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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:06 am
by plums_deify
I wasn't going to, but inspriation struck me. Hard.

As some of you may be aware, Britian was an outpost of the Roman Empire. When they abandoned their outposts, it was "left" to the missionaries to "tame" it. So, depending on your historical bias, either of these could be the hero or the villian. As to which, I'll leave that up to you.

First, we have the generally-accepted heros, the residents of the Monestary. Or, in this case, convent. She's a bit freaked out, as you can see. Though, why they built their church RIGHT ON the water I've yet to figure out.

I now give you the "villians", the northmen who aren't quiiiite ready to listen to the priests. So sayeth Saint Augustine, "I am not to blame because they do not understand."

At least they're kind enough to knock on the door. Ding Dong!

I also considered a comment about riding the surf, but I wasn't sure it fit in context. ;)

Follow the Vikings for the Gallery, when public.
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:00 pm
by JoshWedin
Hey Darkie!

This entry cracked me up! Something along these lines has been rattling around in my head for while (not vignette size though), but nothing has come of it. This compression of the whole idea is hysterical! I love the idea of the Vikings riding their ships right in the door.

Josh

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:56 pm
by Sheen
I really like the waves with foam being pushed before the prow of the ship. Good job with this one Darkie!

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:45 pm
by ottoatm
Sheen wrote:I really like the waves with foam being pushed before the prow of the ship. Good job with this one Darkie!
I agree with Sheen on this one - that's some great brick-work there to make the water look very fluid and moving. Also, I like how you made the boat a cross-section. Well done.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:04 pm
by plums_deify
Thanks!

I know that if I stare hard enough and long enough at my PAB cups, inspiration will strike. ;)

The blue wave-like pieces, the clear 1x1 round plates, and the bulk of the boat are from PAB. The boat is actually mostly 2x3 brown plates. The tan pieces and the brown 1x2 bricks come from there, as well.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:58 am
by JoshWedin
Hey All,

Here is my entry for the Heroes and Villians Contest.

The Rescue: A Persian Melodrama.

The Hero

The Villian

The Villian and his captive

The Clash of steel!

Let me know what you think!
Josh

Edit: I forgot to include the gallery: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=165717

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:27 am
by TheOrk
Let me know what you think!
I think it's great!

The scene looks like one of them Arabian stories. With the hero, the villain and the damsel in distress. The sword fighting action is set up good.

Overall I give it a 9/10. (I think it's good but not the eye popping, jaw dropping good)

:wink:

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:47 am
by ottoatm
That villian part of the vig is really cool - the tower is great (talk about maximizing your allotted space for building!) and best of all... that villian head. I had totally forgotten about that minifig head, but it looks perfect in your vig. I really love it!

The hero is cool too - I like his shield a lot. Still, it's hard to rate it fairly when overshadowed (literally) by the cool villian side.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:13 am
by JoshWedin
TheOrk wrote:I think it's great!
The scene looks like one of them Arabian stories. [snip]
Overall I give it a 9/10. (I think it's good but not the eye popping, jaw dropping good) :wink:
Thanks! That was pretty much what I was going for. And I appreciate the 9/10. I agree, it isn't jaw-dropping, not really anything that is astoundingly creative, but I am happy with how it turned out.
ottoatm wrote:That villian part of the vig is really cool - the tower is great (talk about maximizing your allotted space for building!) and best of all... that villian head. I had totally forgotten about that minifig head, but it looks perfect in your vig. I really love it!
Thank you! Glad you like the tower, I built it and then realized that it might be too big! I was very relieved when I saw that dome was exactly twelve studs across. That villian head is pretty nifty, huh? :) It makes a wicked shadow knight too...

Josh

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:49 am
by E of Alshire
This be my Hero/Villain entry. It depicts a "Knight" [in the loosest sense of the word] being almost ambushed by two Vikings. He's got other problems even with the Vikings out of the way...

The whole blundering gallery

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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:06 pm
by eNiGMa
Well, I finally sat down and did mine. A ninja just leaped into the wrong guy's garden!

Combo
Samurai
Ninja


Gallery

Please let me know what you think! :)

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:48 pm
by Modesty
eNiGMa wrote:Well, I finally sat down and did mine. A ninja just leaped into the wrong guy's garden!

Combo
Samurai
Ninja


Gallery

Please let me know what you think! :)
Nice use of the Exo-force head, along with the spear positioning in a flying-kick!

I think I'll enter this contest too...

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:20 pm
by The Green Knight
Well, why not. Here's my entry.

The Ultimate Battle of Good vs. Evil-
One side is made only from lego bricks
The other... isn't.

Here's a link to the folder when it gets okayed.

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:29 pm
by Moroder
The Green Knight wrote:Well, why not. Here's my entry.
Heresy! :lol: Nice vig, though.

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:40 am
by BreadMan
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Hero
Villain

Gallery when public.