Henry Bricklider Posted February 28, 2021 After building 21325 I had a newfound surge of inspiration to begin a new Castle MOC. I started this a few weeks ago and I'm glad to say I have made significant progress on it. Here we have the Black Falcon outpost. It's a simple building for soldiers to lodge in. Ideally, there will be a larger landscape surrounding the building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pdaitabird Posted February 28, 2021 Looks like a nice build so far! I like the trees and rockwork. (And look at you, flexing on us with two goats!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted February 28, 2021 Just now, Pdaitabird said: Looks like a nice build so far! I like the trees and rockwork. (And look at you, flexing on us with two goats!) Thanks! Haha, yeah I'm very fortunate to own those goats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexandrina Posted February 28, 2021 You've made a very impressive start there! I'm looking forward to seeing where you develop this - though at the moment it looks like a very good representation of a Black Falcon outpost immediately after a run-in with a cannonball or six! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deraven Posted March 1, 2021 Looking good! Doing an interior as well, or just exterior and landscaping? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted March 1, 2021 2 hours ago, deraven said: Looking good! Doing an interior as well, or just exterior and landscaping? My intention was just exterior and landscaping. The inside of both the ground and second floors are kind of messy, as there are a lot of headlight bricks that don't gel in terms of color. I may do an interior for the second floor as that isn't as bad in terms of out of place colored bricks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarophas Posted March 1, 2021 Really nice so far, especially the window shutters caught my attention. I won't comment on the goats... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeoBrick Posted March 1, 2021 Can't wait to see how you'll handle the roof! And did the Blacksmith's Lady Knight wandered off somewhere? ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, GeoBrick said: Can't wait to see how you'll handle the roof! And did the Blacksmith's Lady Knight wandered off somewhere? ;) I have no idea what I'm going to do for the roof yet... I'm quite fond of the way the Medieval Blacksmith does the roof. The Lady Knight joined my "Dragon Knights" village military. 8 hours ago, Sarophas said: Really nice so far, especially the window shutters caught my attention. I won't comment on the goats... Thanks! Maybe I shouldn't have posted the goats, my intention wasn't really to flex them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SerenityInFire Posted March 1, 2021 Any chance we'll get to see that Dragon Knights village? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted March 1, 2021 29 minutes ago, SerenityInFire said: Any chance we'll get to see that Dragon Knights village? I don't know, maybe. I might build some sort of square for them at some point, that idea has come to mind before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frike Posted March 1, 2021 I'll comment on the goats, they are very cute and seem very fitting! Oh, and they also make me very jealous! ;) As for the building, I think you've found a nice balance for the texture on the ground floor. I might have to go and add some colour to break up the grey of my own similar WIP build. I also didn't think that black panels would work so well against the white walls on the second floor but I quite like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoth33 Posted March 2, 2021 Nice start. The texturing looks good and nice color choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted March 2, 2021 17 hours ago, Frike said: I'll comment on the goats, they are very cute and seem very fitting! Oh, and they also make me very jealous! ;) As for the building, I think you've found a nice balance for the texture on the ground floor. I might have to go and add some colour to break up the grey of my own similar WIP build. I also didn't think that black panels would work so well against the white walls on the second floor but I quite like it. I thought the goats were rather fitting, too. Hopefully there will be a new and even better goat piece released later down the line. Texturing the ground floor was tough. I had a go at a previous castle build where I stacked 1x1 studs in light bluish grey, dark bluish grey, and brown on top of each other in a rather random order. While I sort of liked the texture there, it was way too parts intensive and didn't look great used in excess. With the ground floor here I had no real plan for the texture and simply stacked bricks and would check to see if it looked good the chimney (which isn't visible in this image) is the weakest element of the ground floor as I think it is too smooth and grey. I'm glad you like the black panels! I initially wanted to make the walls yellow with black panels (like the wall piece in 6074) but it did not gel well at all. I think the white and black looks a bit better than reddish brown and white. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtooker Posted March 2, 2021 Looks good so far! I like the dark blue shutters on the lower window. The stonework looks worn but sturdy. I cannot wait to see the end result! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted April 26, 2021 Update: I completed the main outpost build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Cromwell Posted April 27, 2021 Wow! Looks great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted April 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, John Cromwell said: Wow! Looks great! Thank ya, kindly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Sassy Posted April 27, 2021 Interesting, somehow, black looks better than reddish brown for such build. Good job on the house. (Hopefully we'll see more updated Black Falcon soldiers in the future, rather than just 4 of them.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1974 Posted April 27, 2021 Black always looks better. Reddish brown makes look like a chocolate house, I hate it Nice MOC but i wouldn't call it an outpost. Looks like a typical village building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted April 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jack Sassy said: Interesting, somehow, black looks better than reddish brown for such build. Good job on the house. (Hopefully we'll see more updated Black Falcon soldiers in the future, rather than just 4 of them.) Thanks! I agree. As much as I like the Ideas Medieval Blacksmith, the reddish brown doesn't look the best. I hope we'll see more "ranks" in the Black Falcon army. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1974 Posted April 27, 2021 It's also very unrealistic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted April 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, 1974 said: Black always looks better. Reddish brown makes look like a chocolate house, I hate it Nice MOC but i wouldn't call it an outpost. Looks like a typical village building That's fair. I can guess it can just be "The Black Falcon House" Just now, 1974 said: It's also very unrealistic Reddish brown is a strange LEGO color because I don't think it looks great as wood (brown trees look kind off, too). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1974 Posted April 27, 2021 It looks like a common peasant house in Lion Knight country that was raided by the Black Falcons and then used as an outpost .. I could easily see those fellas shootin' dice and drinking beer in that place while looking out for the Lion Knights return Just needs a few dead peasants lying on the ground Uncle Owen/Aunt Beru style Yeah, I dislike reddish brown. Looks very cheap and plasticy. Nothing like wood. Black looks better for trees imho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Bricklider Posted May 24, 2021 Hello everyone! I'm nearly finished with what was initially a Black Falcon Outpost. But, after some discussion here, it's certainly more of a cottage or standard village building, so I am excited to show you The Wizard's Cottage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites