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Hi! I am getting a little confused about the size restriction for Cat. A.! I saw some builds which don't seem 16x16 studs, or equivalent size. Can a build be smaller, or not? Also, i would like to ask, can i disassemble my entry after i've posted it on Eurobricks? Or i have to wait until the end of the Challenge?

Wonderful! Inspiring!

So, this guy who returned, is not that king?

Sweet! Congrats!

Amazing! Cooooool! Did see Docking Bay 41 too! Loved it!

Wonderful! My all time fav sci- fi series! Did you see Ryan's little Starfury fighters? Will you build some?

What the others said before me! Nice! Very nice! Congrats!

Thanks! These Chima, and Ninjago figs can come in handy! My fav tribes from Chima were the scorps, and spiders. Too bad, we've only seen a couple of them in sets, and on screen. In Ninjago, the snakes are my all time favs! Thank you for your comments! I am not 100% satisfied with the outcome myself, but this was the best i could come up with. Only had leftover parts, it was a freebuild, no planning. It was too big for me i think, but that was the smallest size i could participate in the challenge with, so i did it. Well, it is my 4th moc or something, so i am happy with it! Only the 2nd where i had to do flora, and terrain! I think it came out better, than i expected. I wasn't sure about introducing the the olive plants, but at the end i decided that different plants should live on the shore, than in the water. So the color can be different too. Went on with it! Thank you! Wanted to do a colorful fantasy swamp! Thanks! Thank you! Love these wetlands! I hope i can do more in the future! Like that lime- orange combo! Thanks! Thank you for your input! I will try to do better in the future. Thanks! I didn't have more parts. These were leftovers. Also, i didn't want to build this big (yet- because this is my 4th moc in my life), but that was what needed for the challenge. Well i am happy, that i could do this "riders of Historica" with a boat- had to think a wee bit to figure out something, that hasn't been used before. Wanted to use a dino, but MiloNelsiano beat me to it!

@FaladrinThat is a very nice army! Looking great!

I like the scene, the moc very much! Poor animal.

Very nice! Congrats! I am a little confused. How can Raavage get to them? Your town is far southwest, no? Where still the Resistance/ Alliance is in power. Or the whole south part, (and east part) of Nocti is under Raavage's control?

Thank you! That is why we are here, no? To improve in building, and help each other. Thanks! I am happy with the outcome of the interior too! No easy task to write stories in a foreign language.

Hello! My entry for Category A:

