Ninjago Legacy MOC ("set"""concept"") Fire Temple

[Pirean_Grammaticul]

Mecabricks Link: https://www.mecabricks.com/en/models/Lkj9ZEzOvAp#jQZm2D

LDD Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8pehwkq189ldpfm/fire temple.lxf?dl=0

link for the dragon: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b4kg9fplkqo6bi5/dragon.lxf?dl=0

yeah i got tired after 2 years of waiting, the top's supposed to look like one of those round pieces used everywhere else but cut diagonally and the thing's supposed to fold out into a mouth in the back but i could only make one side open so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edited October 9, 2020 by Pirean_Grammaticul

[Cocoa]

This is absolutely stunning. First off, you have a fantastic backdrop. The torii shrine has a dynamic shape, and the lava rockwork is very clean, giving the setting that firey feel. As for the temple itself, I enjoy how you sorta combined the prototype set and the final one. The brick-built dragon panels and the roof of the top floor are my favorite parts. Also, I may just order those parts to build that dragon IRL. It's adorable and looks to use some of the techniques from the Golden Dragon. It works so well here!

[JintaiZ]

Absolutely amazing build!

Though I think some parts of it could have been tiled.

[Pirean_Grammaticul]

5 hours ago, Cocoa said:

As for the temple itself, I enjoy how you sorta combined the prototype set and the final one

there's a prototype? i mostly based it on the fire temple set and its appearance in-show (hence the extra floor), but anyways thanks! i didn't render it (gonna thank iNath for saying i deserved it) but i did build it over the course of roughly two and a half weeks and i guess it turned out pretty fine.

5 hours ago, Cocoa said:

Also, I may just order those parts to build that dragon IRL. It's adorable and looks to use some of the techniques from the Golden Dragon. It works so well here!

yeah i definitely took from the bottom portion from the legacy dragon and compared how their two predecessors were similar; there's a little hinged piece in the back to get it to slope and i'm not pleased to have used the clips instead of using 1x1s to fill out the region near the torso joints but i think it worked out pretty well in the end! ended up making the head last-minute because it turned out no one has a 3d sculpt for the dragon head in 71701. as a whole it was one of the first things i worked on and i love building the side-builds in sets so it worked out ig.

1 hour ago, JintaiZ said:

Absolutely amazing build! Though I think some parts of it could have been tiled.

yeah, definitely; my intent with the temple itself was to get it to look like a lego set that could be bought and sold, but once i got to the base and rockwork i realized it would have to be way different and basically just tiled up the rocks and the base and let some studs stay if they already were there. definitely could've used some fixes (the lowest roof hasn't changed since i built it, and the second floor wall still has those pesky studs) but everything else i think worked out, and frankly im not sure if i want to pull it back out and layer bricks and clone the same tile over and over again (not a jab, and not related to the quote; just expressing a little discontent over the roof but i agree with the issue with some of the studs).

Edited October 9, 2020 by Pirean_Grammaticul

[JintaiZ]

@Pirean_Grammaticul - That makes a lot more sense. Another issue is that the tiles might cost a lot of money, so I get why there were some studs on top.

[Rolyat24]

This is great! I’m rather surprised TLG hasn’t produced a Legacy Fire Temple yet, considering it is one of Ninjago’s most iconic sets and arguably the most loved one of 2011. You did a great job with the build!

[Pirean_Grammaticul]

reupping this briefly to say i've got a tiny version on the side and have posted it to the lego ideas activity page so if anyone wants to shoot it a like it's there

[Lyichir]

While this is a neat MOC, I can't help but be a little disappointed that it sacrifices the key action feature of the original Fire Temple set—splitting in two to reveal the dragon. One of the most exciting things about the Legacy sets for me has been how they not only retain but improve upon the action features of the original sets, in addition to updating their aesthetics. As such, a "Legacy" Fire Temple that sacrifices one of the key aspects of the original (that sets it apart from other, later scenes like the temple in Battle for Ninjago City) feels a bit like a missed opportunity.

[The Island Chronicles]

That's amazing 

[Pirean_Grammaticul]

On 11/8/2020 at 2:15 PM, Lyichir said:

While this is a neat MOC, I can't help but be a little disappointed that it sacrifices the key action feature of the original Fire Temple set—splitting in two to reveal the dragon. One of the most exciting things about the Legacy sets for me has been how they not only retain but improve upon the action features of the original sets, in addition to updating their aesthetics. As such, a "Legacy" Fire Temple that sacrifices one of the key aspects of the original (that sets it apart from other, later scenes like the temple in Battle for Ninjago City) feels a bit like a missed opportunity.

glad you asked: i know i didn't make a photo, but i intended to have the plate of the bridge push forward, which in turn should drop the front and cause the thing to split open using rubber bands and bring the sword of fire up (also using rubber bands); i might've forgotten to get a couple images of the back and underside in and trying to open it in ldd is a pain because of the multiple variables, but i had no intention of forgetting that function on either the big one or the gwp-esque model, though given that it is a digital moc im not sure if the model would actually have the same integrity built irl to demonstrate the function.

but thanks for pointing it out! i always appreciate a chir siblings' comment even if it isn't necessarily positive, and especially as a fan of you guys for a while.

Edited November 10, 2020 by Pirean_Grammaticul

[Lyichir]

18 hours ago, Pirean_Grammaticul said:

glad you asked: i know i didn't make a photo, but i intended to have the plate of the bridge push forward, which in turn should drop the front and cause the thing to split open using rubber bands and bring the sword of fire up (also using rubber bands); i might've forgotten to get a couple images of the back and underside in and trying to open it in ldd is a pain because of the multiple variables, but i had no intention of forgetting that function on either the big one or the gwp-esque model, though given that it is a digital moc im not sure if the model would actually have the same integrity built irl to demonstrate the function.

but thanks for pointing it out! i always appreciate a chir siblings' comment even if it isn't necessarily positive, and especially as a fan of you guys for a while.

Ah, I see! Photos of the function would've definitely helped—I mistakenly assumed that the function was no longer there due to how solidly built the base seemed to be! If you've managed to recreate that functionality here after all that's quite a feat indeed.

[Pirean_Grammaticul]

52 minutes ago, Lyichir said:

 If you've managed to recreate that functionality here after all that's quite a feat indeed.

it was a pain to build it as two separate segments and structurally i'm not sure if it holds (i believe the top segment holds with two tension forces at a right angle), and then to add in just enough space to get it to split at a 45-degree angle on each segment, but I'm hoping that if built irl it can form the cave mouth from the pilots like this:

but otherwise, everything should be in the mecabricks file or ldd i believe; forgot to separate the bridge as a group but it should work out like this:

where the liftarm has a ball to lift

the sword from its base while the wedge above splits open the temple, which should split open if the rubber band does what it does around the balls acting as levers.