I love the sand green building! You have also done a good job on the gallows.

MOTD--Awesome!

Leda, Another awesome build. Your buildings have excellent detail. I also appreciate the NZ history lesson.

I really like the camara and the crooked buildings.

Great MOTD!

Wow, great work! congrats on MOTD

Great idea, great motd

Great idea, great motd

Nice! Congratulations on being MOTD!

Hey Leda, congrats on the MOC OF THE DAY!!!! This TOTALLY, and UNDOUBTEDLY, deserves it.

great scene, sad story.

My collection is always in a huge mess... would be too shamefull to post it.

Very imaginative (in a good way). Hey, have you ever considered posting your LEGO collection here on MOCpages? I'm sure many people would be interested in viewing what you have to work with.

O_o Wow

O_o Wow

Excellent. You really captured the exhibition look.

Excellent! Great details :)

Wonderfully detailed MOC, if a little dark in subject matter. Top stuff!

Thanks for that link Leda, I have gone and joined 4x2 now. Yes it would be great for Gabriel to make it over here too. I am currently planning a trip south to visit the convention, not sure if I'll be able to do an exhibit yet. As everyone else has said, this build is amazing! You have had a cracker of a month with these builds, the epicness must be running through your veins! ~Thoy

Still not funny

great job , even if it's not funny to hang someone , except if it's a real murderer :-)

Nice work!

absolutely Excellent !

Yes I'll do a post of it. I still haven't figured out what I'll be building yet. Share it around up north, lets get lots of people down here. We need it to be a success so it happens again. http://lug4x2.org/lego-annual-brick-show-2012-rebuild/

You will have to post some photos of the show. Shame I'm in the North Island!

Why thank you very much :) Hey, you're an Aussie... we have a Lego Show here in Christchurch in July, come over!

Brilliant work Leda, this has to be my fav entry for the comp so far. I love the museum twist on the catagory, and the scene is expertly portrayed. Your entry is both moving and educational - truly a great combination.

Still a great moc.

... honestly, there is nothing accurate about this scene. It is an artist's impression inspired by a true event. Nothing more.

I love it! However Mrs Dean was hung inside the gaol itself.

Fantastic!

Cheers all for your great comments on this, its great to share a bit of kiwi history with the rest of the world and have it so well received. Thank you judges for the perfect scores for it too! Thanks for putting in so much time judging all these entries.

Millie, I LOVE how you turned the diorama into a museum diorama... meta!!! ~Dave

Fantastic stuff Millie. It has been said below but the forced perspective is so clever. As usual all the little details give your mocs so much life. Let’s hope the new car park isn’t haunted by ghosts of innocent men/women ;).

Brilliant work, that backdrop with the forced perspective really pushed this WAY over the top. Your score = 5

Only you could take such a tragic event and still find a way to make it breathtaking to behold. Once again I find myself enchanted by your skill my feline femme fatale. Meeeooowww!

A very clever take on the category and the mix of building techniques knocks this one out of the park. Well played, my dear.~H

Stunning details... and yes, what master Shifu said...

Brilliant! Score = 5

Very nice, great decor, it works very well

Score = 5

Fabulous. ;)

Very nice and lots of SNOT. lol

Fantastic job! 5/5:P

It looks great! Touchy subject, reminds me of the only person put to death in my country, Adolf Eichmann.

Impressive!

top marks ! very beautifully done !>.....well done

Very intriguing story and great build! The background is fantastic (I love the cute little buildings in the background). Great job on a great MOC.

Gorgeous build! I love those wax or mannequin type displays too. Thanks for the history lesson! Score= 5

Whoa! It looks like a Hollywood set! Incredible!

has a Pixar feel to it, great build.

Thank you everybody for all your great comments on this moc, and Chris and Blake cheers for the 5s!

I have imparted knowledge. My job is done :)

Amazing build!

Awesome work, as usual, Leda! The thing that really grabs me about this moc is how you made the "fake" painted background. Great stuff!

Great build... didn't know that the death sentence didn't exist in NZ... I guess we learn something new every day :)

An excellently crafted diorama! I loved the mix of actual buildings and presumed buildings blending in with the sky. Nice touches all round - 5 stars for sure!

This was a five pointer even before I realized you had fashioned it like a museum setting. Just... awesome. 5 points. ~ Chris.

The street scene and blending with the background is gorgeous. Score: scraping up a 5

Just love the set like backdrops Leda, daring and well done. Th rest is delightfully rendered. And great period figs:)

Just love the set like backdrops Leda, daring and well done. Th rest is delightfully rendered. And great period figs:)

I don't actually understand this joke you keep saying...

Glad you didn't "fudge" the scene this time..... LOL

-I edited your post in hopes to save moderation- Thanks Xeno, did you mean commercialised? Cos you're right. That's the reason why there is the quintessential image of little boy in a sailor suit, lollipop and gaudy patterned/coloured carpet.

A truly splendid MOC. All the best with the judges.

A great take on the category!

The camera...

Excellent construction! Also good use of forced perspective. Excellent idea for the museum-setting.

I'm not sure what I like more about this MOC, the building techniques (btw, love the lamp and the 'painted' backgrounds), or your take on this theme. Probably the second one this time. The contrast between the horrible event and the almost commerialised way of presenting the scene is such a clever idea. You nailed it using pink tiles and a lollipop.

My first comment ended up in moderation, since I used the word hor- and than -rible, but I'm sure it will show soon.

You trully carried off the 'museum feel'. This would be nice to display in your local library. :)

If this isn't a five, I give! Nice build!

Very nice. Great, although disturbing, take on the subject matter and a great portrayal of the events. I especially love the clouds. As always, nice work!

One word... hanged!! Haha, just kidding. Great build!

I really like that you presented history as a museum exhibit, everything is so well done and no detail was missed. I especially like the photographer with his camera.

First off, this is an amazing MOC! I love how you made it look like a museum, and second, I love how almost all of the men have beards. Great creation!

First off, this is an amazing MOC! I love how you made it look like a museum, and second, I love how almost all of the men have beards. Great creation!

Thank you, yes this is exactly what I was trying to do! I'm so glad when people understand me :)

Your work is so inspiring. This is brilliant!

I wish you to come by and see my stuff ... humble that it is!

Leda this is poetry in LEGO, I like your take on history! You presented HISTORY a la DISNEY or a WAX MUSEUM you gave us the feel of interaction from the observers as they walked by - stopped - read the blurb, thought about the horror of her crime and observed the tableau in front of them...heck even the "kid" stopped eating his lollipop! GOOD WORK!!!

like always you leave speechless because of the amazingness!

Wow! Nice work! I love the way you've placed a "setting within a setting" and the camera is just awesome!

Love it! Some real nice SNOT work.

Love it! Some real nice SNOT work.

Love it! Some real nice SNOT work.

Fantastic build! The idea to make it an exhibit is brilliant.

Arrgh!

Yes I did.

Wow what a beautifully sculpted scene! Love it! Both foreground and background are excellent and the details are spectacular! One thing is bugging me though, did you really have to sneak all that pink in there? I find it detracts from the greater details. Best of luck!

A most excellent rendition of a difficult subject. Yes, it is history, regardless of one's feelings on the matter, it happened. The way it's rigged here, just like a museum display, perfect. A really SOLID build, Leda. Good luck!

Nice! I really like the camera idea. :)

Superb details and techniques for the buildings and town layout! I also really like how it is designed like a museum display!

Great Job =D i love the details on the house