Yucca Patrol Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) Hi everyone. Just thought I would share my first landscape MOC. It is a little scene set inside an imaginary botanical garden. It is still a little sparse on plants, but we've got a huge bricklink order coming to solve that problem. I did come up with what might be a unique method of making rippled water using 1x1 round plates that is described in the write-up. In short, there are several layers of 1x1 round plates, with each layer off-set by inserting the next layer into the spaces between the studs of the previous layer. It's very difficult to place the pieces, but I came up with a little tool that allows multiple 1x1's to be inset into the previous layer without any cursing at all! I'm not sure if my technique is actually new, but the "secret" tool I use to achieve this very difficult placement might be! Anyway, I hope some of you will check it out and give me some constructive criticism and feedback. Full write-up and photos of the entire scene here: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/289661 Edited October 3, 2011 by Yucca Patrol Quote
lightningtiger Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Wonderful gardens and cute little waterfall......doesn't that lady need a permit to fish there ? Great work 'Yucca Patrol' and Brick On ! Quote
Yucca Patrol Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 thanks lightningtiger! Yes, that lady is fishing illegally in the park, and those are prize winning koi too! Ha! My wife spent all morning today improving the plants/flowers/trees/etc and it looks a LOT better than it did last night. Quote
lightningtiger Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Well, don't forget to post an updated set of images plus how did you get your wife involved ? (mine doesn't have the Lego spirit in her ) Quote
Yucca Patrol Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 Well, don't forget to post an updated set of images plus how did you get your wife involved ? (mine doesn't have the Lego spirit in her ) I updated the photos viewable at the link on the first post last night, so they should be there now. Maybe I just got lucky, but I worked on my wife slowly over time. Showing her my awesome car and plane MOC's didn't ever inspire her, but she is an avid gardener so I showed her lots of great landscape and garden MOC's. She also likes playing with minifigs so I let her buy as many girl minifigs as she wanted. Then she saw the Medieval Market Village and asked if I would help her build it if she got it to see if she liked it. Now she is going to be building the pet shop this coming weekend! Quote
lightningtiger Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Well everyone find their niche and what they are good at.....lovely garden with plenty of colour. Brick On 'Yucca Patrol & better-half' ! Quote
Section8 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 That's a very nice scene. The water is especially well done, including the little rapids using clear cheese wedges! It's very difficult to place the pieces, but I came up with a little tool that allows multiple 1x1's to be inset into the previous layer without any cursing at all! Now that I'd like to see! I'm to the point that I can't even build a set from instructions without cursing. Unless it's one of my oldest sets that I basically have memorized, I alway miss something. I'm trying to figure out how you made a tool that has less clutch power on the studs than the layer of offset circular plates. Quote
Brickadeer Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I think the scene as a whole is pretty good. When I seperate the bridge from the whole I'm not sure if I like it (the bridge). However, it fits into the scene pretty well. Quote
HighFlyer Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Very cute little scene, nice details! Quote
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