SlyOwl Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) Well, I watched the Muppet Christmas Carol - and take it away Ernie! Edited May 23, 2011 by Rufus Indexed Quote
Gabe Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Omg, this is so amazing i don't know where to start! The roof! The snowscaping! The 4 poster bed! The awesome cutaway! The goat! Totally inspired work. Also, great use of the Fabuland figure too. Quote
I Scream Clone Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Lovely work and its great to have you back! Can you tell me how you achieved the wall in the last pic, is it tiles on jumpers on top of a large plate or headlight bricks of some description? Love all the curves and angles as usual too. Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Juts pure genius using those flipper pieces for the roof! The rough texturing throughout the build (walls, roof, wooden floors, ground) is amazingly done. Lots of impressive details too cleverly using unconventional pieces (icicles, dripping snow, candle w/ holder). Simply an impressive work on this masterpiece SlyOwl! Quote
Cinderbike Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Wow. Flippers for shingles? Great thinking there. Quote
Big Cam Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Fantastic slyowl , a picture perfect moc from you once again, you really capture the essence of the story. Quote
blueandwhite Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Sly, you really do come up with some amazing MOCs. I absolutely love the medieval spin on A Christmas Carol. I really like how you've managed to incorporate so many distinct scenes into such a small footprint. The MOC itself is an excellent build as usual. There are so many amazing details here, but above all else I really like the use of the flesh-toned figure as a ghost. A MOC of this calibur is definitely a nice way to cap off 2010. Quote
Apache Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I've said it before and I'll say it again. Sly Owl you are a true Lego Artist. Amazing creativity with the tree, bird, wood floors, shingles and everything else. A joy to view. Thank you. Quote
Lorentzen Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 It is SO great that you're back! You have always been my favourite MOCer, and I was afraid that you had gone into your dark ages. This scenery is excellent and full of trademark SlyOwl details, and everthing is just so spot on. Congrats on creating such an awesome MOC Quote
Rick Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Most impressive SlyOwl. I like the depiction of all the scenes in one MOC. And - as usual - the attention to detail and creative use of pieces is amazing. Quote
Rufus Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Wow, SlyOwl, that's a masterpiece! How did you get the open end of the the wall to curve like that? Beautiful! Quote
Stegoceras Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 So impressive and so detailed even to the smallest thing, I mean just look at the candle it kind of says it all, amazing. Quote
Sandy Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Your skills really are like no one others', SlyOwl. You have such an eye for details, and I cannot even fathom how you can just take a molded piece like the epaulettes or the flippers and use it for something completely different than it's made for - and make it look like it's made just for that purpose! You're a wizard, you must be. Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Lovely work and its great to have you back! Can you tell me how you achieved the wall in the last pic, is it tiles on jumpers on top of a large plate or headlight bricks of some description? Love all the curves and angles as usual too. Those walls are indeed incredible, and I'm also really curious which unique SlyOwl technique hides behind it. There are so many details all around the place, and some of them are pieces of art alone! You are a great source of inspiration, and it's great to see you are still building and improving yourself to the max. Congratulations! Quote
Derfel Cadarn Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 This a nice slice of classic slyowl! The stone wall you mentioned you were working on really has turned out great here. As usual you have crammed the interior with lots of great details and excellent use of parts. Great work mate! Does this mean we might see you building a few more mocs now, perhaps for the JRC2? Quote
Admiral Croissant Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I don't think this can be done any better in Lego. It's amazingly detailed and the techniques for the roof, walls, bird (owl?) and other things are excellent. I also like the side of the house with the door a lot. The wooden structure there is well done and is also very useful for other MOC's. Quote
woody64 Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) Beautiful - every nut, bolt and screw, nothing more to say .... Woody64 Edited January 1, 2011 by woody64 Quote
