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Morituri Te Salutant

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"Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant!" - "Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you!"

This MOC is a first for me on a couple levels; first, it is one of my first, if not my first, serious ancient history MOC. And second, it's built on a 32 x 32 baseplate; I cannot remember the last time I used one!

It was an interesting study in Roman architecture, especially the columns. The arena's walls also turned out to be rather tricky; if you look closely, you can see the arches over the gate and the juxtaposing windows are upside-down. I also played with different feels and textures - from the wooden planks patching up the right half of the roof (just to mix it up!), to the tan stonework to the studded, dark tan dirt.

But by far the most fun I had with this MOC were the minifigures; all of the parts in this MOC are, of course, official, so the gladiators (and especially the Roman soldiers) were oodles of fun to put together.

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Caleb Cutlass-Crocodile Blanchet

January 23, 2011

Those pillars turned out really nice! And the roof looks pretty sweet too...

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commander cody

October 7, 2010

This is awesome, perfect in every way, especially like the minifigs!

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Justin L.

June 8, 2010

Where did you get the helmet on the muscular dude? Nice MOC! Keep up the good work!

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Matthew Novosad

June 8, 2010

Niiice! How did you do the arm thing?

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cyberfrank 2010

June 8, 2010

very good work! i especially love your roof with the statues! but,what happened to your columns? they seem tilted or something? it s a cool theme to use the roman era! the costumes are really shining!

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atlin anderson

June 6, 2010

if you like roman history you should watch the movie gladiator

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jetfire 35

June 6, 2010

Very good texturing on the columns!

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Don Tuter

June 6, 2010

This is by far my fav moc! Would go well with the roman army I have on my page! I'd love to have something like that. Wish I had your talent man, keep up the good work...

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Pony Lord7

June 3, 2010

Nice job.

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Red Blupi

June 3, 2010

That's really awesome! This is one of my favourite creations of yours. The columns are really cool. I like how you made the gladiators (I want chrome arms too!) and Caesar's right arm. The decorations have great details, too. Excellent job!

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Matthew ____________

June 3, 2010

Bravo!!! Well done!!! I love it :) My favorite parts are the columns and the roof. You don't see the octagonal columns used much. Kudos just for having those. The gladiator on the far left -- what set is the armor & helmet from? Space Police? Inspiring work :)

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Histo Sci

June 3, 2010

*jaw drop* This is epic and amazing! Great job done...simply amazing.

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Tristan Amaya

June 2, 2010

Great, wonderfull detail Really Cool

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Brendan Dore

June 2, 2010

Awesomesauce, as usual.

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Dave and John Xandegar

June 2, 2010

Excellent all around...but the capitals are awesome! Very well done!

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Nathan Metzler

June 2, 2010

Again, you impress the world by your amazing building styles and ingeniousness. You get the newest sets and find the best way to use new pieces. If only I had the money... Lol, really good model.

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El Barto !

June 2, 2010

Impressive! Makes me want to go get a gelato!

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Blake Baer

June 2, 2010

Holy Krap Jordan you just keep whipping these things out! I also thought the new helmet from Atlantis would be PERFECT for gladiators. However I am not wild about spending $100.00 Maybe B-link. Congrats on the great build.