Exetrius Posted May 31, 2019 Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Stone Army Tomb Invasion Buried deep under Ninjago City lies an ancient remnant of the early days of Ninjago: the Stone Army Tomb. One of Overlord's legions was stored in this catacomb, but that changed when the venom of the Great Devourer seeped into the tomb and awakened the Stone Army. After the Final Battle, the Serpentine moved into the tomb, vowing to abandon all violence and live their lives secluded from the rest of Ninjago, civilised and peacefully. However, the ninja came knocking on the door, ignorant of the evil that was following in their wake... 70XXX: Stone Army Tomb Invasion The ninja and Nindroids have infiltrated the new home of the Serpentine, the former Stone Army Tomb. Take a stroll down the beatitfully terraformed tomb, open the sealed gate to the ancient Stone warrior statues, or sit back and relax in Lasha's attic! The set* includes 8 minifigures: From left to right: a Nindroid, Min-droid possessed by the Overlord, Jay, Kai, Lasha, Acidicus, a Scout statue and a Warrior statue. Play out scenes from episode 30: The Curse Of the Golden Master! The set* measures 38 x 13 cm (48 x 16 studs) and is 11 cm tall It consists of a very roughly estimated 850 pieces and conveniently retails for 79.99 USD / 79.99 EUR. *Also, it's not a real set. My entry to the Legacy contest! Ninjago is by far my favorite theme, so I was stoked to get building! As you can see, it's based on a location that hasn't been seen in set form. Here is what it looks like in the show: In my opinion, it's one of the most beautiful settings in the world of Ninjago, so I can only hope I have done justice to it! I tried to incorporate as many features from the Stone Army Tomb as possible, but I also took some artistic liberties here and there (most notably Lasha's attic). Close-ups and other additional pictures can be found on my Flickr, here. Hope you like it! By the way, here my entry to the Polybag contest, in case you missed it. Best of luck in the contest to everyone! C&C appreciated! Edited May 31, 2019 by Exetrius Quote
JJ Tong (zfogshooterz) Posted May 31, 2019 Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Awesome build! I do like the stonework and I definitely dig that sealed gate and the inner structure where the stone statue lies! Also I have to say that Lasha's attic (and with him in it) is pretty cute. Best of luck to your entry there! Edited May 31, 2019 by JJ Tong (zfogshooterz) Quote
Exetrius Posted June 1, 2019 Author Posted June 1, 2019 23 hours ago, JJ Tong (zfogshooterz) said: Awesome build! I do like the stonework and I definitely dig that sealed gate and the inner structure where the stone statue lies! Also I have to say that Lasha's attic (and with him in it) is pretty cute. Best of luck to your entry there! Thanks a lot! Quote
Garmadon Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 Nicely done - this is a scene I would not have expected to see in brick form, but you've done a very nice job with it! Both your reference picture and the build have a video game sort of feel to them, and the background with the brown slopes looks quite neat! You've gone for a very bold color-scheme as well, but the water and stone army vault in particular turned out great! Quote
Kai NRG Posted June 3, 2019 Posted June 3, 2019 You sure didn't pick an easy one! Good use of some surprising colors; I really like the insets on the dark tan pillars and it's cool how you made it look like a set! Quote
Exetrius Posted June 4, 2019 Author Posted June 4, 2019 14 hours ago, Garmadon said: Nicely done - this is a scene I would not have expected to see in brick form, but you've done a very nice job with it! Both your reference picture and the build have a video game sort of feel to them, and the background with the brown slopes looks quite neat! You've gone for a very bold color-scheme as well, but the water and stone army vault in particular turned out great! I'm pleased to have surprised you! I always go for originality, so from the start I knew I would pick something obscure, not seen in sets or even in MOCs before. I tend to work with the muted colours a lot, so I was happy to use my bright green and regular green for once. 9 hours ago, Kai NRG said: You sure didn't pick an easy one! Good use of some surprising colors; I really like the insets on the dark tan pillars and it's cool how you made it look like a set! I've been ambitious with this one, indeed. The elaborate, bold colour scheme works, but the colour blocking was challenging. And, because I wanted to make a set, the many different 'zones' are much more packed together then they would be in a MOC, so 'zone blocking' was also necessary. On top of that, I tried to be part-efficient and have a sound structure. Plenty of challenges! Quote
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