Battles Contest Entry Comments

babyjawa · Post by **babyjawa** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:06 pm

JoshWedin wrote:Sorry, would you like me to change it?

Nah, it doesn't matter really. Just found it funny how the one time I get a vacation, its the date when you announce the winners. Plus there was no internet.

Thanks for the tips!

Vladek · Post by **Vladek** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:22 am

Hi Josh,

I would be very happy to know what do you think about my entry:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=311707

It will help my to improve my building skills before CCCVI.

Once again thanks for this Great contest, and I hope that we will not have to wait two years for the next BC.

Danielas · Post by **Danielas** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:07 am

Will you please tell me what i did wrong with my entry's???
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=311470
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=311764
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=311930
It would be great help for next year.

DARKspawn · Post by **DARKspawn** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:49 am

JoshWedin wrote:I hope I haven't been too harsh, but I think you can take it.

Not at all

Thanks for the comments, I was afraid that the lack of leg posability with the dwarfs might be an issue... I really should have put in the extra effort & figured out a solution. Cheers again, Josh

Voran_the_Scholar · Post by **Voran_the_Scholar** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:33 pm

DARKspawn wrote:
JoshWedin wrote:I hope I haven't been too harsh, but I think you can take it.
Not at all Thanks for the comments, I was afraid that the lack of leg posability with the dwarfs might be an issue... I really should have put in the extra effort & figured out a solution. Cheers again, Josh

MrTS's brickshelf folder has a nice solution.

Hope I was helpful.

Danielas · Post by **Danielas** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:28 pm

Thats a great idea!!! (About the legs.)

Post by **JoshWedin** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:23 am

jens wrote:Hi Josh,
it would be a honour to me to hear whats going on your mind regarding this entry

Jens, the Mumakil was incredible. Definitely the best brick-built creature in the contest. Unfortunately the rest of the battle seemed like a bit of an afterthought. The fig posing was okay but nothing like a certain Snake Knight entry a few years ago.

The figs on the beast were exceptional (I loved the barbarian drummer), but the figs lined up for battle could have been a lot better. Also the two dead orcs laying next to each other looked nearly identical in their death poses. So you got extremely high marks for the Mumakil but low marks on the rest.

Life_Unscripted wrote:I'd like to know how far I got in your decision making process though and what I can improve upon.

Actually this was a fun one. I really liked the idea a lot and your colossus was very well made. The problem was his pose in relation to your figs. He is looking off into the distance while he swats at the figs. Also the figs are too static. Many of them appear to moving at a rather slow speed as they battle this gigantic beast.

man at ye old well wrote:Sorry to post again but if fig posing is what it's, for how about commenting on my 2 other favourites!

The Vig Battle has the main characters just standing looking at each other. The screaming peasant is good, but the other two need some work.

In the Skeleton Raid the landscaping is rather plain and the figs who are walking are leaning back. People don't generally lean backwards as they walk forwards (unless they are slipping on banana peels).

Vladek wrote:Hi Josh,
I would be very happy to know what do you think about my entry[/url]

You had a lot of good melee action going on and some figs were really well posed. I especially liked the fig leaping into the air as he stabbed a skeleton horse in the neck. But when it came down to the end, too many of figs were too static. Several Crownies are slowly walking into battle and some Skellies are doing the same thing.

Danielas wrote:Will you please tell me what i did wrong with my entry's???

The first one was a victim of presentation. You only gave me three legible closeups. I couldn't make out much of anything in the wide angle, oddly edited photo. The three closeups look like pile of figs and I couldn't tell what was going on at all.

The ship one was an unusual concept. There haven't been a lot of ship to ship battles. But your figs are not moving enough. To many are just trying to reach across the gap, not getting ready to jump and such.

The third one had me confused. I couldn't really tell what the big hammer looking thing was all about. Also you have some fig posing issues as well as some problems with your sequence of events. Regarding the sequence, I couldn't figure out how the tan fig got through the skellie lines without killing or being killed, only to die flat on his face at the hands of a rear echelon skeleton. It just didn't make sense.

Okay, I hope these comments have been helpful. I am tired of reviewing battle scenes for now, so I am finished. I'm sorry if you didn't get your battle reviewed by me, but I guess that's the breaks. Again, thank you to all the people who submitted entries, you made it a great contest!

Take care,
Josh

ZIGGY! · Post by **ZIGGY!** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:33 pm

Completely forgot about this! Please do MINE
Scroll --> that way in the stream

~Ziggy

Lewa Rocks · Post by **Lewa Rocks** » Thu May 15, 2008 9:21 am

Is it too late to find out what you think about mine (or is this topic long dead?)? Here's a link http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/iluvl ... le_066.jpg
Edit: Ok thanks 'Danielas'.

Danielas · Post by **Danielas** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:11 pm

I am afraid its to late guys. You should have read Josh Wedin's last post.

Post by **JoshWedin** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:03 pm

Yup, commenting is over. I know there are only two people who asking for comments, but when I'm done, I'm done. The prolonged commenting wore me out more than the actual judging and I don't want to reopen that.

Take care,
Josh

Lewa Rocks · Post by **Lewa Rocks** » Fri May 16, 2008 9:04 am

Ok that's alright.... thanks anyway!