Wyldewood

[BigDaddy]

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Story: Deep in the forest lies Wyldewood, the Lair of the Forest Knight. Today the Red Wizard arrives for a meeting. The trusted assistants of the Forest Knight stand guard and perform various duties...

It's been awhile since I made a Castle MOC. :-)

[Brick Miner]

i like this *y* id love it if it had a bit more "dark forest" feel ;-)

the varying tree hights work well for the overall shape.

- BrickMiner

[Bonaparte]

This is a beautiful MOC.

I love all the details that are in it.

If this would be an official lego set, I would buy it for sure!

[WesternOutlaw]

Very nice. I love the forestmen! And great imagery.

[oo7]

Looks good! I love the detail and looks like it's got some good playability features too. But where is that red wizard hat from?

[Thrash]

This MOC is excellent. I really like it.

[BigDaddy]

Thanks for the comments! :-)

But where is that red wizard hat from?

I got it from BrickLink! ;-)

[gylman]

Truly lovely. A joy to look at.

Only suggestion - the light gray window frames (2 2/3 curve top) don't seem to quite fit in colour-wise. Have you considered dark bley?

[oo7]

I got it from BrickLink! ;-)

Ok, Thanks, just out of curiosity does anyone else know were this hat came from?

Why when I quote people quoting me my quote dosen't show up?

[Asuka]

You caught the bewitched impression of a hideout deeply in the forest in a very good way. Wonderfully!

And a good baseplate too.

[Brick Miner]

Why when I quote people quoting me my quote dosen't show up?

im having this problem too >:-(

jiiiiiiipayyyyyyyyyyyy !!!

;-)

[Sir Dillon]

Beautiful creation, Nelson! While I don't know if this is one of your best mocs, it's one of my personal favorites of yours. :-)

I really love forestmen, dark forest, and wolf pack creations, and you've pretty much used a bit of each. The way you made everything look like it was built right into the woods is really cool, and the overall look of the creation is really cool.

Keep up the outstanding work. *y*

-Dillon

[oo7]

im having this problem too >:-(

jiiiiiiipayyyyyyyyyyyy !!!

;-)

I asume you PM-ed him?

[Brick Miner]

I asume you PM-ed him?

i have now ;-)

[oo7]

i have now ;-)

This post seems spammy but I should show my acknowledgement to this and have nothing else to say.

[Brick Miner]

This post seems spammy but I should show my acknowledgement to this and have nothing else to say.

yes it does... i appologize to BD... i didn't intend for it to get that way :-$

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in any case, there is still plenty to talk about with this MOC... and given my background/interest, i am super-curious where the digital background came from.

is it custom made Big Daddy ??? photoshop ???

- BrickMiner

[BigDaddy]

is it custom made Big Daddy ??? photoshop ???

Yes. I took a slice from a Dark Forest's packaging and made my own. *pirate*

Of course, your background making skills are far better, BrickMiner!

[oo7]

Yes. I took a slice from a Dark Forest's packaging and made my own. *pirate*

Of course, your background making skills are far better, BrickMiner!

But you still did a good job Big Daddy, looks perfect!

Brick Miner, any update about that PM you sent Jipay, I still can't quote quotes!

[Mister Phes]

i like this *y* id love it if it had a bit more "dark forest" feel ;-)

When I first saw it "Dark Forest" was the first thing that sprung to mind. Brick Miner, how do you think he achieve a more "DArk Forest" feel to this MOC?

[Brick Miner]

Brick Miner, any update about that PM you sent Jipay, I still can't quote quotes!

jipay turned off the initial quotes. now all that appears is the direct quotes, and that is what he wanted.

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When I first saw it "Dark Forest" was the first thing that sprung to mind. Brick Miner, how do you think he achieve a more "DArk Forest" feel to this MOC?

well, being me (the official-look-copy-cat), i did wish this had more of an official LEGO Dark Forest feel. the use of some blue slanted roofs would have achieved this. and probably something as simple as adding some more standard Dark Forest figs ;-)

oh, and BTW BD... the you did a great job on the custom background *y*

- BrickMiner

[Mister Phes]

I thinking blue slanted roofs would constrast too much in this MOC and the colours Big Daddy has chosen are just fine. If I recall correct, the blue slanted rooves were used sparingly in the Dark Forest sets.

[Brick Miner]

yes, i think that BD has made good choices... but IF he was going for a complete Dark Forest look (and that was the question directed toward me), i might expect blue roofs...

the Forestmen and Dark Forest themes didn't feature a lot of roofing... but when it did appear, it was blue.

- BrickMiner

[Mister Phes]

Do we know exactly what Big Daddy was trying to achieve? He doesn't seem to have returned to provide us with more information.

[BigDaddy]

Do we know exactly what Big Daddy was trying to achieve? He doesn't seem to have returned to provide us with more information.

Sorry so late. Since I don't own any 'Forestmen or Dark Forest' sets (due to my 'Dark Ages') my goal was to make a MOC that was more of an advanced set in the progression of the series. I did not try to follow the exact colours/style of the old series (e.g.: DF uses the brown trees), and sought a more 'organic' and realistic look to the fortress - where the old growth trees were carved/built upon and around, to achieve a solid stronghold.

Thanks for the comments!!