Welcome! Would like to present my moc for the Book II: Challenge V - Category A, Alliance side. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wetland Delivery As the moon kept climbing, and the stars were shining over the dark, hazy wetlands of far eastern Nocturnus, a small wooden boat glided across the wild and hazardous region, called the Eight legged archipelago. Lothar von Vonnegut scanned the lush shore, and the waters for dangers thoroughly, as the edge of the land was getting closer and closer every moment. Only thing he could see over the side of the boat, was a big tree, with a scarlet magnolia near it. Some red fruit grew on the bush, the blood berry- but the man was unfamiliar with the flora and fauna of these parts. Couldn't identify the blazing stinger reed nor the rusty swamp sedge. - We are almossst theeere! Welcome to Bygone Bayou! - hissed his makeshift shady ferryman. An interesting fella with lime colored skin, and some red stripes at the sides of the chest. Had some garments, but not much. A green belt, and a few brown leather pads here and there. Sly and fishy visage. They ran into each other back in Skavenport, at the Black Knight's Inn. Lothar drank some good ale with his brother- in- arms there, before they parted ways. Their mission was the same, but their destination was different. And here he stood now, only a few hours later, on the island of Eeryland, the largest one of the archipelago north of the strait known as Street of Cerberus. In enemy territory, late night, alone, surrounded by a suspicious kind of a cold- blooded lad, who stated that he will get him to the Queen of Spiders, Lady Ashibikaashi. He loved every minute of these perilous assignments! Vonnegut carried an important message, which had to be delivered into the queen's hand only! But this was not an easy task given to him by his superiors in Shadowmere. Lord Raavage's forces patrolled these lands lately, and the soldiers of the Spire would commit horrendous things on a spy without any hesitation or remorse. Getting caught was not an option! - Who is that?! - raised the little bit edgy courier from his seat, because he spotted a shape of some humanoid on the shore. Couldn't make it out in the darkness but it held a spear, that was unmistakable. The boat hit land, with a slight impact, but Lothar didn't lose his footing, he stood solid in his black apparel, one hand behind his back, with a dagger in it, hid by his cloak. It was a cloak and dagger mission after all... - No need to worry my fffriend! He isss just a commuter offf mine! I will take him to the mahrrrket in Ssskavenport. Trades fruitsss of the ssswamps for thingsss hisss people needsss - answered the sketchy reptile chap from the front of the boat, as he finished up the docking procedures. - What are you talking about, scales?! You told me, you will guide me to Ashibikaashi! - the warrior of Shadowmere lifted his voice a bit. His shemagh covered some of his shock, and anger. - Relaxsss! I got you! I do not have a death wisssh to meet that ssspinner! By accsssident you arrive in feeding time, and you are finissshed... But! But! I know a perssson, he resssidesss clossse! Jussst get off the boat, and head eassst for a while! You will sssee a sssmall ssshelter! Sssearch for the light of the fireplace inssside! - Who lives there?! Speak, or i will cut out your forked tongue! - Captain von Vonnegut stepped closer to the slithering serpent to intimidate it a bit with his robust stature. - There'sss no need to get physssical! Pleassse!!! - Gutkeled the Tangled lives there, stranger! A feared, and rather mysterious person in these lands! I reckon he is some kind of elf maybe, with skin yellowish- greenish... His place is a short hike from here, but be wary! The night swamp is full of violence! Always be on your guard! - intervened the next passenger. Lothar slowly turned his head, took his eyes off of the snake, and looked at it- who still stood on the shore, with a sack in his hand, the spear in the other. It had some kind of back pack. The creature resembled a spider. - Gutkeled can get you safely to my Queen! - added the being, who had brown skin, beady yellowish eyes, two big white fangs, and wore some kind of grass, bones, and web as clothing. - And will he?! Out of the kindness of his heart, am i right? - leapt Vonnegut ashore, and he was skeptical at this point. Wasn't fancy of lies, deceivers, and changes of plans, and deals. Around him, the swamp was alive and well. Olive green sour snaketail grew everywhere. Between those some sprouts of lavender rush lived, and a magenta mangrove bush bloomed. Under them ebony vipers bed for the night. Couldn't sleep much, since a quag toad performed a concert for some hours now. - Have no idea. Would never approach The Tangled! I am just an insignificant fruitmonger for my kind. But you had the guts to come to these lands. Why stop now?! You don't look like a human, who backs down easily - replied the merchant. - Let'sss gooo! We mussst go! The tide is coming sssoon! - whissspered the ferryman anxiously. - I hope you two speak the truth! For your sake, and mine! - stepped Lothar aside to give way towards the boat. - Good luck to you! - said the spider guy, as he passed. - Keep your bootsss dry hoooman! - waved the cold blooded, as the boat slowly disappeared in the murk, behind a giant maroon cypress. Captain Vonnegut could clearly hear the high- pitched sound of the flying mourner mice, as they were eating a midnight snack of tasty bayana fruit. Above them a grey corbie had a nap. It wasn't aware, that a swamp spook lurked close, looking for its prey! Even the sentinel of the swamp, the brown cloaked glider raptor on the top of the cypress didn't detect its presence yet! The all alone man looked up, and spotted some kind of giant coccoon, hanging on one of the lower branches. He was fortunate, he didn't know, there was a giant spider's dinner in it. Only a few days old. A hapless avalonian adventurer. Probably his party couldn't made it much further neither... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The pictures: IMG_20170203_112758_3 by Erhard Maas, on Flickr IMG_20170203_113011 by Erhard Maas, on Flickr IMG_20170203_113153 by Erhard Maas, on Flickr IMG_20170203_113232 by Erhard Maas, on Flickr IMG_20170203_113435 by Erhard Maas, on Flickr IMG_20170203_113646 by Erhard Maas, on Flick The characters: Thanks for watching! The moc's album on Flickr.

