And All the Powers of Hell!
The evil fairy Maleficent transforms into a wicked dragon as she displays her fullest dark power--that of Hell itself!
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I have to say, I love that Lego has started making Disney figures and sets! It brings back tons of VHS memories for me, so when it came time for Lego to finally release the first Disney CMF wave a few months ago--I was well prepared.
I had built this at the start of the year as a late addition to my Brickworld Chicago 2016 showing, and then waited eagerly for the release of the Maleficent figure. Luckily I secured one about a month or so before Brickworld, otherwise this build would have been a mess! This was the only vignette I brought to BW, and incidentally, it also happened to win Best Vignette; a category I've been trying to take the gold in for years. And yes, I am still incredibly bitter about last years' failure by the way. It's a tough category. Although to be honest this juicy victory has gone over my head, as the build itself was such a small fraction of what I brought with me.
I had, and I suppose still do, intend this to be the first in a line of Disney Villain Vignettes...granted it'll be a rather slow roll out considering the limited villain selection at the moment. So this vig will live on for now, as the collection grows.
But for now, it's time to continue destroying my Bat-collection and start rebuilding for next year. I've got my layout theme set, and I'm super excited to jump into unexpected territory.
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Fun Build Facts:
--Maleficent is wearing four cape pieces and Man-Bat arms to help sell the transformation affect.
--There are somewhere around 500 tooth pieces (small & medium) used to create the wall of thorns.
--To form its shape, the neck of the dragon utilizes a flex tube with an inserted flattened out paper clip. This allows it to be bent into positions without moving back. Tip I picked up on MOCpages many years ago.
--This build is again an instance where I continue to use Lego Dark Purple after completely swearing off the accursed color.
And All the Powers of Hell!
The evil fairy Maleficent transforms into a wicked dragon as she displays her fullest dark power--that of Hell itself!
---
I have to say, I love that Lego has started making Disney figures and sets! It brings back tons of VHS memories for me, so when it came time for Lego to finally release the first Disney CMF wave a few months ago--I was well prepared.
I had built this at the start of the year as a late addition to my Brickworld Chicago 2016 showing, and then waited eagerly for the release of the Maleficent figure. Luckily I secured one about a month or so before Brickworld, otherwise this build would have been a mess! This was the only vignette I brought to BW, and incidentally, it also happened to win Best Vignette; a category I've been trying to take the gold in for years. And yes, I am still incredibly bitter about last years' failure by the way. It's a tough category. Although to be honest this juicy victory has gone over my head, as the build itself was such a small fraction of what I brought with me.
I had, and I suppose still do, intend this to be the first in a line of Disney Villain Vignettes...granted it'll be a rather slow roll out considering the limited villain selection at the moment. So this vig will live on for now, as the collection grows.
But for now, it's time to continue destroying my Bat-collection and start rebuilding for next year. I've got my layout theme set, and I'm super excited to jump into unexpected territory.
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Fun Build Facts:
--Maleficent is wearing four cape pieces and Man-Bat arms to help sell the transformation affect.
--There are somewhere around 500 tooth pieces (small & medium) used to create the wall of thorns.
--To form its shape, the neck of the dragon utilizes a flex tube with an inserted flattened out paper clip. This allows it to be bent into positions without moving back. Tip I picked up on MOCpages many years ago.
--This build is again an instance where I continue to use Lego Dark Purple after completely swearing off the accursed color.