mordatre Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) UPDATE: When initially building this I had limitations in size due to the glass cabinet it was displayed in. But, for a Swedish event in July this year I have rebuilt it. Increased size, redesigned Bookshelfs and a Lifelites eLite Advanced kit. Unfortunately all tiles havn´t arrived yet so that´s why there are still some gaps in the floor. I could have waited until the tiles arrived but this build needs to be stashed in boxes so I can finish the other builds for the event. You´ll just have to look at it as a WIP. If I get time I´ll update with less sloppy photos of the finished build. More pics at my Flickr. rlu001 by mordatre, on Flickr rlu002 by mordatre, on Flickr rlu006 by mordatre, on Flickr OLD POST: My local library is celebrating May the fourth and I´m bringing them some Lego Star Wars Moc´s. Amongst other this one. In Rancor library it´s May the fourth every day of the year. :) RL01 by mordatre, on Flickr RL02 by mordatre, on Flickr RL03 by mordatre, on Flickr Edited June 20, 2015 by mordatre Quote
Zerobricks Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Now thats funny! I like the way you used crates for the sides of the bookshelf. Quote
Commander Beltar Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Great Build! Creative use of parts in some areas. It appear rancors are misunderstood, they are not monsters, but apparently very intelligent creatures . Also, is that a skeleton inside of the bookshelf...? ~Beltar Quote
dr_spock Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Clever build. Never knew they were book worms. Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Very amusing! The finger articulation, the faces, I really like this Quote
mordatre Posted April 24, 2015 Author Posted April 24, 2015 Great Build! Creative use of parts in some areas. It appear rancors are misunderstood, they are not monsters, but apparently very intelligent creatures . Also, is that a skeleton inside of the bookshelf...? ~Beltar Yes that´s a skeleton. You see, Rancors sometimes hides their food inside bookshelfs for later use. But in their quest for knowledge and thirst for Sci-fi novels they sometimes forget about their stash and that´s why we find bones of long forgotten meals in their libraries. ;) Thanks all for the comments. Hopefully the kids visiting our (real) library will appreciate it as well. Quote
Kodan Black Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 That is great and really funny. The rancor doing the drawings is great. I wonder if his name is Simon? (Hopefully someone gets this old reference!) Quote
CaptainRexBrick2311 Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Very funny build ! I love those rancors. Quote
Jacob Nion Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Ha that's awesome! Wonderful work! Sophisticated rancors- never thought about that! Quote
Master_Data Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Nice MOC! I love the detail you put into the candelabras- never knew Rancors were such fine designers! Quote
BEAVeR Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Awesome creation! I'm sure not only kids will like it. You did a really good job staging those brute-looking beasts in such a delicate and classy environment, with very ornate pieces and an excellent choice of color (digging that sand green!). You added some nice texture with those creates, and I love the consistent use of those compound slopes. Setting the desk at an angle is yet another small element that makes this build so nice. I even like the way you tiled the floor, doing the borders with 2x2s and the middle part with the 1xn tiles. Very clever way to delimit your creation. It might be nice if there still would be some connection to what we know, just to make the creation look bigger. Right now, you have a big gap at the back, and although that arrow already helps to suggest there's more than meets the eye, it could have been made a little bit more substantial, e.g. with a gateway, some rocks... to give the scene even more contrast for people that aren't familiar with the source material. Also, you could add the light sources in more convenient places. Right now they just look a bit like placeholders because they don't serve any purpose, being so far away from where the light is actually needed. So try to position them near the desk, replacing that tiny candle. You could use the space to give us more goodies to look at, like a case with really old books, or a can for the bones, or a very comfortable Rancor seat... if you can even imagine what that looks like... but with the imagination and creativity you've already shown, I have no doubt the bricks are already clicking together in your head. Bravo for this excellent build and the incredible (implied!) story! Quote
mordatre Posted April 27, 2015 Author Posted April 27, 2015 Awesome creation! I'm sure not only kids will like it. You did a really good job staging those brute-looking beasts in such a delicate and classy environment, with very ornate pieces and an excellent choice of color (digging that sand green!). You added some nice texture with those creates, and I love the consistent use of those compound slopes. Setting the desk at an angle is yet another small element that makes this build so nice. I even like the way you tiled the floor, doing the borders with 2x2s and the middle part with the 1xn tiles. Very clever way to delimit your creation. It might be nice if there still would be some connection to what we know, just to make the creation look bigger. Right now, you have a big gap at the back, and although that arrow already helps to suggest there's more than meets the eye, it could have been made a little bit more substantial, e.g. with a gateway, some rocks... to give the scene even more contrast for people that aren't familiar with the source material. Also, you could add the light sources in more convenient places. Right now they just look a bit like placeholders because they don't serve any purpose, being so far away from where the light is actually needed. So try to position them near the desk, replacing that tiny candle. You could use the space to give us more goodies to look at, like a case with really old books, or a can for the bones, or a very comfortable Rancor seat... if you can even imagine what that looks like... but with the imagination and creativity you've already shown, I have no doubt the bricks are already clicking together in your head. Bravo for this excellent build and the incredible (implied!) story! Thanks for blogging my Moc, and for the feedback. The size had to be limited to fit inside the displaycase available at the library. Also my budget couldn´t handle a larger floor (spent $30 bricklinking the tiles only) About the lightsources, you are correct, they are spread out to make the scene look less crowded but ended up a Little bit out of Place. We´ll just have to wait and see if the rancors will ever get their complete library shown. :) Quote
mechamike Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Great build! And nice story behind it! keep up the good work! Quote
mordatre Posted June 20, 2015 Author Posted June 20, 2015 Updated first post with some pictures of the redesign. :) Quote
mordatre Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 Thanks! Unfortunately it´s now slightly disassembled and stashed in a cardboardbox ready for transport. Proper photos will have to wait. Quote
iamwhoiam Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Very creative! I think a spinoff series about the rancor society is in order! Quote
Steph 104th Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Awesome original idea, I love the bookshelves and crayons. Quote
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