Lucifer Adams Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone! I just wanted to share with you my latest MOC and one that has been a real passion-project for me. I'm a huge movie fan and Jaws is probably the film that I love the most. So creating a Jaws MOC is something that I've been thinking about for quite a while. The poster measures approximately 15.75" (40cm) tall, 13.5" (34cm) wide and 5.25" (13.5cm) deep. I estimate the finished model is likely to be in the 3300 – 4000 parts range. It took about eight hours to put it all together and about 20 hours to design in LDD. The water effect is achieved by pouring 1x1 round transparent clear plates in between a solid brick wall and a wall made up of Transparent-Clear panels. The gap between the back wall and the Trans-Clear plates is a single stud. The gap on the left and right is four studs wide. A view from the side where you can see how it sits inside the black 'box' A view from the other side. Dinner time? You can view the full set on Flickr at THIS link UPDATE I have made a couple of tweaks to this piece. The first was a minor change to the top of the 'W' in 'JAWS'. I had capped it off with two 2x2 red tiles but they did not go all the way to the edges, so I replaced the 2x2s with two 1x3s and this makes the 'W' look better. The second modification was more significant and is based on some feedback I received below from Clone OPatra. I was never truly happy with how the shark's nose jutted out over his top lip. To solve this, I made the shark's head one brick wider but kept the nose where it was. This leads to a smoother transition from lip to nose. Finally, whilst I had the camera out, I took the top off to allow for a 'cross-section' view, showing how the various 3D elements look when viewed from above. Edited July 2, 2014 by Lucifer Adams Quote
Clone OPatra Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 Awesome MOC. The water effect especially is really cool, and a superb way to represent deep to shallow waters. The sheer scale is also fantastic. One element that stood out to me as looking a little odd is the nose. The rounded parts at the bottom of the shark are great, but the transition from 2Dish to the 3D nose doesn't work quite as well, perhaps made especially prominent by the overhang. Have you tried it with a less 3D nose? Quote
Kez Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 Awesome work, I love it and welcome to eurobricks (I noticed this work a few days ago on brick fanatics) Quote
eurotrash Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 Excellent work! There's plenty to appreciate in this MOC, but I especially like the ice cream bubbles. Quote
Bricksan Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Chris you have made it here, glad to see another Brick Fanatics staff member showcasing their talents on Eurobricks. Quote
Big Sal Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 If anyone wants to see this in person (where I can personally guarantee it looks even better ), I believe it will be on display in Wakefield museum on the 14th September as part of the Brickshire LEGO Display. Quote
Luke_likes_Lego Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Sharking Shantastic !!! Well done. LLL Quote
lightningtiger Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 AWESOME work 'LA', and congrats on being front paged too.......Brick On 'LA'........as long as the waters are safe ! Quote
MKJoshA Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Now you just need to add Marty from the BTTF set. Quote
Lego Spy Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Great MOC! I love the water you made with the studs! -Lego Spy Quote
Kristel Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Awesome 3D poster! The change in colour of the water is really effective. Quote
timmyc1983 Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 Wonderful MOC, the water and shark really stand out well. I too like the ice cream bubble the best I think, but the whole poster is great! Well designed and implemented, happy building Quote
Jody Meyer Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) sweet, great moc. Edited August 21, 2013 by Jody Meyer Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) This is a huge funny scene! CopMike has remembered to us also the music ...ahahah Edited August 22, 2013 by LEGO Train 12 Volts Quote
splatman Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 With those teeth, that shark looks more ferocious than in the original poster. Quote
harton Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Wow 3D poster! I wouldn't have think of this. This is something really different of what we are use to see. Really well done. I hope you have more porjects to show us. Quote
PsyKater Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 It's a really great MOC and an awesome recreation of a movie poster! It's a bit macabre to me though, as a German girl died from a shark attack on Hawaii last week. Quote
Legogal Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 Wow see! Those teeth are scary! And some lovely water for sure! Way to go! Quote
Lucifer Adams Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 Thanks again to everyone for the really, really kind feedback for this MOC. I have made some tweaks and added some more pictures. Quote
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