About this creation
Round 2 my entry for the MocOlympics
My opponent David Lee and his brilliant entry .
Category: Sign of the Zodiac
Since I didn't know much about the signs of the zodiac, this was a tough challenge for me. After reading myths about the signs, I discovered that Aries (the ram) was a great myth.
In the myth of the golden fleece, the ram was given by Nephle to Phrixus and Helle. To escape the wrath of Hera, the pair fled across the sea on the back of the ram. Helle fell off and drowned, giving her name to the Hellespont, but Phrixus arrived safely in Colchis. There he sacrificed the ram to Zeus, who placed it in the constellations.
Scene inspiration:
- I went to the beach this summer and saw a lot of driftwood/reeds washed up after hurricane Irene so I added that to the beach.
- The turtle on the beach uses an army helmet
- The crane-like bird is inspired by the work of 'LL' on Flickr
- The waves have a frenzied look to them like the ones I saw at the beach
EDIT: I made it! David was a great opponent and I hope I can go against him next year.
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April 1, 2012 |
Amazing! |
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January 31, 2012 |
Wow very creative, I realy like the fish in the water! |
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January 27, 2012 |
Love the landscape. and especially the rather simple hold building. I bet the work on the "grass" was a pain |
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December 6, 2011 |
Excellent just excellent:P The amount of detail is amazing, 5/5!!!! |
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October 24, 2011 |
this is pretty cool, but my favorite part is the turtle. |
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October 17, 2011 |
As has been said, fantastic waves and rocks. The grass atop the cliffs interests me greatly as well. Next time I'm working on a landscape, I'll have to come back here to get a closer look. |
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October 7, 2011 |
Thanks guys for your encouragement! :D |
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October 6, 2011 |
Wonderfully amazing! I like the sacrificial offering>:] |
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October 5, 2011 |
superb richly detailed scene glory, bravo! the water is magnificent, excellent work! |
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October 5, 2011 |
Wow, amazing build! I love those creatures! |
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October 4, 2011 |
Quoting legodac Carruthers
There you are, I was looking for you a few days ago, though I did not not know your name, and as time and obligation sometimes dictates, I failed.
However you found me, I am honored that you added me to your impressive list and congratulations on Winning the contest I didn't even know about until I saw David's creation on MLNO.
At the risk of repeating myself, I am honored and I can easily say you are one of MY favorite builders, your models are epic and I will be borrowing some of your techniques and epicness sometime soon.
Your friend forever, legodac, aka, The legodac Brickerage Firm, aka eh, David A. Carruthers
Hey Mr. David,
I found you from your comment on David Lee's creation. I've been in awe of your LDD Factory building skills for a long time! I don't want to repeat myself either, but I wish I could be as skilled as you at LDD.
Its was great seeing you on MOCpages as I don't do LEGO.com anymore(my old username was mercylercy).
-Your friend, Noah M, aka mercylercy, aka Glory_forever |
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October 4, 2011 |
There you are, I was looking for you a few days ago, though I did not not know your name, and as time and obligation sometimes dictates, I failed.
However you found me, I am honored that you added me to your impressive list and congratulations on Winning the contest I didn't even know about until I saw David's creation on MLNO.
At the risk of repeating myself, I am honored and I can easily say you are one of MY favorite builders, your models are epic and I will be borrowing some of your techniques and epicness sometime soon.
Your friend forever, legodac, aka, The legodac Brickerage Firm, aka eh, David A. Carruthers |
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October 4, 2011 |
Oh my word, that water-work is incredible! Well done good sir! |
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October 3, 2011 |
Fantastic! The waves are excellent, the fish jumping out are cool, and the turtle idea is amazing! |
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October 3, 2011 |
Very nice scenery and some lovely details. Congrats on advancing, i'll see you in round 3! |
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October 3, 2011 |
The rock work is great, but the water work is icing on the cake! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Awesome build, Dude! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Quoting David Lee I concur, this certainly was a challenging but very fun category to compete in! You've got a lot of serious talent from all the great creations on your MOCPages and flickr. Incredibly well played, and best of luck in Round 3!
