Dr Rod

So Nocturnus got killed off.. Can we keep a pinned post there for Nocturnus builds though, not counting for anything and not aligned with book 3, just for people that want to build in that area? Keep the lore going etc? Dr Rod

Dr Rod was one of the first characters in Nocturnus (2011) and possibly the longest serving member of Nocturnus here anymore?.. but he doesn't do much these days :) I'll always keep doing the odd build in Nocturnus and some day Dr Rod's castle will get built.. Until then he's just hanging out in the Northern Rakath Mountains around Rod's Peaks tinkering in his chem lab ;) Dr Rod

Nocturnus will never die, not whilst I live there ;) Dr Rod

Dr Rod is still alive (I think..) and still hanging out in the NW peaks of the Rakath Mountains and is an exiled Avalonian alchemist (from a long time ago..). I'll make a new profile pic up and add it to this later. Dr Rod

Great group of figs! I do like a nice western diorama, not enough of them out there!

The water is the trans med blue 8x8 plates over a layer of dark blue/blue and medium blue plates to give the depth effect. Dr Rod

I do like that colour combination for desert scenes. :) The printed bricks and tiles are from minecraft, and as for the 8x8 trans med blue plates, I crack-linked them years ago when they were around 70c each. Pretty sure 93% of AFOLs would love for LEGO to release that part in that colour again, or maybe in 4x6, 4x8, 2x4 too :) Dr Rod

My build for the "portals" collab for the 2017 Sydney Brick Show. We won best in show! Dr Rod https://www.flickr.com/photos/intrastella/

So I confess this wasn't built for GoH, but I figured as I put my Nocturnus flags on it and it looks like it belongs in Kaliphlin.. I'd throw it in here :) Dr Rod - is still alive :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/intrastella/34038488811

The guilds are alive! Doing a great job Zcerberus!

Good stuff! I'm still lurking around and Nocturnus doesn't stray too far from my mind :)

Dr Rod has been an exiled Avalonian since I joined Nocturnus.. Over four years ago.. He does live on the edge of Nocturnus though.. Dr Rod

Dr Rod lives in the Northern Rakath Mtns, aptly named as "Rod's Peaks" funnily enough :) He is a human alchemist, exiled from Avalonia many years ago for allegedly nefarious experiments.. There is also the North Rakath trading company, but I don't remember if I ever named them anywhere in a MOC etc, they mostly trade out of Port Wrath. Dr Rod

Long time no see Stranger!! Good to have you and the drow back! Dr Rod

Thanks for comments Folks! To answer some questions: - This is the third iteration, each one was completely rebuilt other than the buildings. - Colours in the landscape are: tan, dark tan, flesh, dark orange and dark med flesh. Plus old brown, reddish brown, old dark grey, dark bley, olive green.. - I hadn't realised that this was the 20th Anniversary of LEGO western.. but that certainly gives me an idea now!! Dr Rod

Thought you all might like some photos of a collaborative build between myself and another SydLugger that was shown recently at Brickvention in Melbourne Australia. Not many western layouts get made these days. In 2011 we made "El Bricko" as part of a 5 person collab build and won the AFOL's choice award. IntrastellaBV2011-18 by Dr. Rod, on Flickr IntrastellaBV2011-11 by Dr. Rod, on Flickr Then we redid it for the Sydney Brick Show: El Bricko 2012 SBS All by Dr. Rod, on Flickr This year two of us built it again, but this time as "Birth of El Bricko". Those series 14 native American women came out at just the right time! Birth of El Bricko by Dr. Rod, on Flickr Birth of El Bricko by Dr. Rod, on Flickr Hope you all enjoy the photos and progression over time! Dr Rod

Maybe.. or maybe some crazy tight wearing Avalonian decided to plant a castle there for funsies.. Dr Rod

It is 4x12 32 baseplates. We collaborated via photos and FB messages. We planned a layup day but it fell through due to work committments. I built the forest edges/interfaces using photographs of the two end sections and aimed to be a plate or two below the corresponding section. Then I just took plate to add around and lock sections together. All the plants were added on site, took 4.5 hours to place them all and build the trees :) Dr Rod

Recently three GoH members (Myself, I Scream Clone and Frumpy) collaborated together on a build for a local Sydney show. Shadow Woods 06 by Dr. Rod, on Flickr The left side is by I Scream Clone, the forest by myself and the right side by Frumpy. The diorama shows a Nocturnus and Avalonian castle, separated by the "Shadowpath Forest". Location is the North west corner of Nocturnus, in the foothills of the Rakath Mountains. Will link to more detailed photos when available. Shadow Woods 03 by Dr. Rod, on Flickr Dr Rod

Dr Rod returns! :) This is a collab between three GoH members, myself, I Scream Clone and Frumpy (he wears tights and likes flowers). We called it "Shadowforest Path" and is set in the foothills of the Rakath Mountains in North West Nocturnus. More photos in my Flickr stream, details of the castles to come! Shadow Woods 06 by Dr. Rod, on Flickr Shadow Woods 01 by

Nocturnus free build on the way, photos in a week! Been a while :) Might be someone else contributing to it too from ancient Nocturnus times ;) Dr Rod

Cool! Great to see a nice big Nocty build. Dr Rod

What are you talking about! Dr Rod has his lovely assistant to keep him company DrRod by Intrastella, on Flickr

Better get my act together and get some new builds out for Nocturnus I think! :) Dr Rod

Better watch out Sebastian.. Dr Rod