[MOC] Elven Castle at the Plateau

[cimddwc]

Hello everyone,

something different from me this time - a plateau with an Elven castle in microscale:

Where you can imaginge this plateau as a remainder of a volcano...

Closeup of the castle:

Top view showing the mysterious glowing red eyes in the lake - I don't want to know what kind of creature lives there. Is it kept under control by the elves?

An arduous path leads up to the lower plateau...

...and a similarly arduous path (which enters a tunnel along the way) up to the top:

Detail view with agriculture and the waterfall:

Some pillars apparently broke off recently:

(Notice the open stud from a bracket? Seems I forgot to attach a tile there...)

The highest part has thinner vegetation. And a hermit's hut under the fern leaf:

River and lake with water bubbling up - where does it come from, how does it get up here? Another, higher plateau elsewhere, connected with tunnels? Magic?

Access to the battery box at the back - just regular Lego Power Functions with Lego LEDs. And you see at the top how most of the forest ground is constructed: bricks with studs on the side lying snotted, interspersed with plates to avoid a regular pattern.

And this was the inspiration for this build:

 

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[jtooker]

Fabulous build!  The rock technique turned out great.  There is just enough variation in the vegetation for it to avoid stealing focus from the castle while not being plain.

[Grin]

Love those still-on-frame-wands as main gate!

[BlackGloveBricks]

As far as microbuilds go, this is one of the prettiest designs and executions I've ever seen done! Those mountains... 

[Lyichir]

Love the way you've matched those swirly plant/tail pieces to the arches to integrate them with the architecture!

[KotZ]

Great work! I can absolutely see how the inspiration would lead to this.