Fat Tony

Here's an update to my Dwarven Tower. The terrain was going to be a simple snow covered hill but has now gotten more complicated and time consuming. I'll update again before the deadline. For Mitgardia!

What? Now it's a contest, with prizes? I was just building my tower for fun. With the 32x32 size restriction, is that for just the tower or the whole model?

Here's a look at my Dwarven tower: I still need to build the terrain around it and finish furnishing the inside. It should be finished by next weekend. For Mitgardia!

Great looking map. Perfect location for Pikesteel Mountain! I couldn't have asked for a better spot, thanks. I'm planning to build a Dwarven tower. Is there a specific date for the deadline? For Mitgardia!

Some of the best and brightest!

Are there any rules about technology? Are cannons and primitive firearms permissable? How about "castlepunk" steam machines?

Hail! I, Oaknob, bring glad tidings! We Dwarves of Pikesteel Mountain have agreed to aid you. Our warriors are each brave and strong men, except for the women, who are, in fact, not men, but still brave and strong! We pledge our services as master craftsmen, blacksmiths and brewmasters for the betterment of Mitgardia! Link to the "real" (World of Warcraft) Oaknob

3. Ninja Nin's Underwater Bank & Money Transfer- 2 points 7. lisqr's Subs- 1 point 8. darkdragon's There's a new Sheriff in town!- 1 point 11. Thor Lund's Subvan Campicus SXF 2000- 1 point Great job everbody!

BTMheroes by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr The goodguys, from left to right: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S Grant, John Henry, Geronimo, Tommy Edison, "Kangaroo" Gus, and Mickey the mule.

Thanks, it's based on the ride at Disneyland Awesome! Thanks so much. Have you seen my Jungle Cruise? As long as you don't have to move it, it's perfectly stable! The mountain itself removes in 2 sections and can be lifted off, carefuly. Thanks, he was fun to design. I used this one as reference. Thank you! Glad you enjoyed that. All the bad guys are named after kid's shows characters, who were not bad guys at all.

It's the old rubber band through the torso trick.

Big Thunder Mountain 01 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr The recent rash of mine robberies across the country has led Honest Abe and his team of heroes to Big Thunder Mountain. Big Thunder Mountain 12 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Big Thunder Mountain 03 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Here they find the Rowdy Doody Gang in the process of stealing all the dynamite! Honest Abe and John Henry attempt to stop Rowdy Doody and Mr. Greenjeans from getting away aboard the mine train filled with the dynamite. Big Thunder Mountain 04 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Meanwhile Ulysses, Geronimo and Tommy Edison work to rescue a lone hostage, the old prospector "Kangaroo" Gus and his mule Mickey. Big Thunder Mountain 13 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Finding themselves pinned down, Buffalo Bob tells Cobb to send in his pet, Zeke the black bear. Friday continues loading his pistol while Rogers attempts to climb the skeleton for a better shot. Big Thunder Mountain 06 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Ulysses wants Geronimo to shoot the bear with his rifle but he refuses. Instead Geronimo attempts to use his mystical shaman powers to commune with the bear and explain that they mean it no harm. Mickey the mule doesn't care for the approach of the bear and begins bucking in an attempt to escape. Brave Ulysses, always the impulsive one, decides now is the time to make his charge as Tommy Edison covers him with his trusty slingshot. Big Thunder Mountain 11 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Can Abe and his team stop the run away train, prevent the dynamite from detonating, round up the Rowdy Doody Gang, rescue "Kangaroo" Gus, calm down poor Mickey the mule, and avoid being mauled by a bear?! Tune in next time! More pictures here!

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 01 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Rowdy Doody and Mr. Greenjeans attempt to escape with the dynamite aboard the Big Thunder Mountain train but Honest Abe and John Henry have other plans for them, jail! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 02 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 03 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Honest Abe engages Rowdy Doody in fisticufs but little does he know that the dynamite is on a timer ticking ever closer to detonation! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 04 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 05 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr With John Henry occupied by Mr. Greenjeans the Big Thunder Mountain train races out of control down the mountain! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 08 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr My set on Flickr

Zorro cast by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr The cast of my vignette.

