Aurore Posted June 23, 2019 As I'm impatiently waiting for a few BrickLink orders to add the finishing touches to my very first GoH MOC, I began to doodle a few inhabitants for my Mitgardian village Horgaard. Then it went out of control. I got really enthusiastic with the definition of each character, their story, their personality, and then the selection of the appropriate parts. It felt like designing costumes for a theatre play. Now Horgaard has many inhabitants, but still no finished building... Horgaard Inhabitants by Aurore, sur Flickr From left to right : - Dagmar Haraldsdottir, ruler of Horgaard, with her sister and advisor Sigrid (my sigfig) - "See, sister, everything is well in Horgaard. Stop worrying about the constuction delays and try this excellent plum pie."- Their niece Solveig, showing her new doll to the blacksmith's wife under the watchful eye of her tutor (and of a cow) - "She's named Nanna!" - The innkeeper, who hates pigs unless they've been turned into ham - "Foul beasts!" - Solveig's older brother Sigmund, with the steward of Horgaard and veteran soldier Arne, respectfully waiting while the blacksmiths checks the blade of the steward's sword. Behind them, Snorri the storyteller arrives in Horgaard - "Greetings everyone, how is the new granary construction going?" - Solveig and Sigmund's little brother Siggi, friend to all living things, befriending one of the pigs lead by a young farmer - "Hi little guy!" - The blacksmith's daughter and a young hunter discussing the comparative merits of the longbow and the slingshot - "You should give it a try!" - The fisherwoman, a woodcutter and the village elder having a hard time with uncooperative animals - "Hey lady, may I help you?" And in case anyone would be interested, I've added a few close-up shots as spoiler. Thanks to all the brave souls who would have read the whole description! Spoiler Dagmar & Sigrid Solveig with Nanna, her tutor and the blacksmith's wife Sigmund, the steward, the blacksmith and Arne The innkeeper, Siggi and the farmer The hunter, the blacksmith's daughter and Snorri the Storyteller The fisherwoman, the woodcutter and the elder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aine Posted June 23, 2019 Man, these are so cool, I really like them! <3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eoin Wallace Posted June 23, 2019 Cool figs Are you going to use these in your moc? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoth33 Posted June 24, 2019 Great figs can't wait to see the MOC you come up with for these figs. Should be a very interesting and substantial build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArneNielsen Posted June 24, 2019 Nice figs, great stories. And I am really flattered, that one is named "Arne" :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurore Posted June 24, 2019 11 hours ago, Aine said: Man, these are so cool, I really like them! <3 Thank you very much! 10 hours ago, Eoin Wallace said: Cool figs Are you going to use these in your moc? Three of them only will be in my first MOC. But I have many MOC ideas that would involve the others too, I hope I'll be able to build them all! 3 hours ago, zoth33 said: Great figs can't wait to see the MOC you come up with for these figs. Should be a very interesting and substantial build. I'm afraid my MOC is going to disappoint you! I'm not an experienced builder and have a very small building space (just a standard desk for both building and storing, actually), so my first MOC will just be a small vignette involving three of the figs. l intend to go on progressively with other vignettes and a few buildings - and then gather them all together if I find enough space. 45 minutes ago, ArneNielsen said: Nice figs, great stories. And I am really flattered, that one is named "Arne" :) Thank you so much! I hope Arne the minifig will live up to his name! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted June 24, 2019 Great fig combos and nice selection of animals too! Where does that "doll" nanofig come from? It's really cute! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grover Posted June 25, 2019 This is a really fantastic set of figures! I love the detail and the thought that went into all of them! I particularly like how you turned around Hufflepuffs torso for the Solveigs shirt. A few of the torsos I didn’t recognize but look terrific. Where did those from Dagmar, the blacksmiths wife and daughter and the hunter come from? I need to add those to my wanted list on Bricklink. I’m very excited to see your first build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurore Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, Kai NRG said: Great fig combos and nice selection of animals too! Where does that "doll" nanofig come from? It's really cute! Thank you very much! The doll is the "Professor McGonagall" nanofig from the 2018 Hogwarts Castle set. The "Professor Dolores Umbridge" nanofig from the same set would have made a cute doll too, but it's definitely too pink for the setting of my village. 9 hours ago, Grover said: This is a really fantastic set of figures! I love the detail and the thought that went into all of them! I particularly like how you turned around Hufflepuffs torso for the Solveigs shirt. A few of the torsos I didn’t recognize but look terrific. Where did those from Dagmar, the blacksmiths wife and daughter and the hunter come from? I need to add those to my wanted list on Bricklink. I’m very excited to see your first build! Thank you so much! I hope you'll like the first build! Concerning the torsos : - The ones of Dagmar and the blacksmith's wife both come from Princess Leia minifigs (this one and this one with dark tan arms) - The one of the blacksmith's daughters comes from the Incredibles "Underminer" minifig, turned backward (it's this one : the back print is not shown on the BrickLink photo, it really was an excellent surprise when I received it!) - The one of the hunter comes from the Wiley Fusebot minifig (this one). I have also extensively used the leg parts of this minifig! Edited June 25, 2019 by Aurore Awful grammar error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grover Posted June 26, 2019 19 hours ago, Aurore said: Thank you very much! The doll is the "Professor McGonagall" nanofig from the 2018 Hogwarts Castle set. The "Professor Dolores Umbridge" nanofig from the same set would have made a cute doll too, but it's definitely too pink for the setting of my village. Thank you so much! I hope you'll like the first build! Concerning the torsos : - The ones of Dagmar and the blacksmith's wife both come from Princess Leia minifigs (this one and this one with dark tan arms) - The one of the blacksmith's daughters comes from the Incredibles "Underminer" minifig, turned backward (it's this one : the back print is not shown on the BrickLink photo, it really was an excellent surprise when I received it!) - The one of the hunter comes from the Wiley Fusebot minifig (this one). I have also extensively used the leg parts of this minifig! Thank you for all those! I now need to go back through my minis and turn them all around to see their backs! I never thought about that before I saw your collection of minis! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrlego Posted June 26, 2019 A really nice set of figures! Looking forward to seeing them in your MOC! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
socalbricks Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) Some excellent figures here! Love the parts combos! Edited June 28, 2019 by socalbricks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
de Gothia Posted June 29, 2019 Oh!! I love minifigs and creating new great combos! And you sure have done some great work here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurore Posted July 1, 2019 @Grover You're most welcome! I'm glad if my minifigs could be of any help. @Ayrlego Thank you very much! I hope you'll like the MOCs I'll make for them. @socalbricks Thank you so much for those kind words! @de Gothia Thank you very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted August 27, 2019 It's easy to see you put a lot of thought into the all the fig combos, and it paid off The little back stories for each are also very enjoyable to read Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurore Posted August 28, 2019 @soccerkid6 Thank you very much! I had much fun creating the figs and thinking of their stories - and it really helped me get a better picture of my Mitgardian village. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
