouty]

I think you misunderstood; I didn't mean that it should be called a Bignette, but that it is all to appropriate as it shows a dead Mr Phes *sad*

That's not Mister Phes.

Mister Phes holds a cutlass, not a pistol.

HA! :-P .

[SlyOwl]

Mister Phes holds a cutlass, not a pistol.

Tomayto Tomarto. X-D