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Death and Taxes

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:00 am
by LORD DOOM
Hi Guys! (And Gals Too!)

Here's my most recent MOC.

These pictures are on a new FlickR account I had to sign up for because there was some problem with my Yahoo ID.

Anyway I hope you enjoy my most recent fortress! :)

I call it "Death and Taxes," because it's got a little violence and its got a little greed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12819392@N05/1353367996/

~ DOOM

EDIT: This design began as a contest entry but I started going too far over the piece limit and couldn't stop myself from building. :) So I forfeit the contest in leu of this here MOC.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:12 am
by JoshWedin
Very nice! Usually fortresses built on raised baseplates leave a lot to be desired, but yours pulls it off very nicely. Lots of detail in there that I still have to go over, but the quick peeks I took show a good MOC. Keep it up!

Josh

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:24 am
by Quickblade22
Great looking fortress. Looks like the crusaders picked a bad place to have a fortress. The forestmen could just move right in if they win. The action is good, and I like the little features in the moat. Terrific all around.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:46 am
by natepc
Very nice! I liked your use of the red flags as tiles. You managed to fit a great deal of action into the set, while not making it look too crowded and chaotic.

Nate

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:55 am
by ottoatm
I agree - this is a nice creation with a lot of good action and smart building. I'm not sure why, but my favorite part is actually the croc picture, with the dragon pieces partially submerged below water - I've never seen that before!

Well done~

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:31 am
by RebelRock
I really like this. There's a lot going on in there. You really have to look at all the pictures to discover everything. That croc is awesome too.

Hells yeah! :)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:42 pm
by smcginnis
Awesome castle, DOOM. The building is very nice; but my favorite part is the new 'dark' or modern Crusaders. Cool forestboat too.

~smcginnis

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:48 pm
by Aliencat
Very nice fortress DOOM :D Some great building techniques there, and it's full of action which is always good. Lots to look at. I love the walkway behind the gate by the way.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:28 pm
by DARKspawn
Awesome work, Micah. This is definitely your best so far. Great castle with a slightly irregular shape & nice use of raised baseplate. I like how it is more verticle than spread out shape wise too, good use of space. Cool minifig details too, there's heaps of action going on there.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:27 pm
by eNiGMa
Great work! As others have said, the baseplate works well here, and the croc is just awesome. I also like what you did with the bricks in this pic. I'll have to try that sometime. :)

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:26 pm
by LORD DOOM
Thanks everybody for the compliments. I had a lot of fun building this MOC and I'm glad I could share it with ya'll.

Such positive feedback. :oops:

Thanks guys. :)

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:25 pm
by Spongey
This is a really great MOC. It looks like something LEGO would make if they had a sudden burst of creativity and exceptional talent. The colour scheme is great, and I really like your idea for photographing outside.

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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:13 pm
by The dark tide
At first look it does look like a set. Though it is a bit cramped and I don't particularly like raised base plates, I like this moc. Well done.

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:52 am
by BreadMan
Sweet old school feel, I like it a lot!

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:58 pm
by kelderic
Hey, very nice, Doom! I really like how parts of it seem to be very classic-ish, but some parts are very much related to the new castle line. The inclusion of the gold slopes really helps this, and ties it all together nicely. Overall, a great MOC!

Kelderic