Aslingarde Keep

Scnicker · Post by **Scnicker** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:41 am

Hey there everyone,
Here is my laters MOC. It's built on a 64x64 baseplate and took 10 hours to build in total. (Different sections were built in different days). I'm quite pleased with the end result. Now a little history on the building as always:

This keep or chateau(as some people prefer to say) was built by Baron Lorendare's ancestors. You might wonder:"Who is Baron Lorendare?" Well he is the decendant of the wealthy and powerful Lorendare Family. Rolam Lorendare's father helped the king many times before and was chosen as the champion of the kingdom. Anyways, the ones who remember my Monastery will see the before-hand pictures of some characters before the corruption. So here are the pictures:

The Keep From a High Angled View:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Scnic ... p_002v.jpg

Baron Lorendare:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Scnic ... p_006v.jpg

Archmage Azurai before the corruption:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Scnic ... p_015v.jpg

Naralex the Wise:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Scnic ... p_008v.jpg

And of course Herod (Talking with Freak's Custom "Stable Keeper"

):
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Scnic ... p_007v.jpg

And the whole gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=163304

You guys may wonder about the title of the gallery, well, I built to honor my ex-girlfriend. Anyways, take care everyone.

-Yankı

lord azreal · Post by **lord azreal** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:26 pm

sweeeet the layout is good and i like your figs. i like that you've managed to find a use for the jelliebean knights red armour too

Post by **JoshWedin** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:03 pm

Neat MOC! I like the curved wall on the two front buildings, makes the keep very distinctive. Also the color scheme stands out. You don't see a lot of MOCs built in gray and red. Great job, sir!

Josh

Scnicker · Post by **Scnicker** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:22 pm

Thanks guys, only few seem to appreciate my efforts but anyways. I'm extremely fond of the santis euro armor eventhough many people find it and the other armors "useless". And also there is one spray painted to gray danju armor there and I must say it looks quite nice. Anyways, thanks for the comments, really appreicated.

Brickboy · Post by **Brickboy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:44 pm

Looks good, but you might get more castle if you make the outer walls not so thick. Just s suggestion, but otherwise looks good.
-Alan-

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:01 pm

[quote="Scnicker]only few seem to appreciate my efforts but anyways.[/quote]

How is this? I enjoy a lot of your MOCs, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. As to this recent MOC, I'm amazed. This: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1576525 is probably my favorite picture. Did you impliment Sava's octagonal tower design for this corner? If so, you did a good job. Your colors, and building were very well done.

Moroder · Post by **Moroder** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:02 pm

Looking carefully now, I believe that your idea is nice. I would only change the design of the walls to something less plain.

Also, you made a good angle on the outer walls.

Scnicker · Post by **Scnicker** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:04 pm

Shadow-I was expecting the Sava comment, but No. The corners were built before seeing the Ulmaris Castle and before the post about octagonal towers so I just handled them myself

And thanks for the feedback.

Brickboy- I don't get what you mean by "getting more castle". Can you enlighten me on that?

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:06 pm

Oh. What made you think to do the octagonal corner? Its certainly a wonderful addition.

Scnicker · Post by **Scnicker** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:33 pm

Moroder- Strange but... I love big gray walls. They seem more appealing and realistic somehow.

Shadow- If you look at my other MOCs, you can see that I don't use a lot of curves. Most of my structures are rectangular/square. I've decided to try something different this time; and I'm quite pleased.

Jacob C. · Post by **Jacob C.** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:08 am

I like this keep....has it's own unique shape to it.
Those curved corner towers are nice.
I've never seen partially curved towers at one angle like that before. Really cool.
I also like how the entrance is raised up off the ground too, good for defense.

I love big gray walls. They seem more appealing and realistic somehow.

Yes, I don't like walls less than 4 studs thick...it's too thin.
Your walls seem to be at an ideal thickness.

Moroder · Post by **Moroder** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:57 am

Jacob C. wrote:
I love big gray walls. They seem more appealing and realistic somehow.
Yes, I don't like walls less than 4 studs thick...it's too thin.
Your walls seem to be at an ideal thickness.

Oh, I agree. However, I was talking about the design of the walls, but Scnicker is right. A big plain wall looks very realistic. I just like the details on the walls

.

Cyclonis · Post by **Cyclonis** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:31 am

Ooh-Royal Knights! I love it! Awesome coloures, set-out and I like all the foliage and trees. Great Job! I hope to one day actually make something as good as this.

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:32 am

I really like this. The curved wall is wonderful, and I like the balcony thing with the brown heads. Is it built in bley? If so, I like it even more!

~Chris Perron

Scnicker · Post by **Scnicker** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:29 am

Thanks everyone

Anyways, the building is built in bley color, but there are some old gray pieces here and there. With more than 3000 bley bricks, I have no other choice

. I don't mind the color change as many people know. Keep the comments coming.

-Yank?