Cleverly done !>....very well done

Thanks for the invite, but I'm with another team already. See you in two months!

Thanks for the invite, but I'm with another team already. See you in two months!

Hey Wes, thanks for understanding! It looks as though you found another team as well. Anyhow, best of luck in the games, and so sorry how that turned out. =)

Hello, I know you had been planning on participating in the MOCAthalon, and with Blake Baer judging I'm not sure if you have a team. If you don't, I'd be glad to have you in "The Expendables". I'll send you an invite to the group, hopefully you can join!

Wes, I have a question for you, if you could email me at flareicious (at) gmail (dot) com, then I would really appreciate it. Thanks Wes :)

Ha! I noticed that the characters were coming out rather portly. 1x3 characters seemed too skinny, so I used that size for the old jogging man and some teenagers. Most adults and children were built with 2x3s, and yes, they come out rather chubby. Am I trying to make a statement? I don't know. What would Christo do?

Awesome build, they look so neat in the 'real world'. Are you trying to say something about peoples dietary habits with the bellies you put on your characters? LOL It certainly adds some realism! Sorry to see you won't be moving on but it's been a pleasure viewing your fantastic entries. Good luck with your next adventure in life, home ownership! =) ~H

Nice work and great effort here! Congrats!

It is a very clever idea, and well executed. Even if you did let your Lego touch dirt - arrgghh! In addition, your daughter is beautiful, and must take after your wife; but, i have to say, my vote goes to you competitor. Time to go spend more time with the family. Lee.

Caught you! I saw your first comment, before you edited it. Nice save. Oh, and this comment cracked me up. Yeah, I had no idea where to start. But after days of thinking, this seemed to be the most expansive and funnest way to "transform" a landscape.

Great take on a category that I wouln't have known where to start with Wes. The stars are the miniland figs, such a great variety and lovely details.

After much agonizing and comparing, my vote goes to the Fisherman. Though I absolutely loved the miniland figs and the gates!

My vote went to the fisherman. But, it was really hard - both of the creations were unexpected and visually interesting. Keep it up!

That's a lot of gates! Nice miniland figs!

Dirt - yes. I still have to decide what to do with a large box of dirty gates and 'figs. Scale - That was my impression as well. It didn't seem "real" until I added the people. Fun fact I didn't mention - My daughters loved running through the scene, yelling to each other about what they saw the figures doing.

Putting LEGO on sand must be nerve-wracking! I can't stand it when my LEGO gets dirty, hehe. Wonderful creation! The miniland figs add sense to the scale.

Well done, it really blends into the scenery! Although the Tron-like gates aren't particularly complicated, I think the figs are quite expressive and very life-like. So you've got my vote! Good luck!

Mr. Pitter, Both creations are wonderful. You really embraced the spirit of Christo. While you are both winners in my book, my vote goes to you because of the picture of the gates from above. Thank you SO much for making my favorite MOCOlympics category as awesome as I hoped. ~Dave

Love the figures! Best part was you having a wonderful 'helper'! :)

great design!

Wes, as I told your opponent just now, I love your miniland figs. The gates really wouldn't have been enough, but still, my vote goes to the fisherman. Building a winding object at home (that has to fit around a real object in the city) with nothing but some photos and measurements really amazed me.

Both of you had really interesting takes on the category! My vote's gonna go with you on this one. The "build" itself wasn't that "over the top" but adding the miniland figs was what did it for me. I would have LOVED to have seen you setting it up. Good luck with the other judges! ~Chris.

Fantastic, what a great idea, Wes!

Leda, that was totally my first thought. I actually was hoping people would come by and help set up, or at least wander around and look at the figures. One lady came by with her dog and asked if I was playing :), but other than that, it was a quiet Sunday morning. I only had the project up for about 30 minutes.

Nice work in a really tricky category! I like the way you made the effort to put your gates in a public place, even without a team of hundreds of helpers! Good luck with the judges...

Wow what a great idea - very unique. Good luck

Wow what a great idea - very unique. Good luck

Well done. I came up with a similar idea. Glad I changed it. Surely would have lost against your miniland figures. Best of luck to you.

This is awesome. How long did you leave this up for? It would be fun sitting back on a park bench for an hour or two and anonymously watching people's reaction to the installation... however, it would be hard to keep little fingers from picking up and pocketing the figures. Great idea and good luck!

Interesting concept. Good luck and God Bless!

Great effect! It's a shame that some of the gates are slightly askew in yr photos, but it must have been a nightmare placing them and keeping tabs on them all. :P Yr miniland figures are great and add a wonderful festive air to the proceedings. Nicely played and best of luck! :)

Pretty cool! Very artistic.

Wow very impressive...best of luck!!

Wow, Wes, some of those pics are really good! Great work on getting them outside and lining them up. Best of luck mate and God bless!

Simple design on the gates. A bit more creative with the figures. The perfect light for photographing. It really captures the Christo and Jeane Claude elegance of enhancing the natural beauty of the subject. Good job.

That my friend is just fantastic! Lots of luck, although I don't think you'll need it. Great photography, MOC(s) and concept! If I was a judge I think I'd have to give this round to you. Here's hoping the judges see it my way and yours. Cheers!