Slegengr
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Beautiful build, de Gothia! The lighting and perspective make this a beautiful scene! I like the many different architecture styles that blend so nicely into this street view. The cart wheel, bags, and chickens are great additions to your street to make it appear lived-in! The tavern/inn sign is very nicely done.
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That is nice for a first build, ErikW! The progress was nice to see over the course of this project. It is a large project for a first one. I find that large projects should be supplemented with smaller projects to avoid building burn-out. Sometimes a large build just takes too long to seem worth it if it is not broken up with smaller builds.
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Very nice build, TitusV! The even stone and half-timber make this a very fitting Avalonian build! The stone is quite realistic! The dark green accents and gold windows work very well with the half-timber portion. Nice use of the microfigs on the turret!
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Book II - Mitgardia: Guild sign-up and Discussion
Slegengr replied to Ecclesiastes's topic in Guilds of Historica
I will be looking forward to your sigfig and to your builds! -
Book II - Mitgardia: Guild sign-up and Discussion
Slegengr replied to Ecclesiastes's topic in Guilds of Historica
@McTraul The close of a book is the finish to a section of Historica's history (and the related challenges). The start of a new book is the only opportunity for members to change guilds in the new book that will begin soon after the close of a book. This will not change the purpose of the Guilds. So, post your sigfig (in the coolest Guild of Mitgardia, of course ), begin your story, enter the current Challenge V to finish Book II, and keep building for the growth of the Guilds of Historica community (free builds are always welcome)! -
I start with too many ideas in my head to ever build in the time I have available! Then I find reference pictures for different portions of the MOC if I do not have a precise picture in my mind for details. I sometimes make a quick sketch of the build to determine relative layout. The main step begins when I pull out my bricks and just start building, which does result in more changes and rebuilding but is more fun. I really do not use LDD unless I want to try to verify a connection/technique concept before I invest in physical parts.
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-Book ll Challenge V Category A: Riders of Historica- Alliance side
Slegengr replied to Alfadas's topic in Guilds of Historica
Nice entry quite early, Alfadas! The simple water and shore are nicely built! I like the little bits of snow and the use of the olive stalks. The action of the scene is very fitting for this challenge category. The idea of a decoy message is great! Does this mean that we will be seeing a build of the wine merchant with the real message? The cheese slope waves might look better flipped around, as waves usually seem to crest towards the shore rather than away, but this is a very minor detail. They still look good as they are. -
This is a really nice pyramid, ME! The stonework is excellent, as is the jungle foliage! The SNOT water is very fitting here and very nice in appearance.
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En Egliam: Celebrating five years of GoH!- Prelude
Slegengr replied to Ecclesiastes's topic in Guilds of Historica
This is certainly a large and amazing build, Ecc.! I was also wondering when this build would be posted, and the accompanying story is great! There is certainly a lot going on in Historica right now! This city is an amazing blend of Avalonian, Mitgardian, and Kaliphlin's architecture styles! I really like that colored strip in the wall to avoid a plain gray wall face. The different ships and docks really add to the scene! -
Book II Chal V: Cat A (Riders of Historica) Entry (Alliance Side)
Slegengr replied to halixon's topic in Guilds of Historica
This certainly is a quick start to the challenge, Windusky! The shore and water are quite nice! The posing and parts for the minifigures is perfect for this part of the challenge! The facial expression is nicely used here. -
According to what I learned (American schooling for proper English), using the article 'a' before a noun is proper with a noun starting with a consonant. The article 'a' becomes 'an' when the noun starts with a vowel. This, I believe, is to avoid doubling up on vowel sounds such as 'a apple' versus 'an apple'. The 'an' makes a sounded distinction in the spoken language. The distinction is not really necessary in the written form but is necessary/helpful in the spoken language (therefore 'an' is still proper in written form for nouns starting with a vowel). This is easily lost in translation from another language, since it is not necessarily common to other languages. I am not an English professional, but my family particularly loves messing with language at home with the intent of better learning the proper uses of words (especially since my father teaches English and my mother used to teach English as a second language). Sorry I am not British...
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Great castle, Mark! This is a very large MOC with a beautiful view and some nice design details! The stone of the walls is rather nice. The landscaping and water are excellent! Including many different trees is a great idea. My favorite details are the steps and drawbridge and the half-timber hoardings! This really needs to be seen in person to truly appreciate the details!
