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MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:41 pm
by mpoh98
Category: Mount Doom
The climax of the quest! A volcano, nine-fingers, and the end of "the Precious". Make every brick count!

Link:The Middle Earth Lego Olympics,and my worthy opponent Jacob Nion, and his amazing entry!

I decided to get as close to the movie as my pieces would allow, with my imagination taking over every now and then. :D I had basically 1 day to build this entry, since I was waiting for some pieces. Thanks for viewing, and best of luck Jacob!


I decided to do an irregular baseplate, and I think it turned out well! I might do more of them in the future. :D This is one of my favorite creations so far, even though it was a rushed entry, since the MocAthalon has arrived.

Of course, I had to include a playability, as you will see....

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The cliff falls off with just a slight push! I love making my builds playable, and hope to do more in the future!


For More Pictures, Go to MOCPAGES!

Soli Deo Gloria!

Matthew

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:01 pm
by AK_Brickster
Nice build, and I like the playability feature. The rocks look good and the lava has a lot of nice color and texture variation in it!

Given the mood of the scene, maybe would have been better suited to photograph on a black background, but that's a minor nitpick :)

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:19 am
by LettuceBrick
Very well done rocks. It would have been nice to see a longer rock bridge, but I guess that where piece limitations come in. The play feature look pretty accurate to the movie. Nice job!

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:26 am
by Aeridian
Great job Matt! The rock work is crazy cool. Maybe if the section jutting out was a little more rugged it'd fit the gritty atmosphere better. The lava is really well done also. Keep up the good work! :D

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:51 pm
by mpoh98
AK_Brickster wrote:Nice build, and I like the playability feature. The rocks look good and the lava has a lot of nice color and texture variation in it!

Given the mood of the scene, maybe would have been better suited to photograph on a black background, but that's a minor nitpick :)
Great idea! I might do that. :D

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:07 pm
by Justin M
Wonderfully done! :D

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:22 am
by mpoh98
Justin M wrote:Wonderfully done! :D
Thanks Justin!
Aeridian wrote:Great job Matt! The rock work is crazy cool. Maybe if the section jutting out was a little more rugged it'd fit the gritty atmosphere better. The lava is really well done also. Keep up the good work! :D
Thank you Aeridian!
LettuceBrick wrote:Very well done rocks. It would have been nice to see a longer rock bridge, but I guess that where piece limitations come in. The play feature look pretty accurate to the movie. Nice job!
Thanks! Yeah, it is kinda small. :?

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:50 am
by AK_Brickster
Looks great with the black background! :D

Re: MELO R4: Mount Doom

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:36 pm
by mpoh98
AK_Brickster wrote:Looks great with the black background! :D
Hahaha! Yeah, I agree! Thanks for that suggestion!