BEAVeR Posted February 7, 2014 As I was inspired to build in microscale by toomuchcaffeine's (alas, now former ) Cuusoo project of micro Star Wars scenes (pictures here), it has always been my intention not to not just make vehicles. I wanted to give them a setting, to make a diorama with just a few pieces. Maybe there are more to come, but anyway I present here to you my first micro scene. [MOC] The Tiny Pit of Carkoon by Bert.VR, on Flickr Yes, I know. It's not a giant diorama that that epic scenes deserves (and has got), but still, I'm quite fond of it. The Sarlacc itself is the starting points. Add together 2 LEGO Friends hand mirrors/beac, 6 wild west horns/tentacles, 1 Technic turntable/teeth and some binoculars, clips and a dozen of SNOT bricks to make it bind, and voilà, there's your micro Sarlacc. Due to all the SNOT involved in this centerpiece, the build turned out quite complicated as a whole. Adding the curves to simulate dunes at an ofset didn't really help, but at least it gave a decent aesthetical effect. If you're more of an expert in the MOCcing cuisine, you can try to prepare the Sail Barge, as that's a quite complex recipe to follow. The distinct snout is hard to replicate in any scale of LEGO. You have to get the slope viewed from the side, and the curve viewed from the top. So you have to choose your ingredients - err... parts - very well. After using all kinds of pieces I had never heard of before (like Indian wigs, bizarre Hero Factory pieces, trays and bowls...) two rather ordinary (no offence) bow pieces (part 64225) seemed to deliver the right taste. Combining these with straight slopes and shields (O, I do love those!) gave what I was aiming for. The problem was keeping it together, and fitting it in with the rest of the dish - err... model. Some dirty tricks (no bricks were harmed, during the making of this model) gave a satisfactory result, though some gaps were left, I admit. [MOC] The Tiny Pit of Carkoon by Bert.VR, on Flickr To garnish your creation, you can't go without some Desert Skiffs. To be in scale, they had to be really tiny, even for my standards . It was hard to come up with an accurate and - even more important - pretty solution. In the end, I took the advise of "less is more" seriously for once and stayed with one piece, and one piece only. The Rescue can (part 90395) that had proven to be unsuitable for the main course (the Sail Barge) turned out to be just the right part for the job. All you have to do then, is to tell everybody not to notice the gaps, and to present your creation nicely. To evoke the dessert of Tatooine (pun intended), a chaotic and rough edge seems appropriate, especially since you don't want to cover up all those offsets you introduced earlier on... [MOC] The Tiny Pit of Carkoon by Bert.VR, on Flickr This model is best served rendered with LDD2POV-Ray, and with a long text alongside it. I wish you all a humble bon appetit. Please let me know how it tastes. If you have remarks about the spicing, please do tell me. Then I will fetch you some salt and pepper. (in other words: C&C welcome and appreciated) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob De Quatre Posted February 7, 2014 That Sarlacc is so cute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godtshep Posted February 7, 2014 Great usage of the Gingerbread man head Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SinWolf89 Posted February 7, 2014 Dang it! It's so cute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nom Carver Posted February 7, 2014 Very nice BEAVeR! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonBrizzel Posted February 7, 2014 Lookin' good Beaver. I hope you make more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaitan Posted February 7, 2014 Captures the scene perfectly! Looking forward to seeing more in this style! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLazyChicken Posted February 8, 2014 These little mocs make me smile. Keep up the adorable work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TWP Posted February 8, 2014 Good use of pieces again! I would like it if you make more of these nice little micro scenes! However, I'm not too fond of the edges, it looks a bit like a (no offence) mess. Maybe get rid of the tiles and expose the studs or keeping it a bit rectangular with smooth edges can look better? Just my two cents. Keep up the good work! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
korpen4444 Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) I love the usage of mini fig accessories for (A) the Sails on the Sial Barge, and (B) the two skiffs. A really fantastic build! Good Job! Edited February 8, 2014 by korpen4444 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BEAVeR Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks everybody. Glad you all find it cute I'm planning to make some more, but I don't have any real plans for a particular scene. Maybe I can finally find a way to present my snowspeeder in a Hoth tinorama... If you have any ideas that you need to spit out, I'll welcome them (if you've cleaned them up first of course ) Great usage of the Gingerbread man head It is what I consider to be a great usage, but not of the Gingerbread head. It are two mirrors from the Friends theme stuck into a binocular piece. I know... our cute little Sarlacc has got some hearts on his face, but you can hardly see that. The problem with the gingerbread man is that the cream is sticking out too much for me, and it hasn't the nice rounded shape. On the right side of the picture, you can find a similar configuration of parts, now using a hair comb piece, from the Friends theme as well (how do I know? Look at the hearts again...) I made this original configuration for a space slug (for an asteroid tinorama), but that didn't turn out really well, so I reused it for this Sarlacc. Still some creative parts usage you've come up with yourself! Good use of pieces again! I would like it if you make more of these nice little micro scenes! However, I'm not too fond of the edges, it looks a bit like a (no offence) mess. Maybe get rid of the tiles and expose the studs or keeping it a bit rectangular with smooth edges can look better? Just my two cents. Keep up the good work! :) The ragged edge wasn't part of the original building plan. But too achieve some realistic dunes in the neighbourhood of the pitt, I had to use lots of offsets. When covering everything up to finish the model, I noticed that those offsets couldn't be undone to end up with a straight edge. Since I had to live with a dirty edge anyway, I decided to take it a step further, in the hope of making it look like if it is a piece cut right out of the desert. It's maybe not as good as a nice fine edge, but it works for me. Glad you like the rest of the model though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brick Fiend Posted February 12, 2014 That Sailbarge is genius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Tiger Posted February 26, 2014 This idea has potential! Its a shame it didn't make it on cuusoo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WarSquirrel Posted February 28, 2014 This is great! I love the mini skiffs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
