mrts Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) Hi there! I also posted this on classic castle so some of you might already commented on this. Here is my latest MOC: "A Royal Knights Outpost" I wanted to practise my landscaping skills so i ordered some 'landscaping-bricks' from bricklink and started building. Its my 'first' real landscape i made (well i made some before but they were always small and never a main focus point in my mocs), my first snot river, and my first 'odd shaped' tower...(its a pentagon shaped tower) So, to be short: it was fun to build this moc. "On the border of the Royal Knights Kingdom is a small outpost build on an open grassy area close to the woods of the forestmen. In this scene we see a captain returning from a trip to the kings castle. He is welcomed back by his subordinates.....but some forestmen are hiding and planning an assassination! Can you spot all 3 forestmen?" Enough talk , here is the folder: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=320047 I know i'm not that active around here lately, but i hope the 'euro-brickers' around here want to take a look and comment on this too! I'm interested in your opinions too. Edited June 12, 2008 by Hinckley Quote
Dragonator Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 That is really nice mtrs! Awesome landscaping! I have also just come across this cool technique, and I think you have done a fantastic job of it! I'll leave some more indepth comments later as I have to go, but in the meantime, keep up the good work! Quote
BlueBard Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Nice work! So hard to see royal knights' MOCs those days! LOL Quote
Nikola Bathory Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 oh man! that's cool!!! Impressive! How tall is is it? at least 30cm, right? Quote
WhiteFang Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) Hi mrts, thanks for sharing this excllent MOC of yours. Your landscaping is simply amazing and well-done. The foot path, bushes, river are done in a very nice manner. Even that outpost of yours, it looks real sweet. However, I feel that if the bushes or trees will be much taller and thicker. It will be much approriate to stage an ambush on them. It will actually provides the Forestmen some good cover too. I have done something similar like yours. But it's defintely not as impressive or nice compared to yours. Edited May 27, 2008 by WhiteFang Quote
legotrainfan Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Wow, nice little castle! I especially like the pentagonal roof of the tower. Quite creative to construct the roof that way! Quite a lot of plants, but hey: knights did not have lawn mowers. Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 It looks good, the towers has a great shape and wieght to it, looks very solid. I like the work around the door arch it's a nice touch. Your landscaping has gone very well, the mushrooms are excellent. Quote
mrts Posted May 27, 2008 Author Posted May 27, 2008 Thx for all the compliments people, its really appreciated! About the tip of adding more bush (higher bush). On this moment this is all the vegetation i have, haha. I thought about adding a tree or 2 but i liked the look of the moc without it. I liked the open feel the moc has right now so i decided to keep it. Also around an outpost like this its not probable to have any more vegetation, the knights will probably cut everything down to prevent ambushes. In this moc i guess the knights have became a little sloppy of keeping the grass short around the outpost while their superior was away .... oh man! that's cool!!! Impressive! How tall is is it? at least 30cm, right? The tower is +_ 35cm tall, the whole moc measures from bottem to the top of the tower 45 cm high. again thx all for taking the time to look at my moc and comment on it. Quote
Dovchenko Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Thx for all the compliments people, its really appreciated! About the tip of adding more bush (higher bush). On this moment this is all the vegetation i have, haha. I thought about adding a tree or 2 but i liked the look of the moc without it. I liked the open feel the moc has right now so i decided to keep it. Also around an outpost like this its not probable to have any more vegetation, the knights will probably cut everything down to prevent ambushes. In this moc i guess the knights have became a little sloppy of keeping the grass short around the outpost while their superior was away .... The tower is +_ 35cm tall, the whole moc measures from bottem to the top of the tower 45 cm high. again thx all for taking the time to look at my moc and comment on it. I really like this! The great detail put into everything, those awesome windows, and the sweet waterfall! I also really like the diorama you've made, with the forestman especially... But as I said about an MOC before, making cliffs like that seem to lack the really "rugged" look and seem smooth as compared to jagged. But otherwise, perfect MOC! Quote
I Scream Clone Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Thats great, im building a very similar MOC at the moment, just waiting for the last Bricklink order then i will post. You have given me some great ideas with your windows, waterfall and tower. :thumbup: Cheers ISC :skull: Quote
Stash2Sixx Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Wonderful job. Great roof, fantastic landscaping. But those knights better look out, all it takes is a few Forestmen to cause havoc! Quote
robbo Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Oh i wish i had the time to build the little blocks into something so beautiful like this. Great work. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 What an outstanding MOC MRTS! Castle builders never seize to amaze me. You and others who build these fantastic MOCs always seem to build them large scale with wonderful detail. In addition to the nicely designed castle, the landscaping is superb. I love how you created the stream/river and how it flows around some of the rock formations. In regard to the castle, the sloping ramp/stair case with arched door looks terrific; just one of many details that make the overall creation look excellent. It's a beautiful creation indeed. How ong did this take to create. If I were to build something this scale, I'd hate to take it apart. Fantastic! Quote
iamded Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 This is one amazing, detailed MOC with fantastic scenery. A truely great job, fantastic landscaping and architecture. :thumbup: ~Peace Quote
mrts Posted May 28, 2008 Author Posted May 28, 2008 Thx all for the comments! But as I said about an MOC before, making cliffs like that seem to lack the really "rugged" look and seem smooth as compared to jagged. But otherwise, perfect MOC! Yes i can see what you mean. Personally i like this technike of building so i guess i will stick too it, sorry! Thats great, im building a very similar MOC at the moment, just waiting for the last Bricklink order then i will post.You have given me some great ideas with your windows, waterfall and tower. Cheers ISC Interesting! I'm looking forward to your creation! What an outstanding MOC MRTS! Castle builders never seize to amaze me. You and others who build these fantastic MOCs always seem to build them large scale with wonderful detail. In addition to the nicely designed castle, the landscaping is superb. I love how you created the stream/river and how it flows around some of the rock formations. In regard to the castle, the sloping ramp/stair case with arched door looks terrific; just one of many details that make the overall creation look excellent. It's a beautiful creation indeed. How long did this take to create. If I were to build something this scale, I'd hate to take it apart. Fantastic! Thank you for all the compliments TheBrickster! I'd say it took me about 18 hours to build this moc. 2 sessions of 9 hours non-stop building haha, sick i know. I never really mind taking my mocs apart. I get tired of looking at it quite quick and then when i got a new idea for a moc i cant wait to take it apart. Thx again all! Quote
Asuka Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 A wonderful and very charming MOC, the shape of the tower looks very distinct, with a great facade work especially with all these different and fine detailed windows and that neat roof. The landscaping´s also very good, the creek just looks fantastic! Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 (edited) That's an amazing Castle MOC, mrts! With all this nice details, the nice landscape and the perfect castle it's simply ! Very, very well done! Klaus-Dieter Edited May 28, 2008 by Klaus-Dieter Quote
Grakul Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 The Royal Knights have always been my favorites! And very nice MOC too. Quote
Nikola Bathory Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 It's cool that I have the chance to tell you how much I like your MOC, thanks to this forum :) I almost guessed the height, hehe :) Quote
Adam Posted June 2, 2008 Posted June 2, 2008 Oh-my-god-that-is-the-most-awesome-thing-I-have-ever-seen- - - ! That is great! I absolutely love the attention to detail! Keep up the good work! Quote
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