I thank you for putting me in there!! I'm just kidding. anyways Great moc!

Congrats on Across MOCPages!

This is great! Your style is one of a kind, but if really pays off. Fantastic build. Good luck round two!

Thanks Chris! Can't wait.

Congrats! Have fun in round 2! :)

one of the best scores 57 you are off to round two good luck!

Unusual subject... BUT an incredible build!! Fantastic. The dancers really have a "ray of life" -Deadly joke!! :)-

Excellent job, Leda! Best of luck in the MOs! :)

WHAT?! Is it really that time of year already? I've been so wrapped up in life outside the Lego community that I completely forgot about the MocOlympics! I guess I'm spectating this year. Go for gold Leda! As if anyone else stands a chance! ;)

Thanks one and all on your great comments! Sorry I can't reply to every one, but I read and re-read them all and feel chuffed that you like it so much. I wish the best of luck to all competitors in the MOs this year and those that don't make it I wish luck in the MIT. Thanks Chris and judges for all the hard work you have done so far and in advance for all the insane amount of work you have yet to come!

The figures look especially well made. Thrillertastic!! Lol

LMFAO well, there aren't too many builds I can easily say are moving into round 2....but yours steals the show. Good luck in the next round! ;)

So cool! I think my favorite part is everyone's funky hair.

HA! This is classic. I love when you build at this scale because of the amount of detail you can give your characters. Michael's jerry curls are perfect!

The dances are all great i can see them moving back and forrh with those creepy dance moves. And I love the little things in the background. Nice work!

Amazing! Already thrilling us in the first round! We can only imagine what over-the-top MOCs will come out in the future rounds!

I really like the base! :)

Fantastic Leda!

The characters, the setting, the....eveything!!! Great build!

I watched this video again, just before seeing your post... This is it ! You captured the feel perfectly! The dancing figures must have been tough to build, they leave me speechless. Best of luck!

My god this is wonderful! Not only it's made with astounding quality, it perfectly captures the vibe of the video.

It's perfect, if the MO were awarded after round 1, then you just won in my book! I can't wait to see what you come up with for the rest of the comp!

Great stuff Leda, looks like you are going to be hard to beat this year! :) Btw, i love the empty background shot you had on Flickr - the subtle, understated mix of close colours and different textures works really well. Best of luck!

Leda, I am incredibly impressed by this build. I love the dynamic poses of the figures; you've captured movement very well. The part usage, particularly on the legs is brilliant and inspired - and it matched the scale perfectly. The background is quite well done - I really enjoy the way you create texture and depth from a mix of colors and elements - it's refreshing to see a non-smooth look done well. Also, I'm so glad you're building in a non-minifig scale. Devon asks if you're going to win it again, and with entries like this, I see no reason why not. ~Dave

Excellent. Even though I hate that song and that video ever so much, I have to admit that this is a great model well presented. Instantly recognizable!

Love it mate. Perfectly pitched. The mixture of colours and textures on the backgrounds on the wall add loads to the overall image and the figs are brilliantly built and posed. Go easy on the rest of us in R2 OK?

Fantastic work Leda! Congrats!

Love it!

fantastic, even the walls are decomposing! I remember I was around 11 or 12 years old when this clip hit the TV screen and it literally sucked me to it. Red leather jackets sold out in no time too. Anyway, that album is high in my book. You did a terrific job here Leda, didn't expect any less. See you in the last few rounds ;) ?

You're gonna steal the M.O.'s again with builds like these, Leda. Quite amazing, the backround itself is a good build, but the icing on the cake? Well, we all know what that is.

The poses really sell it here Leda, and that background is just neat and tidy, lovely work.

I'd love to see the shots of YOU dancing while building this beauty. That would be truly inspirational! If I don't know any better looks like you're setting the pace to the winners circle all over again. I'm sure I'll see you in R2, but hopefully not as an opponent, at least not yet. I'd like to last a little if that's even possible! Laters kitty-kat.

