Thomas of Tortuga

That's downright glorious. Love the cliffs, the barrel, and just the whole playset feel of this. Awesome job.

That story was worth the admission by itself!

Number 4! #3 is best.

What is this, three days after the line is leaked that Fang has the full review? Wow, you work fast. Everything looks amazing. I hope to get at least two of the fencers, and maybe even make a model of my fencing club. Also, as Dr. Spock pointed out, the fencer's weapon is probably an epee, given the size of the bell guard.

You are one heck of a writer. Wow. That story was awesome and fit the build perfectly. The build, too, is just gorgeous. The trees are great, and the texturing of the monastery is incredible. The photography on the last couple pictures is the icing on the cake for this. If I was joining GoH right now, this build would have me instantly picking Nocturnus.

Wow, what happened?

That's an epic thatched roof. Really great job.

That bear paw is gorgeous. The contrast between the grey and the black is really dramatic, and looks really tribal or barbaric, as well as Viking-styled. I could totally see that as a stand-alone mosaic.

From leading Enalica, way back in Lands of Mythron on MOCpages, to wowing the GOH community with your building skills, you've really made an impact in the Lego community. Best of luck to you, Simon.

Very nice details in the wall, especially your trademark wood framing. Also, I really like how you showed the roof

Really nice job on the engine nacelles!

Dwarves for me, if you please.

Thanks! I'm glad you think so! Thank you! I'm so happy I thought to include that part!

Nice job! There are some nice sets here, especially the eagle. Also, as proud owner of a grinning siffig, I find you guys' constant smiles hilarious

Guys... SHE HAS PANTS AND A CUTLASS. Are you not feminist-satisfied, that Lego decided of their own accord to make one of the action heroes female? I think that's pretty awesome that she isn't wearing the massive block dress like all the other females in historical themes have.

Very cool fig designs, and I also like the path leading into the cave!

There's a perfect amount of color here. Very pretty scene.

Very nice job on the trellis scene! (Wow, you're so much better now than in Challenge II! )

Thank you! If you want to see a little more fun-photography on this, there's more here Thank you! Thanks! Thanks, Robuko! Thank you! The broken wood was pretty fun to design Thanks! I'm glad you like it! Thank you! Thanks! I tried a few other Spanish moss techniques, but nothing else was the right color or the right size for a minifig. I'm glad it turned out!

Uh...Ok. Thanks? Thanks! Live oaks are actually a certain type of oak tree with evergreen foliage, that mostly grows in the South- they look pretty different from normal oak trees! Maybe I'll do a larger version in the future, but right now this tree takes up all my brown plates and foliage So I might have used too many angles on the leaves? OK, that's a valid critique. I thought I needed it to keep the leaves from looking too flat, but maybe I should go for more structure next time. Originally, I didn't even plan to photograph the top, but the broken wood inside turned out so well at the last minute, I thought it was worth shooting. Thank you! Thanks, Gideon!So, as usual, I totally forgot to add the UoP credits until now. I don't think I've ever added the credits at the same time as the original post Thanks! Thank you! I live near the southeastern, Lowcountry area, so every time I go on vacation there I'm inspired to do something from this. By the way, you two commented while I was replying to the others

Thanks! Maybe so Thank you! I'm glad it turned out so well, then

New freebuild, from yours truly

Kashifa bint Muad'ah travels through the Withering Woods of northwest Kaliphlin. Yay lazy stories! _________________________________________________________ Well, this scene was rather challenging to make. The size I picked for the tree was quite difficult to get right without any gaps, and several of the plates are just barely wedged on. Meanwhile, the whole tree is sitting on a single stud, and the giant roots are also attached to the tree by one stud each. Also, the root in the front of the scene- the plate on the tree that's attached to is very floppy. As in, I take off the root, and when I try to press it back on I warp the plates and press them into the center of the tree, and I have to remove the entire plate assembly- without knocking off any of the leaves. Oh, I didn't mention the leaves. To get the angles looking natural, none of the leaves are attached by more than one stud, and many of them are angled by a 1x1 clip attached sideways to the very end of a bar. Speaking of plants- all the flower stems are made of rubber. That means, when you put them somewhere, they never stay attached. They clip onto studs, so you think they'll stay attached, but no! They come off 5, 6 at a time when you try to do anything near them. End rant I don't have the pieces to make an entire live oak at this scale, so I made this section of broken wood to take care of the top. Most of the tree blew down in a storm last year, but what's left on the stump is still growing well. This scene is heavily inspired by the South Carolina Lowcountry. This tree has Spanish moss hanging from the leaves, and Resurrection ferns growing on the roots. (The ferns are way too big, but whatever :) Finally, a shot of Kashifa in the underbrush. Overall, except for structural issues, I'm quite happy with this scene. It's realistic, it's a decent size, and I personally think it looks pretty sweet. Thanks for looking! EDIT: UoP Credits: +1 Tree Technique #2 +1 Countryside Scene +1 Forests

Very nice work! I really like your texturing

Very nice! The olive green looks quite good here.