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  2. Posted

    3 hours ago, ranghaal said:

    It seems ages since I opened this topic. The summer joust was pretty ok for me though I mismanaged my time and couldn't finish the remaining three categories.
    Next stop Colossal Battle Contest? 

    Yep, that is the next major one, I haven't seen any notifications for it yet though, so they either aren't doing it, or are starting later.

  3. Posted

    On 7/28/2018 at 9:11 PM, LM71Blackbird said:

    Amen!

    Fantastic looking build! Terrain is nicely slopped and the texturing on the windmill is awesome!

    Thanks! :)

    On 7/29/2018 at 2:33 AM, de Gothia said:

    Wow! I love the organic and natural look to the landscape!! The houses are really great looking with the old, worn down feeling!

    Thank you! Cleanly run-down is my favorite to build. :)

    On 7/29/2018 at 8:59 AM, Mythical said:

    Awesome! Love the shed and the way the terrain seems to roll.

    Thanks! :)

    On 7/29/2018 at 1:26 PM, Henjin_Quilones said:

    I'm pretty sure we have the exact same sheep design! I might have stolen it from you over on Flickr, but I'm not sure...

    I love the terrain, and I love the shaping of the windmill tower, especially the roof! I have a couple of minor nitpicks of what is otherwise an excellent build: first, the window of the windmill tower has the wooden section stopping rather abruptly, rather than continuing up to the roof line or a horizontal beam, which is odd; and second, the chimney of the other building looks strange ending below the roof edge like that (at least I assume the pearl silver bowl and dish apparatus is a chimney?) rather than continuing up above the roof like a typical chimney. That being said, I am especially taken with the way you joined the different roof sections together with the inverted half-barrel, and the cart is quite nice, too!

    Your style goes well in Avalonia, as it reminds me of @The Maestro and @ZlatanXVIGustaf (whose own styles evoke others like DC and LD...).

    Thanks Henjin! The sheep I created from a combination of designs between Brick to the Past's and Mark of Falworth's most recent large display. :) Thanks for the critiques, as for the window wooden timbers, yeah, it looks weird, but it also looked weird to continue it to the top, and I was running out of pieces, because I am working on something that requires a lot of red. brown tiles... I see what you mean about the chimney, I guess it would have been good to continue it. ;) Thanks again! :)

    On 7/29/2018 at 8:29 PM, zoth33 said:

    Nice scene.  I really like the texturing of the windmill especially the roofs.  The landscaping is great I like the way it looks especially with the plates being layered.  The goats or sheep look cool too.  

    Thank you! :)

    On 7/29/2018 at 10:40 PM, Grover said:

    Very nice build.  I love the dark blue color for the roof on builds, and you did a great job here.  The dark red on the shed is also very nice.  The whole hill must take a lot of bricks, but it really looks good.  I love the goats.  They look fantastic!  The haywagon and fence are great, too.  I am not a huge fan of the super-detailed rundown looking walls, as I think they can start too look too cartoony, but that's just preference, and I think you did a great job with that here.  The only part that I'm not super excited about are the blades on the windmill.  They seem too open to me, maybe a little too short as well.  Thanks for sharing, and keep up the awesome work!

    Thanks Grover! Yeah, what you see is mostly bricks with the hill, as I have very few plates, which are all used near the edge to get a good looking edge. :) Yeah, the windmill isn't my favorite, the stonework does kinda look cartoony, and the blades are too small, and the pics really didn't capture the stonework...

    On 7/30/2018 at 1:00 AM, ZlatanXVIGustaf said:

    Fantastic build! You really nailed the DC look. The shape of the tower is very nice, especially the tower. All the different tools you made are very neat aswell. As I said on Flickr though, the holes in the tower could use some covering behind.

    Thank you Zlatan! Thank you for noticing the tools, super fun to make. ;) Yeah, the tower holes I am kinda bummed about.

    On 7/30/2018 at 9:52 AM, KevinyWu said:

    Very cool creation, and a fantastic addition to Avalonia! Love the landscaping, animals, and dark blue roof. The windmill fans themselves look small compared to the windmill tower, though, but I guess that's because the other building is in the way.

    Thanks Kevin! Yeah, windmill blades are too small, ran out of the necessary pieces for the blades.

