I revisited a MOC from about a year ago to submit it to the Bricklink Designer Program Series 7.

Make sure to vote for it to help making it an official BDP set: www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-7/2352/The-E...

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The Geode

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The Ballad of the Stone Knight and the Princess Leire.

In ages past, when magic flowed,
A kingdom fair its glories showed.
With forests vast and gardens wide,
And rulers wise, its noble pride.

No hunger there, no beggar’s plight,
The market shone with goods so bright.
And minstrels played in joyous throng,
To princess Leire. they wove their song.

A jewel she, so fair, so kind,
No soul in need she left behind.
Her heart was vast as forests grand,
A sea of mercy in her hand.

Through woods and meads she rode in glee,
Her steed as swift as winds that flee.
Yet fate did stir, and fear took flight,
As through the trees he dashed in fright.

A serpent lay upon the ground,
The steed did bolt with frantic bound.
Through shadowed glades he wildly ran,
And bore the maid to unknown land.

But lo! A knight both brave and true,
Whose path by chance the fair one knew.
He stayed the steed with mighty hand,
And thus their fates were firmly planned.

She thanked him with a grateful heart,
And marveled at his noble art.
As twilight fell and fears arose,
He swore to guard her from her foes.

He took the reins, he drew his blade,
And walked before, a shield he made.
Their path was long, yet bright with cheer,
For words did flow, both sweet and clear.

No fairer speech the knight had known,
No kinder soul his heart had shown.
Her gentle grace did bind his will,
And love grew strong, unshaken still.

Before the gates he knelt so low,
A solemn vow his heart did show.
“For thee alone my sword shall be,
My heart, my soul, belong to thee.”

The maiden blushed, her heart took flight,
A lily bloomed in morning light.

But three long years did keep them far,
Apart beneath both sun and star.
Each day he sighed in longing deep,
Each night she prayed his soul to keep.

Yet shadows fell upon the land,
A lord of might stretched forth his hand.
To claim the throne, the maid he sought,
Yet in his plea the king found naught.

Enraged, the lord his wrath unfurled,
And called his knights to shake the world.
Through fire and steel his army came,
And bathed the earth in blood and flame.

Among them rode the knight so bold,
Bound by his oath, though heart grew cold.
He saw the fields in ruin lie,
He heard the children’s mournful cry.

Upon the city’s gates they stood,
And claimed the streets in streams of blood.
With hunger fierce the soldiers ran,
To seize the maid, their lord’s demand.

Yet one among them sought her grace,
To save her from that cruel embrace.
He rode with haste through city dire,
Through ruin black and halls of fire.

He knew her faith, her heart so pure,
And to the temple sought for sure.
There knelt the maid, in prayer so deep,
Her cheeks awash with tears that weep.

She turned to see her love so true,
And sorrow on her features grew.
No words they spoke, no cry was made,
For fate stood fast with iron blade.

The warriors came, their steps so near,
His heart was torn with doubt and fear.
Bound by oath, he could not flee,
Yet bound by love, his heart was free.

Her eyes held peace, no wrath nor cry,
Yet silent stood, her time passed by.
The knight beheld her, cast all doubt,
And drew his blade to lead her out.

Yet as he stood, his feet grew stone,
His hands fell still, his might was gone.
He turned, and saw the warriors tall,
Their steel now stone, their fate now thrall.

His helm did close, his breath did cease,
The last he saw—her face at peace.

For years she wept with mournful wail,
No spell, nor prayer, could break the veil.
The witches cast, the sages tried,
Yet stone remained where once stood pride.

Beside him sat the maid so fair,
Till death did call, her heart laid bare.

Yet still she walks, her voice so low,
Soft sobs upon the winds that blow.
A ghostly shade of sorrow bright,
She weeps upon her stone-bound knight.

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Another Ford Transit Mk1, this time with the later grille and mirrors on top of the front fenders. Since many Transits nowadays are repaired especially on the lower sheet metal parts and are poorly painted due to cost, I saw no problem in using few parts in similar colors, that doesn't exist in dark azure.
The model is 7 studs wide, so as minifig scale as possible, and as always I only used genuine LEGO parts, no cutting, no glue, no painting.

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Actually, this fishing boat isn't a new moc but an updatet version of one that I built for the first round of the bricklink designer program back in 2018 - kind of the test round. The original version was stable and would have been rebuildable. This one of course is not ;)

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