How did you catch it, and moreover, how did you get it to sit still for that long! ;)

Stunning.

Excellent work!

So accurate and beautiful!!! Stunning!

This was one of my favourite entries of the MOC O's It's beautifully created!

Absoloutly magnificient! Great job!

Organic is such a difficult theme to represent in this medium, and you've done it to perfection here. Excellent work!

Super great! Just amazing work!

Very impressive creation, and it captures the theme perfectly. Just extraordinary- Congrats!

Thanks! I hope so too, although i really can't see myself getting out of my group. I see you have Stormbringer and Thoy Bradley in your half of your group - good luck, that's a tough draw! Ikr??! Crazy! :D Thankyou! :) Thanks! Glad you like it. :) Thankyou! Yr accent is bang on, btw, it's almost like Crocodile Dundee taught you to type! ;)

Beautiful work, mate! (I should clarify - I'm not Australian; I just like writing like one!)

great design!

Amazing...

Saw this on TheBrothersBrick!

Wonderful. I'm sure I'll see more of you in the MOC Olympics. I just hope I don't come up against you...

Woohoo! Thanks Chris, i'm stoked to make the cut! My thanks also to the whole judging panel for getting the scores out to everyone so quickly, it must have been tough work. :) Thanks, i'm stoked the judges liked my build and i'm really happy to be moving through to the next round. Can't wait to see what the next catagory to build to will be! Thanks Thoy, it certainly was a surprise to score so highly, but hey, i'll take it! Congrats on making the cut yourself - best of luck in round 2 also. :) Yeah, those modified plates with the triple bar hands are so useful - this build rests almost entirely on them. Cheers and congrats on your high seeding also btw! Hopefully this means we won't meet up too soon, i don't want to get trounced too early on in the comp...! ;) Thank you! Your kind words are very much appreciated. :)

The idea of creating a bird alone is brilliant, but your style is even better. This sculpture is a wonderful piece of art.

Those feet really make this for me! See you in Round 2!

Hey Gabriel, this was the 3rd highest score given out, and a very well deserved one! You will be a threat to the best of Mocpages!

Super build. Love the shaping of the bird, but i'm really drawn to the little blossom too. Congrats on the coverage on TBB and the monster score here - your certainly one of the top seeds for R2. Good luck!

You received a score of 55. Congratulations, you have made the top 64! Your will receive your opponent and category on Wednesday, September 21st. Good luck!

One can only hope, right? ;) Good luck with your entry btw! :) Thankyou! And best of luck to you as well! :) Aw, thanks! Best of luck with your entry btw - good to see more Aussies and Kiwis in the comp. :) Thanks, i'm glad you like it! Best of luck to you as well. :) Ooh, definitely?? Do you have some inside knowledge on the judging panel then? :o That's pretty exciting. :)) Plus i've got my first internet stalker - hooray! ps. Best of luck for the comp btw!

This is a gorgeous build! Oh, look at that....you've just been added to my favorites. Now I'm keeping an eye on you! Creeped out yet?! :P We'll def see you in round 2! Bravo!

Great build, the details are extraordinary! Best of luck in the games.

Wow this is just a stunning piece of art.

It's almost too good to be true! What an amazing MOC! (writing this down for next MOCies) Good luck with your judges!

Wow, I love this build... you are going to do well in the MOC-Olympics if all your entries are like this! ;)

Aw, thanks! You know, i actually found the branch and flower to be one of the hardest parts - partly due to part restriction, but also cause i felt quite "creatively tired" after finishing the bird. This 10 day deadline is a killer, for sure! :P Yeah, i'll be going all the way to my computer to put in another Bricklink order, if that's what you mean. ;) Thanks, and best of luck yrself! Thankyou! That was quite a shock, i must say! I'm pretty stoked about it. :) Haha, thanks! Certainly i'll be recharging my batteries down by the local treatment pond. :) Thanks also to everyone else who has posted lovely comments - best of luck to all of you with entries. :)

Awesome build! I love the feather detail and the concept is fantastic. You really captured the shape of the bird well. Nice work!

Stunning. very life like. Love the feet and claws. Happy twitching :)

Great!

Wow, impressive!

Man, this is Great!

sweet!

Fantastic work! Congrats on being featured by The Brother Brick!

It looks so real!! I love the talons!

Dude that's a great moc you could go far in this. keep it up and good luck

That is so cute!

Stunning creation! One of the best so far... Very nicely sculpted! Good luck!~Jelle

The way you sculpted this is simply amazing.

I now have three favorite entries, and this is one of them! The shaping on this is amazing, and the branch looks really good– I love the way you did the flower, it looks very extremely real. Excellent work and good luck!

great what a pretty bird i makes me want to hold my bird could you look at this http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/286584

Thankyou all, i really appreciate your kind comments. :)

great MOC!

Fantastic work here mate! Congratz!

That's some crazy sculpting skillz!

Really, really, really, really good.

This is one of the more epic birds I've seen on the pages, really good work here! ~Thoy

Beautiful! Sterling job!

A keen bird watcher and fantastic bird sculptor! Beautiful work, good luck!~H