Garmadon

Splendid! Fabulous jungle scene, Elostirion, loving those lime green bits! The grey ruins and water - great idea using dark trans-clear here! - add some excellent darker, more subdued colours to the build, and tiger, of course, is epic! Clever idea with the background too, it works quite nicely overall, and I'm really liking the bands of exposed studs on the otherwise smooth ruins Intriguing backstory as well, this island is really become more and more interesting!

Thanks all, really glad you all like it! Thanks Elos! I find those vines especially great for showing underwater currents and suchlike - and for holding fish and other things in place! Really glad the underwater feel comes across so well! Thanks a lot Kai, it'd definitely rank pretty high up there among my personal favorites too! Certainly a nice step-up from my previous one, both in parts I had available and in techniques, though I did steal a bunch of the plant designs from that earlier one here... Happy to see that someone noticed the story too! Thanks mate! Thanks for the kind comment, Captain B, and thanks for getting me to do this now in the first place! Collabs are definitely great fun, hope we can do more in the future! A great deal of excellent underwater pictures capture the light flowing in from the surface - which I've always found one of the most awesome things about underwater shots - so I really wanted to try the same thing out here in a build! Glad you like it! So he was! Too bad... Just don't actually do it! Thanks very much, Jacob, it was definitely a bit of an stretch out into unknown territory with those transclear plates, but it always has worked so well for water for me that I knew I'd have to give it a try here! Thanks again, glad you've enjoyed it! I think it does - maybe... Thanks Ayrlego, it was a lot of fun to pull out all those neat, rarer, pastel colors and use them all in a build together like this! The 1x1 round plate technique is so common for water that I'm somewhat surprised no one seems to have used it like this before - but it definitely does take quite a lot of them for a background like this! I think I used every one in my possession except a few ones that had strayed off here or there Thank you! I was actually originally hoping to build something like this as a base to stick this build (what ended up getting built for it) on top of for Category D of the last challenge (the Garveyians in their devices would have been in the underwater part, cutting a hole in the ship's hull) - that didn't work out, obviously, but it may be a good thing as after that water there's no way I'd have had enough trans-blue rounds left! Thanks a lot, Slegengr! It was quite some fun! Yes, I'd have to agree - I think maybe larger trans-clear panels, like this or something of the kind, might help with all those studs, though there would still be a few even with those. As it happens I have none of those pieces, though... Thanks Capt Wolf! It's always great to be able to inspire others - and I'd love to set off a bunch of underwater scenes with this one! We really haven't seen too many of those, though, and it'd be great to have more underwater builds in BoBS!

A new build from me! (Also a collab with Captain B for his storyline.) An Unsuccessful Treasure Quest

The Secret of the 8 Provinces - Prelude The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 1st Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 2nd Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 3rd Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 4th Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 5th Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 6th Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 7th Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 8th Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 9th Chapter The Secret of the 8 Provinces - 10th Chapter (that would be this!) (Picture by Captain Braunsfeld... obviously. ) Captain Cookie continued: And so, you see, the Red Fandango set sail with Old Captain Argentum's Sparkle and a fine crew of misfits for the cove where he thought he'd find the shipwreck and treasure of the 8 Provinces. And no, he didn't happen to meet any Oleanders on his voyage, much to the old Captain's chagrin when he heard it. All was calm and tranquil in the underwater cove. The fish, sharks, and other underwater beasties did their usual... things. The luscious coral vegetation moved back and forth with the slight current. Suddenly, the Red Fandango swam into the scene. He looked around admiringly at the seascape that stretched out before him. ("That was his Corrie instinct, you see," Captain Cookie remarked aside.) Then he looked serious. Down to business. ("I may as well mention at once that the Red Fandango had become an absolute master at holding his breath. I hear that he only had to go up for a breather once during this whole procedure. I believe I've heard that he was taught the art by a monkey.") The Red Fandango sat down and pulled out his map (the last, most specific one), which he had had enclosed in glass for the expedition. He looked up excitedly - this was the place! ("That's when he lost a breath in his happiness and had to go up again, you know.") Then he glanced around. There was nothing there! Captain Cookie made a long pause. "And?" Lady de Summer finally put in. "Well, actually there was something there. A cannonball sat in the center of the ocean floor, one last remnant of the devastating battle which took place there. The Red Fandango glanced around. History could have been very different." Captain Cookie made another pause, and ate a bit of the cookie he held in his hand. "But he didn't see it. I hope you didn't get your hopes up. History stayed the same (except it hadn't happened yet, of course)." "So that was the right place?" Lady de Summer asked. "What had happened to the wreck and the treasure?" Captain Cookie looked up. "No, he replied, it wasn't the right place. A monkey had just placed the cannonball in a conspicuous place there about two minutes before. But as I said, after all it didn't matter, because the Red Fandango didn't see it anyways." "And what happened to him?" Lady de Summer put in. "Well, there isn't much left to tell," Captain Cookie remarked. "We left him standing there astonished. But he was a quick thinker, and soon concluded that he must be in the wrong place. And thankfully for him, he was a quick swimmer too. "Swim away!!!" And that was how the Red Fandango finished his first attempt to find the wreck of the 8 Provinces. Once again the sharks and fishes were left in sole possession of the scene, and the corals and florae were left to themselves in peace. But that was not the end... To be continued. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My section of this story collab with Kai and Captain Braunsfeld (to move along Captain B's awesome storyline - he's taking a vacation for a few days ). I had been wanting to do a underwater All-LEGO scene for a while though and had had some ideas, and so I put them all to use here - and I really like how they turned out! The curved background filled with studs seemed like the easiest way to go for an all-scene without an unlimited amount of pieces (and time!), and I also tried out my water technique here with all sorts of pastel colors underneath the trans-clear instead of just the usual blues. Altogether I think I'd have to say it is of the the most fun and one of my favorites builds I've done yet! One last shot at a slightly higher angle (In case that wasn't already enough of them ): Thanks for viewing, C&C are certainly welcome!

