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I tried to think about as many aspects of how the whole process would be, so happy you appreciate it Thanks! Great That's making me blushing It should all work if it wasn't digital Thanks! Blades were tiny. There is a Bionical blade that would have been perfect, if it wasn't way too big to be practical haha I also prefered something thin over a solution that was a brick thick. So that's why I went for the round blades. It was also a bit more easy to work out as it makes enless circles and is not something that goes up and down. Hmmm excellent idea haha

Thanks! As said in the text, I was happy when I discovered you can place the sheep diagonally. That makes it more organic than only sheeps in 2 directions. Thanks! Didn't really plan it, but while building, I thought, "hey, the sheep could sleep under the wall". Thanks for the praise I hoped the ingots would kinda break the flatness. Thanks for the sweet comment! Glad you like the details! Thanks :D Hmmm excellent question hahaha Thanks! Thanks! The idea of Damaborg is wooden (/timber) buildings with colourfull support beams You can never have enough sheep, but that works for almost every animal/minifig/lego element haha The black poo was a remark of @kabel when seeing my WIP. Thanks! Glad you like the fence :) Thanks! Sheep are doable. But you have to buy them at Bricks & Pieces (or one of those things) at website of LEGO. I even boughth some white rabbits there and blue birds and other cool animals

Thanks! Rumours say it is only a small part of the greencoat army I have Hahaha I was so happy when my baby received those Quattro bricks for christmas from a relative haha Thanks! Thanks! It is QUATTRO in fact. Only had heard rumours of it, but as you can see above, Féline received it as a present

Peasant soldier, peasant soldier, ... Outrageous The regiment of those fine soldiers have fought in the Eslandolan - Mardier war on Isla de Victoria and one of the 3 battalions has even experience in protecting the border of Madin. We just prefer the Morion helms against the sun and it is very handy when exploring against low hanging branches Ooooh that would be awesome

Excellent job with the beach. I like how it comes out of its boundaries (the black tiles). Palm trees are very inspiring. I always find flesh minifigs to make LEGO more realistic, especially if they are surrounded by beautifully selected and created supplies. Thanks for building this for Damaborg! Will it be licenced? (to know under what title I will put it in the Damaborg settlement topic).

As always, a very excellent job with presentation and story telling! Had a couple of laughs, so thank you for that

Have been checkin the topic a few times before replying. Love it! The facade is a bit off, but then again, that makes it perfect. Interior is top notch and it is brilliant how you did the presentation of the different parts by really filtering the core from the background (Guess you worked with models, but still a clever idea).

Very nice! Love the base you made with the altitude and the vegation. Excellent process of packing and unpacking the mule. so a big hooray! Well erm a big hooray as long as they stay in El Oleonda hahaha

Just a quick reply before going to bed. First of all, thank you very much for your amazing feedback and insight of the process within the court. I agree presentation is not what matches my own standard. A couple of reasons for this. I really wanted to do something for april 1 and when building with my daughter this came into mind. I took some pictures with her playing with the fort to accompany and post in this topic. But wasnt sure that a picture of a baby playing with quatro was something that fits Eurobricks and it would also mean that after 15 months, I would publish a picture of her on public social media (Flickr). That held me back in the end. So backgroung and presentation is not ideal, but that was not the original goal. About effort. Well a small fort is 16x16. I think the amount of effort (including fig posing) does match the effort needed to build a small vignet on a 16x16 plate. Because honestly, and that’s also the point of the whole joke, right now, we only can afford a small fort in Damaborg if we don’t want our expenses being out of control 😛

Disguising the truth about Fort Féline On a beautifull Friday morning, the first of april, some officers of MAESTRO gathered in the "Intelligence office of Damaborg". They talked about the development of Damaborg so far and the tasks still to do before being fully prepared to start exploring the unknown. "We need a huge fort to protect Damaborg! If our soldiers are gone exploring, some extra defence is much needed!". Other officers agreed on this. Altough the wooden wall around Damaborg offered an excellent first defence, some sort of fort would be very welcome. The accountant of MAESTRO, mr. Stingyos, tempered the enthousiasm. "Altough we still are filthy rich, I fear that we should keep an eye on our expenses. We are the only trade company in Eslandola that pays their own fort upkeep and together with the Eslandolan 1% tax and the upkeep of our troops, we are having a loss month after month. Our fleet, both warships and tradeships, were occupied in troop transport the past year. First sending our army to Terraversa, and then sending that same army to the "Lowers". That meant a huge loss of income" "aaaawwww". As a bunch of children forbidden to play outside on a sunny day, the officers were grumbling. Suddenly one of the officers had a brilliant idea. "What if we make a fort that looks big and frightening, but in fact it is very cheap to build and maintain? If we put some gigantic elements together and we place a wooden palisade in front of it, to disguise the gigantic elements? No one has to know that it isn't an actual big fort?" "Hoooray!!!" And so a gigantic fort was built with gigantic colourfull elements. Where those elements came from? No one really knows. Some rumours talk about a baby giant living deep inside "The Lowers" who use those elements as toys. Who knows? The brave MAESTRO Soldiers started disguising the colourfull bricks with a wooden palisade. - Consider this as some kind of April fool My baby giant (my little daughter) loves to play with those bricks. I build big castles and she destroys them. Hopefully that will change in the future and we can build together haha Might be licenced as a small/medium fort in Damaborg if the court gives their approval.

