CCCVI Secret Hideout Entry - The grand hall of the Bear Claw

shmails · Post by **shmails** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:02 am

This is my entry into the Secret Hideout category:

The Grand Hall is the winter meeting place for the Bear Claw Clan. Hidden under a waterfall, behind a dragontooth-clad door, the clan enjoys the spoils of a prosperous summer of pillaging. Even the viking out for a fishing expedition have no idea of the merry time below their feet.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/shmai ... eout1a.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/shmai ... eout1c.jpg

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/shmai ... eout1e.jpg

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More pictures:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=358869

This is the largest MOC I have ever finished. I hope you like it!

Ebu Deyyus · Post by **Ebu Deyyus** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:31 pm

great icy and snowy landscape! the shields inside are great too, that's not an official bear mold, right?

insurrection · Post by **insurrection** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:44 pm

Ebu Deyyus wrote:that's not an official bear mold, right?

It is: http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x206c01

But i don't recognize the torsos on the clan-guys?

Great MOC anyways! I like how "barbarian" the "Bear Claw Clan" feel and how nice they are as an "northish" fraction along with vikings.

shmails · Post by **shmails** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:01 pm

Thanks guys! The bear is official, the torsos on the minifigures are custom designs. Check out the "Clan of the Bear Claw" thread in the castle customs section for close-up pictures of the set. Thanks again!

darkarden · Post by **darkarden** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:43 pm

Wow, i really like the icy terrain and the barbaric feel of the interior. Well done.

Brik Masta · Post by **Brik Masta** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:30 am

I really like how you made it such a realistic cave. It's cool to see you put the Bear Claw Clan in their own hideout.

Muskey15 · Post by **Muskey15** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:51 pm

Great job! The decals for the figures are excellent, like something Lego would release. The rock walls in the cave are very realistic! Keep it up!

Aliencat · Post by **Aliencat** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:09 pm

I agree, this custom faction of yours really has the right look to be in a snowy icy place. The cave on the inside and rock with glacier on the outside are very well done indeed

good job!

Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:24 am

Just came across your photos on brickshelf.
I really like the snowy and icy landscape.

I actually was under the impression the waterfall was a glacier.
Is it ment to be flowing or frozen up?
kind regards,

Teddy

MrTS · Post by **MrTS** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:43 am

Yes indeed great moc! I also like the snowy and icy feel of the third picture! Also nice use of the bear haha. Good luck in the contest!

shmails · Post by **shmails** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:48 pm

Teddy wrote:Just came across your photos on brickshelf.
I really like the snowy and icy landscape.
I actually was under the impression the waterfall was a glacier.
Is it ment to be flowing or frozen up?
kind regards,

Teddy

Thanks, the water was meant to resemble an icy river waterfall. I did not see it as a glacier until the comments here, but both work well! If I had my way, it would have been bigger with more icicles, but I ran out of dark bley pieces twice and had no more white clips to hold the ice.

MrTS: Thanks, I wanted to paint it gold, but that was against the rules.

Aliencat: Yea, I have had a lot of fun with this clan. I may do a few more MOC's with these guys because it is something different than English countryside-style castle building. Thanks!

Muskey15: Thanks, I tried to use elements from LEGO designs to create this new faction.

Brik Masta: Thanks, I actually did a lot that cannot be seen, under the stairs and walkway is all the storage, but the pictures did not come out well.

Darkarden: Thanks, I used every white flat tile I owned, so that is as icy as I could get it.

Thanks again to everyone for your kind words. This was a very long build, done in the midst of an awful family crisis as a distraction, so it means a lot that you like it. Good luck to all in the contest and the coming year!

greenglo · Post by **greenglo** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:38 pm

Those happy happy vikings getting to be a part of your MOC

. Nice touch, and nice interior.

Norro · Post by **Norro** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:12 am

Some lovely work on the scenery and great natural viking feel. Thanks for sharing!

God Bless,

Nathan