pedro Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 I wanted to create a Post-Apoc diorama, taking a detour from the usual post-apocalyptic themed deserts, salvaged battle cars and Max Max style trappings, basing my MOC instead on The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The Road is set in the near future where a cataclysm has destroyed civilisation and almost all life on Earth. It follows the journey of a father and son across a completely desolate landscape as they stive to head South, to survive, to "keep the fire burning" and hopefully find something worth living for in a dead world. My MOC is a snap-shot of time where their journey has taken them through a ruined town, passing the remnants of fallen society and happening across a macabre sight... Ashes continuously fall from the sky, muting the landscape to shades of grey. Father and Son on the road, bags and rucksacks holding all their worldly possessions. Much of humankind has resorted to cannibalism for survival. Nomadic groups hunt other survivors, butchering them where they stand and harvesting them for their meat. This poor soul has befallen this terrible fate, his bones char on an open fire... Cafe Corner for the doom generation! With no food those who don't resort to cannibalism risk starvation. Relics of the past litter the streets... Hope you like it. This is my Post-Apoc entry for this years MOCathlon. It's pretty bleak but then so is the subject matter! Thanks to M. Jasper for inpsiration on the shopping trolley design. Comments and criticism welcome as always. Quote
Skull-Mark_Ladybug Posted March 15, 2010 Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) ... Edited May 17 by MacK Quote
Legostein Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Hello! The scene is really fantastic. I find this truly inspiring, as I was in the need of some destroyed buildings for a small scene which I abandoned. I find it more difficult to build something damaged than the other way round. Do you first build the undamaged building and then partially disassemble it, or do you build it spontaneously? Cheers, ~ Christopher Quote
pedro Posted March 16, 2010 Author Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks for the comments! Do you first build the undamaged building and then partially disassemble it, or do you build it spontaneously? I had a rough idea of what the building should look like, but then built it in ruin. I had a couple of happy accidents where parts broke and I thought "Ah! That looks better!". Quote
Fires-storm Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Heya, that is truly an amazing MOC. I like how you managed to convey the atmosphere effectively as well as tell a good story with the bricks. Excellent job, and keep bricking Quote
sok117 Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 The shopping cart is really cool, congrats Pedro on an excellent MOC, what set has the crying minifig head? I haven't seen it before. And nice "destroyed building" techniques too. Quote
Skull-Mark_Ladybug Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) ... Edited May 17 by MacK Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Excellent MOC 'Pedro' ! The bombed out building is wonderful in a design way, sad image of a child and parent alone walking past what's left of human progess ! Great design of a very sad scene.......I'm a conformist! 'Pedro'. Quote
def Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 It's a great book, and you did it justice! Nice job. Hopefully images of this get filtered out somehow to Cormac McCarthy, he might get a kick out of it. Quote
Righteous Squid Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Fantastic MOC. Lots of lovely details but not too cluttered. Especially like the shopping cart and how the blood leaking from the spiked head really stands out against the greys. One question though: How did the glass in the windows remain intact? Quote
pedro Posted March 16, 2010 Author Posted March 16, 2010 One question though: How did the glass in the windows remain intact? Actually, in the novel the source of the apocalypse is never made clear. Some think natural disaster of the highest magnitude, some nuclear. Whatever caused it, the world is dead, all the animals and society as we know it are gone and so everything has fallen into disrepair and ruin. This building has gradully began to collapse in on itself piece by piece, while some parts of it remain intact. Quote
Tobbe Arnesson Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Ooooh! Very nice! Think I have to read the book now! Quote
FinalFeature Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 Very nice scene pedro. The destroyed cafe corner is built very well. The whole scene is sad but as a moc its cool. Built to perfection. Quote
Danpb Posted March 18, 2010 Posted March 18, 2010 Fantastic! I loved the book and this MOC is awesome :) Quote
cagri Posted March 18, 2010 Posted March 18, 2010 I didn't read the book but film was simply perfect, I loved it. This MOC is pretty significant as well. Faved :) Quote
squidman85 Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Great.I very like this scene,though.Nice ruins. Where do get man's haircut? Quote
georgivar Posted March 19, 2010 Posted March 19, 2010 Truly amazing job Love all the details in it - the shopping cart, the minifigs, the building. A good story :) Quote
pedro Posted March 19, 2010 Author Posted March 19, 2010 Thanks for the kind comments everyone! Great.I very like this scene,though.Nice ruins.Where do get man's haircut? The hair piece is one of Arealight's amazing custom parts. Search on google and you'll find the shop no problem. Quote
Righteous Squid Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Actually, in the novel the source of the apocalypse is never made clear. Some think natural disaster of the highest magnitude, some nuclear.Whatever caused it, the world is dead, all the animals and society as we know it are gone and so everything has fallen into disrepair and ruin. This building has gradully began to collapse in on itself piece by piece, while some parts of it remain intact. Ah you assumed I was thinking the apocalypse would break the windows. However in my post the source of the breaking of windows was never made clear, so let me clarify: I was actually thinking of the universal human imperative that all windows of all abandoned buildings become the automatic and necessary target of any stray stone that happens to be passing by within reach. It is a well known fact that while the structure of a building might remain intact the windows will not, so long as a human being is left alive on this planet. It was all I could do to restrain myself from throwing stones at my screen. Quote
YG-49 Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Now those street lights, are something very special. I usually only see something like that from builders like Karf Oolhu or Nadroj. Quote
Perterz Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Superb little scene with MANY little details! The oilpool underneath the truck, the fireplace, the woodstructure in the floors etc really add to the realism. Quote
Milan Posted March 20, 2010 Posted March 20, 2010 Excellent, man! Details are great, so is the dark atmosphere in the MOC. I like it! Quote
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