gazumpty Posted December 18, 2013 Good tidings to you all. Please have a wee look over my entry for this years 'Expand the Winter Market Contest' and be gentle, as this is my first proper fully MOC on EB (why not use this great competition to 'pop my cherry'...so to speak) My entry depicts a pavilion/square for centre or focal point of the market. Overshadowed by a mature 'winter tree' acting as a natural canopy for the activities below. This year, the square holds host to the local 'Ice Sculpting Contest' between the visiting "Ice Road" truckers and the local lumberjacks. The snow has been cleared away and the contest is on!! They are at this moment finalising their sculptures with an array of power and hand tools, ready for display and judging tonight!!! Enjoy.... A father and son look on as the 'sculptors' frantically finish their work View (minus tree) of the sculptors at work Team Lumberjack and their aptly chosen 'Christmas Tree' entry. The "Ice Road" Truckers put the finishing touches to their Snowman entry The display lights are tested before the judging begins later Well there you have it guys, hope you like what I have tried to achieve here. There are more pictures on my brickshelf.... http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=537543 Good luck to everyone else thats entering this year... the standard as always is so high and should be a great contest. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurotrash Posted December 18, 2013 Excellent and original! Good luck in the competition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrcKing Posted December 18, 2013 I really like this concept, and the light bricks give a nice ambience to the sculptures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoEinstein Posted December 18, 2013 So many details to like, the tree, the brick build fence/railing, the street lantern, the use of the light bricks, the contest element within a contest entry. Great job. Good luck in the contest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redhead1982 Posted December 18, 2013 This is a lovely MOC. I like the original idea and the tree at the centre of a square looks great. Also, the ice sculptures are a nice touch to add more winter details. I'm not familiar with trees blooming in winter, but I guess that's some Scottish sort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Only Sinner Posted December 18, 2013 This is really cool. I wanted to do something like this, but I have very few clear bricks. Yours looks great, though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickBloke Posted December 18, 2013 Brilliant! Excellent idea... I love it! Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted December 18, 2013 Nice. Is tree blooming in the middle of winter is a global warming statement? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted December 18, 2013 AWESOME idea and design 'gazumpty'......I it.......IRT's eh ? Can't see the Polarbear there ? The tree and ice sculptures are the best part of this creation......good luck and Brick On 'gazumpty' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted December 18, 2013 Stunning MOC ...beautiful idea very well made! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kristel Posted December 18, 2013 This is an awesome entry! I love how you've done the pavilion and the ice sculptures are just perfect! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
majorna Posted December 19, 2013 Fantastic theme masterfully executed. Great work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazumpty Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks guys for all your encouraging words...I'm humbled especially as there are some of my favourite EB MOC'ers on this thread :D To clarify my tree design...I was going for a sort of abstract snow covered design...I think it kinda does the trick Sort of like these beauties you see in winter..... Well the MOC bug has truly bitten me....I'll hopefully be posting an extended winter layout incorporating this wee diorama! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kibosh Posted December 19, 2013 This is really excellent work. I've attended a few of these competitions, and you nailed the feel of them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stebai Posted December 19, 2013 Nice - 3 votes if i can see my way past the flowers on the tree! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottwb2010 Posted December 19, 2013 Great entry for the competition gazumpty. I like your idea of ice sculpting. Great use of trans clear parts. Good luck in the contest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricknave Posted December 19, 2013 Beautiful. Love the tree, the lampposts and the ice sculptures. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLazyChicken Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Very nice and creative idea! Edited December 20, 2013 by TheLazyChicken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyc1983 Posted December 20, 2013 Wonderful entry, very original and well executed!! The tree is beautiful and the ice sculptures are spot on!! Good luck and happy building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted December 20, 2013 Very very nice! I really love the ice sculpture setting you came up with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgeureka Posted December 20, 2013 Oooh, the lightbricks really do it for me, very nice. I also love how the workers care for body protection. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazumpty Posted December 21, 2013 Thanks again for the comments and encouragement...I'll definitely be building more for the EB world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderpuddle Posted December 22, 2013 Very nice entry. The snow covered tree is probably my favorite part. Well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin8 Posted December 22, 2013 The tree is absolutely breathtaking! Great idea! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
