WesternOutlaw Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 One of my all-time favorites of the Grave Stone collection was this Nightmare Stagecoach. I had wanted to build a very detailed stagecoach since my early Grave Stone vision and had several attempts over the years, never quite satisfied with the final result. One of my earliest creations was this Wells Fargo Stagecoach. I think stagecoaches are hard to build because of the unique rounded shape. Many come out "boxy", too round, or too high. I was pleased with this creation; however, and loved using the new Castle skeletons for articulated detail. Inspiration I have long since admired Wild West builders who have created stagecoaches. Unfortunatetly, there is one particular yellow coach that I could not find a picture of - my personal favorite among the Lego community. In regard to the story below, I spent most of my time on building and revising the Stagecoach not placing much emphasis on the story to go along with it. That's why it's a bit short, for those of you following the Legend of Gravestone. The Story The Bone Brothers have decided to hop in the Nightmare Stage Coach and raise some dead in the Town of Grave Stone. As they ride through the town, one of the brothers shoots two pistols into the air to ward off other Grave Stone haunts that might decide to hold up the stage coach. Watch out! Someone has a dynamite stick! The MOC One of my personal favorites! Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 That's again an absolutely amazing MOC, TheBrickster! I really it! Next to your brilliant Shady Inn this is imo your best Grave Stone MOC ever! The design is absolutely perfect, the minifigs fit very well and there is a lot of nice accessory and two horses! Very, very well done! Klaus-Dieter Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted March 1, 2009 Author Posted March 1, 2009 Next to your brilliant Shady Inn this is imo your best Grave Stone MOC ever! The design is absolutely perfect, the minifigs fit very well and there is a lot of nice accessory and two horses! KD- I can always count on you for taking the time to comment. Thanks for your feedback as always. As a WW and Ghost Town fan, I'm glad you like the coach. It is one of my favorites, and sometimes pictures do not help capture a good creation. This is why I'm photo editing these Grave Stone creations, along with wanting a nice set of standardized good-quality photo edited images. Quote
Legoist Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 It's great! But why didn't you use skeletal horses? Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted March 1, 2009 Author Posted March 1, 2009 But why didn't you use skeletal horses? That's a good question. I'm a bit of a Classic WW fan and really wanted the black steeds. Skeleton horses wasn't the look I was going for, although I'm sure they would have looked good as well. Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 This one is very good! I've tried myself to make a stagecoach once, it's quite difficult and you succeed in it. The skeletons in it make this creation very spooky. This is one of my favi's. Great work, again! Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted March 1, 2009 Posted March 1, 2009 This on is my personal favourite from your work untill now! It looks very much like the real thing, nice work on the side doors and pilot seat! Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted March 3, 2009 Author Posted March 3, 2009 I've tried myself to make a stagecoach once, it's quite difficult and you succeed in it. Yes, I encountered the same problem. This rather small MOC took a lot of time, and many rebuilds, much more than many of my other Grave Stone creations, including buildings. Wagons are very hard, if trying to capture a good design. It looks very much like the real thing, nice work on the side doors and pilot seat! Thanks Capt'n. You're an excellent builder. I appreciate the comment. Quote
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