Wow!Pure gold in this Leda!The quality of everyone's builds for R1 has really stepped up this year. Yours has stayed the same and its still going to own! Starting where you left. ~Thoy

Excellent composition and execution as usual! The poses are fabulous, the caricature-esque proportions of the figures really imaginative and effective. Once again you're going to be an extremely hard act to beat this year! Good luck with the rest of the contest!

Brilliant. The posses are so good. You have captured that ‘creep’ dance move perfectly. Love this. Good luck

Oh, good luck, BTW. :)

:) You are gonna make it again. I know it. :P

Thanks, it looks kind of like a stage backdrop for a musical I think. I like it too and was concerned people wouldn't notice it, so I was forced to do what I don't particularly like doing - take a photo of it without the foreground action... but its proving popular on flickr too, I've had a couple of people favourite just that empty image.

Its an Easter egg... though I admit, its not very well hidden because I liked the strangeness of it so much that I made sure he was clearly seen in a photo. Keep an eye out for him in future mocs... ;)

Thank you Tim. I have tried to mimic the moment of the dance where they do that funny little zombieish walk with their hands up. I can't explain the move properly but its very cute. I don't know if I've achieved any type of recognition of that particular move or not, it was very difficult. I think if they had both feet on the ground it would be more similar, but I tried that and the images just didn't look dynamic enough, so I posed them all on one foot. I'm rambling... thanks for your comment!

Come on Hans, you know the routine too, admit it.

Let's not get carried away (daydream begins... visions of holding the crown and everybody bowing at my feet...) but thank you for the good wishes :)

oh goodness, this is so excellent looking!

Awesome work, those 'figs are superb, and the background's excellent as well. You may well win two consecutive MocOlympics if you continue like this... ;)

Sorry mate, I don't know what you're talking about. That word sounds a little too much like maths to me. Urgh...

Very good! Good luck, though I doubt you'll need it. ;)

Wow thank's everybody for all your amazing comments. This was a very, very fun build for me (I was dancing the whole while I built it) and I'm pleased you all like it.

Brilliant! I think you may just win it this year too;)

hahaha! excellent!

This is brilliant! Everything from the figures to the background drips atmosphere. Awesome job!

excellent design and good luck

Lovely!

The background adds so much to this.

vary cool

There`s a man-bat in the trash?

Looks like someone is shooting for the number one seed! This is perfectly captured in so many ways. My wife, to this day, can still do the entire dance routine, to the utter embarrassment of our kids! LOL I shared this with her and she loved it! Great work and good luck with the rest of the competition!~H

Leda - this is fantastic. I love the decomp and MJ's socks!!!

I always enjoy the MOCs you come out with. Your ability to create such expressive figures out of LEGO is second to none. I love, first of all, the scenery you set up for this. The pose of the figures looks like a perfect freeze frame of the video. Michael Jackson is unmistakable. I am especially impressed by your manipulation of bricks and tiles to create his signature red jacket. So well done. Good luck in the M.O.

Everything is perfect except for one thing: What's going on with the female zombie's feet? They're perpendicular to her body! I wish those were different, but the rest is AWESOME!

I think you need to keep this style around. I guess you are starting out strong in hopes of winning again. And with this kind of stuff, it may very well happen.

Amazing rendition of white socks.

This is amazing! I knew it was you the moment I saw the picture, it was so awesome! Michael looks great!!

It's like a still from the video! The figs and the background all come together perfectly. Congrats (in advance)!

fantastic Mollie, your style is always great and funny... ;o)

cool! unique style

Cause this is THRILLER! THRILLER NIGHT! Sorry. Nice job! Was the bat coming out of a trash can intentional or an Easter egg? Awesome, nonetheless.

Great work!

Awesomely brilliant, the best entry so far. Good luck, not that you'll need it...

That's just great, really captured it, super build.

Leda, you captured the poses just perfectly... they really look as if they are dancing! Oh, I love the socks! On to rd 2 girl! :)

Awesome stuff!!! Not a huge MJ fan music -wise, but his videos were amazing!! First rate!!

Not only a great MOC but very musical!

Wow, this is awesome. I love these characters you make!

Just awesome who doesn't love Michael Jackson