Microscale Challenge: Shark

Me and my brother competed to see who could make the best microscale shark. Here are the results.

His

Mine

 We unanimously agreed that mine won, since the point of microscale is the minimum amount of pieces, but both turned out fairly well. We both built them in less than five minutes using pieces from our collection.
Here's a comparison of our sharks to a regular LEGO shark.

Baby shark doo doo doodoo doodoo

 Here's how to build his:
Pieces Needed:
(All pieces gray)

• 5 1x2 slanted bricks (You could also use a 2x2 slanted brick in place of two of the five bricks.)
• 1 1x2 brick
• 1 2x2/1x4 bending brick (That's not what it's actually called, I'm just making something up cause I don't know what to call it.)
• 2 jumper plates
• 2 1x1 bricks with one side stud
• 1 2x6 plate

 Place the bendy brick in 2x2 form on the plate. He says his reasoning for using this type rather than a regular 2x2 brick is that the hinge sticking out is the tail. (Amputated tail maybe? I don't know.) Place the bricks with side studs so that the side studs are facing out on either side as shown.

 Fill in the gap between the side stud bricks and the other brick with a 1x2 brick, then add the two 1x2  (Or 1 2x2 slanted brick) slanted bricks on the front.

 Place the two jumper plates on top.

 Attach the fins on top and on the sides, then you are finished.

 Now for mine. You'll need just five pieces:
(All pieces dark gray)

• 1 1x1 slant
• 1 1x2 plate with vertical clip
• 1 jumper plate
• 1 1x1 plate
• 1 1x2 plate with slant (You may substitute a 1x2 plate and 1x1 slant)

 Place the plate with clip on the plate with slant as shown. The clip forms the shark's tail.

 Put the 1x1 plate on the bottom.

 Add the jumper plate.

 And add the slant to the jumper plate for the top fin and you're done!

Deep Sea Dive Ride

I built an amusement park ride based on an ocean theme.

This here is the line you stand in waiting for your turn to ride. I made it beach themed with sand and a shell. I used to have an umbrella and a surfboard there too, but it made it too crowded. The gray and red thing there is to hold minifigure's hat or hair while they're on the ride.

 We have a treasure chest in the corner here with coins and a red gem.

 Over here is a crab, some seaweed and some blue 1x1 plates to add texture.

 Here is the part the minifigure rides in. A dive helmet.

 For added excitement, a shark pops out occasionally during the ride.

 I have a piece of seaweed or something attached on the thing holding the shark to disguise it somewhat. The shark is attached to a 1x2 plate which is attached to the swinging arm like piece. It rotates thanks to the technic connectors holding the pieces together.

 The shark can pop up both behind or in front of the rider.

 Here's a picture of a minifigure riding. As you can see, his helmet sits on the hat/hair holder on the beach area.

 Mid-ride!

 The dive helmet attached to the ropes with a round technic connector

 A half pin holds the ropes onto the wall while still allowing them to rotate.

 The base has plenty of support to hold it all together.

 Close up of the pole holding the shark. 2x4 plates are inside the base to stop it from being too top heavy

More themed amusement park rides coming soon!