[Free build] Oxenfurt Town Square - Avalonia

[Servertijd]

After a long time of inactivity I have decided to build something again.

 

The Townsquare of Oxenfurt.

 

 

 

 

Edited Sunday at 05:36 PM by Servertijd

[Grover]

WOW!!  This is a masterpiece!  Welcome back, and double wow!  Where to even begin?  Usually size is inversely proportional to level of detail and you have both.  I really appreciate your detail on the town walls: texture is there, but it's not obnoxious. I sometimes see greebling done to such an extent that a build is OK from 10 meters away, but when you get close it looks odd.  Yours is highly detailed, even up close, yet has a lush texture from a distance. Spectacular.  The roof is beautiful on the house in the first picture.  I really like how you use the 1x1 round corner tiles to make implicit Tudor styling, rather than the traditional SNOT tiles at an angle or tiles sandwiched between slopes. I'll have to remember that.  The stacked tiles/plates between floors in the house has an awesome effect, and the wood arches and joists beneath look great.  The town wall is also well done. I like the curved slope corbels, and I love that the merlons are actually head height. Functional crenelations are often overlooked, and a build has a lot more realism to it if they are not simply vestigial, so nice job on that! Do you have an HSS post yet? If not, you should make one for Oxenfurt!

The town square is phenomenal. I assume you used a net beneath that? The use of the hammers interspersed with the studs, tiles, and occasional plant is fantastic, and your color choice there is spot on.  I love that you have flags draped everywhere. I sometimes forget to add those decorative touches to my builds, and your inclusion of them really brings a touch of life to the build, making the city vibrant.  The kids being chased in the alley, the fruit vendor, goat herder, guy with injured leg, the man sleeping in front of the vendor and the vendor with junk piled so high it's about to fall over are hilarious touches to the scene. Nice use of the realistic one plate high stairs too.

The vines climbing the wall have fantastic detail with the leaves and whip, and the snakes look great intertwined as a vine.  The archway done with the tiles over wedge plates is a very creative way to build a solid and symmetric arch!  The tree leaves peeking up over the wall and in the alley are very subtle and amazing details that sell the build. Last, but not least, I really like your sky. It is tasteful and does not detract from the build.  The all-lego shot where you can't see the edge of the build really adds to it.  Amazing build, fantastic work!

[Velnerius]

Wow! This is such an amazing, and inspiring build! Werkelijk fantastisch!

[KotZ]

Fantastic work! The city really looks lived in and like there is a history to it. There's so many great details, like how Grover pointed out. This is just a very well thought out build.

[zoth33]

This is such a great build.  The texturing in the walls is nicely done.  The cobblestone looks fantastic, I really like the use of the ingot's.  The color choice's for the roofs are a nice pop of color.  I like the vines growing up the wall.  The people selling their wares and the wolfpack guy chasing the children brings the scene to life.  Great job.