Great minifigs! Well, not great for myself as it makes my wondering if I should buy some of those torso's as well The torso of the Colonel is indeed brilliant

Hooray :D Glad you made it to Damaborg! To help you, here are your pictures: If you copy/paste them into your post, they should be fine :)

Even for longer members, some things can still be confusing after rule updates etc

Welcome to Eslandola! Looking forward to the adventures of Cardinal Cortez!

Hmm, I should specify that it is a Customs & Registration Office Thanks! The original name stands for "Major (/Mpya Stedor) All-Encompassing Science Trade & Resources Organisation". So that makes sense No no, all fake news. Hats are too important to protect against the sun. Altough rumours about how we are considering a tax on the colour red and blue in clothing might be more accurate

Girls keep a society alive

Brides of Damaborg After the arrival of the first MAESTRO pioneers and the founding of Damaborg, many opportunity seekers arrived in the new settlement. They all tried to help develop the settlement with their strengths. But it was soon clear that what keeps a society going, were women. To tackle this, MAESTRO searched through the Eslandolan territories for single females that were not affraid of an exotic adventure. After a few months the first ships with women on board arrived. Altough they were not tradewear, it was necessary to visit the Customs & Registration Office when arriving. The deal was that once they got married, the new husband paid back the travell costs... Ofcourse, the soldiers who were stationed in Damaborg, were very happy with the female presence. The customs clerq: To make everything well organised and to avoid fights and injuries/dead bodies, the local authorities organised mass dating events. All men interested could participate, but it are the girls who choosed at the end of the day who they would like to date. With the arrival of the "Brides of Damaborg" (as the ladies were called quickly), the development of Damaborg entered a new stage. The "Brides" knew in advance their task was not being a housewife, but they were really expected to help collecting, producing or crafting resources and ofcourse secure the future of the settlement with a next generation. Note: based on the real world "Brides of Jameston", which I discoverd when looking for inspiration pictures of an early settlement in the new world. Will be licenced as a medium commercial (Customs & Registration Office)

Very beautifull factory! Love how clean it is and how you made many aspects of the process coming alive!. Also very amazing alley!

haha awesome. I always love the descriptives you come up with

Nice how you included the vasals of the Lotus Empire into your entry. The headhunter is well thought and very nice executed! .

My entry for Cat1A. Not that Eslandola is in war with the Lotus Empire, but it is a cool challenge

Keyto is one of the bigger cities of the Lotus Empire. Their soldiers are very recognisable with their uniform dark brown hats. Extract of Jameis Farstrider's Guide to Halos: Blue, the Water Dragon Banner - The Blue Water Banner army recruits from the damp southern province of the Empire. Left to right: - Imperial Family Member: Young princes of the imperial family are trained in the military ways through battle and war. Ofcourse they are not simply foot soldiers, but are quickly garanted the title of "captain". - Imperial bodyguard: Some of the most notorious warriors are recruited by the Imperial Family to become bodyguard for their family members. They excell at shooting and swordfighting are willing to sacrifice their life for the one they have to protect - Blue Banner musketman. Trained to stand in line and shoot down the enemy in front of them - Hand Rocket Man - a canon on 2 feet. Wherever on the battlefield, they can shoot small rockets towards the enemy. - Blue Banner Pikeman - Their extended hilts make their swords have a dual function: pike and sword - Master of the art of the sword. They have had some of the most difficult trainings, one of them the training of "The Ninja". They are expert swordfighters and with their small hand gun, they can change the outcome of a battle once the melee part of a battle starts.

*some canon :D isn’t canon the lore that has established? In this case the Battle of the 5 fleets and the legendary ships that went down? :)

Cool scene and very nice how you used sooe canon in this story :) absolutely not remains of Purple Reign as ot kinda lacks purple hahaha 😛

Truelly amazing job you did here! I love the rigging and the amount of gold ornament and detailling! fantastic :)