About this creation
For Orthanc Bracket in the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics, against the esteemed opponent A Sargent in the category "The Council of Elrond", I bring you Rivendell. I managed to build this in about ten hours of frantic building over the last two days, inspired by both Dave Kaleta's and Blake Baer and Jack Bittner's versions.
Aragorn: "Don't look now, but really hot elf on the bridge."
Boromir: "Legolas? You know he's a guy, right?"
Aragorn: "Have you seen her hair and fine cheekbones?"
Boromir: "All elves are like that..."
Aragorn: "Well, yeah, but how about the name? 'LEGO Lass', she's obviously an FFOL."
Boromir: "Right..."
(Inspired by The DM of the Rings.)
LEGO Lass hangs out on a bridge.
Some Elvish foliage grows from the rocks.
Haldir: "I swear, if you cut one more tree down I will cut you down!"
The transition between river and waterfall.
A couple of overall shots to end the post.
Thanks for stopping by, and thanks to the judges, competitors, and sponsors for creating such an awesome contest.
EDIT: Here's a close-up of the ripples at the base of the waterfall.
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February 7, 2013 |
the landscaping is beautiful, as is that ripple! congrats on advancing! |
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February 5, 2013 |
The water effect is purely beautiful and rock effect is really convincing! Nice work on this Moc, Luke!! |
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January 26, 2013 |
Nice! I really like this one. |
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January 26, 2013 |
Nice! I really like this one. |
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January 25, 2013 |
I like how you've made the rocks nearer to the waterfall in darker Lego, so that they look as though they're wet. Neat design work and clever thinking! |
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January 24, 2013 |
What a stunning waterfall you have created Luke. Impressive detailing and skill certainly went into this Moc. From the graduating transblue to clear caught my eye and the ripple effect is a brilliant touch. WELL DONE and keep up the wonderful builds for 2013. |
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January 24, 2013 |
Great ripple effect. |
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January 24, 2013 |
Very shmik! |
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January 23, 2013 |
Great job on that waterfall! |
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January 23, 2013 |
Great build, Luke. Love the architecture. Pretty clear what you had in mind even without the description. The bridge over the waterfall is well built. The real victory here is the waterfall though. The transition from blue to clear is great. And those ripples are a nice effect. Good luck in the contest. |
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January 22, 2013 |
Haha, the jokes made me giggle! Great waterfall design too! Good luck with the judges!!! |
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January 22, 2013 |
Wow, great work! |
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January 22, 2013 |
Excellent entry! I love the different colors of the waterfall and the rockwork. You get my vote! |
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January 22, 2013 |
oh my gosh this is so funny XD Excellent attention to detail as well :D |
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January 22, 2013 |
This set forced me to name you one of my favorite designers! I love the coloration and the high attention to detail! I love your gazebo! come look at the one I did for my ALADDIN: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/345145 |
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Emerald Knight January 21, 2013 |
A lovely model, and such good watery transition top and bottom !>.....well done |
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January 21, 2013 |
As I said on Flickr, this is lovely! |
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Excellent build! You have my vote. What I would have said has been mentioned already, so read Mr. Xenomurphy's comment and imagine me saying it. |
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January 21, 2013 |
The water is really well done. I like the way you did the hanging foliage too. |
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January 21, 2013 |
The ripples are awesome! Great job! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Impressive! Most i like the little bit of storytelling, and the colour-flows, like the wet rocks. Awesome work Luke! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Great waterfall! This is a very good build, and you get my vote! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Hmmmm...I was right. I'm doomed. Great job, and I'm guessing your moving into Round 3. |
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January 21, 2013 |
Fantastic work my friend ;D
I love all in this creation ,very armonic. |
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January 21, 2013 |
Beautiful color transitions in the falls! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Excellent waterfall. Great layout too!
-LB Senior |
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January 21, 2013 |
Wow Luke! The transaction in the waterfall is astounding, both in the river to waterfall, and waterfall to lake! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Nicely done, Dude! The water effect looks awesome! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Fantastic water work. The bulge as the waterfall hits the lake is nice. |
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January 21, 2013 |
Fantastic water work. The bulge as the waterfall hits the lake is nice. |
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January 21, 2013 |
There are so many ways to do water - this is one of the best I've seen. The whole thing's very high quality. |
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January 21, 2013 |
As others have already stated... it's the water transitions that 'do it'! :) |
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January 21, 2013 |
Must be the best water effect ive ever seen ... excelent skills here .... Just love it ! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Wonderful, the transition between the waters looks great! |
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January 21, 2013 |
Great job and lots of detail. Really like the different colors of rock. |
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January 21, 2013 |
I like the transition between river and waterfall as much as the transition between waterfall and lake. Excellent work, especially considering the time. |
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January 21, 2013 |
Every Rivendell needs a waterfall. And you got a excellent one, well done ! |
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January 20, 2013 |
Fantastic waterfall and scene! Everything looks spectacular! |
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January 20, 2013 |
Love the water!!! and does Aragorn . . . have any secrets ;D |
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January 20, 2013 |
The waterfall is out of this world, er Middle Earth! ;) Fantastic circular spread-out at the bottom. I also love the angled foliage on the rocks; it looks very natural. Good luck! |
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January 20, 2013 |
the contest is certainly not the only awesome thing here! the water is just fab! |
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January 20, 2013 |
Wonderful job on this. And some lovely humor to liven things up. :) |
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January 20, 2013 |
Incredible job, Luke. I see those "blue and watery" pieces were finally put to use. ;) Nice work! |
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January 20, 2013 |
Great work! The waterfall is absolutely gorgeous. Good luck! |
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January 20, 2013 |
Amazing as always. If it's not too late, could you post a close up of the bottom of the waterfall, too? Looks great! |
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January 20, 2013 |
Nice work! Your waterfall is perfection! Good luck in the competition. :) |
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