Shogun Showdown

TooMuchCaffeine · Post by **TooMuchCaffeine** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:59 am

Recently caught the tale-end of The Last Samurai on TV. It inspired this...

Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24681250@N07/5796445590/

Athalus · Post by **Athalus** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:06 pm

I'm loving your series with those tan arch pieces, really inspiring! The water and bridge are very good.

My only nitpick would be the water's edge, it looks a bit too plain to me.

Valendale · Post by **Valendale** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:49 pm

Very creative useing the carrot as a fish, but I don't really like how you used those slopes as legs.

Velliscig · Post by **Velliscig** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:50 am

Valendale wrote:...but I don't really like how you used those slopes as legs.

I'd say the usage of the slopes was quite clever... I didn't even notice that they were slopes at first sight; the intended effect of making them appear in pose certainly added to the intensity.

Siercon and Coral · Post by **Siercon and Coral** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:02 pm

Excellent job again! I like the tiny bird houses/zen monuments, and i love how you put the trans green studs on the plants to blend the stark black hole those kind of plants produce. Well done!

And guys... I dont think that is a fish, I think its succeeding in being a emergent water plant.

I could be wrong though.

Eklund · Post by **Eklund** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:37 pm

Siercon and Coral wrote: And guys... I dont think that is a fish, I think its succeeding in being a emergent water plant. I could be wrong though.

I agree, the part is used in other plants in the moc that are above ground.

Blego7 · Post by **Blego7** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:24 pm

I'm not sure if this assumption is correct or not, but is this built of your Iron-man competition with Guy? If so, I say good luck to him to beat this...

Cera Cera · Post by **Cera Cera** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:06 pm

This is an amazing moc.

I really like the roof and the blossom tree. The bridge also is very creative.

Nice work!

TooMuchCaffeine · Post by **TooMuchCaffeine** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:55 am

Cheers guys, thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

There were a few comments, both here and on Flickr, that the water edges were a little stark. I suppose I was trying to get across the feel of an ornamental garden, some place artificial not natural. Don't think it quite came off though.

BLego7 - yep, this was for my IronBuilder challenge with Guy. This was probably my favourite of all the things I built during the month.

Post by **rogue27** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:22 am

Slopes as legs are awesome. Those who disagree probably haven't seen enough samurai movies.

I also think the bridge is clever.

Nice work overall

Vulture · Post by **Vulture** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:41 pm

Nice, I like it. The using of slopes for the legs were probably the best way to give that martial arts effect on the minifigs. Great job.

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