Oh nooes! It's a plague worm!
Built for Nannan's Black Fantasy Contest and the ApocaLEGO Contest on Flickr.
About this creation
Seeking refuge from the biomechanical horrors overrunning the urban centers, Dr. Ephram Dart and his two children fled into the trackless wilds of the great Eastern Plateau. Trying to rebuild their shattered lives, they established a small homestead and tried to begin again. Far from the blazing eyes of the vile machine creatures, amongst the pale flowers native to the plateau, hope seemed renewed.
The respite was short lived however, as foul poisons, carried on the winds from the fallen cities of the west, soon laid waste to the plateau. Plant and animal alike succumbed to a terrible rotting sickness that consumed everything in its path including Ephram’s eldest child. Now, with nothing left but his daughter, Zoe, and a withered garden as their final source of sustenance, Ephram struggles to defend this, their last refuge. Hope fails them one final time as the black hand again reaches forth, cloaked in the guise of a titanic Plague Worm.
Pictured here are the final seconds in the life of the esteemed Dr. Ephram Dart. The expression on his face seems to indicate a stunned resignation to his fate rather than the look of sheer terror one might expect. Zoe, on the other hand, doesn’t appear to be taking things as well…
EDIT- Many people have asked how to make the internal structure of the worm. It's actually very simple, just some technic axles, some #3 technic angled axle connectors, and a 4x4 cone with axle hole near the head to hold all the tentacles etc.










Barrel for catching rain water, electric fence powered by a salvaged solar panel, and a cute little scarecrow...which didn't seem to scare the worm.


At least Ephram's son has a grave. I don't think Ephram and his daughter will be so fortunate.

"You know I'm not sure you should keep eating the vegetables from this garden. Your skin tone seems a little...off."
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June 27, 2010 |
I agree with Hans and Phipson, the whole thing is awesome, but the scythe is one of the little things that I really like - Hector |
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June 27, 2010 |
Funny that Phipson was the ONE person to point out the detail I wanted to point out: the scythe. Now, if only he were that perceptive as a cop...~H |
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November 14, 2009 |
Woah! That is awesome! I like the thing-in-the-bucket-with-the-axe - blade-on-the-musket. Is it a gardening tool? Whatever, this is really cool, and ti would take me all day to point out all the great stuff. Wonderful! |
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September 14, 2009 |
What the... :O
Excellent!! |
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August 25, 2009 |
Epic scenes |
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August 23, 2009 |
is that real lego if it is what is it |
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July 9, 2009 |
If only I could get that worm in my garden, it could keep the deer away.... |
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April 30, 2009 |
Waaaaay freaky! |
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January 26, 2009 |
Simply brilliant. The worm construction is great and I love all the tentacles and what not coming from the mouth. The landscape looks great too, it really does look like a dying landscape on the verge of apocalypse. Excellent work. Peace - Patrick |
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November 10, 2008 |
wow!!! this is awesome man, what tires did u use? |
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November 7, 2008 |
That is just plain spooky... |
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September 1, 2008 |
very nice!
could you please review something of mine tell me how to get more than just seven pictures!
nice job on the actual moc again! |
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July 28, 2008 |
still some of the best, what is the body made of. |
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July 27, 2008 |
What is the body made of ? |
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June 17, 2008 |
This is a really cool diorama! I love how you used the tiers for the worms body. the ground is also really good. |
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May 10, 2008 |
Dude, you should make lego movies. You're Awesome, with capital A, at making Lego dioramas and figures, and at writing too. I really like this garden and the Black Fantasy "biomechanical" worm horror. Although nothing beats your "Lucy." That stuff is pure gold, I loved it. I would definitely vote for this or Lucy. |
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April 19, 2008 |
insane. no more words to describe it. please come review some of my stuff
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April 18, 2008 |
A job well done. The actual creature is of an original design, not at all like Nannan's arachnoid creatures. Also, the diorama adds interest and provides an entertaining bcakstory. You definately deserve the win. One question, I have noticed that many builders have a large amount of photos on their page. When I upload creations, there is an option to upload a maximum of only seven images. Is there a price for these extra pictures, a membership to MOC pages? Please respond if you can. Keep building Brian! |
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April 16, 2008 |
I saw all your creations and I must say... you are the most detailing builder I noticed on mocpages, your creations are very good. your halostuff is remarkable accurate. I hope you keep on building |
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April 16, 2008 |
The level of creativity in this vig is great. Your building style is wonderful and combined with the back story make this one of my favorites. |
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April 6, 2008 |
woah! this is wierd but cool. what do u expect from black fantasy anyway |
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March 25, 2008 |
congrats on the win, just out of curiosity, what was first prize? |
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March 12, 2008 |
wow thats ausome i like it because it comes in and out of the ground but were did you get those tire looking things on the outside of the worm. |
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March 5, 2008 |
Hey congrats on winning the Contest, hey how do you make the worms body? I know they are tires, but I have tried so many methods to make the spine and ive searched google many times, mind telling how you do that? |
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February 17, 2008 |
wow really cool allthough ive never herd of this "ephram's garden" and just one more thing what did you use for the worms body?
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Dave Shaddix February 15, 2008 |
Makes me think of 'Tremors'. I never thought I would see a LEGO 'Graboid'. And I never thought it would be as cool as this. Masterful work. |
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February 12, 2008 |
Wow, that's awesome! Great idea, and very well executed. |
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February 11, 2008 |
Awesome idea with those tires! The amount of detail in this is excellent. |
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February 10, 2008 |
Absolutely Stellar! Kid, yer gonna be a star! |
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February 9, 2008 |
Awesome,when I first saw this I thought it was Nannan Z's... |
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February 9, 2008 |
My, that's a rather depressing story. Also a depressingly good MOC (by which I mean this is another contest in which I probably don't stand a chance). But still awesome. I was going to point out how proud I was of you for using classic yellow-skinned figs, but I see you've already cracked a joke about that. Bah! |
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February 9, 2008 |
The first thought that came to my mind when I saw this?: since when does Lego make giant rubber cauldrons? :P The sense of wonder hasn't left me, even though I now realize that they're rubber wheels turned inside-out. Amazing creation. Keep 'em coming. |
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February 9, 2008 |
The Colors Out of Space never mentioned a giant worm! |
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February 8, 2008 |
Nice and dark...yooouuuu sicko! Great use of parts, and I like the shape you've gone with on the base - breaking away from a simple square or rectangle. My personal favorite of the entries thus far - Very cool! |
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February 8, 2008 |
Certainly has a Mr. Z. flavour to it, and a nicely written back-story to boot. Nice job and best of luck. Lee. |
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February 8, 2008 |
This is great stuff! While everyone else is praising the big stuff (as they should, it's phenomenal) I'm gonna point out a small detail that might slip past a few people and needs to be seen. The scythe. made with a rifle, ax blade, and minifig hand, brilliant! Good luck with the contest. ~ Chris. |
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February 8, 2008 |
Way to expand the repertoire! Couldn't get much better for your first entry into diorama-dom. |
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February 8, 2008 |
idk where this is from but its sweet! |
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February 8, 2008 |
Creepiest entry yet! I like how you can see part of it coming out of the ground. The tires make it seem really scaly and serpant like. My favorite fantasy monster yet! |
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February 8, 2008 |
Wow this is really cool brian even though im kinda confused on what it actually is. |
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February 8, 2008 |
The bumps on the worms are inside-out tires!
Genious.
hope you win |
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February 8, 2008 |
Inspiring!!! the details are incredible. I couldn't quite figure out what the body segments were. are they cauldrons or something? |
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