Simon_S Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 Chapter 1: A Mitgardian Adventure https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/191046-a-mitgardian-adventure/ Chapter 2: Meeting with Haldor, the Master Builder of Bridges https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/191588-meeting-with-haldor-the-master-builder-of-bridges/ Chapter 3: The Hideout https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/192000-the-hideout/ Chapter 4: The Cake https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/192047-the-cake/ Chapter 5: New Belynia https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/192687-goh-10-b-new-belynia/ Chapter 6: Meet Hallad, the half frozen Berserk https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/192959-goh-10c-meet-hallad-the-half-frozen-berserk/ After Simon met Hallad, he headed south towards Avalonia. There he knew he was looking for a Frog King which was living in a marsh. He should help him find a good wife so that he could inherit the sheep flock of his father. Simon had really no idea what to look for... so he asked many people on the way. Some laughed. Some were anxious. They never heard about a frog king. Such magic stuff intimidated them. But from time to time, he got a clue where to look. So he came nearer to that marsh every day... until he was deep in it. And it wasn't fun. He sunk deep. Everything was covered with dirt. His pants were full of mud! And he could literally feel the leeches creeping up his legs. Nauseous. He already wanted to turn back and give up... when he suddenly heard something... *Quack quack quack* "Was that a frog?" Went through his mind. "Was this maybe the Frog King im looking for?" But he couldn't see anything. The plants in the marsh were just way too high. And he sunk way too deep. But he heard that sound again... "Quack quack quack* So he followed it. And it got louder and louder. It should be just around the corner. And then, after a long walk through the mud he finally saw him: THE FROG KING!!!! He was happily sitting on a small podest, surrounded by many other frogs. There was only one difference between them. He was huge. Simon has never seen something like this before. This Frog King was taller than him. "Quack quack quack who are you?" Asked the Frog King. "I'm Simon, I come from far far away. From Mitgardia," he replied. "You come here into my swamp. This is my kingdom. And I am the Frog King. You should better show some respect." croaked the Frog King. Simon: "Excuse me, highness Frog King. I was hoping that you could help me." Frog King: "I help nobody quack quack quack but myself." Simon: "Mylord, there must be something that I could do for you... and in return, you could offer me your advice." Frog King: "My advice for quack a favour of a mitgardian quack quack warrior. I guess that's not to bad. Quack." Simon: "So do you agree?" He wasn't sure if it was a good deal, he proposed. That Frog King could barely speak, or could anybody really understand him. He couldn't finish a single sentence... he always had to ribbit. Still, he had to try it. But what favour would the Frog King demand? Frog King: "Yes I quack do." Oh that came quick. He must really need my help, Simon thought. So he replied: "And what can I do for you my highness?" Frog King: "Quack kiss me." No way. I can't do that. That's just ugly. That wet wobbly frog mouth. I can't kiss it. He said it again, but this time in a mandatory tone: KISS quack ME! Simon saw no way out. There was no back door. He slowly went to the Frog King and placed his hand on his cheek. It was all greasy but also rough in the same time. He closed his eyes, angled his head, leant forward... And he really did it. He kissed the Frog King. He made it! In that moment, something magical happened. Something like a whirlwind started to surround the frog king. Simon couldn't really remember how it all happend. But that Frog King was transformed in a beautiful princess. She stood right in front of Simon. And looked him in the eyes. She didn't look at all like that ugly Frog King. She was beautiful. Princess: "Thank you for saving me. You are such a courageous warrior." Simon found no words. He was looking for a wife. And now that princess stood in front of him. He was astonished by her beauty. Also, he (still) had no idea how to talk to a woman. And before he could say anything, she hugged him and kissed him. Simon just expirienced, what every soldier ever dreamed of. He stammered: "Do you... would you my princess... would you maybe want to be my princess... I mean my wife?" Princess: "How could I refuse my rescuer? I was a Frog King for the last decade. And I rather want to be on your side." So he took her hand and they went on their journey together. Now Simon found a woman for his life. He just needed to find a priest who could marry them... To be continued... Well the pictures on this one didn't turn out great. We have a new LEGO store in switzerland... finally, after so many years of waiting. And when I visited it there were these nice olive green plant pieces in the PaB wall. So I really wanted to use them for a MOC. But still I didn't have much time to do something crazy... and this build and story is the result of it ;-). I hope you enjoyed it. Have a nice day and brick on! Simon Quote
Kai NRG Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 What a funny story--in retrospect, I should definitely have seen that coming, but I didn't for quite a while. Great job designing the giant frog and the swamp with all those olive green stems and the white flowers looks great! Quote
Simon_S Posted January 22, 2023 Author Posted January 22, 2023 On 12/28/2022 at 6:47 PM, Kai NRG said: What a funny story--in retrospect, I should definitely have seen that coming, but I didn't for quite a while. Great job designing the giant frog and the swamp with all those olive green stems and the white flowers looks great! thank you :-). The thing about this build was actually that I got a lot of the olive green stems in a PaB wall. We finally have a lego shop here in switzerland and I got access to PaB Cups - I already found many cool parts there ;-). So I had to build something to use them hehe. Quote
Yperio_Bricks Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Great story and moc! "Quack kiss me" - "No way" hilarious I really like the swamp build! Quote
Grover Posted February 27, 2023 Posted February 27, 2023 This is a spectacular build! Love the story and how it goes with the build. The trans dark green tiles have always been a favorite of mine, and you do a great job showing depth here. Amazingly, the various green colors work well together. I would not have expected that of the olive green with the others. Your variation in the height of these in the swamp is great, very organic looking. Hopefully his new princess doesn't hop away on him! Quote
Simon_S Posted February 28, 2023 Author Posted February 28, 2023 On 1/23/2023 at 5:44 PM, Gideon said: Fantastic swamp! And great storytelling haha thanks :-) On 1/23/2023 at 5:48 PM, Yperio_Bricks said: Great story and moc! "Quack kiss me" - "No way" hilarious I really like the swamp build! thank you! 20 hours ago, Grover said: This is a spectacular build! Love the story and how it goes with the build. The trans dark green tiles have always been a favorite of mine, and you do a great job showing depth here. Amazingly, the various green colors work well together. I would not have expected that of the olive green with the others. Your variation in the height of these in the swamp is great, very organic looking. Hopefully his new princess doesn't hop away on him! I acutally got the olive green parts in the PaB wall and really wanted to use them. At first it felt difficult, also because I didn't want to mix them with normal green part. Then I just did it. But I'm not 100% convinced by the result. It still was a fun experiment ;-). Quote
LordDan Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 I love the scenery of simon just wading through the swamp. He looks a little unhappy . Nice work on the brick built frog and the mosaic, and fun story! Quote
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