AoM: Storehouse Phase 2: Forest Hunting Hut

[Ayrlego]

Deep in the forests of southern Mitgardia, tribal hunters live much the same way as their ancestors hundreds of years before. Small huts serve as a mid-way storehouse, pelts and melt can be cured before transport to the nearest village for sale. They also provide hunters with a place to shelter when not hunting. In this scene, two hunters prepare to begin a hunt for boar. Using a long boar spear, they are also equipped with their traditional leather covered oak shields and long swords slung over their shoulders.

This build started with me playing around with some 2623 - Boat, Bow Top 8 x 10 x 1 elements as a building frames after being inspired by this build from @evancelt . I ended up with two variations, this one which felt to me to be more Celtic (hence the minifigs!) and another which is much more Nordic (thus more typically Mitgardian!). I was going to place this hut in Avalonia, but then decided why should they have all the forest builds! I am waiting on a Bricklink order to finish the Nordic style build. Large olive tree in the foreground uses this design by Thorsten Bonsch. The other tree design is a slightly modified version of this design by Carter Witz.. Also I finally got to use my (very limited) supply of medium green 8x8 plates in the landscape. I've never used medium green before but picked up some plates a while ago for exactly this type of landscape. It was hard to find complementary colours for it - originally I had some olive green in the landscape as well, but I ended up taking it out.

[evancelt]

Lovely take on the boat prow house! I like that without the base the door is nice and low - really fits the primitive celtic result! Nice trees and landscaping too - the medium green is pretty unique!

[Eyrezer]

Cool build. I had to look up that boat piece, it is so well integrated into the hut I couldn't immediately see what you were referring to! Nice use of the green sausages as a plant  What pieces have you used for the antler horns? Is that from the new reindeer?

[jtooker]

I love the trees - they are terrific.  The antlers work very well too.

[Kai NRG]

The cabin itself is a wonderful shape, great use of the hull.  I also love the cool green in the landscape, but my favorite part is the variety of greens in the trees, it really gives the illusion of quite a dense forest.  Great build!

[Louis of Nutwood]

Aaah, the Mitgardian architecture in its full splendor, hiding in the deep woods and frosty winds...
Such a beautiful work, Ayrlego. 
Lovely work with the vegetation, and the timbered curved roof is super pleasing, specially with those horns poking up at front. I love how bushy the trees look, and to see the base as not too large, yet tremendously detailed is just inspiring.
Beautiful work all around, sire. You should be as proud as a Mitgardian axe thrower who's just won a keg of ale and another ring for its sweat-soaked beard. 

[NOD]

Great landscape and hut! The trees look very beautiful and real. Very nice hut that fits perfectly into the forest.

[Grover]

Great work!  I really like your building style.  The use of the boat is clever, and I love the foliage.  It looks detailed but is not over crowded.  The irregular base is quite nice, too.

[mrcp6d]

I really like the slight curve in the roof!  I guess you kind of have to follow the boat piece's shape at least a little bit, but it looks good too.  The trees in the back placed so close together work as a nice little backdrop framing the building too.