Brickshipyard Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 I created this special vignette for the contest. To arrive at the finished model, I re-watched Bespin Cloud City scenes from the Empire Strikes Back to find the right one with high visual impact. The one I selected is when Leia peers out the Cloud City apartment in frustration as a cloud car zips by. She knows something is wrong and rightfully does not trust Lando’s motives, she just cannot prove it. Her gut or force awareness… Han enters the suite and attempts to reassure her everything is under control without success. A scene not depicted in the movie, but estimated to happen shortly before and during the Rebel’s arrival is Lando’s covert meeting with the Imperials to arrange for the trap. His trusted sidekick Lobot and a Bespin Guard are in attendance. The build involves a mixture of micro such as the cloud car, sky, and overall saucer shape of Cloud City and macro such as the apartment building with window. I used bright orange pieces to capture the right feel of the sky, plus some purple and pinkish hued plates to enhance the mood. The new cloud pieces from the Mario sets offered a simple and effective cloud motif. The whole vignette sits on a 12 X 12 stud base. - theBrickshipyard Quote
Yperio_Bricks Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Wow, this is so good! I absolutely love it Great idea, the mix of scales work so well and i like the shaping and colors. The cloud car! And quite some minifigs fit in there too. My favorite entry so far Quote
Brickshipyard Posted June 18, 2022 Author Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) Hey Thanks Yperio_Bricks! I appreciate your comment and support :D. Initially I started with the rear looking through the window from the viewer's perspective, but decided it was too tough to see the sky effects. A forced perspective. I think this way works much better for atmosphere. I may make some free instructions if it's popular enough. My brother already asked for one and he does not display any Lego, so I must be on to something. Edited June 18, 2022 by Brickshipyard Quote
MKJoshA Posted July 14, 2022 Posted July 14, 2022 So much packed into this Vignette! Very well done. Quote
Ephseb Posted July 14, 2022 Posted July 14, 2022 this is top notch, one of the best I've seen so far! Quote
Oky Posted July 17, 2022 Posted July 17, 2022 Great job on this vig! It's impressive ("most impressive") how you not only fit a detailed microscale scene, but also a minifig scale interior (as crammed as it may be) into such a small space! Congrats on the win! Quote
Brickshipyard Posted July 17, 2022 Author Posted July 17, 2022 Thanks MKJoshA, Ephseb, and Oky for the compliments! I am very proud of how this vignette turned out and hope to create more of similar quality in the future. Quote
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