Well, that's the end of him! A neat and extraordinary build, ME! My favorite parts would have to be the gem on top and the carved rock staircase, but the rounded shape of the tower is nicely done as well I get the feeling that I have no idea how large or small this build actually is, though - I think it's the huge SNOTted grey rockwork that makes the calculation difficult. I read you about the deep dislike and distaste that often grows for builds that spend too long on the desk and the joy in destroying them! (though I've never had one quite this ugly - just kidding - or that long [a month or so half completed and bugging my name to finish the interior or something that I'm not inspired for is plenty of time for me to dislike one ]) Thankfully it's never taken me quite that long to get good pics of a build, but yours certainly did turn out impressively in the end for such a tough color to photograph!

Splendid! I absolutely love all the woodwork and that wild, black tree out front, and hardly know why. It's just... Ahem! - well, awesome work with the stonework on the outpost as well, ME, and your photography's spectacular as always (that last shot's great! Sorry to hear that your fog machine is out of commission, though! Maybe your neighbors'll stop calling the fire department? ) If there's one thing I might remark on it's that I think a somewhat steeper roof might have worked a bit better on top of the sand green section - I know others have expressed their admiration of it, so it could just be taste, but for some reason or another my eyes keep getting drawn up there and seem a tad... confused? ... by the roof. Maybe it's the absence of gables that's throwing me - I'm not exactly sure. I do really like those almost hidden stairs below and above and the door in there though! It's always great to see your builds, keep it up, mate!

Oh no! (But does the monkey know where it is? ) That background looks great again, Captain, and the bits of wreck work nicely in the water! Very interesting story developments too!

Very nice work, Kai - some very neat construction on that micro-ship, and the factory town city is great as well (though even better IRL)! Mostly the story is splendid, though!

Thanks mate! Glad you like the texturing, as this was rather a bit more than my usual! Thanks a lot, SK, glad you like it! I really liked the way the towers stuck out that little bit too - but it took an awful lot of parts to do that! Ha, ha, yes, I found that he fit down under there pretty snugly! (I'm not sure but that he may have bumped his head a few times on the road, though! ) Yep, just discovered those recently, and I'll definitely be going back and checking through them when I need some inspiration again! Thanks Sleg! Yes, I love this water technique too - all those awesome new blue colors under the trans-clear are just so good at adding a dash of brightness to a scene! Glad you like the less heavily textured style as well - the super textured stuff can look great at times, but cleaner textures and techniques definitely have their place too! Just compare my usual build to my brother W. Navarre's Happy to hear you enjoy the story and figs (yes, I love that color combo too!) Writing is one of the other things I really enjoy doing, and I've wanted to get a GoH storyline going for a long time! I've been here way too long without developing my sigfig much at all - time to fix that! Thanks HQ! The build was originally planned for the functional castle category (of the LCBTC...? - something like that ), but I found out that those were a bit more complicated than I thought and I had bit off a bit more than I could chew (especially with a bunch of pieces tied up in another project)! Having moving parts is a fun - though complicated! - new challenge, though, and I hope to have some more working builds in the future! Hmm, I agree about the over-textured tower, but I do think finding some way to reduce them round bricks over there would probably be better than including that many in the whole thing - just seems like that would be a bit overdosed to me! A lot of these pieces or similar might be the key to a less textured tower in something like this technique... but it will be a long time before I get that many! Thanks again!

