Jojo's Torii

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:40 am

I don't want to steal Jojo's thunder, but this is too good to pass up:

Check out Jojo's use of red 1x1 slopes, SNOT everywhere, and a beautifully curved top bar on the torii. (Torii are gates to Japanese Shinto shrines.)

Gorgeous...

Fry_slayer · Post by **Fry_slayer** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:49 am

Uberly cool dude....
I am not much of a builder and its lingo, so please forgive me of asking a noobish question, what does SNOT stands for?

Azaghal · Post by **Azaghal** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:51 am

Studs Not On Top, basically any technique that utilizes bricks in any orientation other than rightside up. Are the plural of torii usually out in the water like that? Very cool.

Post by **JoshWedin** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:03 am

That is beautiful! Though I have never seen one in the water before. Once again, Jojo's technique is perfect, I love all that SNOT work. Why can't he post something really bad once in a while just to make the rest of us feel better...

Josh

Sir Nelson · Post by **Sir Nelson** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:49 am

Very, very nice.

Itsukushima Shrine has probably the most famous of the above-water torii.
I wonder what his temple will looks like.

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:55 am

Exquisite! Simply elegant design, I looked for a long time for something wrong with it, and I can't find any...! If he plans to make more of the shrine I can't wait.

BTW if I am not mistaken those red droid (R2) bodies are not available in any set. Just another one of those parts I guess.

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:33 am

I think Nelson is correct in identifying Itsukushima Shrine as the source of Jojo's inspiration:

Tristram · Post by **Tristram** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:22 am

Oh wow! I actually stood under the Itsukushima Torii gate at low tide, back in 1994. It's located at Miyajima Island, and I must say that the entire island looks and feels like something out of a dream.

This brings back some wonderful memories for me. Great build!

Maedhros · Post by **Maedhros** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:59 am

I´m speechless.......

I´ll probably have to steal ideas from that...

...beautiful...

Tanotrooper · Post by **Tanotrooper** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:38 pm

wunztwice wrote: BTW if I am not mistaken those red droid (R2) bodies are not available in any set. Just another one of those parts I guess.

wrong, they came in the 2005 city line with the fire chopter.

Looks really good, but what is it?

TT

ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:51 pm

This is a very well-done recreation in LEGO... once I saw the original, I appreciated the MOC all that much more. All those small, detailed pieces, especially on top, show a lot of thought into the process... I've never seen a Jojo asian MOC - I wonder what made him chose this shrine?

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:39 pm

I don't have much to add, as my feelings are the same as everyone elses, but I just want to add my voice to the "Jojo rocks" chorus. Everything about this MOC is perfect.

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:49 pm

I can't believe I haven't replied already, guess I thought I had.

This is an awesome MOC. I really like it. It looks so much like the real thing it's freaky; though it could use a few more details, such as the characters on the vertical piece in the center.

Sir Nelson wrote:I wonder what his temple will look like.

Ooh, I can't wait.

~smcginnis

Norro · Post by **Norro** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:25 pm

Very nice, JoJo really captures the elegance of the original...

God Bless,

Nathan

Sheen · Post by **Sheen** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:42 pm

I admit I'm a sucker for Asian stuff, so it really doesn't take much to please me. That being said, this MOC doesn't just please me, it blew my socks off. (Good thing it's warm in here or my feet would be cold). The way Jojo recreated the original is fantastic, especially since it took that much SNOT work to make it look smooth. Wow, he really makes it look effortless, then when I start looking at the details I realize how much thought went into it.