About this creation
George G. in the 2012 MOCOlympics category: "I am the Walrus".
Just off the Cornish coastline, a 6 metre tall metal Walrus has been spotted floating around the sea! Who knows what this metal monster is, so the Navy has been called in to inspect. But this isn't any old Navy squadron, this is the HMS Beatle! Captained by Master McCartney, and crewed by by Lieutenant Lennon, Helmsman Harrison and Seaman Starr.
McCartney: "Hello! Anybody there? Don't be afraid, I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together."
The noise of creaky machinery occurred from inside the Walrus, and then a megaphone screached on.
Voice 1: "I AM THE EGGMAN!"
Voice 2: "I AM THE EGGMAN!"
The machinery creaked once again.
Walrus: "I AM THE WALRUS!"
Two egg-shaped cyborgs emerged from the water. Vermeesch! Phipson! What have they done to you.
"WE ARE THE EGGMEN! WE ARE THE EGGMEN! WE ARE THE WALRUS!"
Starr: "Harrison, there's a huge robot Walrus in the sea, we're making conversation with him, and there are two walking heads with laser guns - what have we been smoking?"
Harrison: "Did you really want to know? Or did you just want to invite that Walrus on board and have a good old sea shanty!"
McCartney: "Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower."
Lennon: "Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna."
Harrison: "Man, you should have seen them (George G.) kicking Edgar Allan Poe (last year in the MOCOlympics :P)."
Eggmen: "I am the eggman!"
Starr: "They are the eggmen!"
Walrus: "I am the walrus!"
All: "Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob!"
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For this round, I built the Walrus in the style of the brilliant Bruce Lowell and his studs-on-every-side builds. I then had to think up an idea to use Mr Walrus, and that's when I remembered the recent film "Battleship". I thought it would make a fun little story to sort of recreate the film but with a Walrus instead of aliens ;)
The Destroyer Battleship came together very quickly. I tried to make it look like a serious ship but also in a quirky Beatles sort of style - it's short and really tall, with a very thin base and wide top.
As it would be near-impossible for me to build a base to display this on, I just decided to build the coastline in forced perspective to add something else to the whole MOC and add a bit of colour :)
Good luck to everyone in the contest, and the judges with their difficult task of deciding on the best!
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November 3, 2012 |
The ship is excellent, nice details and such. I don't know what half of it's called, but it looks good. The forced perspective is also a nice addition, it really completes the whole thing and gives it a polished feel. And then there's the walrus. That's a dang good walrus. I'd even go so far as to say it's the bestest walrus ever. |
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October 5, 2012 |
i love that song great creation
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September 25, 2012 |
Congrats! Have fun in round 2! :) |
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September 25, 2012 |
great score of 53 you are off to round two good luck! |
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September 25, 2012 |
great score of 53 you are off to round two good luck! |
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September 23, 2012 |
I'll make it short: Great ship + great wlarus + great "Fab 4" + great "egg heads" ;-)) = Great job! :-)) Good luck for the M.O. |
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September 22, 2012 |
Hey, George, I am creating a new MOCpages account. Considering you have added me to your favourite builder list, would you mind adding my new account? You can find it here: http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/96414 Thanks |
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September 22, 2012 |
Ship and walrus are both amazing creations and the Beatles are for the win in any case. But what I really like here is your idea to add the coast line. |
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September 22, 2012 |
You are far to young to be having LSD flashbacks, mate! LMAO! Brilliant work, I look forward to watching your progress again this year!~H |
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September 20, 2012 |
Fantastic. The battleship is very well done. I like the overall look of it. It looks like a battleship should, but done in a comical style. The bottom of the ship is very unique. You don't normally see the studs on the side like that with boats. I also like the Lowell technique you employed on the walrus. Expertly done. |
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September 20, 2012 |
This made me laugh, then cry because it's so finely put together! Love that walrus design/build. |
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September 20, 2012 |
Excellent job! The walrus is cute. :P Good luck, George! :) |
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September 20, 2012 |
That forced perspective is perfect! The walrus and battleship are wonderful as well. Keep on brickin'! |
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September 19, 2012 |
I showed it to my wife who is a huge Beatles fan, she thought it was really cool. Well done! |
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September 19, 2012 |
Stunning job all the way around! Good luck with the judges! |
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September 19, 2012 |
Funny and ship is well build. |
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September 18, 2012 |
Awesome Walrus and ship man! |
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September 18, 2012 |
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September 18, 2012 |
Thats an awesome Walrus. :D |
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September 17, 2012 |
Wow, very awesome! This MOC looks spot on. |
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September 17, 2012 |
Impressive! |
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September 17, 2012 |
George, you pulled the category off with flying colors. This one really takes the cake! Excellent job and I wish you luck as the games begin:) |
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September 17, 2012 |
I just LOVE your stud-on-every-side technique ! Got to give it a try... Best Walrus in this round, in my opinion. We'll see you in round 2 ! |
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September 17, 2012 |
Beautiful ship technique, I never saw it before :) |
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September 17, 2012 |
Love the walrus George, love the ship and the horizon (really clever stuff that, sets the photos up superbly). Was unable to read the text without scouse accents in my head so you got that across well! Great job, funny and looking good. Good luck. |
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September 16, 2012 |
Nice. I'd like to thank you for proving that studs can still be cool. Good luck in the MOColympics, and may the odds be ever in your favor. That is, of course, unless I'm facing you. ;) |
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September 16, 2012 |
Two quality MOCs for the price of one! I like how the Walrus has been made from lots of "real" bricks and you weren't afraid to leave the studs showing. |
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September 16, 2012 |
Quoting Giovanni & Lennaert Seynhaeve
The walrus doesn't seem like a popular theme to tackle, yet you've pulled it off with excellence! The ship is full of eye-candy and the lyrics with the Beatles are a great touch. But what I'm REALLY fond of is that you made a forced perspective horizon in Lego! Good luck with your judges!
