Jacob Nion Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) If I win I pick O17 as new warzone. ___________________________________ Osric felt uncomfortable. Hi's eyes were forced on the weatherd tomb stone. He had heard the lore of this grave. It was said, that once in the old days, when there was not the one king but many kings, the wanderer had been the ruler of a small realm. Until he had been overthrown by one of his many foes. Restless and captured in his grief, and aware that he, who once had been king would die as man without possession, he wandered through Historica. He had ended here, where the elves had him laid to his last rest. Osric remembered his own kingdom that was lost. The thought that he would never again be a king made him frighten. His combatant for today sood silent in front of him. The Kaliphlin knight maybe had hoped for a more noble oponent. He did surely not know that he had the honour to challenge a born king. The exciled king heard the bright and ageless laughter of the elf above them:"The wars of you mortals are nothing more but children's games to elves. What is a month of war against a century of peace in our forrests? Now, begin!" Edited April 30, 2015 by Jacob Nion Quote
LittleJohn Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Favulous entry! The base is superb and I love that tree! I like the angled rock section too Quote
marcu22 Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 I really like your ideas, about placing the legs of minifigs in an special but very creative way! Do you had some inspiration for that? I would be interested ;) Quote
Garmadon Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Fantastic tree Jacob! Great job on the posing and base as well! Quote
gedren_y Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 I expected some good competition from you, and you didn't disappoint. Quote
Blufiji Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Great tree, great base! You really captured the " sacred place idea"! Quote
Jakorin Swiftsword Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 I'm in love with this! The way the elf is sitting on that fabulous tree is simply amazing! Well done! Quote
Graham Gidman Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Jacob, you just keep getting better. Love this one! Quote
Balbo Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Amazing work, Jakob . I love the way you made the tree and the posing is excellent, too! Edited April 18, 2015 by Balbo Quote
Kai NRG Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Excellent entry, that tree is superb and the base is well done too! As I mentioned on Flickr, the elf's posing is ingenious! Quote
robuko Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Great base, Great tree, Great posing. The colours are superb too. My only criticism is that the colours for Osric blend in to the background a bit. Quote
Jacob Nion Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Thank you all very much. Glad you enjoyed it! I really like your ideas, about placing the legs of minifigs in an special but very creative way! Do you had some inspiration for that? I would be interested ;) You mean for that fellow in the tree? To be honest, I jut needed to place him somewhere and there wasn't any room left on the ground. Quote
Bregir Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 That is a fantastic tree, Jacob, and the posing of that elf is hilarious - although he seems to be enjoying it a bit too much! Quote
MassEditor Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Gorgeous entry, the landscaping is supreme! Between the SNOT landscaping, angled rockwork, elaborate tree and perfect fig posing, it is obvious you have a true talent for packing many wonderful, creative techniques into very small builds. That is one sign of a true moc master imho. Love the story too, you have such an excellent way with words and fantasy storytelling. Again, can't wait to see what happens when we're back to building full time in Nocturnus! Quote
soccerkid6 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 I think that may be the best tree I've seen, using that SNOT design Wonderful base too Quote
LordDan Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Fantastic work Jacob! The elf's posing is great, as is the tree design and the angled rocks. One thing that has always bugged me about your sigfig is the bright red tail, it seems very out of place, but I always assumed there were no better options. However have you considered using black snakes instead? Quote
Captain Dee Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Dark brown and red make for an eye-catching tree. The trunk is very good; I know it's virtually impossible to create realistic bark textures with Lego, which makes this a very good attempt. The base and its details are nice. And the posing of the elf - specifically the legs - is just brilliant. They look so natural hanging slightly uneven like that versus the unyielding side-to-side rigidity of standard leg posing. Keep it up! Quote
Robin Creations Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Everything here is epic! From the base to the tree to the Minifigs, this is just an awesome entry! Great job Quote
Jacob Nion Posted April 22, 2015 Author Posted April 22, 2015 Gorgeous entry, the landscaping is supreme! Between the SNOT landscaping, angled rockwork, elaborate tree and perfect fig posing, it is obvious you have a true talent for packing many wonderful, creative techniques into very small builds. That is one sign of a true moc master imho. Love the story too, you have such an excellent way with words and fantasy storytelling. Again, can't wait to see what happens when we're back to building full time in Nocturnus! Thank you very, very much, ME. It's great to hear that the stories are enjoyable even to native speakers. I think that may be the best tree I've seen, using that SNOT design Wonderful base too Dark brown and red make for an eye-catching tree. The trunk is very good; I know it's virtually impossible to create realistic bark textures with Lego, which makes this a very good attempt. The base and its details are nice. And the posing of the elf - specifically the legs - is just brilliant. They look so natural hanging slightly uneven like that versus the unyielding side-to-side rigidity of standard leg posing. Keep it up! Thank you very much! Next entry will show more alternate leg posing ;) Fantastic work Jacob! The elf's posing is great, as is the tree design and the angled rocks. One thing that has always bugged me about your sigfig is the bright red tail, it seems very out of place, but I always assumed there were no better options. However have you considered using black snakes instead? Thanks! I tried it but I just liked the red ones more. Quote
mrcp6d Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Very nice! I've got a couple big evergreen trees that use the same construction technique that I'm waiting to drop into a nice, icy cold Mitgardian MOC sometime this year. I'll be remembering the tap trick to rework them. Quote
Gary The Procrastinator Posted April 26, 2015 Posted April 26, 2015 Outstanding posing and great setting. Your terrain work is top-notch, and you've captured the action so well it feels like a still from a movie. Great work here. Quote
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