Finished-Citadel of Orlan

Zacku · Post by **Zacku** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:04 am

Yeah, I know "real" LEGO Orlan has been done before, but I wanted to give my spin on the idea of a Fantasy-styled citadel. I just started working on it with the top of the tower (or something... I dunno what this is going to be yet).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/Z ... elwip1.jpg

Also, before anyone asks, yes, that is an ungodly marriage of Bley and Grey... Hey, I've gotta work with what I have.

xbloodyfangs · Post by **xbloodyfangs** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:12 am

Also, before anyone asks, yes, that is an ungodly marriage of Bley and Grey... Hey, I've gotta work with what I have. - Zacku

I agree

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Sibley · Post by **Sibley** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:47 pm

I like how you used the crappy huge castle pieces, and made them fit in.

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:56 pm

Not bad. It doesn't say "Citadel" to me though. It looks more like a keep.

Cm2

Zacku · Post by **Zacku** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:07 am

porschecm2 wrote:Not bad. It doesn't say "Citadel" to me though. It looks more like a keep.

Cm2

I guess I'll change the name, then. I was just using "Citadel" as a placeholder.

Anyway, more progress:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/Z ... p-wip2.jpg

Mike Viper · Post by **Mike Viper** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:25 am

Wow, with that update, now It's looking like something, no offense. I just thought your first posted pics were your base, not part of the tower. Looking good.

Ayden · Post by **Ayden** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:32 am

Heheh yeah when you mix grey and bley together it loox like a dragon took a leak on the castle while flying over. XD

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:26 am

Lol, Most castles are built from the bottom up, not top down, so I naturally assumed that the first pictures were as high as it was going to get. It looks alot more impressive and deserving of the name "Citadel" now. I'm not a huge fan of those 4x1x2 grills you have as windows in the white section; if you don't have any more of the rounded windows, you might try putting the grills in sideways. You've integrated those big castle wall sections very nicely at the top, too. Keep it coming(no pun intended!)

Cm2

Zacku · Post by **Zacku** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:20 am

Well, I have here the first completed picture of the Citadel:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/Z ... ished2.jpg
More will be added to my Brickshelf gallery tomorrow.

xbloodyfangs · Post by **xbloodyfangs** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:45 am

Very nice! Keep up the good work. See what I did there... It's a keep,so keep up the good work.

Zacku · Post by **Zacku** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:26 pm

Alrighty everyone, it's done:

(Pic=link)
Some deeplinks:
The Citadel's Knights.
Entrance to the bridge.
Other side of the bridge showing the tile floor.
Barbarian waiting to ambush a group of Classics
Citadel's Guardian and his Advisor.
The tower archer, Sir Rico.
Closeup of my take on the Classics.

Gallery when public.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

The dark tide · Post by **The dark tide** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:15 am

I must admit I was skeptic about it at first but it turned out quite nice.

Graynar · Post by **Graynar** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:21 am

Nice way of posting a MOC. At first we didn't think much of it but you kept adding more until we fell off our chairs.

Great combination of old and new colours! It looks great if not a bit blocky. I hope we see more of these new and old combos.

ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:40 am

I agree with everyone else in saying this is well done. It looks very sturdy and solid like a realistic castle, but has some interesting features and color as well to keep it from being boring. Also, nice job setting up the stream and the little landscaping.

Finally, I like what you did with the KK2 knights to make them look like pretty decent-looking citadel guards, and that BM ship is one of my favorites.

ragnarok · Post by **ragnarok** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:43 am

Gongrats on the way you chose to present this MOC, although I nearly missed the finished thing!

Great usage of the raised baseplate, nice scenery and selection of figs. Another good point is the massive structure it has its own heavy presence and dominance over the surroundings => citadel fits perfectly for me.

The only minus IMHO is the Bionicle creature.

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