My odd sense of humor gets together with a comic strip and some LEGOs. Nothing good can come of this... oh dear.
About this creation
I never end up building what I intend to build... I started some work on a covered hopper traincar, got bored, and made this instead.

I started out making the spilled black liquid itself, and by the time I had finished it had reminded me of one of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons. I ended up with this, a vignette that reminds me of his humor, which means I'm either a genius or insane (or possibly both).

My collection doesn't include many scared faces. I'll need to fix that later, or I won't be able to keep making vigs like this.

I do realize I violated the "two minifigs or less" vignette rule, but I just couldn't make this feel right without at least three people. I concluded that the subject and composition of the vig is simple enough that I'm in compliance with the spirit, if not the letter, of the rules.

Here's the back of the build, revealing the probably unsurprising truth about the amount of dark red bricks I own. It's pretty simple and uncluttered, and its only purpose is to support the roof and prevent too much light from coming through the windows.

Here's what it looks like from above. Not much to say here, but it helps demonstrate that the vig is small enough not to break the size rule. It was all built on top of a 16x16 baseplate.

Here's a better photo of the spill itself, bubbling away and corroding the sidewalk. When I first made the stonework on the building, it was all light grey and bley, and I thought it looked a little odd. Then I realized that anything that can eat away at a sidewalk can probably corrode stonework as well, so I darkened the stones right above the spill so they looked like they were starting to corrode.

Here's a final picture of the best, and most important, part of the build. The liquid spilling out of the window is a LEGOŽ whip, and the bubbles should be somewhat obvious. The surface is a bunch of standard LEGOŽ bricks, SNOTted.
Thanks for looking, please rate & comment.
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April 17, 2011 |
Very cool !! where can i find a copy of the 2 sets of MOC vig rules you mentioned? i wasnt aware there was any, guess i am not as intouch with the AFOL world as i thought i was lol hopefully i will have some of my works posted soon so you can check them outi would love any and all feedback from such a talented artist :) |
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April 1, 2011 |
Cool job with the Goo! |
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March 31, 2011 |
Quoting Jacob Austin
I'm talking about the riddle that Tom Simon was talking about, the one which was about which container was holding the solvent. I would also like it ALOT if you were to take out the back wall so we could have an inside view, if it isn't against the rules. (I don't know them.)
Nope, technique shots and such are fine... but the interior really is just a few random pieces of junk, and no revolutionary techniques to speak of. I just shoved a whip through one window, a scientist through the other, and went from there.
The riddle concerns a universal solvent... if there really was a substance that could dissolve anything, it would be nigh on impossible to contain, leading to the question "what would you keep it in?" |
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I'm talking about the riddle that Tom Simon was talking about, the one which was about which container was holding the solvent. I would also like it ALOT if you were to take out the back wall so we could have an inside view, if it isn't against the rules. (I don't know them.) |
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February 23, 2011 |
Quoting Jacob Austin
What is the riddle??? Also i would like to know any others if you know any (I love riddles!). And What ARE the bubbles made of?
What riddle? I never said anything about one. It's just a funny little scene I made. The bubbles are made out of a few different ball joint elements and dishes. |
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What is the riddle??? Also i would like to know any others if you know any (I love riddles!). And What ARE the bubbles made of? |
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January 14, 2011 |
Nice creation! By the way, thanks for all your comments on my stuff. |
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January 9, 2011 |
Quoting Tom Simon
This is a very good build. It only looks simple, which is part of the mastery. Insane and genious are too closely related to warrant being considered separately. Besides being very Larson like, this also reminds me of a riddle about what container was holding the solvent.
I'm familiar with that riddle as well. Right now, the answer is no containers at all.
Quoting El Barto !
Cool!
Quoting E.K.O (on vacation)
Very cool vignette!
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January 8, 2011 |
This is a very good build. It only looks simple, which is part of the mastery. Insane and genious are too closely related to warrant being considered separately. Besides being very Larson like, this also reminds me of a riddle about what container was holding the solvent. |
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January 3, 2011 |
Cool! |
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January 3, 2011 |
Very cool vignette! |
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December 30, 2010 |
Quoting Matthew Novosad
Noice. I defiantly like the side walk. But, I didn't know there was a mini-fig limit for vigs...
Like I mentioned below, I'm using Shannon Young's vignette rules, because I think they're truer to the nature of vignettes than the MOColympics rules. Thanks for commenting.
Quoting Danny Morgan
Cool! From the first pic it looked like there was a big cavity where the black stuff was. Cool bubbled too.
Well, I guess one way or another, something's eating up the sidewalk. Thanks! |
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December 30, 2010 |
Noice. I defiantly like the side walk. But, I didn't know there was a mini-fig limit for vigs... |
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December 30, 2010 |
Cool! From the first pic it looked like there was a big cavity where the black stuff was. Cool bubbled too. |
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December 6, 2010 |
Quoting Deus The Risen
The bubbling and floating sidewalk make it almost move!
Quoting Chaos Master
cool! i love the bubble effects.
Quoting Brian Lyles
Very cool bubbling effect and the thought behind changing the color of the wall.
Quoting Nitrosity The CyborgNinja
very nice. looks slimy and bubbly, great job!
Quoting Mudskipper 4
Very nice. I love the humor, and the liquid is great.
So many kind comments from so many kind people! Thanks everyone. |
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December 6, 2010 |
The bubbling and floating sidewalk make it almost move! |
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Chaos Master November 29, 2010 |
cool! i love the bubble effects. |
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November 13, 2010 |
Very cool bubbling effect and the thought behind changing the color of the wall. |
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November 11, 2010 |
very nice. looks slimy and bubbly, great job! |
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November 11, 2010 |
Very nice. I love the humor, and the liquid is great. |
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November 11, 2010 |
Quoting Abundantly Abominated (A.K.A Noface)
I wasn't aware of this vignette 'rule'. Who told you that?
It's from Shannon Young's vignette and diorama contest. The set of rules for vignettes in that contest was quite helpful, and perhaps better than the current 8x8 with overhang rule. |
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Abundantly Abominated (A.K.A Noface) October 26, 2010 |
Nice vignette, the liquid looks like a tar pit. I also wasn't aware of this vignette 'rule'. Who told you that? |
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September 29, 2010 |
Quoting Nick Barrett
Amusing and nicely done. A great little vig.
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September 29, 2010 |
Amusing and nicely done. A great little vig. |
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September 14, 2010 |
Quoting Yuri Fassio
I can be nice too, when people don't come to tell me to have a MOC off having it all figured out, without asking me anything first. Especially, I can be nice on a page like this: it's awesome!
Hahaha... I'll deliver a more official challenge sometime later, like when you're aren't judging in any contests I know about. If you want I can set up a private group to arrange stuff when the MO contest is over. Thanks a lot for your comment.
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Quoting Fred Ottens
Funny Vignette.
Thanks. |
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September 13, 2010 |
I can be nice too, when people don't come to tell me to have a MOC off having it all figured out, without asking me anything first. Especially, I can be nice on a page like this: it's awesome! |
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September 13, 2010 |
Funny vignette. |
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September 12, 2010 |
Quoting Flare .
Haha nice vignette!
Thanks.
Quoting Firas Abu-Jaber
Nice and scary little scene :O well done on the build, so smooth.
Thanks. I've learned the importance of keeping visible studs to a minimum, partly from you. I didn't realize until now how close this is to studless. |
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September 12, 2010 |
Haha nice vignette! |
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September 12, 2010 |
Nice and scary little scene :O well done on the build, so smooth. |
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