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Hey and welcome! Finally another castle fan! God Bless, Nathan

A late welcome! God Bless, Nathan

Welcome! We always need more counterweights from down under to keep us on top X-D God Bless, Nathan

That's an original approach X-D MOCing is really the centre of lego, all the rest are just various spin offs ;-) X-D Welcome and God Bless, Nathan

Hey and welcome! Interested in Castle...? X-D God Bless, Nathan

Welcome! God Bless, Nathan (who is just thankful he doesn't have to use his non-existent french...)

Hey and a late welcome! God Bless, Nathan

Welcome (late) to another kiwi. God Bless, Nathan

Hey and welcome! (late!) Another from across the chasm, err channel... X-D God Bless, Nathan

Had to welcome you late after all that posting activity! God Bless, Nathan

Hey and a rather late welcome! God Bless, Nathan

Hey and a late welcome! God Bless, Nathan

A welcome thread featuring Asterix that I missed? Must join. A late welcome! God Bless, Nathan

Wow, look at that post count. I've missed a lot! Late welcome anyway! God Bless, Nathan

A late welcome and here's to the castle bug reawakening! God Bless, Nathan

So the new Castle has to interest you... it even has a comic element... Welcome (late)! God Bless, Nathan

Hey and a very late welcome! Catching up... God Bless, Nathan

Tempting... ;-) Now if only I could afford the sets you want... X-D God Bless, Nathan

Is it just me, or should those trolls be facing the other way in order to power the wheel 'forward'? Cheers for the review! God Bless, Nathan

Great work Mr T... No camel required currently... God Bless, Nathan

I don't display, so haven't encountered the problem. But the two most common Lugnet solutions from yesteryear were mountain divides and theme parks with the odd ride to indicate the fact... God Bless, Nathan

Well as long as I've loved lego, I can also remember a childhood interest in medieval and sword based history. The topography of Ireland (especially my native Ulster) also evokes the rugged feel of living in some epic, with larger than life characters... The endless rain and mist contrasting with the bright and deep greens just add to this effect. Dunluce Castle (supposedly a great influence on C.S. Lewis and his fiction): The Giant's Causeway: And numerous tower houses scattered across the island. I have always loved story telling, and tales, and history always seems a much greater stage than the present or future to my mind. A trip to see Bodiam Castle while still young cemented my love. One of the most undamaged castles in europe (it claims to be among the last built) and pre-health and safety they used to allow you to run wild throughout. Many a dream project probably dates back to that taster course for the imagination.. I do plan every model quite extensively, though not in the way many others online seem to. First I begin with a concept normally based on a story or emotion tied to this particular location in some way. At the end of the project I hope for that motivator to still be visible. Then I begin building mentally, starting with key elements and difficult portions. Though still not in Lego form. After this I sketch the complete design, sometimes from several angles, but I'm such a terrible fine artist, friends joke that it could be anything. Finally I build, but very rarely does it deviate from the mental plan. Often a model looks almost identical to the mental version, though almost always slightly inferior ;-) The source of inspiration is a much harder question. I think God inspires everyone in different ways through different experiences and pleasures, mine normally relates to a story of some kind, or occasionally a particular series of scenic features.... He has at least two posts, though I did coax him ;-) Thanks for asking and God Bless, Nathan

Given creativity an outlet. God Bless, Nathan

Bley! (Surprise X-D ) *y* Closely followed by the introduction of fleshies. Why disconnect two lego worlds when the whole point of lego used to be interlocking pieces (sets/themes etc)? God Bless, Nathan

I agree ;-) Our resident interviewers do a lovely scene setting biopic, like a kind eulogy. But to follow it up (and I know I'm going to regret this :-P ) feel free to ask some intense interview questions. You may not get any answers but it can't hurt to ask X-D X-D God Bless, Nathan