Posted April 12, 201311 yr Hello! This is something I made few weeks ago. It is a traditional pig slaughtering that we do here in the part of Europe where I live. We call it ''svinjokolja'' - svinja = pig, klanje = slaughter. (the ''j'' reads as ''y'') It is mostly done in late autumn or on the beggining of the winter. For those who do not understand this type of event, here's the explanation from Wikipedia (scroll down for Croatia and Serbia) http://en.wikipedia....i/Pig_slaughter At the bottom of the post you can find the .LXF file :) So let's begin... Here's the classical old village house: The yard: The show goes on... Womens usually do the coocking and cleaning while men do the worst part. Here is a girl with donuts and the men are making soussages. Also, alchohol is present on such event, mostly ''rakija'' which is strong alchohol made from plums. The white parts are pigs fat which will be boiled later. The red is pure meat. Also alchohol... :) This is the sad part... also the first thing you have to do to have the previous actions. After the pig had died, it needs to be ''rolled'' in hot water to remove the hairs. We use those connical tools made from tin. The fat I've mentioned before goes into the big pot for boiling. I am the usually this guy with the paddle. This part is always done by skillful guy. Womens also do the cleaning of the pigs' bowels. In latest years this is replaced by plastics. This is not part of the tradition, I only made it for fun :) Overview of the yard Well, the lesson is over. Hopefully, the autumn/winter is far from now so I don't need to worry about this, because I really really hate this tradition, hehehe LXF file: http://www.brickshel...svinjokolja.lxf
April 12, 201311 yr That's pretty impressive! And sounds like quite a tradition! Will we ever see this in real bricks?
April 12, 201311 yr You've manage to pack a lot of detail into this, well done. I love a lot of the (appropriate) expressions you've placed on a lot of the minifigs. Your axe man and noose man seem to be enjoying their jobs a little too much. What does the big storage tank contain?
April 12, 201311 yr Interesting build, thanks for sharing some insight of your life in England. That was very informative.
April 13, 201311 yr Author That's pretty impressive! And sounds like quite a tradition! Will we ever see this in real bricks? Thanks, well, for real brick we still need to wait. You've manage to pack a lot of detail into this, well done. I love a lot of the (appropriate) expressions you've placed on a lot of the minifigs. Your axe man and noose man seem to be enjoying their jobs a little too much. What does the big storage tank contain? Thanks. There are some persons who like this, mostly older people. But also a lot of younger doesnt. :) You mean the red one? It is for emptying septic tanks. Also usual in this region. Interesting build, thanks for sharing some insight of your life in England. That was very informative. Thank you. But England is far away from me, hehehe, I live in Croatia. Edited April 13, 201311 yr by monsinjor
April 14, 201311 yr That MOC is hilarious and awesome! I used to attend to this tradition every year at my gradparents, so i'm familiar with this event, and you captured all aspects very well. Everybody is drinking, just perfect! I laughed a lot discovering all the details you put into it Congratulations Edited April 14, 201311 yr by Csacsa234
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