mrcp6d Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Two samurai from rival shogunates meet unexpectedly at the Shrine of the Bamboo Forest. My entry for the Tri-Color category of the 2020 Summer Joust. Photography was really fighting me on this, but I really like the build itself. Doing this requires an obscene amount of 1x1 round bricks and 1x1 bamboo pieces but after more Bricklink orders than expected, I barely got 3 angles of 100% LEGO! More here. Edited July 30, 2020 by mrcp6d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExeSandbox Posted July 30, 2020 This has to be the most accurate looking bamboo forest I've seen made out of LEGO! It's so dense and natural looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niku Posted July 31, 2020 Holy smokes this scene looks really cool, the shrine build is also top. Man this could be really as a poster or something. Very nice. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grover Posted July 31, 2020 I'll admit, I'm usually not the biggest fan of the cartoony asian builds, but you did a fantastic job here making this have a much more historic feel rather than cartoonish. Love the long stacks of bamboo leaves and their denseness flowing right into the stalks. Your use of the angled red pieces is visually stunning, and the stone stairs crumbling seals the deal. Very nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 6:33 PM, ExeSandbox said: This has to be the most accurate looking bamboo forest I've seen made out of LEGO! It's so dense and natural looking. Thanks ExeSandbox! 20 hours ago, Niku said: Holy smokes this scene looks really cool, the shrine build is also top. Man this could be really as a poster or something. Very nice. :) Thanks Niku! 20 hours ago, Grover said: I'll admit, I'm usually not the biggest fan of the cartoony asian builds, but you did a fantastic job here making this have a much more historic feel rather than cartoonish. Love the long stacks of bamboo leaves and their denseness flowing right into the stalks. Your use of the angled red pieces is visually stunning, and the stone stairs crumbling seals the deal. Very nice work! Yeah, same here, though Ninjago gets a pass from me. Glad you like the angles! One of my goals for this build was to get non-orthogonal with the torii gate and the roof. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmperZand Posted August 2, 2020 The shrine, including the steps and torii, is brilliant. I’ve been to lots of temples and shrines in Japan and you have really captured their essence masterfully. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pdaitabird Posted August 2, 2020 That's a great creation - and congratulations on being featured in Brickvault's latest video! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted August 3, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 8:01 PM, AmperZand said: The shrine, including the steps and torii, is brilliant. I’ve been to lots of temples and shrines in Japan and you have really captured their essence masterfully. Well done! Thanks! 5 hours ago, Pdaitabird said: That's a great creation - and congratulations on being featured in Brickvault's latest video! Thank you! And I didn't know that channel existed, so thanks for pointing me to that also! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
