Gilbert Despathens

The interior is very impressive, especially considering the ladders and stairs as well as the offsets between floors. The pillars of trans-clear studs detract from it, though - would it still stand without them? If not, even stone columns would look better in my opinion. Those would probably be thicker and get in the way of a whole-tower picture like the one you included, but the rooms could be seen pretty well from the sides, I think.

Hear, hear! I'm up for a border battle!

Yes, that's the way to go!

That's pretty amazing.

The rockwork is excellent! I hope you post this on MOCpages, too - a model like this deserves a large audience.

Beautiful harbor! Now I want to know what's on the ship.

The finished model looks great, especially the greebled lower floor. I didn't know you were planning a thatch roof, but I have to say it was a good decision. The rest of the scene looks pretty good, too, but I didn't get a good view of the burnt-down house.

I can't wait to join that guild when it opens! All of the Valyrion builds to date look like a lot of fun, including this one. I could set all of mine in Illyria without a problem. Anyone else planning to switch?

This means that all the Assassin's Creed customizers can finally stop painting their parts! Another blow is struck for purism. What I would like are more capes and rubber bands. Those are my bread and butter for minifig customizing.

This is a brilliant build (in more ways than one)! The burnt-orange bands look great.

I was looking at the landscape in the first few pictures, but I had a ”Wow” moment when I got to the part without figs.

I'm going to have to try an overhang like that! Great build!

I like that the wall is both curved and greebled - it certainly beats the normal 1x3-and-cylinder technique. The campfire also looks better than most - that circle base was a good idea. The one problem I have with this build is the landscaping - I feel like the convex curves don't look right without some sort of concave transition back to level ground.

It's only being judged for freebuild points, right? This isn't my Category B entry to the challenge, it's my second task for joining Avalonia combined with a freebuild. I wouldn't have thought that my minifigures would make a difference in that case.

Too late - the barn was taken apart before I started my GNAR entry. I'm behind on my posting. Also, I wanted to show only Lego in the scenes with story to them, but I see your point. Thanks for the praise.

I forgot to post a link earlier, but here it is: [GNAR] The Mirror

I completely forgot about UoP credit! I'll get some requests in quickly. Also, thanks for the advice on the ground. Landscaping has never been my strong point, but I have a lot of green parts written into my next Bricklink order, so hopefully I can change that in the future. For this build, I would like to claim UoP credit for: Architecture - Roofing - Walls Landscaping - Studs-up rocks and cliffs Geography - River Scene

"You have your instructions: Keep vigilant, both for the Drow and this plague, and continue to increase the defenses of the castle. With luck, I will be back in a month. With less luck, perhaps I will be gone until the summer's end*. In either event, Iremons is in your hands as a council." Lord Collis' cabinet, who had always relied on his moderating influence to keep them at peace, did their best to hide their unease. "Goodbye, father," Linda said, and the rest of the party hastened to follow with good wishes. His county in safe hands, Lord Collis Greenplate turned and walked to his boat. Now for some names, from left to right in the above picture discounting Lord Collis: Far left, front: Dalen, or "Dale", Greenplate, Lord Collis' son** and steward and Linda's twin brother. Dale has little taste for soldiering, preferring numbers (especially those referring to coin values). Local merchants fear his abacus. Next left, back: "Guaire", a tall, taciturn wandering warrior housed by Sir Steven and named for a city that no one's ever heard of. His survival and combat skills are numerous. Center left, bull shirt: Sir Steven George's Son, one of Lord Collis' loyal knights. Sir Steven's clan dates back to before the coming of the Dragonflight and has customs all of its own. Sir Steven takes little of the codes and bonds of knighthood seriously, and is always one for drinks and cynicism on the march and a dirty trick when he gets to the fight. Center right, plate armor: Sarah MacFiercest, a member of the clan of the same name and a guard captain of Sir Ducan MacFiercest. As with many rolls in her clan, it has been in the bloodline for decades. Second to right, front: Linda Greenplate, Lord Collis' daughter** and captain of Castle Iremons' garrison. She mostly fell into the roll because her twin brother was repulsed by it, but takes the task very seriously and rather enjoys it. Far right, back: Sir Ducan MacFiercest, one of Lord Collis' loyal knights. Clan MacFiercest, like much in Lord Greenplate's domain, was caught on the wrong side of the border when a line was drawn between Avalonia and Mitgardia. Sir MacFiercest is an impulsive and compulsively-chivalrous knight who enjoys battles, brawls and being courteous to women. It is worth noting that Clan MacFiercest (lions) and the other major clan (bulls) have a long-dormant blood feud. *No, Lord Greenplate has not heard that Albion is in quarantine **Please ignore anything that is said about the previous steward and his magnetism ~ ~ ~ In case you were wondering, this build was heavily inspired by the works of Derfel Cadarn. Ignore the bad picture... I think I have a good idea of how to fix those gaps you saw next time I try this style of building, but C+C is welcome! (C+C does mean "critiques and comments", right?)

Agh, the punishment...

Both castles are too stunning for me to think of a decent comment.

I'm impressed that you can keep your work in one piece for so long. How do you not run out of bricks?

Looks great, Infy! I can't wait to read the accompanying stories. That was an amazing collaboration to watch. I'm looking forward to another one.

My first GNAR entry is up. Thanks to Infernum and Thomas of Tortuga for the critiques, advice and moral support!

The Mirror is my entry for the Avalonian warship category. Usually sited in misty weather around the Dark Isles, the ship is only visibly crewed by a lone knight in black and white. The only other figure ever to be seen on the Mirror is, of course, the one stationed right above the ram. Despite the strange nature of the ship, the pair of dark green hose wrapped around the rear mast-head prove that it is loyal to Avalonia. Full Ship My contribution to historical accuracy - rather than a wheel, a bar attached to the steering column (whipstaff) is used to control the rudder, which can be seen... ...here. This has to be one of the (if not the very) best ships I have ever made. There's an interesting story behind it, too. I was competing in a MOC-off against a guy on MOCpages where the objective was to show a sea battle. The weekend before the deadline came around, and I only had one ship. Then I saw a picture of the rival entry, and I decided that I needed to build a sixty-stud warship in the day and a half I had remaining... And I did. I'm only glad I didn't give myself more time to think, or I would have talked myself out of it.

Hate to change the subject, but I have a couple of ships that fit the categories of the GNAR. Trouble is, one's entirely black and white without a speck of green (although I could change the flag atop the mast) and another is a longship with red and white decorations over a hull made of brown and dark tan parts. I think any attempt to add green to the former would be a bit clash-y. What do you think - can I get away with posting them as Avalonian vessels? Also, I know someone who did this map for an RPG on MOCpages: I don't know if that will help, because said someone isn't a Eurobricks member, but hey, it might be good for inspiration.