The Enterprisers team take on the theme of Vignette in the 2010 MOCathalon.
About this creation
Do you fully understand the realities destined if Velociraptors were ever let loose from some hidden island amusement park? If you don't, I must inform you of my worry for your safety! We should all be quite aware of Velociraptors and their potential danger for humanity. Taking certain precautions is one such way, to show Velociraptors that we 'mean business' and respect this wondrous animal for it's very treacherous behavior.
Alright, Kid-o-s, back-story time!
Martin Fickleton was just another worker on the island who helped wherever an extra hand was needed. And when a pack of Velociraptors escaped from their transporting cage, he was one of the first men picked for the group that was sent out to capture the animals and return them to their safe paddocks. As the group moved deeper into the island's rain forest, they were pounced on, by the pack of deadly and hungry Velociraptors. Poor Martin was separated from the other hunters in the confusion that the hunting group created as they attempted to hold off the pack with their issued SPAS-12 shotguns. While trying to find his comrades, Martin found himself trapped between a rock wall and a charging Velociraptor. In desperation, Martin grasped at the foliage, that seemed to grow from the cliff's face, and started to climb in the direction of safety. But unknown to him, Velociraptors can climb, too.
For sake of awesomeness, I'll go ‘Goldman’ on you and say that you control the action in this Vignette… because you do.
I had to make sure, continually, that I wasn't breaking ANY rules while constucting this. Because of the way I built it, no foliage, whatsoever, could dangle over the edges of the cliff piece, nor could the palm/fern leaves at the top of the cliff, dangle to widely. I also made sure my Velociraptor's tail didn't flow to far off of the base. It's less than a stud away from the base (Within Acceptable Parameters) but I had to change it numerous times.
Yep, I'm running off on a Velociraptor kick. Can you tell?
I'm actually a fan of the entire Jurassic Park story (Book and Motion Picture) so it was just a matter of time, before I built something inspired by the theme.
Poor guy, scared to death and ready to hurl! He obviously lost his SPAS-12 back when he was separated...
I NEEDED to use my Machete, SOMETIME! Finally I got a chance... even though the judges will probably drop a point for me going non-purist. If you care that much, keep your point!
I would have liked to include two figs, but the rules stated; "No more than two characters." So I figured my brick built Velociraptor would be considered one 'Character'.
Back to the subject of SPAS-12s, I was disapointed that in the film Robert Muldoon doesn't get the rocket launcher he used in the book. He got a SPAS-12, instead. Meh. That wasn't as bad as the fact that he DIED in the motion picture, and survived in the book. That was somewhat anger prevoking...
Anyway, here are some more pictures of the Velociraptor, because like in the film and book, he's practically the star of the show.
"I'm about to be eaten alive by an animal who's name I can't even pronounce! Now that's frightening!"
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June 5, 2013 |
I just got done (re)watching the JP trilogy and this vig is a great tribute to the story. I really like the vertical aspect of it! Oh, and is it just me, or does the raptor here look a bit like the Xenomorph from "Alien"? I think Martin is in for a rough time... |
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April 17, 2012 |
good cliff work! raptor needs feathers and i totally agree about muldoon! |
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December 12, 2011 |
Wow, that velociraptor is really well done! |
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May 14, 2010 |
Where to start? Great job on the vig, but that raptor has to be the best part of the whole show! Perfect job on him, the tail was brilliant! Keep it up! |
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March 15, 2010 |
Fantastic. Love the beast, whatever you want to call it.~H |
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Blade Bat February 26, 2010 |
Cool. I'm reading Jurasic Park right now. |
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February 26, 2010 |
Awesome! I love the raptor! Was it really a SPAS in the movie? Or did you just see the pump-action shotgun and pull that name from MW2? Just wondering... The build is great. |
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February 26, 2010 |
Quoting Justin Saber-Scorpion Stebbins and Jordan 'Lil Monsta' Williams
Lolz... And I thought I rambled on! You two are going off about 'Beast Wars'! (I wonder if Netflix has any of those series on DVD... I haven't watched that show in years.)