It was time for a build, that takes place in Nocturnus. I like to contrast of the dark reddish- grey, and the olive- lime. Nice!

Thanks! You are right! I liked version 1 better at first, but the 2nd makes more sense, and i am okay with it now! Thank you! I did it, and adjusted the edges. Hope you will like it! Thanks! Yeah, it seems everyone agree, that NO BURPs! I just collect some money, and then i will try to create a good diorama for my cabin! Thank you! I came to like those slope 30s very much! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I made the changes on the cabin. Here are the new pictures! Will update the first post as well! (Maybe i will/ need to turn 180 degrees the outermost ones in the front.) IMG_20170131_130440 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr IMG_20170131_130453 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr IMG_20170131_130610 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr IMG_20170131_130625 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr More in my Flickr album.

Hi! Thanks for the info! Good luck with your moc! I made my swamp cabin's new roof, with the slopes in columns! Looks good i think. Will take some pics asap. Today, i might finish my vignette for the challenge. I only need the characters now, and to do the posing. After that i will start to write the story. Hope, everything will be ready before the end of the week!

Very nice! Congrats!

I checked out the website. Saw the trailer. Is that the new animation style for the Elves series? Looks ridiculous compared to the original.

Hi! I like the builds, i like the idea, i like the Elves hairs! But as you said, it is disturbing that this takes place in GoH. So now, we have jedis in Historica with powers of the force? They killed one of the elves, but they are friends a minute later?! Tomorrow a jedi will be the king of Historica! Dooom!

Hi! I am building my entry for the challenge, Category A.- Riders of Historica, and i have a question. I do not know the exact details yet, but i would like to write a little story- that from the West of Nocturnus, a courier brings the news to the far eastern parts of the land, where my sig fig lives. So that courier is sent behind enemy lines (as i know the Spire rules over the eastern, and southern parts of Nocturnus) by the Resistance, because it is the most important to them to spread the word, that the King has returned. The Abyssian castle seems to be still in the hands of the Resistance (?), but as i read the stories here, it looks like Shadowmere is more the center of the resistance, isn't it? Are these guys the soldiers of Shadowmere? I have one minifig of these "Red Dragon Knights". Can i use it in my scene as the courier? Would this story be lore friendly/ accurate? @Lord Vladivus Or do you think, i should use a non uniformed person? Like he is in disguise, because he is in enemy territory?

Thanks @Exetrius! And as you probably noticed, i made the floor/ base more than one plate thick too! As you advised. Yeah, i planned the cabin with those Elves windows, but couldn't found them in the LDD. I think too, that the roof would look best with the slopes facing each other. But what do you think, they should be in columns, or rows? This is what i mean.: 1. The original idea.: slope30hut2 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr 2. The new.: slope30hut3 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr

Hello Nocturnians! Would appreciate anyone's opinion on my new moc (Cabin on the Bayou)! Also could use the help with the roof situation! Thank you! @MassEditor, @Exetrius, @Jacob Nion, @Blufiji, @jaapxaap

Beautiful moc! We can always use more far eastern builds! Yeah, the mosaic in front of the door! Like the katana holder too!

Thank you! Thanks for your advices! I agree with you about the BURPs! Just came to the exact same conclusion a few days ago! At the moment, I am planning to build the rocks up with bricks and stuff. Or maybe the house will be just be on some piles, or a piece of dry land- on the bayou. As for the slopes/ roof situation- i was thinking about that too in the past few days! (As i mentioned in another comment of mine, the roof was the hardest part to figure out. I wasn't a 100% satisfied with the outcome, but at that moment, that was the best i could came up with.) So recently, i wanted to flip the slopes on the other way to, but that looks weird in my opinion. Because then the high, straight side of the slopes facing the edge of the roof. What do you think? slope30hut by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr Actually, i was playing with the idea to put them facing each other in pairs. Check it out! slope30hut2 by Lazlow Lockhart, on Flickr At the moment i don't have the bricks to execute your idea, which would be the best! To lay them down like stairs. Also, i used plates as the foundation of the roof, because you can flip the roof up, to get into the interior. But i am working on a Fabuland cottage in LDD for weeks now, and the outhouse utilizes that technique! What are the other residents of Historica think about the roof?