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  1. Henjin_Quilones
    Fair enough. It may not be officially "expected" (or rather required), but I think that most of us "expect" it to happen nonetheless.
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    I know some Avalonians have foregone claiming land and have essentially "pledged fealty" to another builder's little fiefdom, but they are the exception that proves the rule. Avalonians are expected to build in a certain area that is theirs in some way, whether it be a land claimed as their own or a small settlement in someone else's lands. So you do not necessarily have to claim lands on the map, but you do in some way have to build up a certain, and relatively exclusive to you, area. At least that is my take on it. Being from Avalonia, I know we have the best forests and are particularly known for both the quantity and the quality of our trees. However, I know that all four guilds have forests in some way or another. Mitgardia has nearly endless pine forests wherever there are not mountains, glaciers, or the far-north frozen tundra; Kaliphlin (in the north) is much like southern Avalonia and has some nice hardwood forests, and the mountains in the east certainly have trees too; and Nocturnus has as many different types of forests as there are builders present there, some sentient and evil, others relatively benign and "standard" trees. I hope that helps. And even if you choose one guild, there is nothing preventing you from building somewhere else or having your sigfig visit other places for extended periods of time; in fact, such things are actually encouraged, especially now with all of the factionalism and inter-guild alliances due to the civil wars.
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    The technic wheel as a sort of rose window on the tower looks great, as Titus pointed out, but my favorite part is the bakery sign with the croissant placed on a 2x2 plate with one stud. Excellent design, and I may copy that for shops of my own in the future, as I always struggle to find ways of making shop signs that actually look good. Like Titus, I also thought that it was tan and dark blue, but from reading your description and a taking a closer look I realized that it was dark bley, instead. Either way it looks great! Impressive work as usual.
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    Great work, as usual, LJ. I have come to expect nothing but the best from you and your brother. I like the built up bedrock foundation upon which the castle is built, as your rockwork is always enjoyable to see. The style is distinctly Kaliphlinian, which confused me for a moment before I remembered that, despite your epic contributions to Nordheim, you are in fact in Kaliphlin. I love the minaret, especially, as the white contrasts very well against the tan and grey. The only detail I do not particularly care for is the white, brick-built dome in the front right corner. It seems too jagged, to me. Other than a planet half from that Star Wars series, though, I am not sure what would work to create a better dome of that size. It does not detract significantly from the build, however, and I still very much enjoy what you have done here. My favorite element of the whole thing is the use of the white spinner bases as window decoration; that works especially well to create a Moorish or Arab feel. Great job!
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    I second The Maestro in saying that the collapsing wall is a brilliant little detail; the beast is poised, captured in brick form a split second before all havoc breaks loose. I love the lava flows and the ruins themselves. Obviously the ruins are built to withstand the heat of the lava, as it is seen flowing over a little bridge on its way to the beast, which makes me wonder what kind of people built them. The minifig posing is great, but I am particularly fond of the claws of the monster poking through the cracks; I saw that and said,"Wow, that is awesome!" to myself. The use of chains and bones to create some ambiance works well, too. Great work. In your story, are Börzerk Baël and his warriors lava-born creatures? You describe them as making their way to the surface of Nocturnus, and I see one of them up to his waist in lava, so I assume so. I ask because I am planning to develop a volcano-dwelling people who arise from the magma chamber using the Nexo-bad guys myself, and am interested in seeing what others are doing with them. This looks great!
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    The minifig posing in the battle looks great, but I second Exetrius in that the river looks a bit off with the squared off corner and the rigidly straight lines of the blue tiles. The rocks and plants make for an interesting little bit of terrain, however.
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    I like that SNOT rock slab under the tree. Very nice!
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    Those horses remi The horses remind me of the dog Max in the old animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas, pulling the giant, over-full sled of the Grinch up Mt. Crumpit...
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    I love those big palm trees! Good job on those, as well as the building. There are so many great little details that strike my eye, and the more I look the better it looks. The curved arches over the door look great, and very Kaliphlinian, and the pizza-slice shaped gaps in the balcony railing are simple but look perfect. My favorite part, however, is the ginger woman carefully browsing the axe selection. She seems dangerous... The only part I do not really like are the small palm trees; they end up looking too stiff and angular with that 1x3 plate at the top, in my opinion. Perhaps a 2x2 round plate with four of the leaf pieces (instead of the 3 you have) would work better to create a softer, more organic look. Overall, though, this is a splendid work of Lego architecture and an engaging city scene, one that deserves admiration and approval. Well done!
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    The colors remind me of St. Mark's Square in Venice. Very nice!
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    Much better! The larger wheels made a tremendous difference, I think. Too bad about those oxen, though. I also appreciate that you added a little ladder for the driver to get up to his seat. Very thoughtful of you, considering the difficulty he would have getting there with the larger wheels.
