Glassblowers: 2. Burgeoning Success

[Eyrezer]

Years of dedication paid off when Lord Baldric commissioned Guildmaster John and his fellows for an elaborate stained-glass window. Despite showing off their best designs, the wealthy patron wanted something grander than they had ever attempted. The challenge was daunting, but the promise of wealth and recognition fueled their efforts; Martin, now a master glassblower, felt convinced they could pull it off.

Notes

This was my contribution to the Summer Joust collab with Geneva and John. This was my first time dabbling with cheese slope mosaics and I got quite hooked on trying to make identifiable designs for within those window frames. I was heavily committed to large MOC for an upcoming convention in New Zealand, so with time scarce I had to make sure my Summer Joust build could also be used in the diorama. Unfortunately that made photographing the build quite challenging as it wasn't really built for an immersive scene. Hopefully you enjoy and it was great to get back to participating in a competition. Thanks Geneva and John for the push!

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Edited October 22, 2024 by Eyrezer
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[Kai NRG]

Still love the little windows you made out of cheese slopes!  Really nice how much depth there is to this scene too.

[Grover]

This photograph is crazy good!  I love how it's almost entirely Lego, and you have a ton of depth.  The foreground of course has the beautiful stained glass windows.  I see a ship in the window on the left, am I right?  The upside down pistons for pain cups is great, and I love how the scene tells the story of what's going on with the windows in the town square.  In the back, the round building is quite nice, particularly with more stained glass, and the hammer door arch in the new 1x2 round plates is clever.  The blurry fencing looks very good, and the lack of focus helps sell the weathered look on the tudor building in the back.  What looks like a tower or windmill in the background is sold as higher ground, so the entire picture has the feel of some elevation change, although the build itself appears flat.  You also have a lot of bold color here, but that's exactly what you'd expect for a stained glass window.  Fantastic work!

[Eyrezer]

On 11/4/2024 at 7:55 PM, Grover said:

This photograph is crazy good!  I love how it's almost entirely Lego, and you have a ton of depth.  The foreground of course has the beautiful stained glass windows.  I see a ship in the window on the left, am I right?  The upside down pistons for pain cups is great, and I love how the scene tells the story of what's going on with the windows in the town square.  In the back, the round building is quite nice, particularly with more stained glass, and the hammer door arch in the new 1x2 round plates is clever.  The blurry fencing looks very good, and the lack of focus helps sell the weathered look on the tudor building in the back.  What looks like a tower or windmill in the background is sold as higher ground, so the entire picture has the feel of some elevation change, although the build itself appears flat.  You also have a lot of bold color here, but that's exactly what you'd expect for a stained glass window.  Fantastic work!

Thanks! I'll post an image below of the set-up, which has several sections of my larger MOC. Hard way to learn how much can go into an immersive shot  Yes, there is a ship, a butterfly and a fish.

 

Edited November 14, 2024 by Eyrezer

[LordDan]

Nice work with the stained glass windows! The overall building being fully round and domed shaped is impressive too, nice use of the hammer pieces throughout!