Rolli Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Rebuilding Moria is a huge task. There are many buildings, statues and other little things that need treatment but the thing we had to start with was the statue of the Master of Cheese. People always argue that it looks similar to me which is no coincidence as it merely depicts one of my ancestors. And the beard lies in the family. It took us a while but as the Hand only demolished the statue but left the parts behind it wasn't too hard. With the help of the dwarven artisan guild we were able to restore it to its former glory. Now it can protect the city once again! Oh, whats the story behind it, you ask? Once upon a time the first of house Moriartus came to the place where Moria lies now. There was nothing except a marble cheese slope with a sword in it. It was sitting there for ages and nobody managed to remove the sword so far. Moriartus kneeled, closed his eyes and tried to pull the sword. Somehow it moved and he was able to pull it out - marking the beginning of the cheese slope era and founding the mighty city of Moria. Now I have to lay my feather aside - there is more rebuilding to do than just this statue. Sir Moriartus Yeah, of course, I had to pull this one, it was too good not to pass the opportunity to carve my nickname into stone It will be part of my small Moria layout of 3x3 48x48 baseplates and be used as the market place. I will post the other parts during the next weeks. Some pictures showing more details: 1. Sir Moriartus overseeing the dwarven workers. 2. Repairments are getting done. 3. Sir Moriartus and a familiar head in the background. 4. The statue is posed: Kneeling before the cheese slope. 5. And the complete statue with the head: 6. A different angle: Far from perfect, I know. The posing was important to me as well as the head. And I don't want to know how many times I managed to crash the whole statue. (As a matter of fact: My mum killed the whole dio just seconds ago ) The floor is just partly finished as it will connect to the other baseplates and there will be houses and market stands on it. As I already had to buy 10K of 1x1 round tiles in lbg this morning I passed on putting all the other bits on the plates.. I hope you like it. Comments and critique appreciated, as always! Edited August 1, 2013 by Rolli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted August 1, 2013 Looks great! I really like your ground effect... and the statue is great as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
runmymouth Posted August 1, 2013 Really nice setup. I love the ground effects and the stop action assembly with the last part of the statue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Settle Posted August 1, 2013 Good MOC. I too love the ground technique. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkaForHire Posted August 1, 2013 My favorite. Very nice! How did you acquire all the 1x1 flat round plates? I have always dreamed of finding those on a pick a brick wall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rolli Posted August 1, 2013 My favorite. Very nice! How did you acquire all the 1x1 flat round plates? I have always dreamed of finding those on a pick a brick wall. I have Legoland Germany nearby. They have a large pab that is charged by weight. And luckily they have these tiles. Almost emptied the box this morning ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infernum Posted August 1, 2013 Very nice! Loved the statue and neat ground! The story was great! . I haven't yet found those round tile in P-a-B, but I'll keep looking! Why is it that when I click a pic it takes me to your embassy on FlickR? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rolli Posted August 1, 2013 Why is it that when I click a pic it takes me to your embassy on FlickR? Damn! You noticed my bad attempt to manipulate clicks No, I just copied my old formatting from my embassy posting and forgot about replacing the links. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted August 1, 2013 Very glad you could enter! The 1x1 round tiles for the ground look great and I love the backstory to the build The statue is quite recognizable too, I'm especially impressed with how well you captured the beard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted August 1, 2013 Very, very nice. All the round tiles create a pretty cool effect, and the sculpture is pretty sweet too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esurient Posted August 1, 2013 Great work on the ground! Love the statue as well! Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted August 2, 2013 Excellent job! Great statue and that ground is very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robuko Posted August 3, 2013 Great build, and hilarious story too! The posing of the statue is excellent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Carson Haupt- Posted August 4, 2013 Congrats on winning! You deserved it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ecclesiastes Posted August 4, 2013 Very nice statue and a great way to show your love for cheese slopes! And I love that the guy painting has green paint on his face! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kabel Posted August 6, 2013 Crazy stuff, Mr. Cheese! A rather cool statue and a nice big cheese slope. Only thing that looks kinda odd is that your main character by now looks kinda tall in comparison to the legs with all those things added to the main torso. Or maybe its just a strange angel from wich you shot the picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gideon Posted August 6, 2013 Beautiful statue and nice little figs building it! What struck me however whas how you had managed to use several cheese slopes after each other smoothly with that headlight technique. Even if it may be an established technique I've never noticed it before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niku Posted August 7, 2013 The statue and the whole moc is good. What really gives a ++ is the paviment, it looks very authetic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxim I Posted August 8, 2013 Those dwarves are funny But the statue isn't, so really great job with that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
