CCCVIII Elswehr Castle

[KumpelKante]

This is Elswehr Castle, which is inspired by Burg Eltz in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). The name is a pun played on elsewhere, Burg Eltz and wehr, which is the german term for weir. It turned out that Elswehr Castle resembles Burg Eltz less than i planned. I hope youre still impressed

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kumpe ... astle1.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kumpe ... astle2.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kumpe ... astle3.jpg

Folder, when public:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=454056

Additional Pics, which are NOT submitted into CCCVIII:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kumpe ... l/gamb.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kumpe ... l/herb.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kumpe ... maiden.jpg

Maybe I will upload additional pics of scenes and details spread out across the MOC, and show them the upcoming days.

[Tower of Iron Will]

With the red roofs of the living quarters, I would have thought that it would have been a Lion stronghold, not a Crown one. Either way, it's a decent castle and I would like to see more pics.
-Tower

[KumpelKante]

Nice, I do however find it a bit unusual that some of the Tudor paneling is yellow while some is white. Keep bricking, with an extra emphasis on Keep. (I know, not a very good joke, get it? Keep, like a castle's donjon, or keep as they're called now)

First, thanks for the compliments. Second, it was planned intended that it looks a little bit "unusual". Usually castles were not in build in one but in several phases, so i used different colors for the tudor paneling, as they used different materials in the different phases of the building.

[H3LLB0Y3]

wow this is great bro! this castle has so much character! i love it! keep up the good work my friend and good luck in the contest

[pijani]

This castle has some nice, peaceful atmosphere around itself
Colors are also delightful
Bravo

[Blego7]

Great layout of the castle. I really like the angles in which you chose to take the castle as well. It makes it look much bigger. Great work!

[Evil Ben]

Gorgeous, and a very natural-looking colour scheme. I liked the scale, too - gives a sense of mass without overwhelming the figures. The bare timber section on the walls works well, too, and along with some of the other smaller details makes this look like a building which is actually being lived in.

[Highwayman]

Great castle! The differing colors really works for me. I especially like that timber section of the castle.

[Karrde]

Oh this is a lovely castle! The way the buildings are staggered give it a very nice even height. There are lots of wonderful details here, especially on the walls - you've managed to avoid big grey wall syndrome brilliantly!

Second, it was planned intended that it looks a little bit "unusual". Usually castles were not in build in one but in several phases, so i used different colors for the tudor paneling, as they used different materials in the different phases of the building.

this very much works for me, I think it looks great!