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Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:53 am
by eggplant wizard
Presenting "Micro Castle"...

http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/135407

. My first attempt at doing something small.

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:47 am
by albero78
If this is your first attempt, you're a genius

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:09 pm
by architect
The shades of blue water, beaches, and terrain are excellent in your moc. I also like the contrast of the whitewashed castle on the darker rocks.

Ben

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:38 pm
by Bruce N H
Beautiful. I really like the movement of colors from the sea to the sand up to the rock and grass. Also the detailing - like filling in those arched gateways and the little black cheesewedges. Blogged.

Bruce

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:05 pm
by Garbageman13
Nicely done! I'm glad to see you put that island to good use!

God bless.

-Garbageman13

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:28 pm
by Aliencat
Oh very nice! I especially love that wooden palisade part in front, but the whole thing is awesome.
That tree is pretty clever as well :) Good job!

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:47 pm
by Knight of Honor
That's Awesome. The beach and the water look great, but the whole thing is amazing. If this is your first "attempt" then I can't wait till your second. :D

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:11 pm
by eggplant wizard
Thanks for the mention over at MicroBricks Bruce. I was wondering who BrickTales was :)

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:16 pm
by LegoLord.
Sweet little castle, I love the water. Blogged again

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:31 am
by nanuck95
First thing I noticed were the different shades of blue going from sand to water, but I see everyone else already mentioned it as well. Regardless, it really looks good. Also enjoyed the great details on the castle, the lattice window as a portcullis also caught my eye. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:40 am
by eggplant wizard
nanuck95 wrote:the lattice window as a portcullis
Well, hate to admit this, but I had to goto the dictionary to figure out what you were talking about :o A fancy middle english word for castle gate. It seems they have words for everything these days. Now that I know what you mean, thanks :D

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:37 am
by Username
albero78 wrote:If this is your first attempt, you're a genius
"He is a wizard you know."

Nicely down. Love the color gradation of the water and the windows as gates is pretty clever.

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:24 am
by eggplant wizard
I'm more of a quick study than either a wizard or genius. I used several cheats: 1) non-production trans lights - kelso idea 2) 2009 white round towers from echo base 3) 2009 dark brown pillars from medieval market for palm trees . These pieces happen to be on my desk when I was thinking about how to do small trees.

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:36 am
by Heir of Black Falcon
That turned out great. The terrain and plant life really works nicely with your spiffy castle.

Heir

Re: Micro Castle

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:56 pm
by footsteps
As others have said, this is great. A real gem. The landscaping is very pleasing.

Alan