    On 7/30/2018 at 11:15 AM, Kai NRG said:

    Very nice build, great textures and colors especially on the landscaping!  I really like the little garden and the shed off to the right - and the fences are a great touch too!  The size of the buildings kind of dwarfs the windmill blades, and I'm wondering how much wind it'll really catch with all that stone right behind it.  But the sheep are super cute! :thumbup: 

    Thanks Kai! The garden was very fun, and a good slap together in at the end. :) Yep, windmill blades are too small. ;P

    On 7/31/2018 at 11:41 AM, Puvel said:

    Lovely scene you built there!

    Giving the buildings different roof colours is a good idea, the landscape slopes nicely and adding the little garden livens up the scene.

    Love the water basin for the sheep! (and the sheep look great themselves too)

    Thanks!

    On 8/1/2018 at 2:31 PM, Niku said:

    Great scene, everything is pleasant to the eye, really liking the sheep(i think) :look:

    Thank you! Yep, sheep. :)

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    On 7/28/2018 at 12:25 PM, Henjin_Quilones said:

    Looks pretty cool! I love the SNOTed rockwork and the water. Also the start of the bridge is a nice touch, too. I do think that there is a bit too much texture here for microscale, since in micro every little stud ends up being a huge boulder; that can be good for the rocks, but it seems just a tad too much to my eye. Nonetheless, you have some great angles on the walls and the cathedral? up top is particularly nice. 

     

    As a side note, the second picture does not seem to be displaying properly. 

    Thanks Henjin! I can see your perspective with the studs in the rocks, I probably should have laid back some. And yes, I did angle the cathedral. :)

    On 7/28/2018 at 2:01 PM, TitusV said:

    For a first micro ever, that's pretty impressive! The rockwork is great, and I really like how the fortress is 'layered', with walls centering around the top of the hill. A very accurate and realistic detail. Also, nice use of these hammers :thumbup: 

    Thanks Titus! Accuracy was a big part of it, even putting the cathedral in the highest point of the fortress. :)

    On 7/28/2018 at 3:02 PM, de Gothia said:

    Some really cool details and good use of bricks in this microscale! Keep up the good work! :)

    Thank you! :)

    On 8/1/2018 at 7:30 PM, soccerkid6 said:

    Very strong start for your first micro! The brown carrot supporting the wood bridge is a super fun design :wub: Lovely use of ingots and hammers too!
    HQ may be right, in that there are too many exposed studs showing in the rockwork. Though your style tends too use more exposed studs than I generally would, so that could just be a matter of personal preference.
    Was great having you able to compete in the Joust this year :sweet:

    Thanks, yeah I saw the carrot and was going to use it for a tree, but then there was no room for trees, so I found out it worked for the bridge. :) Super fun competing in my first joust. :)

  9. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    Another FB with no story, I am super rushed with the Summer Joust, so I have no time to write a story, anyways, I will have another build up tomorrow hopefully... :) I'll start with my storyline when Book III is realeased. :)

     

    Wefyrf Valley Wheat-Windmill

    This is my second Summer Joust entry, part of the team collaboration category, this is the second part of a four part collab, between Hildigrim Took, Mountain Hobbit, Jako Of Nerogue's and I. Hildigrim's the Wheat Farmer's house, mine is the Windmill where the wheat is processed, Jako's is the bakery where the wheat is made into goods, and Jake's is the market where the goods are sold in the wheat of Wefyrf. As I said, I have been building this over the past two months and I am pretty happy with the end result. :) The end size is 51 x 76 half irregular base. I tried as best I could to match their other styles.

    To my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be the Glory! :D

     

  10. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    Hello! This is my first entry to the Summer Joust, in the 12 x 12 Vignette category. :) Built this in the past two days, and 2 more entries to go! My largest will be posted tomorrow hopefully. As for the moc, this is my first microscale build, so it was super fun to try it out. :) Enjoy! Also, first build for GOH, just a freebuild with no story, not my best, just a quick entry for Summer Joust. I have a lot better of a build coming tomorrow. :)

     

    Tralfandor Fortress (GoC)

     

     

    To my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be the glory! :D

  12. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    11 minutes ago, cablefoxley said:

    Iv stopped working on a few mocs I was doing, as I'm waiting to see what book 3 will be about. Most of the others are doing the same.

