Hammerhand

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Great job man, the variation on the minatours looks perfect, and the building has a nice Kaliphlinian pavilion feel.

Wow, really cool! I'm going to have to look at this in more detail when I have more time, it looks awesome!

Haha, I love this! Great job on the sleds and the snow, looks great!

Here's my entry to the CMF Challenge - Nocturnus Heavy Dwarven Infantry This race of tall dwarves live in the rugged mountains of Nocturnus, and are known for their brute strength. They form a virtually impenetrable shield wall when in groups using their large shields, which are inscribed with charms against enchanted pumpkin pies, and such devilry... Imperial soldier The imperial soldier is part of the elite guard of one of Nocturnus's leading resistance fighters. These warriors must go through grueling training, usually involving withstanding extreme abuse and pain, in order to become a part of the guard, so that they will not give away information if captured. Orc Guard Just your generic orc guard who loves brawling. He's a real stickler with his spear though. Grizknash Orcenshield This orc has risen to become a feared chieftain, earning his name when he faced down an elf with nothing but a dagger and another orc that he grabbed to use as a (orcen) shield. Kaliphlin Kaliphlin Noble-woman The wife of a rich Kaliphlinian lord, she loves to be the center of attention at the lavish parties thrown by other nobility. You'll always find her with a goblet full of the finest wine in her hand, and a platter of exotic foods near by. Presumably she has to have several of her maids help her put her corset on in order to hide the evidence of such a lavish life... Kaliphlin Nobleman The rich lord himself, he's always looking to get the better end of a deal. If he feels he's not, he always has a few tricks... err, daggers, up his sleeve. Treasury Guard Well, someone has to guard all of the nobleman's gold. Kaliphlin Emissary He's there to smooth relation's between guilds, and to ensure that trade keeps flowing. And of course he has a contract ready at hand, "to keep those drunk barbarians from changing their minds"... Mitgardia Jarl Heiðrún Jarl Heiðrún is just a chap who likes wielding his axe, wrestling bears, and yellow socks. Enough said. Northman warrior One of the fierce raiding warriors from way up north in Mitgardia, he follows his Jarl in hopes to earn another arm band, which will undoubtedly make him a most desirable prospect for those bearded woman of the frozen north. Selkie maiden One of the mythical seal people, she is always hunting for food, whether it's a fresh fish, or an unsuspecting mitgardian sailor. Sea Trader He's weathered many a storm on his trusty ship, and will only accept the most experienced sailors for his crew; how else could he survive his crazy trade ventures? Avalonia Avalonian Ranger This woodsman guards the lands of Avalonia in secret, protecting its people from the dangers and evils that plague Historica, and slipping back into the woods when his job is done. Yeah, he's a bit antisocial. Wood Elf One of the race of wood elves that make their home in the ancient forests of Avalonia, he's faced down many threats throughout the history of Historica. Soldier of Ferinwæld The standard soldier of the lands of Ferinwæld, he fights for Avalonia with valor. Tavern-hopper This Avalonian just loves to have a good drink with friends in one of the many fine taverns throughout Avalonia. He's always ready with a good story, usually involving the magical powers of trees, flowers, and tights. Phew, coming up with descriptions for all of the minifigs was hard... I apologize for the randomness of it. This was a fun challenge though! I tried to come up with minifigs that I would actually use, and ones that portray how I picture the different guilds. So you might start seeing them appear in future builds! C&C welcome!

Ah, yeah, I guess they are kind of expensive. And I feel ya on the fleshy problem (I only use fleshies), it can be limiting.

I'm kind of with SarahJoy on this, I think the armor looks too sic-fi/futuristic. It might work if you put a cape on them to cover the back, but then you have the problem of needing a lot of capes... This is just an idea, but since you were going for a roman-type civilization, why not just get some lego CMF soldiers/commanders, and customize them a bit with BrickForge parts? You could use the hoplite parts for maybe a berserker or elite warrior, and the regular legionary parts for regular soldiers? I think those two styles might complement each other well, and help create a different kind of culture/style. It's just an idea, but I think you could do some cool things with something like that.

I'm going to go with #1. All three of them are really nice, I just like the look and posing of gunman's.

Ooh, some nice minifigs in this wave. I'll for sure be picking up multiples of the goblin, as well as the king, snake charmer, and egyptian warrior. Not sure about the lady cyclops though... Otherwise, lots of great parts and moc-potential in them.

Cool picture, it shows the dwarven armor nicely. I agree with Mr Breden that Bofur's weapon looks like some kind of mace. I have to admit though, when I saw that poster, my first thought was "Man, that axe is huge, Dwalin must have super-dwarven strength!". Then I looked at how how he was gripping it. Definitely a rubber prop.

Lovely house! I can't say anything more than's already been said, so great job!

Beautiful build! The wall texture is perfect, did you use jumper plates to do the protruding parts, or are they just regular tiles? Whatever it is it looks very nice! That trebuchet also looks great! Awesome job on the ground texture too. This is a bit random, but one I think looks particularly cool is how the indentations in the wall look like they are where a window used to be, and they've now been walled up, giving it a very old fortress feel.

NIce port, it looks very busy! The guy in the barrel quite funny, and I like your port guard! That torso has got to be one of my all time favorites, it's just so useful!

Really awesome build man, and great story too!

Congrats y'all, great jobs!

Congrats guys! There were some totally awesome entries for this contest.

Very nice build, the rocks look great! And nice stockpile of dwarven gear!

Really cool minifigs Mike! The drow looks especially cool.

Sweet minifigs SK! My personal favorites are the kaliphlin royal guard, and the uruk chieftain, awesome job.

Great build man! I love the trees outside the walls, those look really good. The scaffolding is also very nice!

Wow, this will be awesome, I'm totally in. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! BTW Ecc, what's the torso for the battle commander from kaliphlin? It looks really cool. Actually all the figs look totally cool, but that torso in particular looks really useful.

Cool build! I like the river flowing into the inland sea, nice idea.

Nice build, and nice idea! The cart looks great, and I like all the goblets lined up along the side, it shows that he's ready for business!

Nice build! As has been said, you've captured the busy city feel with this build very well!

Great build vitreolum! The walls look perfect, like they've weathered many sand storms.