markus1984 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Hello, This is my last freebuild for the EPV. The Story so far..... PartI "Join the Empire by markus1984 PartII "Recruitmant by Disco86 PartIII "Swearing in" by markus1984 PartIV "Recruitment" by Disco86 PartV "Last firing exercise" by markus1984 PartVI "Invasion Preparation" by Disco86 PartVII - ChallangeEPV - "The Invasion Begins" by markus1984 PartVIII - ChallangeEPV - "Endor Construction Site" by Disco86 fourth freebuild - "Mission Endor complete" A few weeks after landing on Endor, the two had quite a lot to do, and longed to bring about the day when all is finally finished. Day in and day out always the same! Hunt and catch Ewoks and various other useless work to do, so that the base can be taken as soon as possible in operation. WOW!! Look at this AT-ST Paul! What a crazy construction to fell trees? Yes i see it! Stunning what the empire so situated on the feet. ... really clever Mr. Emporer..... Now... come on, i think the officer wants us to come to him! Are not you so damn hot like me?? ...puffing to himself... burn little Ewok - burn! And this is the work what th two done the last weeks. Look the vehicles - catch ewoks - drink beer and... drink more beer! One day after the "work" the officer comes with the long-awaited message.... Soldiers, your Mission on Endor is done! Return to your Star Destroyer and and sign up with your commander! YES!!!!!!! Finally!!!!! Paul... cheers You said it! Cheers! on flickr you found the complete album markus credits to Disco for the Little avatar picture! Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Poor Ewoks... Some nice tree techniques, and the AT-ST cutting trees is great. Quote
Yzalirk Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 This is awesome! I also love how you made it with the little minifigure pictures with what they're say. Out of curiosity, how did you make those little pictures like that? Quote
Nom Carver Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Another awesome creation marcus, but I find it a little disturbing the fact of you having so much fun while burning those ewoks . Quote
Wat Tambor Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Great build Markus! I really like the construction of the AT-ST that is cutting down the trees. Is that one a modification of the AT-ST models you have used for your giant Endor battle showed at LLD? The landscape looks great too, I like the foliage on the ground, mixing leaves with bushes and grass works really well. Another awesome creation marcus, but I find it a little disturbing the fact of you having so much fun while burning those ewoks . Well, they ruined Episode VI... Quote
markus1984 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 THANKS guys! Nice to hear it that you like this part of the story. @behemoth Since you have to ask disco about the size of the photos . @Wat Yes, this are the same AT-ST`s from the Endor Diorama, but with modification. I can not build the AT-ST better then this one markus Quote
markus1984 Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 Update! A few photos from a different angle. cya markus Quote
BEAVeR Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Somehow, you succeed to keep the amazing quality up for each and every build you make (and not just for SoNE!). And you don't just keep it up, often you improve on yourself. We thought the Endor diorama of yours was amazing. Well, now you achieve almost the same effect with much less bricks. Quite an achievement! In this build, we encounter a lot of elements that are familiar from your Battle of Endor 2.0. The trees, speeder bike and AT-ST seem the same to me. It would surprise me if they weren't, because you already attained a very, very high level with those sub builds. Most people would be happy to have built a nice AT-ST. For you it just seems a smaller part in a much bigger project (just like this diorama is part of a much bigger story line (BTW, in your summary of the past chapters, Part IV should be 'Foreign Systems'!)), and with such ease you seem to build everything. Still, you try to improve and change things. The integration of the saw in the AT-ST is nearly perfect. Maybe other little details could be changed too, but that is already asking much from probably the best AT-ST model out there. There is something peculiar about that saw however. It is positioned too high. The equipment wouldn't create little tree stumps at all, but leave quite big monolithic remnants of trees, unlike the stumps that are already visible. Lowering the saw would be an option, but that might look weird. Another option would be to have a smaller piece of equipment to further cut down the remnants to smaller stumps. That would also add a new interesting element to your diorama that would make it more unique. I like the placement of the trees: the mix of thick and thin seems very natural. And the destroyed ground slowly growing out towards the other trees is a great touch, and it is very logical to have the troops and the AT-ST coming from here: good thinking there! The troops going a bit deeper into the forest to hunt Ewoks make sense, and I love the feeling of a chase going on, with predetermined outcome in favor of the Empire. Of course killing Ewoks isn't my favorite hobby, and that fire seems a bit unnecessary, but it works, and the way you've constructed that fire is quite good. Maybe you could use some lighting techniques (with e.g. a red laser pointer shining into the flames) to create a visual more striking image, so that the fire wouldn't look that plastically. Some black spots would be nice as well. The eventual cages for the Ewoks are very nicely build, but now it really isn't clear whether you just burn the Ewoks (in which case there wouldn't be bodies), or imprison them (in which case, using fire seems quite like an overkill). so there might be a slight contradiction there. That foliage is a real work of art. Of course, you have the parts to do it, but you have the skill to do it right as well. You keep all of the ground vegetation quite low, but don't shy away from relief (there should always be some, as it really depicts the struggle for light of the plants). And there are quite big patches of the same species, while there are heavily mixed areas in other places. So you really give us a diverse and plausible biotope. Some colors different from standard green would be welcome, like dark and lighter green, and maybe olive and tan. That way you wouldn't only have texture in shape, but also in color. The tree stumps in the darker brown area aren't my favorite elements of the build. They seem to have some natural cause, and don't seem to be cut down. If so, there would be a clear, quite smooth surface (of course some splinters could be there) in a tannish color. Now it almost seems rock-like. Also, rather than being somewhat random in creating the texture with plates in that area, you could make the ground higher towards the tree, as if the soil is pushed slightly upward by the roots of the colossal tree. that would be a very nice and subtle piece of nature building, and I think it would go great with the level of detail in your build. All those remarks and suggestions are just details, because you do everything right. The AT-ST is astonishing. So are the trees. The other vegetation and the colors of the ground are perfect. I can't possibly imagine I can give some useful advise in the future, if your builds are becoming so professional, MOC after MOC. But of course, that won't take my appraisal and enjoyment of these builds away. So keep it up, keep improving if you can, and keep being awesome! Quote
yenturewite Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Great,The landscape looks great too, I like the foliage on the ground, mixing leaves with bushes and grass works really well.thanks Edited July 25, 2014 by yenturewite Quote
MKJoshA Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Wow Markus, wow. If all you had was your 1st picture, I'd be sold. I love the gears biting into the tree. You've achieved such a realistic look with Lego with that first picture. But then you top it off with burning Ewoks and more story! Fantastic work as usual! By the way, are those the new stormtrooper helmets from the Rebels set? Quote
Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka Posted August 1, 2014 Posted August 1, 2014 Judges have awarded you 5 XP! Your character's stats will be updated shortly. Quote
markus1984 Posted August 3, 2014 Author Posted August 3, 2014 WOW! At first MANY thanks to beaver for this amazing feeback! Really great and thanks for your infos! @MKJoshA No, this are the new Troopers from the OT Star Destroyer! And thanks for this 5 points! markus Quote
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