    Maybe we should have a quick comp to liven things up. Deadline August 1st.

    What about everyone does a quick 12 x 12 scene with their new or updated sigfig?

    Some people already have done it so they should be included. 

    Winner gets a title or something as a prize. 

    I like that idea, especially 12 x 12, because it fits in with the Summer Joust. :P And as for a prize or title, I say some special role or title or ownership of land in Book 3. Or maybe not a prize at all, just have it to keep up activity.

  15. Posted

    33 minutes ago, Ailhbe said:

    Hi! Josh/mkjosha on Flickr suggested I sign up for this. I'm really leaning toward Avalonia, but with the transition to Book III happening, I'm wondering whether I need to sign up in the Book III thread or in the Book II Avalonia thread. 

    Welcome! And yes, Avalonia is the best! ;) I am new as well, but I decided to go ahead and sign up in the book 3 thread and the book 2 avalonia thread.

  16. Posted

    1 hour ago, gedren_y said:

    To help drive prospective builders' confidence we need to show the weakest of our builds, then the not quite so bad builds, and keep the progression on into the beautifully skilled builds. Show that joining in the RBG can help improve your overall building skill, and also that it's okay to be a novice.

    Yeah, I agree. Any time you are part of any kind of community in Lego, you really start to improve.I have a group of fellow castle builders that I continually share WIPs with, and it has helped me so much. I wish there was a way to tell that to all the newer builders that.

  17. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    35 minutes ago, The Maestro said:

    So just to clear my muddled mind, will the guilds remain the same, with Varlyrio staying closed, or has it not been decided yet?

    Yeah, I am wondering the same thing. Of course either way you choose, the leadership is gonna make some people happy and make some people mad, as it always does. So, are you guys choosing based on which guild has the more people interested in it or are you guys are going to decide and have the people follow whatever the choice? From an outside point of view, aka an Avalonian a Mitgardian or a Kaliphlin, I assume most would want something new and exciting such as a new governmental power, while others may want to have the original 4 guilds up and running. Do you think putting out a poll for the members of the 3 other guilds to vote on which guild should be open is better? Or have you guys decided to make the guild choice in amongst the leadership? As you guys are in charge, either way you decide, the regular members are listening to you guys and we will follow. Super excited to get building for Book 3! :D

  18. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    @Grover Thanks! As for the pic, I have an unofficial one not in a build, so I'll show that. :) Fig is eh, I have very few castle figs aside from LOTR. I joined GOH mainly for the community and building. :) Quick question, you all can see that right? :)

    Fingarfelin

     

    @soccerkid6 Thanks Isaac! Hehe, yeah, Mitgardia was my second choice, and it boiled down to the fact that I don't have enough white slopes and pieces to build any large scene in Mitgardia. I struggled debating between the two. :)

    @de Gothia Thanks! :)

    @TitusV Thanks! :)

  19. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    I'd like to sign up for Avalonia! I will start in Book III, so I am not sure if I should comment here, but here it is anyways. :)

    Sigfig Intro:

    Fingarfelin - A Human who dwells as a Hermit in the Darkwood Forest of Avalonia. Fingarfelin loves nature above all else and although he is a hermit, he is somewhat social, although welcomed by only a few. He is somewhat clumsy and the only weapon he is able to wield is an axe. His parents have sent him away to whatever life he could find and he chose to be a hermit. He lost all contact to his parents until recently. Which bore the news that his mother had since then died, leaving him with only his father and his brother left. Although he is alone for a good portion of his time, he sticks to his few friends that he has.

    That being said, super excited to start building for this and I can't wait to hang out with one of the largest castle communities. :)

  20. Posted

    Alright, I've been wanting to join for a year now, and I have finally decided to jump in on the fun, what better time to start than with a new book. :) I would like to join Avalonia, and I'll have an intro near the time when Book 3 is released. :) I'll go sign up in the Book II Avalonia thread. :) Anything else I need to do until I get my character intro for Book III? Thanks! (Sorry for being unexperienced, I may be asking this in the wrong thread, but once I get started, I won't be so needy. ;) )

  21. Posted

    On 5/26/2018 at 8:13 PM, Littleworlds said:

    Truly outstanding texturing-work on these walls!:classic: :thumbup:

    Thanks! :)

     

    On 5/27/2018 at 4:51 AM, pantelis said:

    Its just an amazing build... Perfect

    Thank you! :)

     

    On 5/28/2018 at 5:11 AM, miniman said:

    Fantastic. :)

    Thanks! :)

     

    On 5/28/2018 at 9:19 AM, soccerkid6 said:

    Very fitting building for Beorn. The various stone and wood portions are combined beautifully :thumbup: And that landscape is superb! Great irregular edge and color use :wub:

    It's also good to see you including plenty of animals, since they're such a significant part of Beorn's residence.

