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pit

01-12-2003, 05:23 PM

Ok - count me in.
Did you ever ask yourself who carved the caves/mines in Moria? Well - it was the Molaaks. These huge, almost blind, creatures are able to dig through solid rock with ease, to get to their food which is raw metal of all kinds: gold, silver, iron etc. The Molaaks were enslaved by the greedy and evil tribe of the Milingimby´s in ancient times and forced to dig tunnels in their quest for silver. To prevent the Molaaks from eating the silver they found their mouths were sewn together with a magical cord. After the Milingimbys had been defeated by the Dwarfs in the Battle of Moria, it was long time believed that the Molaaks had vanished from Middleearth. But they live, small in number, deep within the mountains.

pit

01-12-2003, 05:29 PM

After an hour of modeling it is clear that I´ll have to create some good displacement maps. I´ll make a little test tonight.

coCoKNIght

01-12-2003, 05:52 PM

Hey, very original story and concepte! :thumbsup:
Are their mouths still sewn together? these poor things...

Remi

01-12-2003, 05:55 PM

Personally I would make the mouths unsewn(?) it's completely up to you though...great concept and great modeling thus far...keep going:thumbsup:

erilaz

01-12-2003, 07:04 PM

Hey Pit! Great to have you back in the game!:D
It's already looking like a brilliant concept, so get those polys flying!

pit

01-12-2003, 07:18 PM

Thanks all for the kind replies!
@ coCoKnight: Good question! They´ll starve if the cords still in ... hmm - have to think about that. Thanks.
@Remi: Yeah, have to rethink the sewn/unsewn thing. Thanks for the praise!
@ Erilaz: Hey, my friend - it´s been a while! I´ll rush out in search of your thread. I don´t know if I can find the time to finish this one - got loads of work at the time - but I´ll give it a shot!

leigh

01-12-2003, 08:33 PM

That's a fantastic concept, Pit :D:D
And a great looking creature too - this one is sure to turn out really interesting :thumbsup:

01-12-2003, 08:48 PM

Sweet dig start!....tned 4 more.
:applause:
oz

Gandalf

01-12-2003, 09:44 PM

Now I understand who freed the balrog, not the dwarves but the Molaaks....
Anyway good sketch and start!!! :thumbsup:

xeno

01-12-2003, 09:46 PM

I really love the concept, the creature really makes a credible Middleearth inhabitant

pit

01-13-2003, 09:37 AM

Thank u all for the kind words!
A quick and dirty displacement map test - (@Leigh: If you happen to see this- emphasis is on quick and dirty! ;) )

pit

01-13-2003, 09:41 AM

A, also quick and dirty, enviroment test. I want the scene to be lit by torches. A torch behind the character will be added later.

pigwater

01-13-2003, 10:31 AM

i like it...i like it

that displacement map is working pretty good...lookin forward to more

pit

01-13-2003, 02:07 PM

Thanks pigwater :) - still a long way to go with that displacementmap though.

01-13-2003, 02:27 PM

WOW!! ur bumps rulez!!! So natural! :buttrock:

01-13-2003, 04:31 PM

Great style & concept; like the disp. very much! :)

dark_lotus

01-13-2003, 04:41 PM

He kinda reminds me of a big turtle.

Its an Insane concept!! One I will definitely be watching:thumbsup:

I hope you give him that real 'sad puppy' look.

Keep Up the great stuff!!

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