Thanks everybody for the kind comments!

The Legend of Zorro 1 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Along the rooftops of the pueblo Sergeant Garcia and his men chase Zorro but are caught off-guard when Zorro draws his sword to fight. The Legend of Zorro 2 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Zorro's hat was sculpted by myself from black Apoxie Sculpt Zorro's mask painted also by myself. The Legend of Zorro 3 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr The Senorita's dress was inspired by: z the lego man The Legend of Zorro 4 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr "Green or red chili for sale." The Legend of Zorro 5 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr

Here's something I've had sitting around waiting for me to get inspired to finish. Indiana-Jones-Adventure-01 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr The headlights are the only thing added with Photoshop, the rest is just how it appears under UV lighting. It's based on the awesome Disneyland ride: Indiana Jones Adventure More photos can be seen here: Flickr

Yatkuu Encounter at the blacksmith workshop: 1 point Nicely built and wonderfully presented. The comic book look is icing to this great MOC cake. A donkey (brick built) would have made this perfect. Matn Tia Dalma's Shack: 1 point Great build, but the shack was built into a tree instead of a cliff so I had to dock a point for accuracy :) The Tia Dalma is creative if not a little scary looking. Well done. hammelgeier Attack of the Kraken: 1 point The scene this build represents the Kraken was never actually seen, but this is such a creative and action packed little scene that I pretend it was the second attack on the merchant ship instead. Plus I'm a sucker for tentacles! Rolli "Captain Barbossa, welcome to Singapore": 1 point Pantsless Elizabeth! Oh, yea, the rest of the MOC is pretty good too. Love the design of the floor, and Marty standing on the unconscious guy, nice touch. Kind of needed to lower the floor a little as I remember it being a little cramped for the taller crew members but still a great version of this scene. Fat Tony Where's the rest of the crew?: 1 point Nice representation of the movie scene but needed the second bone cage. Still, look at the height of that cliff, but then I am a little biased :) Thanks to Classic-Pirates.com and everybody who put this contest together! It was fun.

Thanks so much for the blogging!

Wonderful MOC! That Kraken maw is fantastic! Is that made with a net? Brilliant! If only it could have a few more longer tentacles it would be perfect. Still a great job! Best of luck in the contest.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Captain Genaro's idea of adding a cannibal was something I had considered but a minifigure would have thrown off the forced perspective. But then I remembered those wonderful new little trophy figures! Bone-Cage-bridge by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr The only problem was the little guy becomes almost unnoticable in the large picture, so I had to take a close up of it. There is only one cage in my scene because there wasn't enough room on a 32x32 baseplate for another one. The one cage contains six figures (as seen in the movie) just what would be needed to crew the Black Pearl upon escape. I might have to delete a picture now, if so let me know. Thanks!

"These cages we're in... weren't built 'til after we got here." Bone-Cage-02 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Bone-Cage-01 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Bone-Cage-crew-01 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Bone-Cage-crew-02 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr Bone-Cage-crew-03 by Fat Tony 1138, on Flickr This scene comes from "Dead Man's Chest" where the remaining crew of the Black Pearl and Will Turner attempt to escape their macabre prison before Captain Jack gets cooked! Built for the Classic-Pirates.com 2011 PotC Contest. Photoshop used to adjust the color. Built entirely on a 32x32 baseplate (with a slight overhang of the bone cage). For more info: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fat_tony_1138/sets/72157626938099349/with/5878570162/ If I were to win, I'd take the LEGO set.

A quick build for my Captain Jack. This is inspired by the Treasure Room from the Disneyland ride. Not to be confused with Isla de la Muerta.

12/ Attack of the Dojo by lego-maniac: 3 points 23/ Serpent Ruins by Siercon and Coral: 2 points 21/ Professor Hale's Oasis Hacienda by Rufus: 2 points There were some really good entries. Nice job everybody!

2 points: Jameson42 Barney's Books 1 point: Blackicep8ntball Winter Mission 1 point: kost u grlu Train Station 1 point: Dix Tram Station Lots of fun entries. Great job everyone!