[MOC] Jackal Staff Oasis

[Elysiumfountain]

Welcome to the Jackal Staff Oasis! Deep within the sands of a long lost desert, the glittering oasis beckons. Rising amongst magnificent date palms and tranquil, lotus-covered pools, is a fabulous temple containing the vast treasures of the surrounding kingdoms. Young Amata has been sent to retrieve the fabled, powerful Jackal Staff contained within this lush paradise, to bring back to her kingdom in need.

I built this MOC digitally about a year and a half ago, with the intention of using it as a contest entry, but then ended up not using it. Later, I revived the design and built it in physical bricks. 

 

 

The model has 1522 bricks total, and measures 12" long, 15.6" wide, and 8.9" high. 

My favorite part about the whole build is the garden in the front with the water features and the palm trees. A close second would have to be the columns for sure! 

 

 

More pictures can be found in our Flickr album! https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientexpress24/

This MOC is currently up and running on LEGO Ideas! Any support would be greatly appreciated!

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[neonic]

First thougth was ... Egyptian. Looks cool.

Especially the coloms reminds me to that. Nice design and colors
Like the palm trees as well.

[Elysiumfountain]

That was partially the inspiration, with the lotus columns and the roof! And the jackal statues! 

[zoth33]

Lovely build.  The columns and the dark red part are awesome.  Nice garden area.  The statues and the treasure sections are nice too.  

[Elysiumfountain]

Thank you! The garden area and the palm trees are my favorite, especially with the water. 

[weeble1688]

I like the columns - the use of tan Technic gears and the medium azure brick round w/ 4 petals looks great!

[Elysiumfountain]

Thank you! I was trying to figure out how best to do a lotus column and then I remembered the petal brick and thought that would be perfect! 

[mrcp6d]

Columns look awesome. 

[Elysiumfountain]

Thank you! Those were probably my favorite part to design!

[Ardelon]

The columns are far and away my favorite part of this build, though the lotus roof is also a stand out. But I also like the palm tree trunks and the pools with the lotus-pads. One drawback is that the roof is rather plain - it would benefit from some tiling, or statues, or crenellations, or vegetation.

But anyway, it's a very adventurous-romantic build! Is it part of an ongoing story, or just a quick backstory for the set?

[Elysiumfountain]

@Ardelon Thank you! Yes, the roof is a bit plain, I tried making up for it a bit with the tiling in the main hall. No ongoing story as of yet. I'll have to flesh out the one I have further! :)