Castle Diorama WIP

[Perterz]

Hi all, I recently took the courage to break down my collection of Castle sets and a couple of Creator houses to build this thing I've been thinking on for a while now. At first I was planning on creating several small Medieval MOCs but in the end I concluded building 1 or 2 bigger MOCs is a better use for my Lego pieces.

OK, I love the look off boxes filled with brand new Lego bricks ready for building and it's nice to have them but I rather choose for a nice showcase model featuring cool stuff to look at.

After brainstorming for days and inspiring myself from awesome creations I've seen here on this site, I just started building.

I hope to combine my lil ideas to 1 piece/scenery/diorama and make it work.

New for me is the fact I actually take pictures from the progress. Well I managed to bring you the pictures :)

I hope it's OK to post this, it's my first MOC in years btw, some advice, remarks or any thoughts would be appreciated!

Thanks for reading and looking, I hope you like it!

The first bricks, some rocks, start of the river with the fall and grass..

The rocks developped pretty quick. Note to myself: already used about 20-25 of those 1x1x2/3 dark bley slopes, gonna need atleast 50 more..

Also I'm not that sure I will keep the white pieces on the fall? + construction of the river, a quick and easy solution that gives me the effect I was looking for..

And how it exsists at this very moment..

the riverbase and connection..

That was it for now, cheers!

Kevin.

[L-space]

wow your taking it out there.

A very promissing start you have there.

Keep up the work.

[Infomaniac]

I love that ladder/staircase

keep up the good work

[keetong]

Well it looking good so far, and I'm sure you'll finish it of great too. I look forward to seeing the finale version

[medieval_total_lego]

love the ladder, good work :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Guss]

Same here, your ladder is very cool , make me think the final result will be awesome^^ good luck!

[Captain Blackmoor]

As mentioned above: the ladder is very inventive and nicely done till now.

The river looks great as well, perhaps you can add some more details, but I'm sure you will do that later on.

I would also recommend to place white transculent bricks on the waterfall as well, now it looks like it is a solid structure, not a big mass of water splashing down the rocks.

Keep this -already wonderful- build up matey!

[Dwarfinator]

I like the river and waterfall! Very good, this looks like it's gonna be pretty big.

[Perterz]

As mentioned above: the ladder is very inventive and nicely done till now.

The river looks great as well, perhaps you can add some more details, but I'm sure you will do that later on.

I would also recommend to place white transculent bricks on the waterfall as well, now it looks like it is a solid structure, not a big mass of water splashing down the rocks.

Keep this -already wonderful- build up matey!

Good point with those transparent bricks, forgot they existed. A couple of those 1x2 trans. plates are added to the list of seperate needed pieces! It is my very first time I try water, left alone a waterfall so I appreciate the kind words and tips! Thanks.

Edited April 19, 2009 by Perterz