MOC: Ave Caesar

[kaitain]

Hi All,

I haven't posted here for quite a while, but I thought you might be interested in my latest creation. A chariot racing arena based on the board game "Ave Caesar". Its completely playable and covers an area of 128 x 272 studs x 28 bricks high.

Ave Caesar - Buildings ready for detailing. by kaitain, on Flickr

There's still some detailing to be done, such as a cloth awning over the seating, a statue of Neptune (who turns out was the Patron God of horses and chariot racing), toga wearing spectators, and Latin inscriptions on the entrance arches. The display will be getting its first public showing at the Great Western Lego Show on the 2-3 October.

Hope you all like it.

Regards

Kaitain

[I Scream Clone]

This is a massive build kaitan Any chance of a few pictures of the interior race track? Well done on having the patience and bricks to build such a huge structure.

[prateek]

Wow! It's perfect already without you cloth or statues. I really like the SNOT Roman numerals you've got going on the track

[kaitain]

This is a massive build kaitan Any chance of a few pictures of the interior race track? Well done on having the patience and bricks to build such a huge structure.

Yep, Here's a closeup of the imperial box (which still needs detailing)

Ave Caesar - Buildings ready for detailing. by kaitain, on Flickr

and an earlier shot of the track on its own.

Ave Caesar - Work in Progress by kaitain, on Flickr

The whole thing is modular. The track is made up of ten 48x48 baseplates and the buildings are built on 16x16 and 16x32 baseplates. The four corners hang over the edge of the track, and are built on a 16 wide baseplate L arrangement. The weight of the corner keeps the columns on the baseplate as they just rest on tiles. The 2nd storey is detachable on both arches and all the seating sections. The temple and imperial box come apart as well.

More WIP shots can be found on my Flickr photostream, along with my previous MCOs, a pirate display that I did last year, and the Euro Disney haunted house in 2008.

Regards

Kaitain

I really like the SNOT Roman numerals you've got going on the track

For that I've got to thank Lego Monster, another Brickish Member, who is a whiz with that sort of stuff. He rattled them out in about 10 minutes whilst visiting with his wife one weekend. I won't be able to squeeze Latin Inscriptions in SNOT on the arches so its going to be Photoshop'd bronze lettering printed onto transparency film and then slipped in front of the white panels. I just need to find some suitable inscriptions. The "Romanes Eunt Domus" is a given, for one of the corner sections or near a stairwell.

Kaitain

Edited September 10, 2010 by kaitain

[Legorski]

Many a time, I just don't know what to say to complement a creation fully.....

Okay, maybe its because I suck a making paragraphs sound smart, but wever.

GREAT job. :D AWESOMAZING. Because its too awesome to be just amazing and too amazing to be just awesome. :P

Legorski,

[Vindicare]

Wow, this is simply epic. That is so above and beyond MOCing. As is, it is crazy...I can't imagine how "awesomamzing"(thanks for that Legorski) it will be when you've finished it.

[ThatGuyWithTheBricks]

Speechless.

[sok117]

Speechless.

ditto, But I'm gonna try to muster a few words. Awesome... Incredible... Massive... Delightful... Amazing... EPIC!!!

[Artanis I]

Looks fantastic! What an expensive project, and an excellent scene for re-making films...

[Baylego]

This is amazing ! Words fail to describe this. I have never seen something this large that is modular before. I concur that this is excellent for playing out film scenes.

[lightningtiger]

Why it's Ben Hur in Lego - AWESOME creation with such detail....almost beyond words !

On a day where 'ACPin' posts an AWESOME SW MOC, you 'kaitain' come out with one of the finest Roman MOC's ever, what and who's next eh ?

Keep up the COOL work and I'm a conformist! 'kaitain' I'm a conformist! !

Edited September 10, 2010 by lightningtiger

[XimenaPaulina]

OMG! That's one massive MOC! This reminds of the Galdiator's Coliseum in terms of sheer size. The architecture of the exterior and the arena inside are very well done. Very impressive masterpiece kaitain!

[Brig. Brick]

.....morituri te salutant

.... and Nero say to rour MOC:

[Smack]

I think that everyone has already posted most of the words I would use to describe this. An absolute masterpiece. Your time and effort is much appreciated and thanks for showing us this work of Lego art.

[I Scream Clone]

Thanks for the close ups kaitan, welcome to an EB Frontpage too! Loving all the columns, they are so detailed.

[jonwil]

WOW. Just WOW. Only thing that would make it better would be some BrickForge roman helmets and equipment :)

[Flare]

Insane work! Fantastic! This thing is a monster

[kaitain]

WOW. Just WOW. Only thing that would make it better would be some BrickForge roman helmets and equipment :)

That's something on my future enhancements list. I'm using the standard dragon and castle helmets as I've got them to hand. I wonder if BrickForge would do a discount for buying in bulk?

Kaitain

[CommanderFox]

I wish I could see this up close, simply incredible!

The amount of bricks, time, and money that must have gone into that must have been Huge!

Well done!! And man am I still speechless, just blew me away when I saw it on frontpage.

CF

[Brickaroo]

F*ck me!

Don't have a word to describe this. Congratulations!

[Jeetie]

Very Nice!!! Great job

[RepublicForces]

Perfect!

Where is his "Moc Expert" badge???

[LegoDad42]

A masterpiece!

Really incredible...and there's more details coming too(especially want to see Neptune's statue)? Love to see the definitive final version. Great build!

[Joebot]

Wow! I love the fact that it's actually a playable boardgame! My other hobby is boardgames, so this is really amazing. I've heard of Ave Caesar, but never played it.

[gotoAndLego]

Its alright if you like that kind of thing. :D

...I wonder if BrickForge would do a discount for buying in bulk?

You should trade them for some arena advertising.