brickmack Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Wow. Lots of amazing details. Amazing work on the flippers on the roof and the candle. Also the use of the fleshie minifig as a ghost is brilliant. Only thing I don't like is the face used in the last picture looks... kinda freaky. Quote
SlyOwl Posted January 1, 2011 Author Posted January 1, 2011 Why thankyou everybody! I appreciate the feedback. Also, great use of the Fabuland figure too. Good, glad you like it. I wasn't really sure how to do the Ghost of Christmas Present, and was wondering how people would respond to the way I did it in the end. Lovely work and its great to have you back! Can you tell me how you achieved the wall in the last pic, is it tiles on jumpers on top of a large plate or headlight bricks of some description? It's good to be back! (at least temporarily...). It's lots (and lots!) of headlight bricks, put together so there's an alternating half-plate offset. The bottoms of these towers are attached by some mind-numbing SNOT contraptions (between the outside wall and the inside wall, there is 3 or 4 studs worth of cavity, full of stuff holding various things in place - it's not pretty!), to make sure that the tiles line up with the floor right. I thought about doing it onto a plate, but it didn't give enough randomness or deep enough offsets. There are so many amazing details here, but above all else I really like the use of the flesh-toned figure as a ghost. Ach, finally found a use for a fleshie! First time I've used Willie Scott for anything but mashed potato! It is SO great that you're back! You have always been my favourite MOCer, and I was afraid that you had gone into your dark ages. Dark Ages, no. Just too much work and real life etc getting in the way! I have been building though - just a fair bit of what I have done hasn't been for public consumption (either yet or ever...). How did you get the open end of the the wall to curve like that? Beautiful! The headlight towers I mentioned to Josh can be rotated, whilst the tiles still interlock. And then it's just trying to find some way (SNOT, jumpers etc) to attach them in the right position to the base. I'll show some photos if needs be. You have such an eye for details, and I cannot even fathom how you can just take a molded piece like the epaulettes or the flippers and use it for something completely different than it's made for - and make it look like it's made just for that purpose! I don't know, I really don't know. I'm quite fortunate that I have a bit of a mental catalogue of techniques (which haven't all been shown publically) - and then I suddenly recall them when needs be. I didn't feel I did any great innovations here, as most of it I've thought about before (which is why I was able to build this reasonably quickly). But where the ideas came from in the first place, beats me! This a nice slice of classic slyowl! The stone wall you mentioned you were working on really has turned out great here. As usual you have crammed the interior with lots of great details and excellent use of parts. Great work mate! Does this mean we might see you building a few more mocs now, perhaps for the JRC2? Yeah, I'm pleased with how it turned out (although I think that if it were to be used on any larger wall, it might look a bit geometric...). Hmmm... I do have exams at the end of January... but the Lego calls to me! I might manage one or two for the JRC2, y'know; but I doubt I'll run for Master Builder. Actually, I am yet to photograph my re-hash of the pirate ship I did last time (which I rebuilt for STEAM) - so that'll probably come first. bird (owl?) It was meant to be an owl, yes, although it didn't end up looking entirely like one! Only thing I don't like is the face used in the last picture looks... kinda freaky. I really struggled with Scrooge's expressions in this (especially as I had to have 5 or so different ones, but with the same features ie. no facial hair/glasses etc). It was based on the Muppet Christmas Carol mainly, so I tried to replicate that - but Michael Caine's facial expressions in that were so weird that I didn't know where to turn. But yes, it is a little creepy! Thanks again! Quote
Dan Church Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Gonzo: "You will me him as he rounds that corner" Rizzo: "Where?" Gonzo: "There" Rizzo: "When?" Gonzo: "...Now!" An all time classic! The amount of detail you poured onto such a small area is amazing! Great work! Quote
BlueBard Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Absolutely amazing as usual, SlyOwl! A whole story so nicely executed in one single vignette, BRAVO! Quote
lego-maniac Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 great ! The vig is not so big but so much details ! the bed is fantastic and the roof too. Nice ground with changing of colors That's really really a great moc Quote
freeedrik Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 This is a very very good moc! Keep it up! Quote
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