[M4-24 - Duel of the Fates] - The Last Command: Finale

[Sentinel_Brix]

Hello again,

this will be a double strike today, with my second entry for the 'Duel of the Fates' contest ( I hope I manage to address the other categories too). I could not decide which to post, so I hope that - changing a little bit Count Dookus words - "Twice the pride, doubles the chances". This one is more straight forward than "The Jedi Night" entry, as the scene and the characters are known. I have build a "Throne room on Wayland" scene recently, but yet not posted it anywhere. It has much more parts than 100, but I realized I could reduce it significantly and just take the minifigs for this contest and display. So here is a scene from the legend(ary) book "The Last Command" by Timothy Zahn, better known as the 3rd book of the Thrawn trilogy. The conflict is arranged around the holo table of the throne room. The emperor used the table to command his forces around the galaxy. He could zoom into any system and decide which planet to take next.

Story brief: Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade enter the throne room of the late emperor on the secret world Wayland. They are awaited by the Dark Jedi Master and emperor's warden of treasures Joruus C'Baoth. As neither Luke nor Mara want to join him, he calls his secret weapon, Luuke Skywalker - a clone made out of Luke's lost hand in Cloud City. He even carries his father's lightsaber! While Luke has to fight "himself", C'Baoth wants to turn Mara to the Dark Side. She is not very responsive, so he decides pain would be the best teacher. His force lightning is irresistible!

In the mean time, Han Solo leads Leia Organa-Solo and the smuggler Talon Karrde, together with his force-sensitive Vornskr-hounds 'Sturm and Drang'*  to the throne room. Leia wants to help her brother. As they arrive, the duel of fates is raging...

I hope you like the moc and the minifigs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

*) I realized Talon has shot the tails of the beasts, but I didn't want to change it. They look better with a tail ;-)

Edited May 31, 2024 by Sentinel_Brix
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[Darth Andrew]

Very nice. I especially like the demon dog-things!

[Max_Lego]

I love how boldly the Vornskrs were designed. This must be a lesson to anyone designing brick-built animals - you should never be afraid of strange combinations as long as they work out fine for other people! Because they look absolutely gorgeous for me while I personally would've been afraid of posting anything like this. I especially admire the usage of 1x2 plates with old clips for beasts' legs - very clever!  Another clever idea is using TLBM Batman's torso for Joruus.

Your minifigures are great! Speaking of Mara and Talon, I can't help but point out that their canonical appearances differ from their description in Zahn's books. Mara was described as having "red-gold", not just literally red, hair and wearing clothes with sleeves (the second is reflected in your minifigure, which is worth to be praised, since her sleeves did play some role in the plot ), while Talon had "short cut" hair. But it's just me thinking aloud, for I wonder if anyone else remembers that... 

Overall, nice entry!

[CardinalBricks]

I adore the Vornskr hound build! You could get some fun ideas about how to make a brick-built xenomorph from that, I reckon. That Mara Jade is perfect too. 

[Yperio_Bricks]

Nice little scene with all the characters and the brickbuild hounds! I like your Luuke and Mara minifigs! Is that Hermione's face you use for Mara? The last shot with all the figs is great

[Sentinel_Brix]

Hello and first of all thank you very much to all of you for the positive feedback! Very much appreciated!

On 5/31/2024 at 6:45 PM, Darth Andrew said:

Very nice. I especially like the demon dog-things!

 

22 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

I love how boldly the Vornskrs were designed. This must be a lesson to anyone designing brick-built animals - you should never be afraid of strange combinations as long as they work out fine for other people! Because they look absolutely gorgeous for me while I personally would've been afraid of posting anything like this. I especially admire the usage of 1x2 plates with old clips for beasts' legs - very clever! 

 

17 hours ago, BrickRally217 said:

I adore the Vornskr hound build! You could get some fun ideas about how to make a brick-built xenomorph from that, I reckon.

 

8 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

Nice little scene with all the characters and the brickbuild hounds!

I'm very happy you like the Vornskrs! It took some time to figure out how to build a convincing hound in minifig scale. I had them and the related figs already ready for some time and I'm glad I finally was "bold" enough to post them I will use the throne room then elsewhere, in Mysteries.

 

 

22 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

 Another clever idea is using TLBM Batman's torso for Joruus.

Thanks, it was actually my favorite figure to tinker with. I sacrificed a more Gandalf- od Dumbledore-esque wizard look for this bare-chested one, as an homage to the C'Baoth on the cover page of the "Heir of the Empire" book

 

 

17 hours ago, BrickRally217 said:

That Mara Jade is perfect too. 

 

8 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I like your Luuke and Mara minifigs! Is that Hermione's face you use for Mara? The last shot with all the figs is great

Haha, good catch, if I remember correctly is indeed one of Hermiones faces . I'm glad you like the interpretation of Mara.

 

 

22 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

[...], while Talon had "short cut" hair. But it's just me thinking aloud, for I wonder if anyone else remembers that... 

Overall, nice entry!

I didn't remember that There are so many different images of Karrde with long hair and short beard, it was totally intuitive to build him like I did. Eventually, I think the more common long-hair depiction is fitting to the character.

[n1majneb]

You had me at Zahn!
That is a fantastic Talon Karrde and all in a great scene celebrating a brilliant conclusion in the 'old' EU.
Mara Jade is a great FigBarf,