FAPC: The Dawn of Man

[Praiter Yed]

I've used this competition as an excuse to build a vignette from my 'to-do' list - it was either this or an ant sabotaging the innards of a computer (does anyone even remember Phase IV?).

Initially I intended using the CMS chimp but it was too small so a monkey had to stand in ...

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Hopefully I'll get chance to take more/better images before the deadline. C & C welcome but please don't mention that I've used a monkey instead of an ape

Edited January 30, 2013 by Praiter Yed

[J.V.D.]

Great vig, Praiter Yet... Immediately recognizable even without reading the title.. a classic opening scene from what maybe is the "mother of all scifi movies" ... (well there are a handfull of others, but still..).

Good luck with your entry.

[Wedge09]

Nice work :thumbup: I like in particularly the style of the ground

[jimmynick]

Brilliant! It's so wonderfully presented, and the slope bricks and dark tan are great.

[Jargo]

I remember phase IV. Multicoloured ants. arranging the dead ants in rows. Brilliant 1970's sci-fi. Slow but brilliant.

Cool vig' btw. Love the landscaping and it takes a moment to see the monolith but then it's like the scene comes alive.

[Si-MOCs]

I hate every chimp I see, from Chimpan A to Chimpan Zeee.....

wait wrong movie.

Really nice build, I'm loving the rockwork you put in and the monkey pose is really great (but where's the rest of his clan?!).

(You could have also used a CMF ape suit too... I've seen that done a few times )

[Praiter Yed]

Great vig, Praiter Yet... Immediately recognizable even without reading the title.. a classic opening scene from what maybe is the "mother of all scifi movies" ... (well there are a handfull of others, but still..).

Good luck with your entry.

I remember phase IV. Multicoloured ants. arranging the dead ants in rows. Brilliant 1970's sci-fi. Slow but brilliant.

Cool vig' btw. Love the landscaping and it takes a moment to see the monolith but then it's like the scene comes alive.

They don't make 'em like they used to! And, thanks.

Nice work :thumbup: I like in particularly the style of the ground

Brilliant! It's so wonderfully presented, and the slope bricks and dark tan are great.

Thanks guys. I really wanted to use as much dark-tan as possible and as I don't own many dark-tan plates, I was forced to SNOT the ground - a bit out of my comfort zone but I think it worked out OK.

I hate every chimp I see, from Chimpan A to Chimpan Zeee.....

wait wrong movie.

Really nice build, I'm loving the rockwork you put in and the monkey pose is really great (but where's the rest of his clan?!).

(You could have also used a CMF ape suit too... I've seen that done a few times )

. Thanks Si-MOCs. I know it's not movie accurate but I really felt it was more dramatic to have the skull smashing monkey ape alone and framed by the monolith. IMO by moving the action to the front of the monolith and not including his 'clan' it's more symbolic of the influence the alien artefact is exerting on his primitive brain... In other words, my Lego collection only includes two monkeys & a CMS chimp and one of them is currently MIA (bloody Kids no doubt!) .

The CMF ape guy does work well - but I don't have any of them either

[genecyst]

very nice work, i've done an msfc entry with almost the same scene!

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78336#entry1490695

[Si-MOCs]

The CMF ape guy does work well - but I don't have any of them either

That one does have the prerequisite apes... but I like your build better

[Praiter Yed]

@Si-MOCs: Since doing this I've looked at some other versions of this scene - there's lots of good ones built in the 'classic' studs up Lego style. Many AFOLS prefer that look, I can honestly say I like both styles, so not better, just different .

Images in first post updated.