Drawd Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) The southern gate of Danemore is important for the dwarves trade. The gate facing the northern forests of Avalonia. From the gate a road goes down the valley and leads to the faraway realms of Avalonia. Now, Dward wants this trade route to be busy again and trading leads to wealth. Edited October 21, 2018 by Drawd Quote
Gideon Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Excellent build, great start in GoH! Seems like the gate is hinting of riches below the ground I also like the tree a lot. Quote
Grover Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 What an awesome build! I love that tree, and combined with the olive stalks and the dirt, it really gives the idea of fall. I love the doors, statuary, and the detail around them. It makes me think a lot of the LoTR dwarves. Are there any other angles? I didn't see any on Flickr. I'd be interested to see the guards. Great job, and welcome here! Quote
Drawd Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, Grover said: What an awesome build! I love that tree, and combined with the olive stalks and the dirt, it really gives the idea of fall. I love the doors, statuary, and the detail around them. It makes me think a lot of the LoTR dwarves. Are there any other angles? I didn't see any on Flickr. I'd be interested to see the guards. Great job, and welcome here! Thanks a lot! I've added a picture so all the dwarves can be seen. Quote
Grover Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Oh wow! That angle looks totally awesome, like from a movie! Quote
Drawd Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Grover said: Oh wow! That angle looks totally awesome, like from a movie! Thank you Edited October 21, 2018 by Drawd Quote
halixon Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 Nice statues! The tree, rockwork and door are all great! Quote
Rogue Angel Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 Excellent build, techniques and composition! We can always use more dwarves here - Welcome! Quote
Kai NRG Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 Real nice work on this dwarven gate, great job building it into the mountain! The tree looks good growing out of the rock and I love the perspective on the last picture! Quote
W Navarre Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 Great work, the tree is excellent and the doors are very cool! Quote
Basiliscus Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 A really nice build there @Drawd! Love the offset brown tiles on the door, the two different statues and the very organic looking tree coming out of the rocks at the top - it looks like it's hanging on for dear life! Quote
Muakhah Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Only just looked at this and the door itself is wonderful and looks like a real, paneled door made to look good and be strong. The cliffwork is really nice too and it works very well as an introduction, hinting at what lies beneath. Quote
mccoyed Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Great stuff. I've been thinking of a big gate build too so this is good inspiration. Quote
de Gothia Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Bam! Great work here!! Love the clean build, the presentation and figs! I want more dwarf mocs! Quote
The Last of Nergoue Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Great moc, i really like the tree. Quote
AE bricks Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Wauw, great statues. I love the details on the doors aswell. Quote
dalle Posted October 25, 2018 Posted October 25, 2018 Great start here at GoH. Keep up the good work. Quote
Henjin_Quilones Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 I like the gate a lot! The way you fit it into the surrounding rockwork is nice, but the tree that overshadows it all it even nicer. I like how the foliage is so big compared to the trunks. I think that the weakest aspect of the build is the foreground, which seems cluttered with different colors and could use some simplification, particularly in doing something to get rid of the grey plate under it all. Either make a small border to hide it, or don't include it at all, instead making the bottom layer the same color as the plates on top of it. Beyond that, my only other critique is that the legs of the statues seem awfully long to be representing dwarves. This is a nice looking build, and a great way to start here in the Guilds! Quote
mrcp6d Posted October 29, 2018 Posted October 29, 2018 Many above have said it, but I'll say it too--the tree here is really cool. I do think that the landscaping could have used either 1 less color or better color blocking. Quote
soccerkid6 Posted November 2, 2018 Posted November 2, 2018 That gateway is epic Looks incredibly Dwarven, yet quite unique from other Dwarven architecture I've seen built with LEGO before The cliff face is nicely built, and the tree above adds a beautiful touch to the scene. Can't wait to see what else you come up with! Quote
Drawd Posted November 2, 2018 Author Posted November 2, 2018 15 hours ago, soccerkid6 said: That gateway is epic Looks incredibly Dwarven, yet quite unique from other Dwarven architecture I've seen built with LEGO before The cliff face is nicely built, and the tree above adds a beautiful touch to the scene. Can't wait to see what else you come up with! Thanks m8 Quote
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