The forced perspective doesn't seem to be a popular feature to comment on, but you pulled it off with excellence :P |
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September 16, 2012 |
just fantastic scene! |
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September 16, 2012 |
Awesome entry! Lots of clever techniques on display here, and the text ties it all together nicely. Good luck! |
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September 16, 2012 |
The walrus doesn't seem like a popular theme to tackle, yet you've pulled it off with excellence! The ship is full of eye-candy and the lyrics with the Beatles are a great touch. But what I'm REALLY fond of is that you made a forced perspective horizon in Lego! Good luck with your judges! |
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September 16, 2012 |
Quoting Space Gypsy .
Excellent work on both the ship and teh Walrus.
Planning to do as well as last year?
Better ;)
Thanks gang, for your nice comments! |
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September 16, 2012 |
Excellent work on both the ship and teh Walrus.
Planning to do as well as last year? |
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September 16, 2012 |
One of my favorite songs, with a nice spin. Excellent! |
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September 16, 2012 |
Just brilliant! |
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September 16, 2012 |
Awesome. |
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September 16, 2012 |
Fantastic work George! |
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September 15, 2012 |
Not bad! Great work with the walrus! |
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September 15, 2012 |
Walrus! Very nice MOC! |
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September 15, 2012 |
And thus another barrage of gorgeous masterpieces begins... Lookin' forward to what you whip out this year, George! Best of luck to you... Not that you need it or anything! ;) |
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September 15, 2012 |
Brilliant entry, George! You never cease to amaze me with your witty and clever creations! |
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September 15, 2012 |
That silly Beatles song was well integrated into your story. Your hull construction was high quality too. Nicely done. |
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September 15, 2012 |
It's the FP that takes this up a notch from awesome. The boat is clever, I like how you "Beatle-ized" it. The walrus is also great, I see that you've been practicing since the Ewok in the MocAthalon to great effect. Superb work and good luck! |
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September 15, 2012 |
Aww, that Walrus is so cute! Nice one! |
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September 15, 2012 |
Great song and great build. It's pretty ironic how one of the ads was for a Paul Mcartney tour. |
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September 15, 2012 |
AR! AR! AR! Great Work! =) |
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September 15, 2012 |
Awesome work George! I love the style you've used for the ship and the tiny lighthouse in the background is mint. Walrus for the win!!! |
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September 15, 2012 |
Adding nothing new here, allow me to say great job on the walrus and that battleship is excellent. The ultimate "play"set for which LEGO should buy the rights off you. |
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September 15, 2012 |
Awesome work George! The ship is really well built, and the sculpting on the walrus is excellent also. |
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September 15, 2012 |
i love the battleship, it looks so realistic, and the walrus is really cool, it reminds me of DeTomaso's birds! also the background is cool too! good luck in the contest! |
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September 15, 2012 |
Splendid ship and a great chubby looking walrus. It's great to see someone build in this title.
-LB Senior |
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September 15, 2012 |
Hurrah, the great builds are starting to roll in! I was looking forward to seeing what you produced and I'm not disappointed. Love the way you managed to work in the song lyrics... a shoe-in for Round 2 (no surprise there!) |
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September 15, 2012 |
What a great MOC! The Walrus is super, the commentary is ace but my favourite thing here is the battleship. Love it! Good luck, not that you'll need it... :-) |
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September 15, 2012 |
Clever commentary, wacky walrus, and spiffy ship! Great stuff! I'm sure it's round 2 4 U! :) |
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September 15, 2012 |
Haha, very good idea. This is awesome! and I like the walrus. :) |
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September 15, 2012 |
That's so funny, I love Walrus'! :D
Thanks everyone! |
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September 15, 2012 |
BWAHAHAHA! This gave me a good laugh...as well as making my heart sink. :P Oh well. Love the Walrus. It is hilarious! XD Good luck! |
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September 15, 2012 |
That is just AMAZING!!!! I would say good luck, though with this build, it'll see you straight through to round 2!! |
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September 15, 2012 |
All of it looks great, but my favorite bit is the walrus. Hope to see (not meet =]) you in round two. |
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September 15, 2012 |
That walrus is WONDERFUL! 5 stars just for that |
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