Black Falcons Castle

symwyse · Post by **symwyse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:07 pm

Here's a little MOC that I threw together- I'm not satisfied with the way it turned out, but decided to share it anyway. Tell me what you think. Constructive criticism is welcome.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2544295

KTHXBY!

Blue Head · Post by **Blue Head** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:40 pm

from what I can see from the little pic, I think it looks good. Ill post again when the folder is public.

symwyse · Post by **symwyse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:47 pm

Blue Head wrote:from what I can see from the little pic, I think it looks good. Ill post again when the folder is public.

It's not public? Hmm. How do I go about making it a public folder? I'm new at this sort of thing...

Blue Head · Post by **Blue Head** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:50 pm

just wait for a mod to look over it to see if its all kid friendly. Once he okays it it'll be viewable. for now make a deeplink. To make a deeplink just click the image until it is as big as it gets and copy the link. Then just post it here. Since I don't think I did a great job of explaining it just wait for someone else to reply.

symwyse · Post by **symwyse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:01 pm

Gumby · Post by **Gumby** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:56 pm

I like it! Looks like a nice upgrade to the BFF.

I like the asymmetry and the cramped quarters. One thing you could improve upon is to use less of the wall panel pieces if possible, because they're quite obvious in some parts.

symwyse · Post by **symwyse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:23 pm

Gumby wrote:I like it! Looks like a nice upgrade to the BFF.

I like the asymmetry and the cramped quarters. One thing you could improve upon is to use less of the wall panel pieces if possible, because they're quite obvious in some parts.

Aha! I knew someone would mention that sooner or later

. I used the three BFFs that I had to build this in addition to some other random pieces. Looking at a lot of the other MOCs that I've seen here, I definitely know what I should do in the future.

Thanks for your input!

footsteps · Post by **footsteps** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:04 pm

symwyse wrote:I'm not satisfied with the way it turned out.

What, pray tell, don't you like about it? That's a great rendition of the BFF - and made from only 3 copies of it. I think you did a great job. I'd say you've made the original set to look like a pale copy of the "original" (i.e. yours).

The only way to make it better would be to add interior details, though that would mean using parts other than from a BFF set. That would make an interesting upgrade, but otherwise, this MOC stands on its own.

Well done.

Alan.

DARKspawn · Post by **DARKspawn** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:39 pm

Very cool, it's got that great LEGO castle feel but with a realistic & impressive height. The are some nice minifig details as well. I kind of wish that it hinged open though.

Blue Head · Post by **Blue Head** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:31 pm

Nice work. I also think that a few wall pannels less would be better. great job none the less.

symwyse · Post by **symwyse** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:13 am

I wanted it to have more playability, though I wasn't able to get the hinge assembly just right for it to open and close, etc. In the future, I will give more consideration to this as well instead of just the outside walls.

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:08 am

Nice looking fortress. But I think you need more pics and in higher image resolutions. At least 800x600 in size.

ohms_dad · Post by **ohms_dad** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:45 am

I really like the tree on the side and all of the other greenery / details. I am OK with the wall panel pieces, I know with my modest brick supply, I would have a difficult time color coordinating my castles if it were not for them. I also like the columns breaking up the flatness of the walls.

Aesthetically, I like the height, but it seems that it would hurt the playability due to accessibility issues. For my taste, I would also pull out the drawbridge tower a few more brick widths to help it stand out a bit.

It is an excellent MOC for only six hours work.

kelderic · Post by **kelderic** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:51 pm

This looks very good! I like style, because it stays true to the BF sets.

Kelderic

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