[MOC] Approach to Jabba's Palace

[dimnico]

Hi guys, I have just finished another Star Wars MOC. This time I wanted to mess around with the idea of forced perspective and decided to recreate one of my favourite shots from Return of the Jedi. 

As with all my micro mocs I wanted to stick to the 16x16 base, which in this instance was quite a challenge but eventually I managed to find a way to fit everything I wanted into the scene. 

The colour palette choice for Jabba's Palace was partly based on the official lego sets of "Jabba's Palace' and 'Rancor Pit' especially the dark grey base for the Palace to sit atop but I decided to go with darker colours for the Palace itself similar to the actual scene from the film.

Finally I have recently got hold of the Boushh mini fig (one of my favourites) and so wanted to incorporate her somehow. I then had the idea that Chewie and Liea would have walked the same route to get to Jabba's Palace and so changed the sky to a sunset scene to reflect the time of day they arrived at the Palace. 

Which do you prefer? C3P0 and R2 or Boushh and Chewie?

Also I am thinking of doing some more scenes similar to this, incorporating micro builds and mini figs but wondered if people liked this style? Should I stick to the micro landscapes I have been building or do more scenes in this style?

 

[TWP]

Ah, those two vignettes look wonderful! Those sky background give them a really nice effect, the forced perspective turns out great too :)

[dimnico]

1 hour ago, TWP said:

Ah, those two vignettes look wonderful! Those sky background give them a really nice effect, the forced perspective turns out great too :)

Thanks so much! They were really fun to put together and I might use the twin sunset for another famous shots from the star wars saga! 

[Azrielsc]

So small yet instantly recognizable! Lovely!

[Leonardo da Bricki]

Those are cool! IMO, the one with C3PO and R2 is the best.

[joeyl19]

10 hours ago, TWP said:

Ah, those two vignettes look wonderful! Those sky background give them a really nice effect, the forced perspective turns out great too :)

I completely agree! Wonderful job. 

[dimnico]

21 hours ago, Leonardo da Bricki said:

Those are cool! IMO, the one with C3PO and R2 is the best.

Thanks! I think I agree, such an iconic image that it kinda works with boushh and Chewie but better with the original cast! I did do a version with Rey and BB8 that looked great though! 

[Jedi-Bendu]

I like the one with Boushh and Chewbacca the best......the sky looks fantastic.

[VaderFan2187]

Really great looking... though it might look even better if you cropped the scene carefully.