Pleistocene showdown: Mammuthus primigenius vs. Homo sapiens
With his latest diorama, Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) taps into one of my favorite sources of inspiration — the deep past.
In this scene, an early human stalks a woolly mammoth during the Ice Age. With a half-barrel on his head and Adventurers hats for ears, the mammoth is also full of interesting part uses and building techniques.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Uber sexy mammoth!
March 24th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Yeah, that thing is tasty. I love the extra long tusks, not one out of three tentacle pieces, but two! Very nice.
I also like the implication that primitive man would risk taking on one of these beasts for the reward of fine haberdashery.
March 24th, 2009 at 7:40 am
…reward of fine haberdashery.
LOL! Best comment ever.
March 24th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Awesome build. That fig is about to get his ass kicked if he pokes the mammoth with that tiny spear, though :)
March 24th, 2009 at 9:55 am
This post & creation made me realize that you really don’t see pre-civilization LEGO MOCs very often. Perhaps if 10,000 BC had not been such a terrible movie, it might have started a building trend in the LEGO community.
March 24th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
I think that particular problem lies with the lack of buildings and vehicles from the pre-civilization era. :P
Great mammoth!
March 25th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
^Also a distinct lack of mechs. :)
Very, very cool mammoth. I especially like the torso section!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Organic / creature builds are far from the easiest to achieve in Lego.
This has been done with style, simplicity and pure brilliance.
Superb :)