Legonardo Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 The home of Baba Yaga. A bewitched cottage that according to legend, walks on the leg of a giant chicken, and possess many of the same characteristics of she who dwells there. Including the toe fungus. CCCXII Fairytale castle category This. Was. A. Pain. building a structure that stands on a travis brick and flexitube leg with supports that can only be placed where its hidden by the leg was possibly the most irritating thing ive ever done in lego. the second time i got it to stand, the leg collapsed on itself and the house took a roll off my desk and dived to the floor, believe you me i've had it with this build XD Besides all the frustration, im happy with how it came out, quite happy that im done with it and next time it smashes will be the final time... ok now i should really start studying, exams are kinda important :p Baba Yaga, according to Slavic folklore, was a witch of incredibly bad looks, a horrid stench, and probably toe fungus. She eats rats and taters', and dwells deep in the woods in a cottage which has often been reported to walk off in the dark... CCC XII Custom figure. Enjoy! David Quote
narbilu Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 I think the roofing is absolutely stunning... You are my hero! Quote
Zerobricks Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Looks like its straight from a story! All the complex shapes, the single thin support, the ground textures... PERFECTO! Quote
MAB Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 I'd like to see the signs you need to place around it. DO NOT TOUCH. DO NOT EVEN APPROACH. IN FACT, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT BREATHING. Quote
Mr Greeble Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 So great! I love the chicken leg, and the figure is awesome! Quote
Slegengr Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Excellent build, LD! The roof is the part that stands out the most to me, but the leg as support with only one other column is great as well. I like the fantastic story for this build as well, and the minifig is very fitting. Those giant mushrooms are great as well. The window shutters are amazing! One thing that I would like to see better is the timber framing. Is there a way to hide the gaps between the two sides of the corner where the color shows through? The angled beam would fit better if the top end was buried under the corner like the bottom end so it does not seem to stick out so much. Brick on, LD! Quote
cesbrick Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Yaicks!!! This is scary. And absolutely amazing. That roof is something truly exceptional! Congratulations LD. Quote
LegoFanfromPR Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Awesome!!!! Russian legends. Along Koshei the Deathless, and the mighty Bogatyr (knights errand) Alyosha, Ilya and Dobrynia. I love Russian mythos, even as it is grossly underrepresented in mythological published works. Quote
Hobbythom Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Wow! Just wow! The roof, the base... Everything is just wonderfull... Tip of the hat to you Legonardo! Quote
BrickCurve Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Great job! I can imagine how frustrating that would be to build without it falling over. Quote
IenjoyLego89 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 That's amazing! The curved roof is especially great as well :) Quote
Steph 104th Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Amazing roof! The build contrasts the witch perfectly, it is beautiful Great job Quote
Robianco Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 As soon as I saw the name I was straight onto this thread. Ever since Mike Mignola introduced Baba Yaga to me through Hellboy she's been a fantastic 'character' in my mind. The twisted nature of the build fits with that image perfectly and like everyone else I'm in awe of that roof work. Excellent build! Quote
Balthazar Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) That`s incredible! One of the best huts i have ever seen! And i like your interpretation of Baba-Yaga. It seems that she really came out of the fairytale. Edited November 12, 2014 by Balthazar Quote
Milan Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 I said somewhere before how perfect this is, but I can say it here, too: perfect! Quote
Fletcher Floyd Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 The whole Moc is amazing! Fantastic Roof, great choice of colours and building-techniques! The Witch-Minifig is absolutely great. It's Leia's Hair from Ewok-Village, right? But what face/torso is this? Quote
TheLazyChicken Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 Amazing Job! This is just simply amazing! Keep up the outstanding work! Quote
JanetVanD Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Excellent! Bravo! The chicken leg support was particularly daring (and I can just imagine how stressful and frustrating the journey from idea to fruition) I'm impressed with the roof also..... all those irregular curves and slopes..... Love the theme, too. Quote
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