Quoting Blade Bat
Cool. I'm reading Jurasic Park right now.
An Excellent piece of literature! Good choice.
And to all the rest of you guys, Thanks for the comments! |
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February 26, 2010 |
Awesome creation! |
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February 26, 2010 |
OMG I SOOOOO WANT TO WATCH IT NOW!!!(beast machines I mean) :P good times, good times....good moc btw!! 5/5 |
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February 26, 2010 |
The raptor is a neat design, but not very organic looking. But I still like it because it reminds me of the Transmetal Dinobot from Beast Wars. God I loved that show as a kid... Oh, and nice creation! |
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February 23, 2010 |
Clever design, way to maximize the size by going vertical. Four (4) points. Lee. |
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February 23, 2010 |
That's awesome! I like the verticality of the whole thing, but what really stands out is how you practically made the entire raptor out of pieces commonly used for "greebling". |
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Conor McCarthy February 22, 2010 |
the movie was my all time favorite movie and ive seen a lot of good movies ( stand by me , its a wonderful life (but 5 stars)) and the book was just brilliant! really the movie should of been more like the movie in some ways but still amazing, build a lost world one :) |
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February 22, 2010 |
Wow! I too am a huge fan of the Jurassic Park book and films and this is great! It's a shame the actual raptor figure cant show expressions! But great moc! |
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February 22, 2010 |
Thanks, all you guys, for the great comments! |
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February 22, 2010 |
The velociraptor design is created very well. |
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February 22, 2010 |
Nice, awesome design for the velociraptor |
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February 22, 2010 |
Woah, creepy. |
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February 22, 2010 |
Nice job going vertical on the vignette with that cliff face. Sure, the velociraptor could be refined, but regardless of its looks it's still nothing I'd want chasing me. |
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February 21, 2010 |
cool |
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February 21, 2010 |
i loved the book and the movies :D
great job on the raptor! it's really good, and i like the climbing the cliff idea, it's way cooler than if he was just being chased down along a flat surface. also the book was way more intense casue there were actually WAY more raptors than they thought and they got to hunt the t-rex with a rocket launcher (i think it was a rocket launcher, maybe it wasn't) the book was better than the movie (they usually are :D ) |
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February 21, 2010 |
Now this is an above-and-beyond great piece of work! With all these superb builds coming out, our team will be racking up points in no time! ~T |
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February 21, 2010 |
Quoting Horatius .
... I'm a fan of the book and movie, and liked Muldoon as well. But even worse than killing him off in the movie, they turned Gennaro into Regis and made him wimpy and greedy. And then dead. But still, it was a good movie...
Hey, your rambling was appreciated and 100% agreed with! Throughout the film I continued saying "That's not how it's supposed to go!" ... but I concur, it WAS still a good motion picture. Thanks for the comment. |
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February 21, 2010 |
Ah! How points may fall victims to concept! Man, if you had called this "Attack of the Mechacyraptor" it would have been a five from me (and I suspect from Dave too). Great vig, 4 well deserved points for you. |
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February 21, 2010 |
Yup, you followed all the rules perfectly. I even love your teaser picture! The only thing holding it back was the actual velociraptor design (I wouldn't have known what it was if you didn't tell me). Still, well worth 4 points. |
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February 21, 2010 |
I like the build, and the idea of a raptor chasing a hunter up a cliff. I'm a fan of the book and movie, and liked Muldoon as well. But even worse than killing him off in the movie, they turned Gennaro into Regis and made him wimpy and greedy. And then dead. But still, it was a good movie. Back to the build (pardon my rambling) I like the foliage and the tense feeling I get when I see the chase. Good job. |
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February 21, 2010 |
Very nice. I love the dude's face~NN |
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February 21, 2010 |
Very nice. I love the dude's face~NN |
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February 21, 2010 |
Nicely built! That custom built velociraptor is good and the rock cliff is great! I hope you do well with the judges! |
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February 21, 2010 |
Very good rock formations and foliage. I like the raptor; clever use of bricks. Kudos to you. |
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