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Congrats Team DG on the win! And great recap Rogue Angel, thanks for using my creation in it, that was a pleasant surprise. :)

Inigo Vs. Count Rugen - The Princess Bride Collaboration A part of the nine-builders/friends, fourteen-builds collaboration at BrickWorld 2014 this year. This MOC depicts the scene where Inigo finally tracks down Count Rugen after many years of searching for him, and kills him. Be sure to explore the rest of the builds or watch this interview with Beyond the Brick: The Nine Collaborators are: Paul Vermeesch Dan Church Max Pointner Ian Spacek Casey McCoy Philip Berntson Matthew Oh - Me Ben Merrill Lee Muzzy Enjoy! Soli Deo Gloria! ~Matthew~

Fall of Jericho by mpoh98, on Flickr Hello all, At BrickWorld 2014 this year, my good friend Aidan Frusher organized a small 16x16 Bible Vignette Collaboration. I was able to contribute this build, which I whipped up a couple days before BrickWorld began. I had seen this loose brick technique before, and had tons of fun playing with it in this build. Enjoy! Fall of Jericho by mpoh98, on Flickr The Fall of Jericho Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.” So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.” When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there. Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days. On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city! The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.” When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys. (Joshua 5:13-6:27 NIV) Soli Deo Gloria! ~Matthew~

Thank you Ranger_Elegost! :) Thanks Dewey! If you do, you will have lots of fun experimenting with the angles. :) Thanks Mahtion! Yes, if I went more accurate I would have used a different color than Light Bluish Gray, but as this was one of the colors that I still had left, I used it. :)

Thank you everyone! Glad you like my part of our collaboration! :)

Welcome to Avalonia Slobey! :D

Hello All, Here is my entry to GoH Challenge 2: Category A - Team Simon. Unfortunately, due to the contest ending tonight, I have not finished the story yet, but am working on it. I will probably edit it tomorrow with the full story, but meanwhile here is a quick summary: Feren and his men were traveling to help his friend Simon get rid of the Drow from his lands. During one of their rest stops, Feren sent out his elite Rangers to scout ahead. When one of them didn't return, he and his lead archer/friend went out to search for him, knowing the general direction the missing Ranger took. Due to Feren's inhuman hearing ability, he heard whispering, and following it found this supposedly ruined castle, that was almost rebuilt. He and his friend sneaked up to the wall (Feren started climbing up), and heard the Ranger betraying their company to the Drow, and where they will be in a week. That is what this build is about, I was going to continue the story in my 2 other entries, but (due to the time limit again, and life) I was unable to build them. So here is the summary of what was going to happen. Build 2 Category B: When the Ranger came back, they grabbed him, put him in chains, and brought him to Feren. However, he explained that he was actually leading the Drow into a trap. He told the Drow Leader the fastest way to intercept Feren's company, which happened to lead the Drow's army through a narrow rocky valley between 2 cliffs, the perfect ambush spot. Build 3 Category C: Feren led his men to the cliffs and split them, putting half his men on both sides. They spent the next couple days preparing for this ambush (gathering rocks, traps, etc). When the Drow arrived, the attack would begin (Which is what the MOC would have been about, the full scale attack/ambush). That is the full story summary for what I "was" going to do for this Challenge, but didn't have time to build them all. For the Glory of Avalonia, and Go Team Simon! Thanks for viewing! Soli Deo Gloria! ~Matthew Oh~

Thanks TheUtilityBelt32! :D Yes, I do enjoy seeing biblical mocs as well. Thanks Indyman! I guess so, maybe!

Wow, awesome! Thanks Godtshep! :D Thank you jluchaupt! :) ? Thanks Zepher, great critique, now that you point that out, I see that. I will definitely try and improve that in my future builds. Thanks Gunman! :D Thank you MassEditor, glad you like it! :)

Thank you kbcakir. :) Thanks Godtshep! :D Thank you Ratshot, I did have a lot of fun playing around with the techniques. :) Thanks CompleteMadness. :) Thanks Behemoth, glad you like it! :)

Thanks Fritzy, your welcome. :) Thanks Carson. :) Thanks Wardancer! I agree! :) Thank you Macsen! :D Thanks MikroMan! You should, you'll have a lot of fun playing with the technique :) Thanks Balthazar, glad you like it! :)

Thanks ManInATopHat! :) Thanks Pizzareno. :) Thank you Gary! Thanks Infernum! Thank you adventurer, your welcome. :)

Thanks lego3364! :D Glad you like it! :) Thank you Alfadas. :) Thanks Wedge! :D

Welcome to all the new members of Avalonia! Sorry I haven't been staying active, I have been extremely busy, but I plan on continuing my Challenge 2 Cat A build story line, and build the other 2 builds as free builds. :)

Thanks Thomas! :D Thank you Gunman! Sweet, glad you were able to! Glad you like it :) Thanks Isaac, I had fun experimenting with those new techniques. :) Thank you Damaximus!

Thanks kayne! Hmm, maybe it is just my computer, but I can see all the details fine. :P Maybe crank up your brightness? Thanks mrcp6d! Thanks TheUtilityBelt! I will do my best to try and enter the others as free builds. :) Thanks Gary! Yes, I will do that next time, good idea. :) I will try to enter the others as free builds. :) Thanks mccoyed! I'll try! Thanks De Gothia! Yeah, sorry, maybe I'll do one picture on a white background later. :) Thanks Garmadon! Yes, your critiques are great, I will definitely incorporate them into my next builds!

Thanks Carson! Yeah, I wish I could do it, maybe I will build the other MOCs as free builds. :) Thanks Hammerhand! :D Thanks robuko! Yeah, I tried to take a dark photo to add a midnight sort of feel, hopefully you can view it on a computer and see it better. Thanks Lord Vladivus! :) Thank you Torgar. :) Thanks Scaevola. :)

Just to clarify, I can have Brickarms/Brickwarriors/Brickforge in my creations, as long as no clone brands, correct? Category A build: Betrayal Edit: Thanks for the great contest guys, loved building for it. :) ~Matthew~

Thank you Macsen! :D Glad you like it! Thanks MassEditor! :) Thanks ThunderWarrior! :) Hey Sir Valiant, didn't know you were here! :D Thanks man. :)

Thanks Nathan! :D Thank you Legopard! :D

Thanks Kabel! Actually, this is when Huck is escaping from his dad, Pa Finn. :) Thank you adventurer1! :D Thanks emilstorm! Thank you Robert_88! Yes, it is a great book, I definitely recommend it! Thanks frumpy, glad you like it! Thank you Fritzy! No, I haven't thought about that, that is a good idea! I might. :) Thanks mrcp6d! Thank you eileenkeeney! :D Thanks Simon, glad you think so! Thanks lightningtiger! :D Thank you Scaevola! :) Thanks! Oh, even more support! Maybe I should submit it! I'll think about it, and talk to my parents. Thanks Gunman! :)

Thanks Balthazar! Thank you krono! The flex-tubes are used as the trunk for the tree on the right, the curved one. I was able to curve it since the trunk is made of a couple flex-tubes.

@Kabel: Avalonia has rocks as well!

Welcome Krono, to Avalonia! :) I like the outdoor photography. :)

Fantastic work Hammerbro! :D