Chorduroy Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Hey all, Here is my first MOC. My presentation skills need work, I realize, but I need to tear these down for the parts, so I had to post in haste! Check out more pics on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/78917827@N07 Edited May 28, 2012 by Chorduroy Quote
soccerkid6 Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 Nice MOCs! The bridge really works well, as do the windows of the abbey The house is neat too, any interiors? Quote
jFox Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 I really like those windows on the abbey. If you have haven't already dismantled them, any chance of a closeup picture? Quote
Chorduroy Posted May 29, 2012 Author Posted May 29, 2012 Nice MOCs! The bridge really works well, as do the windows of the abbey The house is neat too, any interiors? The only "interior" I did was kind of an indoor/outdoor kitchen on the ground floor of the castle ... which I'm not sure worked all that well ... see below. No interiors for the house ... I really like those windows on the abbey. If you have haven't already dismantled them, any chance of a closeup picture? Sure! Here's a couple: And the doors: Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it. Quote
gotoAndLego Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 I love it and only two things stand out. The first is that its kind of slab-sided. I think it would be great if there were some difference to the bridge side of the tan house. Maybe if it hung out further than the grey area or something else to break up that big vertical surface. Something as simple as using a brick with one stud ont he side to attach brown tiles to the timbers stuck out a little further. The second is more complimentary. I like the ground area so much that I wish you have developed that on all sides of the buildings. Is there an exit from either building, or does the carriage just go a short distance back and forth? Bunch of lazy people live there. Quote
jFox Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks for the closeup shots of the windows. I love stained-glass, seeing it in LEGO always makes me smile. For the smaller windows on the sides, it looks like a bunch of cheese slopes pushed together. Are they loose at all? If you pick the building up to move it, will you have to be careful they won't jostle around and fall out? Quote
Palathadric Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 I love the stained glass window. Looks really good. Quote
Chorduroy Posted May 29, 2012 Author Posted May 29, 2012 I love it and only two things stand out. The first is that its kind of slab-sided. I think it would be great if there were some difference to the bridge side of the tan house. Maybe if it hung out further than the grey area or something else to break up that big vertical surface. Something as simple as using a brick with one stud ont he side to attach brown tiles to the timbers stuck out a little further. The second is more complimentary. I like the ground area so much that I wish you have developed that on all sides of the buildings. Is there an exit from either building, or does the carriage just go a short distance back and forth? Bunch of lazy people live there. Excellent ideas! I agree completely. I think the lesson I learned with this is that I need to plan out my builds better. I just started building and had to design on the fly. Bad idea! So yeah, I would absolutely do it differently next time. Yeah, the carriage has nowhere to go. Again, bad planning! There are doors to each tower, but clearly, nowhere for the carriage to get to the ground level. Thanks for the closeup shots of the windows. I love stained-glass, seeing it in LEGO always makes me smile. For the smaller windows on the sides, it looks like a bunch of cheese slopes pushed together. Are they loose at all? If you pick the building up to move it, will you have to be careful they won't jostle around and fall out? They aren't loose, they're in there really tight, actually. But the trade-off is that the bricks are a "wee" bit stressed! Quote
gotoAndLego Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) Excellent ideas! I agree completely. I think the lesson I learned with this is that I need to plan out my builds better. I just started building and had to design on the fly. Bad idea! So yeah, I would absolutely do it differently next time. Yeah, the carriage has nowhere to go. Again, bad planning! There are doors to each tower, but clearly, nowhere for the carriage to get to the ground level. I disagree, your model perfectly sums up the excesses leading to the French Revolution, or some of the public works programs (Bridge to Nowhere) we currently have in the US. Its easy to switch from bad planning to "I planned that". Just put a door and part of a bridge on the other side of the tan house structure. That way it looks like you planned to have a gate for the carriage to travel through. I also like the precarious nature of the really tall tower. Edited May 29, 2012 by gotoAndLego Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 Great MOCs! The tower with the bridge on the river in the first picture is definitely my favorite! Superb work! Quote
gedren_y Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 The house is my favorite. It even could be an historic house from one of the Dutch or German communities of the mid-west US. I think I saw something similar in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off which was shot in and around Chicago. Quote
LauraC Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Very pretty! Especially love the stained glass windows, they're awesome! Quote
JackJonespaw Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Wow! The doors of the abbey look fantastic! These are amazing MOCs, and each one looks great! Nice job! Quote
Chorduroy Posted May 31, 2012 Author Posted May 31, 2012 Very pretty! Especially love the stained glass windows, they're awesome! Thanks! Very impressive to be your first MOC! Thank you! Wow! The doors of the abbey look fantastic! These are amazing MOCs, and each one looks great! Nice job! I was happier with the doors than almost anything else ... probably the only thing that came out pretty much how I saw it in my head. Thanks so much for the comments! Quote
MsRowdyRedhead Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 The magic is in the details. I love the doors, and the stained glass windows. The entire project is quite impressive. How long did it take to build? Quote
Flobnomdob Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 This is HUGE! I wish I could build as large as this! I love the rock work here too. Quote
Chorduroy Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 The magic is in the details. I love the doors, and the stained glass windows. The entire project is quite impressive. How long did it take to build? That was probably built over the course of 2 months. I don't have a lot of time each day with a young family and all! Thanks for the compliments! This is HUGE! I wish I could build as large as this! I love the rock work here too. lol - I feel like I suck at rocks, so I really appreciate that! Quote
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