Micro Castle

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Presenting "Micro Castle"...

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

. My first attempt at doing something small.
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If this is your first attempt, you're a genius
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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.

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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.

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

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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!
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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. :D
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Thanks for the mention over at MicroBricks Bruce. I was wondering who BrickTales was :)
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Sweet little castle, I love the water. Blogged again
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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!
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nanuck95 wrote: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 :o 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 :D
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albero78 wrote: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.
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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.
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That turned out great. The terrain and plant life really works nicely with your spiffy castle.

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

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