Elm Castle

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Re: Elm Castle

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wunztwice wrote:WOAH! This is one of those Castle MOCs that just make me sit back and smile...BIG! It's not huge, it's not hyper-detailed, it's not chock full of rare parts, it just plain great! You have some very nice shapes, good roofs, lovely tudor sections, good landscaping/rockscaping, and well-placed figs. I will be bookmarking this for sure. Wonderful bit of work!!!
Yeah, it's not one of those super-uuber-hugeafied-near-imppossible-to-afford castles. It's a nice, decent sized castle, that is great, and makes me believe I can actually make a something half-decent if I try. It's nice and clean too, with the rocks and grass, so it is pleasant to look at. The tudor styled parts are great, and have some extra detail to spruce em up. The Castle is great, and while not rather big, is still eye catching.

Overall very great job!
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I really like how you have integrated some much detail into a small area. The river, the trees and the walls are great. They don't reach out and grab you, but they do something even better--when you look at them at a distance they don't look like Lego. That is pretty good praise in my book. I like the tiled courtyard and the cliff face. Lots of cool details, a great castle!
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It's excellent: I love the roofs, the details in all the walls and the tree. I don't like very much the bridge though.
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I love the walkway, and what little (i use that loosely) interior there is is very well done. The roofs are also very well done, to put it simply its great!
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Hey,

Wow, how did I miss this one? Really nicely done. I particularly like the variation in the roofline on the wooden sections. The little dark gray accents in the stone walls is very cool, also the details in the water and the rough stone base. Overall a beautiful MOC.

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Nice! If this was flickr I'd add it as a fav! :)
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This is fantastic I absoulutley love the design. Its fantastic :shock: .

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If counted right, it's built on a 64x64 baseplate, which in my opinion, makes it even more impressive.

Building in tight spaces is a hard thing to do, congrats on an awesome castle.
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