This is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!! :D

Great love that wing design. The lighting suits it perfectly

incredible work

I can't believe I'd not yet commented on this! Stunning creation, brilliantly effective. Great work!

beautiful! you are an artiste

Great photos of a great build - I'm really impressed. Good luck with the MOCOlympics.

Well done! I really like the colors! They look really fiery! Where exactly does Firebirds come from? -LB Senior

fragile but beautiful! Awesome work!

how did you set this as your profile pic?

Very Nicely Done, I Enjoy The Overall Style Of The MOC. The Technique You Choose For The Wings Was A Very Suiting The Spread Wing Look. The Addition Of The Light Blocks Emphasis The Fire Aspect Of The MOC, Very Nice Touch And Cranks Up The Presentation Factor. Nice Work On This. Also, While I Am Here, If You Happen To See This, I Have A Favor I Would Like To Ask Of You. Respond If Your Are Willing To Do Such A Task.

Hi Andrew, I am intreged. I will respond in your group :)

That is great! I especially like how you managed to give the wings a spreaded effect. Great Job!

What a grand display of power!

Splendid!

OMG..you left me speechless :/ :D

Just got the categories for R3. Good luck with 'I'll be back'! Wish me luck with Stormbringer...

Wow! Great techniques on the wings! And the photos look great!

You've nicely captured the form here, especially given the scale of the build. Perfect selection and application of technique.

One of my favorites here! It exemplifies the category perfectly. Congrats!

Thanks for the feedback Dave. I am very happy with my score but its great to now how i could have improved on it. Thanks for spending the time to do this - very useful.

Mr. Swordsman, You take on fire, matched with the techniques use utilized was very creative. I really like the texture created through the separated plates. I would have liked to seen a little more texture on the rest of the body and in particular the claws/feet. Thank you for sharing your take on the categories. ~Dave

Ho-oh yes ;). Just checked it on google. Thanks for the comment.

looks like Ho-oh in pokemon!!!!!

Another one who scored more than me ;-) ... deserved to, though! See you in round 2... and Swindon - looking forward to it!

This is stunning!! Dumbledore would be proud of this beautiful phoenix. Congrats on making round 2.

The word 'Striking' comes to mind when I see this. Really effective. Congrats on advancing, good luck!

Your total score in round one was 43.64. Congratulations! You're in the top 64 - prepare to get it on in round 2!

That is awesome.

Thanks Joost and everyone else :). I am never completely happy with my mocs and very surprised when i get nice comments. If only you guys were the judges :).

120+ entries for the contest, it's honestly one of the best . But the standards seem very very high.

One of my favourite MOCs in the contest so far :)

Lovely shaping, very striking. The light-up shot at the end look great too.

WOW! Sorry I have not been on lately cause I have a cold.

Beautiful work!

Wow! Brilliant job on the wings! Really nice head too! Great stuff! =D

epicly epic

This is great!!! Epic wings!!!!

A very solid entry, colorful and interesting. Good luck!~H

Gorgeous wings! The head is a little simple, but the wings are amazing!

The shape is excellent, but the head does not meet the wings' standard.

Stunning work in technique, creativity and presentation. Just amazing! Good luck with your judges!

The bright colors used really stand out, due to a black somewhat ominous background. The -not really connected plates, is outstanding, it resembles the slight interval of bird feathers. The idea is out of the box, plus the color scheme is phenemonal.

The red light is great, but the build itself... wow, just, wow... too much for words! Good luck!

Love the wings, but if there was just on thing wrong with it, it might be the head looks too small. Great entry, And good luck!

hey me and you can start a clan what do you think

Whoa I can tell just by looking at the first pic this must have been really frustrating to build! It is very smart and creative. I think you have a very good chance of advancing to the next round!

realy cleverly done! love the lighting effects!

Whooooo!! That is stunning!

Lovely take on the fire theme! The bird looks so life-like! Good luck!~Jelle

YOU'VE BLOWN ME AWAY WITH THIS!!!!! :)

I believe that this, along with Annie Corder's entry, is one of my two favorite entries. Due to the way you did the wings, the bird seems to radiate a light of its own, and I love the light-up fire. Excellent work! I would give very good odds that you make it to the next round.

Woah! This looks absolutely spiffy! The simple colours work wonderfully with the shape. The wings are rather great. I have seen this technique before, but never to this effect.

Awesome!!!! Great job on the wings!!!

Thank you everyone for the kind comments. I have responded on your own mocs. I am planning a few ammendments before I add it to the contest so please feel free to comment - good or bad :). Good luck to everyone else.

Stupendous! This is art! This is beautiful! This is amazing! Words cannot describe this! I have no doubt you will make it to round 2 but good luck anyway. 5/5

Beautiful!

I've seen that wing technique used before for spaceships and things, but never to such an amazing effect - it looks friggin brilliant here! The rest is good too, but not quite so brilliant. 4/5

amazing i love the wings mind looking at this http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/286584

Yes, I like it! Wonderful!

Magnificent. This ought to see you into round 2 - good luck!

Joe, this is beautiful!!!! I wish you all the best for the M.O. hope to see much more of this in the next rounds.

Thanks Tommy. It was a last minute decision but its for the 2011 MocOlympics. The link is in the text above. You need to register and post an entry by the 13 sept. Check out the home page and read the Round 1 thread. would love to see an entry from you.

Great job! looks like I could cut back on my heating bill with this on display in my room ;) what competition is this for?

Dont you mean very Hot! ;) Thanks Chris

very cool! love the wings!

Thanks mate:) I'm not completely happy with it, or the photos, but I dont have time to change it now. Cant wait to see your entry.

Incredible! The wing effect is great, and the light brick usage is clever. Definitely looks like it's on fire. Well done, hope to see you but not meet you in round two just about to take photos of my entry :)

I LOVE HOW YOU DID THE WINGS!!!...even if they are extremely fragile, I also like the head ;) btw, i got a lego set today in China, so i have a little more legos than before XD I hope this gets you into round 2!!!