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Great job on this remake of a classic, gads! I love to see the old classic sets remade, and yours is spectacular in every detail! Thanks for including the comparison to the original (though I already knew what it looked like)! The half-timber sections and stonework are very fitting for an inn like this. The only detail I do not like is that the wall is no longer modular in your rebuild. I know this is because you were remaking the original, but the wall seems rather pointless as you have it now with dead ends only a short distance from each other. It seems doubtful to me that such a solid stone wall would be built with open ends. I would really like to see this attached to remakes of all the LEGO-original modular castle sets!
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Very cute, Thy! This is a very hilarious and clever MOC! Great way to put that brick separator to use in a way other than its intended great use!
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Great progress, erikw! Your Medieval village is beginning to shape up! I have a few tips for improvement. If you have the plates available, try to break up the flat levels of large plates in the terrain with smaller plates to make elevation difference. Try to use smaller plates or foliage to blend the borders between the brown and green. It would also be more realistic if you could have the brown at a lower elevation than the green in the terrain. For the rocks, BURPs and LURPs make for some quick mass, but they do tend to look unrealistic. The rock body will look more realistic if the BURPs and LURPs are covered with slopes and bricks to give them a more random and realistic appearance. I understand that this build is not close to being finished, so do not take my comments too critically. These are just hard changes to incorporate later, so they should be worked on at early stages if you would like to incorporate these tips. I also notice that you are already implementing some of these tips in what you have done to this point. I am looking forward to future stages in this WIP and to the completion of this MOC!
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Welcome to Eurobricks, Fox Womb! Sorry for a late response to your introduction to the community and to your question. The LEGO Group recommends cleaning parts with warm water and a mild detergent. This has worked well for me, though I have never had cat smell to eliminate. What are your favorite LEGO themes? I am looking forward to seeing your MOCs, illegal or not!
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Book II Challenge V Final Prelude: Beggar's Inn
Slegengr replied to ZCerberus's topic in Guilds of Historica
Well-played story, Z! The cloaked heir is ingenious to keep up the excitement! The inn is lovely in your classic Avalonian style! The hinges to allow for open access are a perfect inclusion to really make this an amazing build. The half-timber is beautiful! The interior details are nice as well, such as the chairs and furniture, rugs, doors, beds in different rooms, items in storage, and the minifigure activity. I like the angled cellar door quite a lot! This story is really shaping up beautifully for the next challenge, and you are moving it along nicely with your amazing builds! -
Neat micro cottage design, Full Plate! The picket fence is ingenious with the grille tiles! The windows and doors are nicely done at such small scale. I also like your micro foliage of different designs. The way you combined the green flower shapes with round plates to hide the top portion of the droid-arm trunk is quite interesting!
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Excellent build, Kai! The colors really make this ice castle stand out, both the icy blue and snowy white offset by the black doors and gold accents! Interesting techniques all around with the rounded towers and triangular shape! Though I have seen the door hinge design before, your use is really striking with the color scheme. The stone platform is interesting with the beautiful snow drifts on top with the small hanging parts. The snowflake spires are a perfect addition here and neatly built! I just wish you did have more to say about this, especially with some sort of story.
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I wondered the same, but I did not want to seem accusing. It would surprise me, though, that so many mistakes would be made when LEGO puts forth extensive efforts into quality assurance. Maybe someone tampered with the sets before purchase? @Joseph Barker Were these sets purchased directly from the LEGO stores or were they from a secondary source or merchandise outlet?
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Book II Challenge V Prelude: Alguroran
Slegengr replied to Ecclesiastes's topic in Guilds of Historica
This is an amazing build with an excitement-building story, Ecc.! The colors are perfect here with the dark bley stone to offset the white and blue of the snow and ice! Exquisite texturing for the walls and the landscape including the studs on the walls! The light gray rock under the walls really adds to the appearance, especially with the small snow peaks. Snow atop the walls would be a nice inclusion, as Gideon suggested. Is there any special significance to the stone figures on the wall? -
Ha, that makes much more sense! I was wondering how a common piece like the peg-leg would be unknown. That Brickbeard design is certainly interesting for a pirate captain! The Ninjago legs seem like reasonably good parts for pirates.
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Welcome to Eurobricks, BrickBarn (Chris)! I am looking forward to your MOCs! What themes do you like the best?
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Hello! My Name is Mike (aka Switchfoot55)
Slegengr replied to Switchfoot55's topic in Hello! My name is...
Welcome to Eurobricks, Switchfoot55! I am looking forward to seeing your collection and your contributions to this community! -
The reddish-brown peg-leg? It came in numerous sets, as listed on BrickLink.