Slegengr Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Farmer Segir and his daughter Triafra check on the progress of their crops. Knowing summer is nearly over, Segir prepares to harvest his crops to store up for the winter. His small farm plot had very stony soil that had to be prepared. First, he cleared rocks from the plot and built a small retaining wall with the rocks and stones. After applying manure from his neighbor's cows and horses, the ground was prepared for growing a variety of crops. His prize mushrooms bring a nice price at the market in Falkidalr. Segir checks on his crops regularly because neighbor Farmer Maggot has reported that certain small fellows in the area are particularly fond of pilfered crops, especially mushrooms . Crops include: Corn Mushrooms Tomatoes Butternut Squash Cauliflower Leeks Constructive criticism is much appreciated. Thanks, Stian Quote
Sir Gareth Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Beautiful build, Slegengr! Nice LotR reference The only thing I don't like is the use of chicken legs as squash. They look exactly like squash, but I guess something about using meat for a vegetable just bothers me. Overall though, this a really great moc. Keep up the good work. I look foward to Phase II Edited October 16, 2014 by Sir Gareth Quote
IenjoyLego89 Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Nice farm phase 1 :) the part usage for the mushroom and squash are very well done :) bring on phase 2 :) Quote
Scaevola Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Nice landscape- I like the lushness of it and all the diverse flora Quote
Hammerhand Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Very nice, great job on all the different produce! I especially like the mushrooms and squash. Quote
-Carson Haupt- Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 The squash is great! I love all the varieties of plants. Quote
Kai NRG Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Great little build, the irregular base is spot on and all the different plants give it a great feel! Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Beautiful build! Love all the different plants, and the irregular base is spot on! Quote
mccoyed Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Great designs for different crops. Should serve as an example for other farm-builders. Quote
Slegengr Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Beautiful build, Slegengr! Nice LotR reference The only thing I don't like is the use of chicken legs as squash. They look exactly like squash, but I guess something about using meat for a vegetable just bothers me. Overall though, this a really great moc. Keep up the good work. I look foward to Phase II Thanks, Sir Gareth! I am glad you noticed the LotR reference! I try to look beyond the basic use for a piece to utilize it in interesting ways. I wondered if you had seen butternut squash before. That is fine if you do not like the parts usage. I just did not want to use the standard unprinted minifigure heads in orange or green. My first attempt was to use green apples... needless to say, I was not happy. Nice farm phase 1 :) the part usage for the mushroom and squash are very well done :) bring on phase 2 :) Thanks, lenjoyLego! I am glad you like the parts usage. My favorite is the mushrooms. The idea came when I saw the mushrooms in Witches of Warmorlor by Captain Flint. The technic bevel gear was used and I thought it would work well as the underside of a mushroom underneath LEGO's mushroom disc. Phase II will come eventually after all of Phase I is complete. Nice landscape- I like the lushness of it and all the diverse flora Thanks Scaevola! I tried to incorporate a variety of flora to make it more interesting. Very nice, great job on all the different produce! I especially like the mushrooms and squash. Thanks, Hammerhand! I am glad you like my favorite parts of the build. The squash is great! I love all the varieties of plants. Thanks, Carson! I am glad you like it! Great little build, the irregular base is spot on and all the different plants give it a great feel! Thanks, Kai! I am glad you like the irregular base. Beautiful build! Love all the different plants, and the irregular base is spot on! Thanks, Lord Vladivus! I am glad you like the build with its irregular base. Great designs for different crops. Should serve as an example for other farm-builders. Thanks, mccoyed! What a compliment! I do like the crops I made, but others have done excellent farm builds as well. I am glad you think mine is a good example! Edited October 16, 2014 by Slegengr Quote
Garmadon Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Nice variety of crops, Slegengr, and great irregular base with all those curved pieces Quote
Venkefedo Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Great designs for different crops. Should serve as an example for other farm-builders. Indeed! I may use some when I get around to my farm phases... I love the use of those technic gears for the underside of the mushrooms. I've got some extras of those kicking around... Also love the Farmer Maggot reference; are there halflings lurking about in Historica? I don't recall seeing any, but I may have just forgotten or not read the appropriate posts containing reference to 'em. I only recently made some yellow-skinned halflings and have been looking for something to do with them besides sit on the shelf... Quote
mrcp6d Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 This is really good stuff. A very effective use of space with all those crops. That's also probably the best LEGO corn I've seen. Quote
Slegengr Posted October 17, 2014 Author Posted October 17, 2014 Nice variety of crops, Slegengr, and great irregular base with all those curved pieces Thanks, Garmadon! I am glad you like it! It is mostly built from the pieces from 5 Mirkwood Elf Army sets. Indeed! I may use some when I get around to my farm phases... I love the use of those technic gears for the underside of the mushrooms. I've got some extras of those kicking around... Also love the Farmer Maggot reference; are there halflings lurking about in Historica? I don't recall seeing any, but I may have just forgotten or not read the appropriate posts containing reference to 'em. I only recently made some yellow-skinned halflings and have been looking for something to do with them besides sit on the shelf... Thanks, Venkefedo! Feel free to use the mushroom design. I would be glad to see it in other MOCs. To the question about Hobbits in Historica, I say of course there are Hobbits in Historica! Why not? I plan to incorporate them (yellow skinned, of course) in some of my builds. This is really good stuff. A very effective use of space with all those crops. That's also probably the best LEGO corn I've seen. Thanks, mrcp6d! I tried to pack in a variety of crops. I also like to pay attention to the small details and live in the heart of corn country in the USA, not to mention having worked at a stand selling sweet corn for years... my experiences drove me to try to represent corn in as realistic a fashion as possible and have been planning this for quite some time. I am glad you like it! Quote
Brotherhood Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Great little landscape! Those mushrooms are very well designed. Quote
Alfadas Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Very nice one! The ground is amazing, and those crops are just like real. Great work! Quote
Zerobricks Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 I like the way you made the mushrooms. Nice garden! Quote
Jorrith Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Excellent phase 1! Those crops look good, and it's a lovely scene! Quote
Gideon Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Some really nice crop desigs there, my favorite is the use of those giant cherries as tomatoes Quote
cablefoxley Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Very nice. The different crops are well done and the mushrooms are excellent. I really like irregular bases and yours is spot on. Good work. Quote
Slegengr Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 Great little landscape! Those mushrooms are very well designed. Thanks, Brotherhood! The idea for the mushrooms was the beginning inspiration for this build. I am glad you like them. Very nice one! The ground is amazing, and those crops are just like real. Great work! Thanks, Alfadas! I am glad you think the crops look real. I like the way you made the mushrooms. Nice garden! Thanks, Zblj! The mushroom design was the beginning inspiration for this build. I am glad you like it. Excellent phase 1! Those crops look good, and it's a lovely scene! Thanks, Jorrith! Glad you like it. Some really nice crop desigs there, my favorite is the use of those giant cherries as tomatoes Thanks, Gideon! I thought of making a berry bush, then compared the size of the "cherries" to the minifigure hand and decided that it came out the equivalent of a medium tomato... Very nice. The different crops are well done and the mushrooms are excellent. I really like irregular bases and yours is spot on. Good work. Thanks, cablefoxley! I enjoy making irregular bases and am glad you like it. The mushrooms are my personal favorite crop in this build. Quote
soccerkid6 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Lovely field, the overgrown look is great The irregular base works beautifully here as well Quote
Slegengr Posted October 23, 2014 Author Posted October 23, 2014 Lovely field, the overgrown look is great The irregular base works beautifully here as well Thanks, SK! I like making irregular bases and am glad you like it. Quote
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