Norton74
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Stilt Houses: how to live 30 feet in the air! Partially inspired by the films of the masterful animation filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki - I'm not actually referring to a particular film but rather its unique style and atmospheres - my latest creation features two weird guys living 30 feet in the air in minimal but cozy stilt houses. The starting point for this work was the tent on the right stilt house, a very strange and forgotten element from a mid-2000s Indiana Jones set. At first I was thinking of a single pile dwelling then I added the second on the left joined by a crumbling bridge. And gradually I inserted various details and elements, some of which are really bizarre. The off-road vehicle is ready to deal with mud and rough terrain and complete with all the necessary tools to fix it yourself in case. It is based on my previous Chevrolet Blazer spotted in the Sheriff Hopper's Cabin diorama built in 2019. There are many other details and strange pieces, have fun finding them and if you have any questions write them below in the comments! Thanks for watching!
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Thank you very much @Retro. It's funny meeting you here and on Instagram too...
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Thank you very much!
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"Into the Wild" Snowy Magic Bus A few months ago I built the most iconic scene from the movie “Into the Wild”, directed by Sean Penn in 2007, with the Magic Bus standing in plain sight in the wild Alaskan woods. It was early spring. With the cold season coming it was taken for granted I'd be tempted to build the snow capped Bus as it appears in some scenes of the movie. The sand green/white Bus stands on a big snowy base now built with many weird parts to create the snow-covered foliage effect. White pines are placed behind it. Chris McCandless's story is well known and sadly it didn't end well. And the Bus itself, seen as a danger, has been recently airlifted from the Alaskan wild to a secure site after two hikers have died and at least 15 have had to be rescued while trying to reach the bus in the remote Alaskan wilderness. Abandoned on the Stampede Trail near Denali National Park, the bus had become a pilgrimage site. It was revered by travelers around the world who had read the book or seen the movie. But it had also become a hazard, luring hikers into forbidding territory. Here my first version of the Into the Wild diorama with more info about the story of Chris. Few photos: Hope you like it :) Thanks for stopping by!
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Thank you very much Thanks! Sorry, no interior :( Thanks a bunch! Glad it reminds your childhood vacations :)
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Thanks Thank you very much! Thanks a bunch for your kind words. And glad it reminds your childhood memories to the Dolomites Happy to hear that, thank ypou very much!
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Thank you very much @tomclair Thank you, glad you like the details and the whole diorama
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Thanks @Grover for all your remarks, and I'm sorry for the cookies... There 's no interior at the moment, maybe I'll build something in the future. Thanks for stopping by! Thanks @Mestari! Ok, they'll fix the woodshed ;) Thanks @menele Thank you very much @JintaiZ
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A-Frame Cabin An architectural icon from 1950 to about 1975, the A-frame is one of my favourite rural homes ever, a triangle-design built for lounging on outdoor decks and staring at nature. I built this cabin inspired, in part, by Harlan Hubbard's book Payne Hollow, about living a simpler life in a hand-built home. The author is considered by many a modern-day Thoreau. Two brothers, Dan and Ethan, burned out on modern working believed that stripping away modern comforts and living more simply in nature would lead to a more spiritually an creatively fulfilling life. They looked for a cabin in the woods and finally found out this old wooden A-Frame Cabin. They fixed up it and now they live there happily. It's not my first cabin in the woods but it was very funny building the "A" structure and trying to add many weird details. I also played with the light to let the scene as deep as possible. To build the basement I ripped off the clever hammers technique by Letranger Absurde. Below few pictures Hope you like it!
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Thank you very much @Svendp ???
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Thanks @tedthomas199 ???
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Thank you!
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That's funny! then I hope to see your real winter garden soon ;) Thank you very much @Actionfigure
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Thank you! Thanks a bunch for your kind words @carebear
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Thanks @Vdog???
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Thanks! No I haven't submitted it to LEGO Ideas...
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Thanks Thank you very much! Thank you! Thank you, very appreciated Thanks a bunch! Thank you for your kind words, very very appreciated! I've to watch again the 007 movie to understand what you mean, I'm very curious... ;) Thank you, glad it looks life-like :)
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Winter Garden This diorama was on my wishlist since a long time. My goal was to recreate a welcoming room full of plants and flowers while using many pieces from the Scala, Fabuland and Belville series. I have been collecting these kind of pieces in the past few months, and have finally placed them in my Winter Garden. If you look carefully you'll notice many Scala pieces like the award ribbon, the watering cans, the cloth rug, the chairs, the wicker baskets and the suitcase. Even the white cat waiting for the mouse on the chair. The coffee-table legs are linked via the Scala towel bar, a piece I had never heard of, but very interesting. I also added a couple of Fabuland utensils: the camera on the cabinet and the jerry can. There are many plants and flowers and I used different kind of utensil to create the plants supports (hockey sticks for the cactus, brooms for the ficus). There are many others details and NPU, have fun spotting them! It was very funny building it and it's something different from my usual comfort zone. Hope you like it!
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Thanks @mariakala
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Thanks for your remarks @Professor Thaum Thank you ! TBH I don't know Sims but I trust you
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Thanks @RosehipDeity Thank you! Since the tomahawk is made of rubber, you can insert it into the hole of the tile round. Thanks a bucng for your kind words @deraven Thank you! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! I worked a lot on photography to get the best light and the right atmosphere. Thanks a bunch! Thanks! Yes, you are probably right. This often happens with Minifig which are themselves off-scale. Thank you very much my friend! Very appreciated. I love that kind of atmosphere Thanks! Happy to hear that
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Joe's Cottage (and Joe's tow truck) Joe is a lonely guy. He lives in his tan wooden cottage somewhere in the woods. His mates are birds and chickens. He loves driving his tow truck and he always helps people who are in breakdown on their way. My latest creation was inspired by a Japanese model maker who makes little cottages and shacks in the woods. I added few NPU like the speargun as light holder, pistons on the electricity pole, Ninjago hat on the chimney and some other even on the tow truck. I tried to photograph the scene making it alive and warm, it seems to me there is a nice atmosphere due to the light sideways. Take a moment to appreciate all the small details that all add up to this rustic scene. It was very funny building this and even more catching the details to insert via period pictures spotted on the web. Hope you like it!
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Yes of course @pasta100! And thanks for sharing
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Thanks a bunch @Jim for your kind words, very appreciated!
