M.O. Round 1- FIRE!: A LEGO® creation by jason corlett : MOCpages.com

M.O. Round 1- FIRE!

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This is obviously my first entry for the 2011 MocOlympics. After sitting for a few hours sketching out ideas that involved combining a bunch of the catagories, I decided to just go with fire instead. Also, due to unforeseen circumstances, I'm in the middle of packing my house for a move. In other words, most of my collection is in one big, unsorted bin of uglyness. I had a hell of a time sifting through it for the parts to build this! On top of that, my camera's lens is buggered so I was forced to use my iphone for the photo shoot. The lower resolution actually ended up giving most of the photos a smokey look that I'm quite happy with. Anyway, I'll stop whining like a kindergardener and let you get on to the photos.

About this creation

MocOlympics link!

Here we have a brave fire fighter putting his life on the line.

And the victim trying to keep the flames at bay with fire extinguishers.

The blaze engulfs the room.

The hero continues his assault on the inferno.

Here we have the set without all that dramatic mood lighting. The crappy resolution on the camera really shows in these photos. I tried my best to clean them up but unfortunately, I could only do so much with crappy photos.

All along the top of the front section I tried to create the effect of smoke escaping the fiery room. Not too bad, if I do say so myself.

The fire fighter...

And his water dousing action!

The rear section of the set.

some fire and smoke surrounded by charred debris.

Our afro wielding victim and his trusty fire extinguishers.

More fire.

And you might be wondering how I created all that mood lighting. Quite simple actually! I taped some trans bricks onto a couple LED flashlights. Then built a BIG black rack that is so unsturdy that it required two dumbbells to keep the legs from falling out from underneath it. Then stuck the (now colored) flashlights onto said unsturdy rack and added a few orange light bricks to light up the dark areas! Crude but effective, eh?

Northern Notes: To-Do list edition!

1.Buy new camera
2.Re-sort LEGO
3.Take a Tylonol or two
4.Thank the judges for putting up with mine and everyone else's BS
5.Buy milk
6.Rinse, lather, repeat from step 3.

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kyle w.

August 8, 2012

one word: epicness.

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carrubba antonio

September 24, 2011

awesome look realistic,great details ,,,bravo

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Matt David

September 22, 2011

A brick-built flashlight rack? Dude that's hardcore purism. Well, except for the flashlights. Excellent!

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Yuri Fassio

September 21, 2011

So here you are, my worthy opponent ...

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El Barto !

September 20, 2011

Excellent build! Right out of the movies, makes me think of Backdraft. Congrats!

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LEGO Ninja

September 17, 2011

wow

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Mark Kelso

September 16, 2011

Your total score in round one was 45.75. Congratulations, Jason! You're in the top 64 - prepare to get it on in round two!

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Heath 'kik36' Flor

September 15, 2011

Excellent job Jason, especially considering your woes! Hope the move goes well my friend and good luck with the judges!

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LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist

September 14, 2011

Awesome! The atmosphere effect is great and I like how you did the fire extinguisher!

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Marc dZ

September 14, 2011

Very clever the way you treated the smoke. In fact, your "crappy" pics make a great result, just like a real fire (in my modest opinion). Hope you reach R.2...

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M<0><0>DSWIM !

September 13, 2011

Burnin down the house! Love all the action and "mood lighting".

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Eric W.

September 13, 2011

The lighting is really cool. Especially when you explained how you did it. The overall look is very convincing and I think you did an awesome job on this MOC. On another note, it's a good thing that guy with the fire extiguisher didn't get too close to those flames! That fro would have been toast! :P

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Leda Kat =^..^=

September 13, 2011

Great fire and smoke action. Very fiery with all that red lighting action. Great work.

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Ced The Clever

September 13, 2011

Captured the chaos of a fire quite nicely, good luck!

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Cody G

September 13, 2011

A very classy building. Or, it would have been if it wasn't on fire. Kind of takes the classiness out of it.

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Jelle Heijne

September 13, 2011

Looks really good! I love the fire extinguisher... Good luck!~Jelle

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cyberfrank 2010

September 13, 2011

really hot!!! i loved the lighting, i use trans bricks for it too, [look at tac-tech office] but, you proven that it s very effective for fires, it s amazing!!! very well done!

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Austin Durick

September 13, 2011

nice to do list lol buy shower in a can lol mind looking at this http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/286584

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Stuart Delahay

September 13, 2011

Can't believe nobody else has said.... SMOKING! Great job. Good luck!

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Ben Cossy

September 13, 2011

Dang that's cool! You've really captured the feel this MOC should have! Amazing work mate! Good luck ;)

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Ant�nio Silva

September 13, 2011

Nice one! Clever use of the light!

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I Scream Clone

September 13, 2011

Great job on the lighting, even with the crude rigging, it all works nicely. The smoke gives a real feeling of movement to the build. Good luck.

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Green helmet spanish AFOL

September 13, 2011

The grebbling on the smoke, blazes and the light effects are excellent! Congratulations.

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Swarley Stinson NPD

September 13, 2011

7.Wash flannel and feed moose. =P Sweet entry, I really like the look of the escaping smoke. Hopefully your move won't hinder your progress in subsequent rounds!~H

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Lwc guy

September 13, 2011

nice smoke!

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Steef de Prouw

September 13, 2011

I like this very much. The smoke is well done and - despite of what you may say- also the photography. The grains are a result of low light and a camera with a small sensor. It. Just happens when you want to create this kind of mood.