A Castle Interior

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A Castle Interior

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Hi all, this as my "Castle Interior" entry for CCCIV.

The idea is that an evil Black Falcon lord has captured a forestman's fiance & plans to wed her. The forestman has galantly come to her rescue - & none too late, as he surprises the foul naive in her prison bed chamber! I fierce melee insues as Black Falcon guards rush to their Lord's aid. But the Lady is far from helpless, she picks up a candlestick & fixes her deadly intent on the back of her captor's head...

I have to admit that at this stage of the comp (this is my 6th entry out of 7) I am feeling a little burnt out lol. Being new to the community, it has sometimes been a struggle to balance this intense building with real life ;) As a result I was hesitant to post this one at first, but please tell me what you think.

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Pic is link to BS gallery :)
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Well, I like the MOC itself. It has lots of detail, and a nice overall contruction. The story, though, I am not sure about. I mean, the "evil Black Falcon lord"? :shock: What's with that? :D Ah well, everything had it's faults. :D Good luck in the contest.

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lol Thanks

I am sure his point of view towards life are not shared by his superiors - perhaps corrupt would have been a better choice ;)
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Very nice. I like the detail a lot, especially the spider web above the front door... it's always the hardest place to reach when cleaning.

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This is great!Details all over, great archtecture. Love it, the story is also pretty good!

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Maybe it´s been done before but I REALLY like the stairs. The whole MOC is very nice though, lots of neat little details. The statues are a nice touch (I´ve done something similar but those were alive..)
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Thanks, all :D

I was pretty happy with the stairs myself! They were actually originally designed for my fortification entry, but didn't make the final cut. As a result they became the starting point for this MOC. It's a pretty simple idea so I would not be surprised if it has been done before either.
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I agree the stairs are quite nice. Did oyu do them with black 1x4 and 1x1 bricks?
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Yep! Although I used the 1 x 1 round plate at the axis & the shape is braced by the 1 x 1 round brick on the end of each step.
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Awesome! the stairs are my favorite! Oh, how big is the stairwell? 7x7?
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I have to echo on the stairs part. They are really cool. How sturdy are they?
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The Panther wrote:Awesome! the stairs are my favorite! Oh, how big is the stairwell? 7x7?
Thanks :D Yep, they take up a 7 x 7 area
Sir Dillon wrote:I have to echo on the stairs part. They are really cool. How sturdy are they?
Good luck in the contest. :)
Actually, sturdier than you might think. Especially when properly fixed at the top & bottom. I wouldn't make it a "load-bearing" feature though ;)
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Post by Recluce »

Too many good things to mention here!

I like the classic grey castle, but with some great architecture. Not overdone.

The candle stick is awesome!

Fantastic stairs, the idea could be built upon and morphed for several uses.
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WOW! Nicely done. Even a little story scene to go with the MOC. I really like the spiral starcase and those candles look cool.

GREAT WORK! :)
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Post by the_lorax »

Oh the stairs are awesome... very clever... and the overall moc has a great feel, lots of great details, and they fit perfectly all together....

Very awesome.

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