Posted March 23, 20177 yr Recently, after some redecorating of my display shelf, I realized how much the Dewback from the Star Wars Cantina set fits to the typical sword & sorcery imagery in the style of Frank Frazetta (think Conan the Barbarian). So I grabbed my Barbarian Minifig, the two Clancees from the Raid Zeppelin as Snake-People, built a patch of desert, grabbed the whale bones from the Deep Sea Submarine and set up a couple of scenes. Some Orcs joined in as well. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I certainly enjoyed taking them: It didn't took long and our Barbarian got some assistance: After the Snake-People were defeated, A group of Orc tried to capture her! An idea which turned out as a bad one It was quite a challenge to pose the Minifigs in a way you can see their faces without making it look too staged and unrealistic. To create the proper pulp-cover feel I also put a slight sepia-effect on the pictures.
March 24, 20177 yr Oh, what a wonderful theme! Wizards and barbarians,nude beauties and simple plot :) You succeed to reach that feeling!
March 24, 20177 yr Author 22 minutes ago, Marishka said: Oh, what a wonderful theme! Wizards and barbarians,nude beauties and simple plot :) You succeed to reach that feeling! 20 minutes ago, BrickJagger said: I love MOCs with a simple storyline and eye-catching detail. Good work. Thank you both very much! The pictures weren't actually planned as a story. Just a variation of action scenes, but I guess that actually qualifies as a pulp-story line
March 26, 20177 yr Author 16 hours ago, Orange Leader said: Awesome! Definitely great use of the Dewback and Hobbit orcs. Thank you very much! I'm glad I came out of my dark ages just in time to grab a couple of those. They look good in a desert context
March 26, 20177 yr 8 hours ago, Littleworlds said: Thank you very much! I'm glad I came out of my dark ages just in time to grab a couple of those. They look good in a desert context I only have two of those orcs, wish I got some more.
May 28, 20177 yr Author 5 hours ago, Murrig Icehammer said: Very nice scene! I really like the simplicity of it, which is very effective. Thank you! The simplicity is from a good part because I didn't had more tan pieces. I think its really about making the best of what you got and some minimalism really helps with focussing the eye on the important stuff.
May 28, 20177 yr 4 hours ago, Littleworlds said: Thank you! The simplicity is from a good part because I didn't had more tan pieces. I think its really about making the best of what you got and some minimalism really helps with focussing the eye on the important stuff. Absolutely. I've seen lots of really amazing looking MOCs which had so many things in it, it becomes distracting to the eye and you can't really see what's going on. Even a simple wall can become distracting if there are too many greebles (?) and color variations on it, so you can't really recognize the structure itself. I understand the idea behind it, but instead of having a boring looking flat wall, builders sometimes go to the other end of the spectrum and do way too much (in some cases).
May 28, 20177 yr Author 37 minutes ago, Murrig Icehammer said: Absolutely. I've seen lots of really amazing looking MOCs which had so many things in it, it becomes distracting to the eye and you can't really see what's going on. Even a simple wall can become distracting if there are too many greebles (?) and color variations on it, so you can't really recognize the structure itself. I understand the idea behind it, but instead of having a boring looking flat wall, builders sometimes go to the other end of the spectrum and do way too much (in some cases). Yes, when everything is equally "important", nothing becomes important
May 31, 20177 yr I have Conan music in my head now. Excellent use of parts to really capture the pulp fantasy feeling, and great posing of the figures. Any plans for more little sword and sorcery scenes like this?
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