Legostone Posted January 30, 2018 We had noticed this temple half an hour earlier. Given that we went out without a real plan, we decided it may be a good vantage point. Closing in on it, we quickly noticed we didn't need to go further from there - the Orchid was here. But these skeletons are giving us a creepy vibe; I think we should turn back now... Spoiler Some quick behind the scenes stuff: Given that most of my plant parts are in another diorama that I haven't torn down yet and my lack of brick-bricks and dark tan parts (I think I've used about 90% of my brick-bricks here) this temple is quite 2 dimensional: I can't find my exact inspiration picture (I really liked the dark clouds on the original), but here is a very similar one. Some WIP shots: Starting out with the general shape: Couple more layers to the pyramid, first tests for a staircase: Add in the bottom level including a wider staircase at the bottom: And then lots of greenery: And for the final picture above change the light and the background Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted January 30, 2018 I'm very impressed with how utterly hollow and one-sided this is! Hats off to you sir, I know how tricky it can be to build just the right amount for that! Great job achieving an old ruined feel! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darnok Posted January 30, 2018 Very clever construction indeed! I did not suspect any shenanigans from the first picture at all, my only thought was "what an impressive structure". Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted January 30, 2018 Brilliantly done! I was shocked when I saw your spoiler pics... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MAB Posted January 30, 2018 Yeah, clever use of limited bricks. It is quite like a movie set - brilliant view from the camera, but don't peek round the sides! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elostirion Posted January 30, 2018 Pretty damn clever, and your orchid is just wonderful! Really, really clever! Well done, well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrlego Posted January 30, 2018 As stated above this is really cleverly done! I actually saw the construction shot on flickr first, so I wasn't suprised by that, but when I did see the actual shot I was amazed by the temple itself. Really good job and a great entry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted January 30, 2018 Beautiful one LS! I like how the temple blends in so nicely with the jungle! I also like the creepy atmosphere with the skellies lying around Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted February 3, 2018 On 30.1.2018 at 5:09 PM, Kai NRG said: I'm very impressed with how utterly hollow and one-sided this is! Hats off to you sir, I know how tricky it can be to build just the right amount for that! Great job achieving an old ruined feel! Thanks! Glad its appreciated On 30.1.2018 at 5:19 PM, Drunknok said: Very clever construction indeed! I did not suspect any shenanigans from the first picture at all, my only thought was "what an impressive structure". Well done! Thanks! On 30.1.2018 at 6:29 PM, Mike S said: Brilliantly done! I was shocked when I saw your spoiler pics... Haha, thanks! On 30.1.2018 at 7:10 PM, MAB said: Yeah, clever use of limited bricks. It is quite like a movie set - brilliant view from the camera, but don't peek round the sides! Well, thats basically what I thought while building this - how large can I go with my brick bricks, and then I thought - why build 4 sides? On 30.1.2018 at 8:33 PM, Elostirion said: Pretty damn clever, and your orchid is just wonderful! Really, really clever! Well done, well done! Thanks! First one saying something about the orchid, have you noticed which part I used? On 30.1.2018 at 11:04 PM, Ayrlego said: As stated above this is really cleverly done! I actually saw the construction shot on flickr first, so I wasn't suprised by that, but when I did see the actual shot I was amazed by the temple itself. Really good job and a great entry! Thanks! On 30.1.2018 at 11:36 PM, blackdeathgr said: Beautiful one LS! I like how the temple blends in so nicely with the jungle! I also like the creepy atmosphere with the skellies lying around Well, for all we know we might have some less friendly natives here for once Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted February 4, 2018 Clever! You did really well, I was surprised to find that the pyramid is only one-sided, good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted February 4, 2018 I actually really like the technique you used ... I would never had known it wasn't a full structure if you never showed the spoilers. Clever camera work indeed good job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tezclatipoca Posted February 4, 2018 Nice ! impressive to discover how hollow the pyramid is ! And didn't collapse ! A nice entry ! Good job mate ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legostone Posted February 4, 2018 14 hours ago, Bodi said: Clever! You did really well, I was surprised to find that the pyramid is only one-sided, good job! Thanks! 13 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said: I actually really like the technique you used ... I would never had known it wasn't a full structure if you never showed the spoilers. Clever camera work indeed good job Thanks! 2 hours ago, Faladrin said: Nice ! impressive to discover how hollow the pyramid is ! And didn't collapse ! A nice entry ! Good job mate ! It didn’t collapse? It did twice during construction, not the sturdiest thing I’ve built recently... Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garmadon Posted February 5, 2018 Very clever and nice work, Legostone, I certainly wouldn't have guessed that without the additional pictures in the spoiler! Very impressive that you were able to get such a full-looking scene with so little! I'm digging that orchid too, very nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
