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E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:40 am

Hey all!
This is just a quick one, tryin' to jumpstart some building on my part. Enjoy!

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dharmatoad · Post by **dharmatoad** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:03 am

I really like the plate-built stonework on the side, though it needs to be integrated a bit better - looks a bit off being framed like that. Also, the snow looks good - maybe some snow drifts to enhance the effect?

Overall though, a good start.

Where are those helmets from?

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:49 am

dharmatoad wrote:I really like the plate-built stonework on the side, though it needs to be integrated a bit better - looks a bit off being framed like that.

That would be 'filler' in the walls- random stone and such piled between the brickwork to thicken the walls. It's a cross-section.

dharmatoad wrote:Where are those helmets from?

Chopped parts

lbaixinho · Post by **lbaixinho** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:05 am

Cool little work. You use a great array of technics and i liked the offset cheeses at the small roof.
I also never seen a shield like this, very ingenious.

But i don't like some "stones" that are apart from the wall. Like some dark-blay tile that have a gap between then and the wall.

Good work and I'm curious about the next works

RichardAM · Post by **RichardAM** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:23 pm

Love that cheese-slope roof- it looks great.

mrkovach · Post by **mrkovach** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:08 pm

Don't slaughter LEGO's!

HA! Anyways, nice work

albero78 · Post by **albero78** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:38 am

I like the snow effect, the roof over the main door and the dwarves.

smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:30 pm

Wow, this is really fantastic, Ethan. I especially love the cheese roof—looks great. Also, the path is cool and I like how the well seems to go below ground level. And great job on the construction of the walls, lots of cool details.

~smcginnis

divonic · Post by **divonic** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:16 pm

I really like this. The arches look great, I love the use of color accents and the snow. The ladder (?) on the right is really cool. I like the brick accents around the windows and door and at corners. and I like the implyed structure.

The only suggestions I would make is that the walls need crenellation on top. perhaps use 2 light gray 1x1s with a stud on front and then a dark gray tile to make the crenellations have more depth.

As for the helmets. . . I've wanted to do that to a helmet or two I just need to get one or two with damage to the neck protector.

knight howdy · Post by **knight howdy** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:57 pm

most good things are already said...but why would you chop off some lege helmets!

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:29 pm

With apologies to any and all purists

Thank you for all the kind comments!

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:22 am

The castle build is fantastic Ethan! Keep it up!!!

CastleLord · Post by **CastleLord** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:18 am

Great work! And I think that the chopped parts are cool.

CastleLord.

Shadowviking · Post by **Shadowviking** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:53 pm

Dude. You're alive?

This is really nice. I can't think of anything I don't love, really. Great implementation of various techniques.

DraconisTerrena · Post by **DraconisTerrena** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:35 pm

I like the building design, particularly the way you've done the "cross-section" (if that's what it's supposed to be). The snow-covered tree is really neat too. The chopped Legos make me wince, but that's just a matter of personal taste and style. I don't do it, but I acknowledge its legitimacy as a technique. (On that note, the grappling hook/shield was especially interesting.)

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