Very neat build, Maestro - loving the irregular connection of the tower and rocks, and as Kai mentioned, the black, troubled water lends a great feel to the build overall! Awesome work with the bridge and stone-work texture as well, and the dark red and dark green colors you guys settled on for the collab look great together too!

Beautiful work here, Titus - the size alone and the intricate layout are impressive, but the smaller details definitely don't let down either! The colors of the various houses and the stone gateway fit together very well (all the Tudor-work is excellent!), and the rock-work and half border are very neat and well-done too! Some of my favorite details are that curvy wooded walkway - very clever - and the goblet sign and almost hidden staircase there Great work with this collab guys (and you definitely put in your fair share, Titus! ), I'd think you all stand a pretty good shot on taking away the prize for this one!

Nicely done, Titus, the woodwork is great here - I really like those shutters! - and blends very well with the stone-work too The black tile roofs and their supports are excellent as well - quite a good build altogether!

Fantastic scene, Ayrlego - lovely work with that jungle, and the stream, jaguar, and tower add a perfect color contrast. The whole thing fits together beautifully (and is splendidly photographed, as usual!) I'm really liking the colors of the overgrown tower, as well as the bands of studs around it and the step in with those slopes! Great job all around (and I'm afraid those jungle sets will be all sold out soon if they keep getting swept up by everyone like this! ) If there's one tiny nitpick I'd have, it'd be the two green strings with handle-holds hanging down from the top of the tower - and just that they seem to hang down exactly the same length, which looks a tad odd. That's a super small thing in a build like this, though! - can't wait to see more of Cascadia from you all!

Ah, awesome - love that series too! Can't wait to see where all you take this, and I may have to do something of the sort for my next ship as well! Another neat shot there, the dark brown is looking great!

This! - hadn't noticed that at first, great idea with that!

Nice! A worthy second part of this collab! - those ovens look great, and the vents are an excellent idea (and look quite neat as well! ) I'm really liking the colors of the building, and the office and flat roof are very good too - those minifigure plates spice it up nicely! I'm also surprised at how well the new CMF elf's dress works in this setting - and, of course, those sea gulls are epic! Can't wait to see what's left of the collab!

Oh no! - what a tragic turn. Love that stormy background though! Excellent job portraying the story and with those microships as well - and in case I didn't mention it before, the 8 Provinces' lanterns are just wonderful! Great work, can't wait for more!

Nice! Great idea to go along with the story as construction proceeds - looks awesome, and can't wait to see more of the vessel (and read more about it's story)! Those little details that pretty much nobody but the builder can know about their ships are always quite fun!

Ah! It's about time we see some of these here in BoBS! Great build, Professor, the trees are excellent, and I'm liking that stone path as well! That large scythe-like thingy the fellow has is a very nice design too!

Beautiful scales! - great use of that sextant there! Neat interior and scene overall too!

Still an awesome build, MassEditor! The olive dome, cheese, and windows are splendid, and the corner towers/minarets and trees out front are excellent as well! I do wish the terrain was a bit more textured and finished - the studs just clash a bit too much with the excellent and polished building - but overall a typically impressive build from you! Keep it up!

Some very nice figs, Mccoyed, I really like the fisher and the first three figs, but the Akuma is probably my favorite overall - very nice combo there! The daimyo's hat and monk's staff are quite neat parts usage as well! Seems like Japanese/far Eastern is going to be a popular genre for this challenge too!

Excellent job as usual, Captain! Loving all the activity and cooking going on, and that shopkeeper is great! I always like those monkey heads of yours, and the windows are an excellent touch - great job all around!

Splendid! Fantastic work on this micro, Faladrin, as Kai said, those roller skates are brilliant, and excellent parts usage on that sign above the door! The color-scheme is superb and great addition of the palm tree as well - altogether a wonderful microbuild! Keep it up! And oh, I'm liking that doc's name too!