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    That is a fun build. It is my first time seeing it, but it looks like it would be enjoyable to pull around on a table or something like that, with some nice playability. The cargo looks good, all properly secured with cables and ropes to prevent valuable supplies from falling off. I like the giant barrel the best, tapped for easy consumption. My only real complaint is that the wheels just look too small, especially for a vehicle that needs to travel hundreds of miles over roads of dubious condition. Some 4x4 rounds, instead of the 2x2 rounds, would look better, I think, or even 6x6 (though that would be more difficult to pull off, since I have only ever seen them in light grey and blue) to really pull off a caravan look. This seems more like a cart that would go down a street or two, as a food truck kind of thing, selling hot lunches to workers during their shifts, than like a cross-country trekker, especially with such a large, heavy-looking load and only three horses. Bigger wheels and more horses (or better yet, oxen!) would improve it in my judgement. The cart body is excellent, though, and the goods are quite, well, good! Oh, and the story was good, too, a nice filler-piece for something more action-filled to come. I have enjoyed your saga so far; keep up the good work!
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    Much nicer! The small roofed area adds just the right amount of detail and a focal point for the build. I like that the palisade is now two logs thick, too.
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    Welcome!
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    All of them... Just all Lego sets, ever... In all seriousness, I would have recommended Helm's Deep or the Ewok Village, but you said between $30 and $50. Almost all of the Hobbit sets are great for Avalonia, as well as the LotR sets that fit your price range (especially 9471 Uruk-hai Army as Titus mentioned). They are a bit pricier now on BL, being retired, but if you are willing to buy used you can sometimes find them for a reasonable price, even below original MSRP, and if you have patience and an abundance of time there is always Ebay. Read a few recent posts on the Guild threads for some success stories from Ebay that others have shared. I happen to love 79002 Attack of the Wargs, as well as 79001 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders, and really all of the Hobbit sets that I bought (which sadly was far fewer than I would have liked). If you are looking at currently released sets, I would recommend taking a serious look at the Elves line. Yes, the minidolls are awful, but they have hair that fits regular minifigs (with elf-ears, if you can stand the bright colors) and you get many tree parts and brown building materials, as well as some nice architectural elements and domestic accessories. Another plus is that, as a non-licensed line, the price-per-piece is comparably low, giving you more bang for your buck. They are especially nice if you are building in the Enchanted Forest, with the purple and pink leaves that you can get with them. I have purchased a few and have zero regrets from them, despite the strange looks I got at checkout at Target. I look forward to seeing your sigfig and some builds (relatively) soon!
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    I thought so. Thanks again!
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    Great looking army! They are a very impressive-looking bunch.
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    Those are some fun little builds, and the story is gearing up to bring your hero back, which is great. So much plot tension... The vignettes are attractive and well-built; I particularly like the building facade in the first picture, with the small buttresses to support the stone foundation. My only critique would be that the ground in all of them seems a bit incomplete. By that I mean that too many studs are showing, especially in the Dunholm picture; some tiles or even just some 1x1 round plates would really help make the city street look more city-like, and lend distinctive texture to the farmhouse surround in the first. It is harder to tell in the two more heavily-vegetated ones, but the paths could still benefit from being paved in some way, or at least having the occasional stone to break up the evenly studded dirt. That being said, I still think they look great, and they do an excellent job as small vignettes of illustrating your story in lieu of an epicly large build. They are more about the story than the buildings, and that is as it should be here.
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    Wow, I definitely get a late 1980s, early 1990s Castle vibe from this, which is great! The bright blue roof looks out of place color-wise, except that it fits with the aforementioned vibe perfectly and so I cannot complain. The trees are excellent, and I love the little raised stone area for the main tree, a small bit of terrain. Great tent, too, and archery targets.
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    Thanks, LJ! I think I get the theory of it now. I'll fiddle around with the pieces and see what I can do. Did you include a bit of cloak or some kind of cloth in there, too?
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    That is a nice little snow drift there! I also like the light tan (or whatever the official name for the color is) at the top of the posts. I will agree that a tower would be nice, or at least a guard's shack or something to make it a bit more substantial, but nonetheless it looks good.
  22. Henjin_Quilones
    No interior!?! The whole thing is crap then... But seriously, you do an amazing job of putting together striking architectural details into a cohesive and elegant build. The sand green with the sprinkling of the 1x1 round plates looks great for walls, and I absolutely love the use of those joint pieces just beneath the battlements of the keep. The only thing I am not sold on is the roof of the keep sticking up in the middle of the battlements; I think it probably would have looked better with just a flat platform. It still looks good, though. And the whole thing is great to look at either way. Those forestmen sure look up to no good!
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    I love that ship. It's a great set, my only pirate ship that I own, but really quite fun.
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    Organizing bricks takes forever...

  25. Henjin_Quilones
    I love the stonework on the tower, especially the round bricks and the details around the arrowslit. Beyond what others have said about the roof, it looks like a well-constructed gatehouse, capable of keeping out suspicious-looking rogues creeping around corners in the dim light of evening.
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