Micro Castle

[eggplant wizard]

Presenting "Micro Castle"...

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

. My first attempt at doing something small.

[albero78]

If this is your first attempt, you're a genius

[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

[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

[Garbageman13]

Nicely done! I'm glad to see you put that island to good use!

God bless.

-Garbageman13

[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!

[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.

[eggplant wizard]

Thanks for the mention over at MicroBricks Bruce. I was wondering who BrickTales was

[LegoLord.]

Sweet little castle, I love the water. Blogged again

[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!

[eggplant wizard]

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 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

[Username]

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.

[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.

[Heir of Black Falcon]

That turned out great. The terrain and plant life really works nicely with your spiffy castle.

Heir

[footsteps]

As others have said, this is great. A real gem. The landscaping is very pleasing.

Alan