Hyler Talliwell

Thank you! I planned it on neither, basically, I looked at many pictures of chimp and monkey heads and built that until I was comfortable with the shape of the face. Then, I rounded out thee head, put that on a body technic frame, and started adding armor. If I liked it, it stayed, if not, I changed it. The scale didn't change too much, just my original plan was a standing creation but that was not feasible for transportation or probably even display given the anticipated weight yet fragile style. Order wise, I built head, staff (for scale), torso frame, front armor plate, shoulder armor, right arm, base, legs, pelvis, attached it all, left arm, sword, finished the back armor. I usually just have an image in my head that gets solidified as the build itself progresses. It's not the mos well or easily-documented process. :) Thank you very much. The staff, sword, and arms can be removed. The back piece of armor lifts off to provide access to the inner structure. This is doable, but fragile enough that I;d rather not take it off just for a picture. When I transport it next, I'll document the process. Once the frame is exposed, the back panel of the monkey's pants comes off, allowing the whole torso and head assembly to be lifted from the base, as it is only held with two long axles slid through technic girder bricks. This allows the base to be put in one place, the torso to be laid down on the exposed frame back, and cradled with plastic bags, and the arms and weapons to be transported in another box. *Hopefully* this all will allow for relatively easy transport, but I'm sure repairs will be needed. :) Here's a cruddy side image of the monkey, not sure why it slipped my mind to take one yesterday. Sorry for the phone quality and lack of editing or background. http://imgur.com/yW9ron3

It was mostly an artistic color choice, I wanted something to contrast against the dark red on the body, with mostly dull colors used elsewhere.

The katana is just plates, it's short enough to stay together, and the staff is filled with a ton of travis bricks and plates holding those together.

I've been working on it on and off for about two months, though the vast majority of the body was done in the past two weeks. I ordered nothing for it, and thus, my white, brown, and tan plates are very depleted. I'll need to order for whatever I do next if those colors are needed.

Based on the character from Chinese folklore, my largest sculpture yet at 15"x 40"x 21" in size and weighing ~25lbs. Inspiration was taken from many Asian cultures, and I thank the other members of V-LUG who gave comments and criticism. Enjoy! The Monkey King by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Monkey King2 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Monkey King3 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Thanks for viewing!

No instructions, sorry. And they'd be a convoluted mess if I did.

Beautiful ship, the detail at the scale is quite impressive and as many have said, that hull is amazing.

I totally agree. I had some curved cheeks in there originally, but they made her look too much like a creepy doll so I removed them. I may rework the face a bit, as I am also not happy with the mouth, but keeping her to scale with Dream was my biggest priority. The whole face structure is a fragile mess of SNOT, but I agree that something should be done. Thanks for the comment, constructive criticism is always helpful :). Death is the last one I am considering doing, given popularity as you say, but yes, I am dreading the face, especially if I go for her eye tattoo. I actually think Destiny's hood would be very hard, as I would want it to contour and fall like real cloth would. Despair seems fun, Desire would be very hard as it must be attractive, and Destruction would just be a big red haired guy. Death seems most likely if I plan to continue, I'll just have to replenish my white curved slopes first.

Haha, no, but Neil Gaiman may have been when writing the series. :)

Great design, not too bulky or showy.

Maybe not all seven, but a couple more may happen. That would be quite the task. :P

Delirium, youngest of the Endless and sister of Dream. My second bust based on Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series. I liked the light in the background, so didn't edit the photos much. Enjoy! Delirium by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Delirium 2 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Delirium 4 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Delirium and Dream by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr

Ooh, I like this. Can more than one rider be used?

I love this, the dark brown bits look great.

I'm still around and would love to participate in a mini challenge, if my sorting from Brickworld is done by then.

Wow, this is a beautiful build. I love the rock work that you've done.

Dream, the protagonist from Neil Gaiman's "Sandman." This will be displayed, along with my five other busts and busts made by other builders at Brickworld Chicago. Dream by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Dream2 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Back 2 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Thanks for viewing!

Hot damn, this is awesome. I love the dark red todur chunk, but the whole think is fantastic. The landscaping is perfect for Nocturnus, and the castle is the perfect mix of elegant and formidable.

The ship's wheel to allow for more connection points is a cool idea.

This really rocks. The boat is awesome, and the landscape fits it perfectly, like they're going viking. Love it.

Wow, this guy rocks. I love the feather of Maat and the heart on the scales. Great work!

Hey, Nocturnus can sit back and laugh while Avalonia deals with it's new problem, right?

Thanks! They were a lot of fun.

Hopefully to be in the book "Beautiful Lego" under the theme 'Dark Mythos' Anubis by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Anubis4 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Anubis3 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Anubis5 by The Deathly Halliwell, on Flickr Enjoy!

I'll be at Brickworld, but nothing GoH related to display.