marcu22 Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Hi Eurobricks, I want to present you a free build I was building on for a few weeks. It all started with LJ and SK building their beautiful Katoren. So i decided to get in to oriental city building and chose my SigFig's hometown Barqa. Cityleader: Gideon. Perfect to get an advice for question's about architecture and stuff...I took all the tan bricks I got and tried to build something represantive for Barqa. In my build i show a trading place in the center of Barqa, i tried to get a relation to the native agroculture and the fisherman's / the sea. I also brought in several ''races'' of Historica, like Elves, asian styled Ulandians, Orks and so on...Think this typically for an seaport like Barqa. Mixed cultures are also shown in the variety of the used architecture. The main blueprint of this build is leant to the market place of Siena,Italy. Awesome place i have been to once! So here is my Marketplace of Barqa: Some detailed Pic's: Hope you guys like my creation, and correct if there are historical mistakes in some part. Regards, marcu All my Pics on Flickr! Edited June 18, 2015 by marcu22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exetrius Posted June 18, 2015 Wow, truely amazing! I like the houses and all the activity going on. Only point of criticisme I have is that the colour scheme could be more varied and vivid, but that's it. Great build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blufiji Posted June 18, 2015 As I said on flickr, well done on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordDan Posted June 18, 2015 Beautiful work! I'm suprised that you did not use this as part of your catagory B entry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garmadon Posted June 18, 2015 Fantastic build marcu, the buildings and stands are excellent and I really like the fountain and trees! Your attention to detail is superb as well, as the ice in the fish trays and the chicken pen! It's great to see Ulandus represented in the great city of Barqa! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deraven Posted June 19, 2015 Very nice! I really like all the vendors, and the way you hung up the shark for the fishmonger caught my eye. Lovely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Full Plate Posted June 19, 2015 Very nice build!! You managed to get a bustling feel to it and there are a lot of nice details here. Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Dee Posted June 19, 2015 That's a lovely marketplace. The different vendors and buildings are nice and I really like the big fountain. The colors match up with other builds from that area; it would look more vivid with more variety but I like the understated nature as shown. The dark tan path makes a good contrast throughout the scene. The architecture of the big building looks great and it makes an impressive sight in the overview photo. Good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peedeejay Posted June 19, 2015 That's a beautiful market place. I especially like the fountain and the scenery around it with the vendors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted June 19, 2015 Very nice build Marcu, I really like the little splashes of green with the various plants! The white on the tower also adds some agreeable color variation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted June 19, 2015 Excellent work, Marcu! The layout is great and I like the fountain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted June 21, 2015 Very glad to hear that our Katoren layout inspired you Your various buildings are all excellent, good work getting some angles implemented into them The main building provides a nice background for the build, and the fountain adds a nice splash ( ) of color. Lots of neat activity going on with the minifigures: I spy a thief! And the various market stalls look great as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted June 21, 2015 Excellent, very fine build! I like the fountain and all the scenes around it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcu22 Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks for all your Feedback! After this bigger build, i have enough pieces to get into four-side viewable buildings. Also interior would be an idea...I just love Kaliphlin... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adair Posted June 23, 2015 Lovely work, Marcu! All the details and just the general aesthetic are wonderful! I'm sure Gideon will appreciate the HSS points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ecclesiastes Posted June 23, 2015 Seeing this I really need to build some Kaliphlin stuff. Great work on the different houses, which is hard to pull of having to work with just a few colors. Also, all the figs make it really a lively marketplace! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balbo Posted June 25, 2015 Impressive work, Marcu I love the fountain and the whole market scene. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CptMugwash Posted June 25, 2015 Loving the concentration of the detail in the center, the fountain and all the vendors are superb, overall this is an excellent moc, I don't mind the amount of tan, with Kaliphlin tan is the predominant color and you can't go wrong with it, it makes you more drawn to the splashes of color, allowing you to very easily guide the viewers eyes to where the main details are. Good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gideon Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Very nice to see more of the great trading hub Barqa I really like the amount of details and various everyday events going on in the build. I also generally accept the amount of tan as Barqa is a very tan city, but one problem is that details in tan like the statue tend to get a bit hard to see. Edited June 26, 2015 by Gideon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
