Eyrezer Posted July 28, 2022 Under the blood tree The carnivorous blood tree of Nocturnus was rare - thankfully - and deadly. As it digested its victims, the soil around its roots would stain red. This faded over time and only the collection of bones within the twisted roots hinted at its terminal hunger. Build notes This is my entry for the gradient category of Summer Joust 2022. The minifigure harkens back to my CMF entry last year and the two Nocturnus troublemakers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Stad Posted July 28, 2022 Ominous, and very, very cool. Love the use of the octopus tentacles for roots and the dragon limbs as branches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordDan Posted July 31, 2022 Epic tree, and very fitting of Nocturnus! I love the cool parts used! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted August 1, 2022 This is pretty fascinating, great use of those dragon arms and a very striking (and Nocturnian!) tree color! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtooker Posted August 3, 2022 Spooky tree - well done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
socalbricks Posted August 8, 2022 One of my favorite entries from this year's Summer Joust! Some really creative parts usage throughout; I especially like the use of the octopus tentacles and dragon legs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exetrius Posted September 1, 2022 Oh wow, I missed the octopus tentacles when you posted this! That's great, and they pair well with the other odd parts use: the dragon legs! Great job with the gradient, the dark red and white are particularly nice. The figure is... interesting. Perhaps I'd put the staff in the other hand, to not disappear in the red background. But it's a Nocty build pur sang, haha! Reminds of the Blood Sands, as mentioned in the intro of the Nestlands Clan Embassy. This would fit perfectly there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon_S Posted September 3, 2022 This is one very cool MOC. I like the atmosphere you created - also with a very fitting background. The tree itself is nicely built with cool part usages and nice colour choices ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eyrezer Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) On 9/1/2022 at 11:26 PM, Exetrius said: Oh wow, I missed the octopus tentacles when you posted this! That's great, and they pair well with the other odd parts use: the dragon legs! Great job with the gradient, the dark red and white are particularly nice. The figure is... interesting. Perhaps I'd put the staff in the other hand, to not disappear in the red background. But it's a Nocty build pur sang, haha! Reminds of the Blood Sands, as mentioned in the intro of the Nestlands Clan Embassy. This would fit perfectly there! Thanks! Yes it would fit very well in the Blood Sands. Let’s add to the lore by placing this tree within that region. Yes there is the octopus as well as the legs of the one Atlantis minifigs. They seems to add some nice organic shaping to the trunk. That’s a very good point about the staff. As for the fig, I was channeling my two nocty mutants from my previous figbarf. Thanks everyone else for the kind words too. It was a fun build to work on. Were it not for the gradient restrictions, I would have tried for more sophisticated foliage but couldn’t make it work within the colours. Next time! Edited September 4, 2022 by Eyrezer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grover Posted September 11, 2022 Gorgeous. Love the colors, and your background is very nice. NPU on the dragon legs, and the white limb pieces are great. Love the idea of the carnivorous tree, and the octopus legs as roots is great. Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