    If you have any more dark green leaves, I think the trees in the back could benefit from additional foliage. Though I well understand the challenge of never having enough leaves :laugh:

    Thanks Isaac! Yeah, I am kinda bummed with the trees being having so few leaves, but I didn't have the drive to order more as I had just gotten an order for this build. Thanks again! :)

     

    On 5/28/2018 at 11:03 AM, jakbar said:

    Absolutely beautiful! These walls look amazing! Why are there so many chimneys though?

    Thanks! Those are actually his beehives that he has on his roof, it does kinda look like chimney's though. :/ Thanks again!

     

    On 5/28/2018 at 11:18 AM, zoth33 said:

    Great job.  the texturing is wonderful.  especially the roof and the ground.  The stonework is really beautiful too.  Is there an interior?

    Thank you! Unfortunately I didn't have the time or pieces to create an interior. Much appreciated!

     

    On 5/31/2018 at 2:55 PM, LegoModularFan said:

    What a spectacular MOC! Everything is amazing here, for instance the rock-work, the base, the foliage, especially the flowers on the roof and the trees, the olive green/dark tan combo with small but effective earth green and dark brown additions and I'm absolutely in love with the gorgeous use of the barrel containers and all the shaping on this MOC, especially the triangle windows and round corners! :wub_drool: 

    That's a real shame pity how much interest MOCs get on EB compared to official sets... Please keep sharing your awesome work on EB and don't mind the other people who are only interested in official sets and who aren't aware what they're missing... :hmpf_bad:  let's find a way to make more people discover and get interested also in MOCs! :sweet:

    Thanks! Glad you noticed the small details like those triangular windows, which were quite tricky, and yes, I prefer barrels to brick rounds, because it gives a better texture IMO. Yeah, I still love EB, but I am a little disappointed with all the set reviews and not so many mocs. Thanks again! :)

     

    On 6/1/2018 at 7:09 AM, Leche Guevara said:

    Very beutiful! I feel as being in the Middle Earth!

    Thanks! :) That's the goal! Glad it came through! :)

  22. Posted · Edited by TheLordOfBricks

    Hello! This is my seventh of 19 posts I will be doing, where I will be building my way through the Hobbit story, one chapter per post, I will do this over the course of the year...

    Here is my build of Beorn's House for my Hobbit Project! It took me 4 months of building (5 months total), is around 7,500 pieces and the maximum base size is 105 x 56. It was a ton of fun to build and I am pleased with the result. :) I was gonna bring this to BFAL, but that was 4 months ago.

     

    Queer Lodgings...

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    This is my first build of the year, and the first post that I actually built in time of having a flickr account. With this and one other build, I will be taking a break from my Hobbit Project for 2-3 months to build regular castle for a while. :)

    Some great inspiration came from builders like Patrick B and Simon NH for all the tools and animals on the ground. For the house itself, I got most of my inspiration from Weta Workshop's model, but I also looked closely at some of the great builds of Beorn's House by Dunedain98, Patrick B, and Caleb W's build for Caleb and Graeme's collab Hobbit Project which you should check out. :) 

    Also, a huge thanks to the guys who helped me with all 20 WIPs I sent throughout the building process! :) I hope you enjoy!

    To my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be the glory! :D

    Also, how do you add pictures from a private flickr photo? Thanks!

  25. Posted

    3 hours ago, norlego said:

    Thanks, thought it was finally time to join this part of the community. Gotta get used to it. ;)

    Yep! Make sure you get to ten posts quick so you can maximize the benefits of using EB, I got my account back in mid 2016, but didn't really use it until early 2017, because of the ten post rule. :)