2012 M.O. R1 - The Chicago Riots: A LEGO® creation by Kyle Peckham : MOCpages.com

2012 M.O. R1 - The Chicago Riots

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They say that in times of war, economic uncertainty, and political turmoil that people pay more attention to choices made in government. I'm here to say that that is all true...........

About this creation

2012 MocOlympics Group homepage.

Category: Get Up, Stand Up

The line "Get up, stand up, stand up for your right" made me think of this build.

When I hear that, I think of an angry mob. When I think of a mob, I think of wars and citizens disagreeing with something. This is MY interpretation of the category.

TV Broadcast from a Chicago-area new channel.

Last night, a mob of angry protesters stormed a European Union safe house in uptown Chicago.

There was only a small squad of EU soldiers defending the safe house, but the US Military and Chicago Police Department were quick to arrive on the scene and disband the riots. Unfortunately for the European Union squad inside the safe house, angry protesters climbed the fence and attacked them.

14 have been arrested after climbing the fence and breaching the safe house. Authorities are looking into the issue and are trying to determine who was the cause of this riot. They think that the EU's presence in Chicago helped to escalate the high tension that the American citizens have on the European forces.

No leads have been found into who was behind the car bombing. Authorities suspect it may be DARKWATER trying to take advantage of the turmoil.

Eight civilians were injured and one EU soldier was put in the hospital during the attack. Tragically, a US Soldier was caught in the blast. Staff Sergeant Jonathan Roberts was caught in the blast and was killed. He was 31. The EU soldier is in critical condition, but is stable.

Same image as main photo. View on Flickr for highest resolution.

Overview of the entire dio. Keep in mind that these pictures were taken before the scene pictured above was made.

Close-up of the angry group of protesters.

North Building. This is sort-of the focal point of the moc, it's windows were made specifically for being lit up with a small flashlight.

Front of the building.

Roof and side detail.

Roof overview. I'm proud of this. :3

Side of the building.

Inside/interior of the North building. It was an afterthought, but brings the build together.

Front view of the street. This includes the North and West buildings, and the small alley in between them.

I unfortunately neglected to take a full-on view of the West building. Enough of it can be seen in other pictures that I don't think it matters....

Alley/side street close-up.

Manditory back shot of the alley, this spot was supposed to be useful for taking pictures of the build, but didn't work the way I wanted it to.

Now I'll talk less and just give you groups of pics.

Here are some pics of the protesters.

The EU military trying to hold the protesters at bay.

And a final pic of the angry mob.....

Now for some pics of the build, minifigs, etc.

Street overview.

EU Safe house barrier/fence.

Sidewalk detail. I love the parts usage of the Technic engines. :3

The ~~Mini Cooper~~ small car used in the build. This is a mod of the actual Lego set, I just switched out the windshields.

EU troops. From left to right: Shock Trooper, Sector Commander, Shock Trooper, Sniper, Shock Trooper with Riot Gear.

And finally the American forces (the tan guys) and the police officer.

And then there is our lovely mob. :3

The following pictures are alternative takes of the main scene pictured in the title photo.

WIP pics:

Fourth Wall: I'd like to thanks a lot of people for helping me with this build. A big thanks goes out to Eric The Red on Flickr. He edited the main photo for me and gave me lots of constructive criticism, along with [B]rick Attack and a number of other people. This is yet another build for The Purge over on Flickr. A big shoutout goes to the admins and members of the group for helping me with this build.

This build is situated on a 32x32 baseplate. This moc utilizes BrickArms, custom accessories made by me using electrical tape, and of course, LEGO.

I hope this build is good enough to get me to R2!

Judges should judge, everyone else, comment, rate, and fave me! :D Constructive criticism and comments are appreciated.

KP OUT!

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Chris Phipson

September 26, 2012

Thank you for playing in the 2012 MocOlympics! Your total combined score from the judges is 40. ~ Chris.

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12Lego Greendude

September 23, 2012

Great work! Keep it up and good luck :)

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Heath 'kik36' Flor

September 23, 2012

Awesome and scary build all at the same time! Good luck with the judges!

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nathan Yauck

September 23, 2012

awesome! I love the sniper!

I made it

Kyle Peckham

September 20, 2012

Quoting Zach Jones; Master of all Things Mars Point number 1: That is a fantastic build. Number 2: where do you get a LEGO .50 cal barret rifle and the rest of those guns? I need some!

As I said in the description, the guns used are BrickArms, a Lego-compatible company that makes realistic weapons. http://www.brickarms.com/

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Zach Jones; Master of all Things Mars

September 20, 2012

Point number 1: That is a fantastic build. Number 2: where do you get a LEGO .50 cal barret rifle and the rest of those guns? I need some!

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Justin M

September 20, 2012

Chaos at it's best;D Well done!

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Wertman 8

September 20, 2012

Awesome Work dude! I love the roof work on the main building, and the fence design looks pretty cool. and that sweet mob :3

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[Night Fox] .

September 19, 2012

Great work!

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Legofreak2444 ~

September 19, 2012

...Why didn't the foos just walk through the gate door?? LOL, some people get so worked up sometimes and they think they have to climb things! XD Seriously though, this is a very nice entry. :) The fence is killer. Good luck!

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E. B.

September 19, 2012

Fence is boss. :3

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LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist

September 19, 2012

Awesome work on this, best of luck!

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David Alexander Smith

September 19, 2012

Interesting subject matter - i'd like to see more didactic MOCs.

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Peregrinus .

September 19, 2012

Awesome. Incredible that, that little WIP you made could turn out to be this. Fantastic!

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the Legionnaire

September 19, 2012

DUDE! this is awesome you have got yourself a favorite from me

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El Barto !

September 19, 2012

Nice work, Dude! Especially that fence set up. Good luck!

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Lego Obsessionist

September 19, 2012

Amazing scene! Lovely parts usage and overall look. The details and textures really bring it together.

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Reynolds .

September 19, 2012

Nice Road Design, but maybe the car could be custom. Anyway, good luck in the contest.

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Nick Barrett

September 19, 2012

A really complete, well thought out build. The effect of the expoding car is really nicely done. Good luck!

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Armon Russ

September 19, 2012

You HOPE this gets you to Round 2? It's DEFINITELY going to get you to the next round! Fantastic work, Kyle!

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LB. 12

September 19, 2012

Wonderful work Kyle. I really love the lighting. Good luck my friend.

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Harry 863

September 19, 2012

Wonderful! The lighting is great

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Stuart Lucas

September 19, 2012

Let me commend you on the photography, as I also tried to do a night scene and d�scovered how tricky it is! Great attention to detail in this MOC, hope you make the cut (I think you will).