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October 2, 2011 |
Quoting Glory Forever
Wow.. That was close. You were a great opponent and I feel that this could have gone either way. It was very fun going against you and I hope we can do it next year. -Noah
I concur, this certainly was a challenging but very fun category to compete in! You've got a lot of serious talent from all the great creations on your MOCPages and flickr. Incredibly well played, and best of luck in Round 3! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Quoting Surduk Vergl
Beautiful MOC mister - both regarding, theme and technique! I have just one technical question-how many 1x2 and 1x1 trans clear plates did you use for waves? I have about +400 1x1 and +50 1x2 of them...so, your answer would save me a lot of time in constructing some watery landscape..Best regards, Surduk
Thanks! There are about 400 to 450 1x2s used. I actually do not have any 1x1s. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions. -Noah |
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October 2, 2011 |
Beautiful MOC mister - both regarding, theme and technique! I have just one technical question-how many 1x2 and 1x1 trans clear plates did you use for waves? I have about +400 1x1 and +50 1x2 of them...so, your answer would save me a lot of time in constructing some watery landscape..Best regards, Surduk |
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October 2, 2011 |
Quoting Mr. Xenomurphy
Not only you have shown that you did a lot of research, you also put a lot of effort in building details and using remarkable techniques. All this work shall be rewarded with my vote, dear ... um ... Glory.
Wow thanks! David was a great opponent and I hope I can go against him next year.
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October 2, 2011 |
Not only you have shown that you did a lot of research, you also put a lot of effort in building details and using remarkable techniques. All this work shall be rewarded with my vote, dear ... um ... Glory. |
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October 2, 2011 |
A lovely build throughout. The waves are a great effect. Good luck!~H |
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October 2, 2011 |
Heh, tortoise. :P
Nice build too. |
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October 2, 2011 |
Nice build I love the detail. |
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Excellent construction! Congrats! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Telling the backstory of one of the signs was an interesting approach! This match will be a tough one for all of us. You have my vote! Good luck with the other judges! ~ Chris. |
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October 2, 2011 |
Great landscape and nice temple. |
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October 2, 2011 |
I guess you will succeed in this round. The composition is nice. Maybe the to with the temple on is a bit flat and the green wall around it a bit too green? But you can find exactly such sceneries in reality. Its pretty cool over all. |
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October 2, 2011 |
lots of detail lots of wedges ... good luck! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Awesome! Just a helpful hint, put the photo settings on large so we don't have to click on each one. |
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October 2, 2011 |
The composition of the first photo is brilliant! I really like this creation. Best of luck. |
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October 2, 2011 |
I love the water. Great work! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Wow, this is some exceptional landscaping, well done! It would not have occurred to me to show the mythical origins of the constallation name, but it works so well. Best of luck! |
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October 2, 2011 |
Ehi man, this creation is stunning. Everything is very smooth, in fact really so great.
Tha waves, the ram (is brilliant), the rock, and the temple, all is perfect, and really well photographed.
The only flaw are the photos uploaded to a small size. Perhaps a creation so beautiful, deserved great photos uploaded.
Congratulations and my best of luck! |
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October 2, 2011 |
That grass is exceptionally done! |
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October 1, 2011 |
Truly, a phenomenal build! The detritus is great detailing for the beach, love the wave effects too. The photo with the ram sacrifice is brilliant. |
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October 1, 2011 |
Beautiful moc. Those waves are gorgeous. |
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October 1, 2011 |
love the sloping grass on the hill- brilliant creation, best of luck! |
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October 1, 2011 |
Very impressive build. Best of luck with the judges. Lee. |
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October 1, 2011 |
Love the bird, the look of the water, and the aged appearance of the temple. Great job and good luck! |
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October 1, 2011 |
This is absolutly perfect! Everything looks great, I especially love that temple. Well done! |
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October 1, 2011 |
Wow you have some sweet talent at these ancient styled Mocs! Fantastic! Good luck with your judges! ~Thoy |
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