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  1. Emma
    Ahh, I knew I was borrowing the name from somewhere, just couldn't quite remember. So, no love for the Boltons? They are very 'Nocturnus-y', although perhaps flayed skins blowing in the salty breeze is a little much...ewww.
  2. Emma
    I quiet like the idea of Ponies' Port... but of the three Z listed, I think I like Drifter's Landing best. And, just to throw another idea out there: The Dreadport...
  3. Emma
    Minifigures have landed in Canada. Got my package today in the mail. Thanks CopMike & EB for the raffle!
  4. Emma
    It worked out really well
  5. Emma
    Yep, I'm with Nocturnus. Thanks Kayne for catching that, and thanks kabel for the work indexing the builds. It's neat how the numbers for each side are fairly close.
  6. Emma
    Great story Vladivus - excellent work dealing with that traitor . The ruined wall and the irregular base are very well done, with lots of great detail and nicely picked colours. Your images have a bit of a blue hue to them - this can usually be avoided by setting up the correct white balance (WB) when taking the picture. I think many cameras will have some setting where you can pick outdoor/indoor/incandescent bulb/fluorescent bulb/etc. and making sure to select the right one should help avoid the slightly off colour. (Or, alternatively, it can usually be fixed using a 'color balance' or 'photo filter' tool in a digital editing program)
  7. Emma
    That tree is beautiful - definitely my favorite part. I also like the bridge and how it ends flush with the border, and the SNOT stairs are great. My only criticism would be that I also feel like the sideways rocks are a bit too uniform, but breaking it up with the olive cheese slopes helps.
  8. Emma
    Nice vignette - figure posing is great (how is Sir Rex balancing like that?), and the scattered food definitely helps bring the scene to life. That first image is a little dark - but getting enough light for taking pictures indoors can be tricky.
  9. Emma
    I'm a fan of the black water as well - I don't think that's something I've seen before. The photo's aren't the greatest in the traditionally-liked sort of way (crisp, clear, and evenly lit etc.), however the way that they turned out really adds to an overall feel of dark and quiet. The strong light coming from one side (and the resulting shadows) make the scene look like it's being lit by the moon.
  10. Emma
    I think an index of races is a good idea. Another option for this index would be to incorporate it into each guild's sign-up/discussion page (like the Nocturnus Tribes), but I'm not sure how doable this is. (Also, I think there was a bit of concern about too many stickied posts at some point)
  11. Emma
    I really appreciate the kind feedback everyone - thank you . GoH has been a huge inspiration for me - I never knew just how 'flexible' Lego could be until browsing through here, and then it was like my eyes were opened <-- (that's my in awe face). I've started approaching my Lego as clay to be molded, rather than bricks to be stacked. Very true - I think with a better photography setup (a couple of reflector cards and better light sources - outside hasn't really been an option due to the weather ), I might be able to pick up on more of the details, despite being all black. (I will probably keep him together for a little while, so I may have a go at taking some better images.) One issue that I ran into was there ended up being a lot of noise in the background. I did some editing to try and remove it, but I noticed one obvious spot in the last image, right between the wings. Anyone have ideas about that, perhaps just a consequence of low light/long exposure? Eeps I'm getting long winded...but...One last thing, I'm not sure how well it translated into the photos, but the dragon has a light brick in his belly, that lights up the flame coming out of his mouth by utilizing this piece (an unexpected find in a box of loose Lego bought off my local classifieds - I never knew Lego had fiber optic cables).
  12. Emma
    Nice work MK! The overall design and colour scheme are great, and perfect for Nocturnus. Like others have said - the cheese roof is particularly lovely. And I also really like your statues. I'm not too crazy about the railing around the area above the door way - but I can't quite figure out what's going on up there, so I'm not sure why. Looking forward to seeing what else you have in-store for this build.
  13. Emma
    Wow! So many entries . Best of luck with the indexing kabel; and my thoughts are with those doing the evaluating/picking winners - I'm sure we'll all try to be very patient . On that note, is there an estimated start date for Challenge II?... I don't mean to sound pushy, just curious (and always appreciative of the the hard work put into the challenges).
  14. Emma
    Congratulations to gazumpty, Galaktek, and Cara - beautiful entries and well deserved wins . Also a big thanks to the organizers for another great Winter Village contest.
  15. Emma
    It is a bit of a pain when the dead get back up to fight - I'm sure we (loyal Nocturnians) can handle it though . I'm a big fan of your building style - not too many colours, but with the plate layering technique, and amazing amount of texturing, you achieve a very beautiful effect. This style really allows light and shadow to bring out the details. (Oh, and good story to!)
  16. Emma
    The skeleton lake-monster is fantastic! The 'bursting out of the water' bit of the build probably could have used a bit more work - but having only started this today, I'd say the overall look is good. I wonder how tamable these things are, they may have been handy to use against the Black Spire... Now I'm thinking that Nocturnus should have a whole cavalry (of sorts) of skeletal monsters...
  17. Emma
    Really nice with the pointed corners - my favorite element of the build. Those walls are so crazy that they kind of work - they really give the impression of a once abandoned tower.
  18. Emma
    I love the colour choices, everything goes so nicely together. They 'story-telling' shots are especially superb. Lol!
  19. Emma
    As others have said, great fig combos. My favorite part though has to be the snot rock-work, especially how you worked the cave into it. I'm not really a fan of the lime/bright/olive green colours used all together, it's a bit too clash-y for my personal tastes. (I think a dark green in place of the lime might have looked nice (although I think dark green might be even harder to come across than the lime))
  20. Emma
    Raining swords can't scare us... although that does sound kind of dangerous... I'll be sure to keep an eye on the sky as well . You did a really good job on the ravine, and I especially like how your border feels like a part of the build (and yet still acts as a nice clean border).
  21. Emma
    Nice start for your first fort - this looks like it could be a modular section from larger fort. That fourth images is really well set up, you give the impression of being right inside of the fort . A plainer background would help the overall impression (poster board or a plain sheet would work well for a backdrop). And the ground could definitely use some roughing up (brown/grey/dark tan pieces to give it some dirt and pebbles here and there) - I think I just basically repeated what de Gothia said, but these would definitely be good areas to make improvements.
  22. Emma
    Great work de Gothia - the rock work is lovely and those two rock sections in the lake that are set at an angle really add a nice touch to the rocky impression. You've definitely captured the Nocturnus feels with the red streams flowing in to a red lake. Also the border design it great. The only thing I can critique would be that second image where there appears to be a line in the middle (perhaps the shadow of the corner of your backdrop?) I think a little bit of editing should get rid of it (and the only reason it really stands out is because of how nice and clean your other images have turned out)
  23. Emma
    Thanks so much everyone! I had early versions of his head and wings done for a while but figuring out something for his body and trying to get the wings to stay up took forever (with several crashes occurring) - and once that was done it turned out that the wings were way outside of the 16x16, so they had to be restructured, lol.
  24. Emma
    Aww, thank you so much . This was a really fun challenge, and a very successful draw to get new members interested in Nocturnus (It got me here). It also really helped flesh out the diversity of the Darklands with all the great entries. I have another tribe idea that I think would be fun to build - maybe I'll get it up as a free build sometime before the end of Book II... maybe.
  25. Emma
    Phew! Just under the wire (at least I hope I made it lol), here's my category A entry: Book II Challenge I Category A: Dragon’s Blood
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