Tomsche Posted October 28, 2014 What is all that noise? Hagen thought as he neared the mine of Karaz Modan, somewhere in the snowy peaks of Mitgardia. Following the path way, he saw a few Yeti making anxious roars and bellows, obviously aroused by something. Now, one has to know, the Dwarfs often employ these fierce warriors to guard their snowy paths high in the mountains, as they are as fierce as any warrior, strong as oxes and very well suited to the icy climate outside. Approaching them, Hagen snapped down his visor and unsheated his sword, because when these guards where angry, something wasn`t right and even perhaps the mine entrance was under attack. Looking up, he saw the winged shape of one of the Vulture people. Vile and evil creatures, these wander the icy peaks learning all the secrets that they can and selling them to the highest bidder. Someone is very intrested in what is going on with the Dwarfs! This is my entry for the smallest category of Chapter 3 in Book 2 of the Guilds of Historica, which has now turned it`s attention to Mitgardia. However, this is also the one series of builds so far that I won`t be participating in with all 3 entries, although I had said to myself that when it came to `my` homeland, I would try and get a build in for all three categories. The problem is namely one of pure figure issues. See, the chapter is called `Dwarven Affairs` and in a very rough storyline synopsis, the Dwarfs are marching to war versus the Elves or the Drow, depending the side you choose, how they envision the pointy ears have been manipulating the bearded ones. Now, I was in my `Dark Ages` when the Fantasy line of Castle came out years ago, and as a result, I have nearly none of the antagonist minifigures. Not willing to cannibalise my displayed Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit sets for figures, this means I have a single `evil dwarf` minifigure from the CMF range, and not a single elf at all... bit hard to make entries that way. I had been expecting mostly Vikings in the chapter, but humans aren`t actually playing a lead role in this chapter. So that resulted in me picking the Side of Men, which is for the smaller category a scene where Dwarves are being spied on, the middle category comes down to humans trying to peacefully mend relations between Dwarfs and Elves, and category 3 expanding even further on this by telling a diplomatic storyline to solidify these relations... But about the build... As I said, I went for the smallest enty for the side of Men, in which the Dwarfs are being spied on. Using the fluff a bit as a tool to make something at least fitting without needing any Dwarfs in the build itself, nor Elves, through the use of allied species (Yeti`s for the Dwarfs, Vulture people for the drow) I managed to create at least something. I tried some things out in this build (with the eye of a very big project I`ll be undertaking once I completed all of the Age of Mitgardia builds, more on that once it is approaching) like the snot mining entrance, the completely frozen ground and the snowed under rockside. I hope you like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted October 28, 2014 I like the mine entrance. Cool entry- I'm a fan of the vulture chima figs too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomsche Posted October 28, 2014 I`m a bit of a fan of the whole range actually, though they usually get build and immediatly put apart again for the bricks. But they come in such excellent colours, aren`t pricey being non franchised, and have some very handy minifigs for fantasy builds. Can`t wait for one to get my hands on a few sets of the upcoming Polar Bear tribe pack :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfadas Posted October 28, 2014 Very nice! Shame you won't participating in all the categories, but without dwarves it is a bit hard to do. Anyway, I really like this build, the snow everywhere is very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slegengr Posted October 28, 2014 Very nice, Tomsche! I like the snow on the rocks and the frozen path. The fig posing is excellent. The snot door is nice looking and fits well. The guild colors and microfig over the door are a nice touch. The only think I would like to see better is the picture quality. More lighting and clearer pictures would definitely improve the presentation of this nice build. It would be nice if you could build for all three categories, but I will be using Dwarves in almost every build, so I understand if you have only one dwarf. Brick on, Tomsche! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomsche Posted October 28, 2014 Yeah, I tracked down the pic isues I have had since ages. First generation Lumix macro setting... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted October 28, 2014 Very good vignette, I like the snowy mountain atmosphere Don't worry about not having official dwarf or elf figs, make your own! Plates and bricks can be used to make short legs if you don't have many of those, then just mix and match minifig parts to make some cool figs. Here's a picture of a bunch of dwarves I made a while ago: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomsche Posted October 28, 2014 If I get the time to do it; it would be plate and brick way, short legs are a rarity here and I'm for some reason always buying bricks by the hundreds and forgetting minifigs x-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IenjoyLego89 Posted October 28, 2014 Looks good tomchse. I like the action and posing if the minifigs :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
