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Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:15 pm
by Voran_the_Scholar
Hello, fellow C-Cers!
Wow, six vignettes already. I am surprised I have gotten this far without giving up. It gives me hope for continued growth.
The idea for
this vignette came from Robin Hood of Classic-Castle in chat one night. Thanks again, mate!
This is the first MOC of mine to feature a tree with non-parallel foliage and the first MOC to feature a brick-built animal. The deer (hopefully you recognized it as such) I am not wholly satisfied with, but I did the best I could, I think.
This vignette is dedicated to Maedhros of Classic-Castle. I told you I wouldn't stay away for long.
Comments and criticism are welcome.
~Voran
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:30 pm
by Brik Masta
The foliage is great! The deer may not be perfect, but it's still a good brick-built beast.
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:44 pm
by Crushmaster
Nice work! Lots of detail. The positioning of the figure is nice.
God bless,
Crushmaster.
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:32 am
by Maedhros
Voran_the_Scholar wrote:This vignette is dedicated to Maedhros of Classic-Castle. I told you I wouldn't stay away for long.

Oh yes, dedicate the hunting vig to the resident vegetarian, way to go, man
Anyway, I like the tree, it has an interesting and somewhat different design; the curved trunk looks quite good. I'm not a big fan of the legs of the deer but the rest of its body looks neat, especially the head. Fig positioning is good too but I dare say the deer seems to be a bit oblivious in the extreme

(Joe Deer?)
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:26 am
by Voran_the_Scholar
Maedhros wrote:
Oh yes, dedicate the hunting vig to the resident vegetarian, way to go, man

...

Unintentional, that, I assure you. I'll remember that next time.
EDIT: And besides, it's LEGO, man! Even if the fig released the bow, the arrow wouldn't go anywhere.
And the hunter has likely been sitting in the tree by the watering hole for an extended period of time, waiting for an animal to show up. I don't know much about hunting, but I do know that patience often brings rewards.
Thanks for the comments, guys!
~Voran
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:25 pm
by shmails
The tree is very well done, great work!
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:20 pm
by Maedhros
Voran_the_Scholar wrote:And besides, it's LEGO, man! Even if the fig released the bow, the arrow wouldn't go anywhere.
Hehe, clever one. I'll rest assured no plastic animals came to harm

Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:15 am
by Lord Lego 436
I love the tree! Nice work!
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:51 pm
by Soman
Nice job! But you could make it a little bigger and that would make it more intresting.
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:26 pm
by Maedhros
Soman wrote:Nice job! But you could make it a little bigger and that would make it more intresting.
Maybe, maybe not, in any case it would stop it being a vignette and as such kind of destroy the purpose I'd say

Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:36 pm
by NewRight
Nice work. I really love how it turned out.
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:47 am
by Soman
Maedhros wrote:Soman wrote:Nice job! But you could make it a little bigger and that would make it more intresting.
Maybe, maybe not, in any case it would stop it being a vignette and as such kind of destroy the purpose I'd say

But, I don't mean like adding on another baseplate, I mean like adding on a few bricks too add the smallest deatil which can help your vignette to improve.
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:11 pm
by Voran_the_Scholar
Soman wrote:
But, I don't mean like adding on another baseplate, I mean like adding on a few bricks too add the smallest deatil which can help your vignette to improve.
Hmm...if you have any suggestions, feel free to share them. To be honest, I think any further detail would detract from the focus of the vig: the relationship between the fig in the tree and the deer by the pool. With that in mind, I can only think of one improvement on what is actually there. The squareness of the baseplate seems inorganic compared to the rest of the MOC. A less-symmetrical baseplate might further convey the feeling of a wild forest to the critic. But you tell me: how can I improve?
Thanks for the comments, everyone!
~Voran
Re: Vignette A Week 06 - There Will Be Blood...and Venison!
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:10 am
by Lord Lego 436
Awesome! The minifig posing is great, and I actually like the deer!