soccerkid6 Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) Here's my build for the second Gatehouse phase. I used a similar ground texture to what I did in my previous build, “Start of a Journey,” and tried a different stone wall design for the gatehouse. The warrior returns to Nordheim’s welcoming gate after a long journey through the clan lands of Mitgardia. More pictures are available on my website: link Thanks for looking! Edited March 11, 2016 by soccerkid6 Quote
LittleJohn Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Fantastic build! The stonework, inset arrow slits, vine, and roof technique are all superb Very nice rockwork as well Quote
don leopold Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Great gatehouse !!! Nice stonework and i love the rooftechnique. Quote
Kai NRG Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 I really like the sort of chibi look you have here, with the thick squat towers. The wood section is great as well, I should keep that roof technique in mind as I have quite a few of those tan slopes! I'm actually surprised by how well the 2x2 light grey tiles work as texture; will have to remember that for next time I build a tower! Quote
TitusV Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Altough Derfel Cadarn's builds were what made me join GoH, it are Soccerkid6's one that made me stay Quotename: TitusV Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 What can I say? It is excellent, just great! Quote
Balbo Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Fantastic work . I love the stonework and the use of the exo force arms on the roof Quote
bricklover Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Sweet moc! Love all of the techniques used! Quote
Graham Gidman Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I really like the architecture and rocks! Well done! Quote
Kayne Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Really fantastic build SK! I love that even with a smaller footprint you conveyed a sense of majesty and great size to the gatehouse. I also enjoy that with the texture to the walls is not cluttered or busy looking, but instead still looks like brickwork! Quote
Elostirion Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 The ground really stands out for me, it looks amazingly realistic and dirty. Truly inspiring! Quote
Gunman Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Really sweet build SK. I really like the walls. Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I love how compact, yet imposing it appears! Quote
Jacob Nion Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 You're putting out one awesome castle after the other at the moment. And I admire your keeps and fortifications. They're both wonderful to look at and invite to play with. Exactly what I would have loved to play with as a child. This gatehouse could have easily counted as phase III imho. Cannot imagine what you have in mind as next step. And I want to say that I really love your woodwork. Not only does it look very realistic and clearly medieval, you've integrated some nice detailing to give it that northern Skandinavian touch that I find essential for Mitgardia. I always feel this desire to build a good old solid keep when you come up with new stuff. But I still have to increase my collection a bit :/ Quote
Full Plate Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Nice build! And good coherent feel with your previous entry. The rockwork looks very good Edited March 15, 2016 by Full Plate Quote
soccerkid6 Posted March 15, 2016 Author Posted March 15, 2016 Fantastic build! The stonework, inset arrow slits, vine, and roof technique are all superb Very nice rockwork as well Thanks John! Great gatehouse !!! Nice stonework and i love the rooftechnique. Thanks, this was my first time using that roof technique to simulate a thatched roof I really like the sort of chibi look you have here, with the thick squat towers. The wood section is great as well, I should keep that roof technique in mind as I have quite a few of those tan slopes! I'm actually surprised by how well the 2x2 light grey tiles work as texture; will have to remember that for next time I build a tower! Thanks Kai, it does look rather chibi Well thanks Titus I'm sure all the other amazing builders in GoH helped influence your decision to stay too, though. Amazing work! Love the rocks! Thanks! What can I say? It is excellent, just great! Thanks Captain Fantastic work . I love the stonework and the use of the exo force arms on the roof Thanks Balbo, those exo force arms are one of my favorite pieces to use as wooden decorations. This is amazing! Thanks! Sweet moc! Love all of the techniques used! Thank you Very nice as always. Thanks Blufiji I really like the architecture and rocks! Well done! Thanks Graham Really fantastic build SK! I love that even with a smaller footprint you conveyed a sense of majesty and great size to the gatehouse. I also enjoy that with the texture to the walls is not cluttered or busy looking, but instead still looks like brickwork! Thank you, Kayne. Funny, I hadn't noticed how big it does look, until you mentioned that The ground really stands out for me, it looks amazingly realistic and dirty. Truly inspiring! Thanks! I'm definitely not the first to use this ground technique, I have grown quite fond of it though Really sweet build SK. I really like the walls. Thanks Gunman! I love how compact, yet imposing it appears! Thanks LV You're putting out one awesome castle after the other at the moment. And I admire your keeps and fortifications. They're both wonderful to look at and invite to play with. Exactly what I would have loved to play with as a child. This gatehouse could have easily counted as phase III imho. Cannot imagine what you have in mind as next step. And I want to say that I really love your woodwork. Not only does it look very realistic and clearly medieval, you've integrated some nice detailing to give it that northern Skandinavian touch that I find essential for Mitgardia. I always feel this desire to build a good old solid keep when you come up with new stuff. But I still have to increase my collection a bit :/ Thanks Jacob I'd love to see your take on a good solid keep sometime And while I do like this a lot, I think my phase III gatehouse is even more impressive. Nice build! And good coherent feel with your previous entry. The rockwork looks very good Thanks Full Plate! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 The tower with the wood is magnificent ...the whole gate with stones is gorgeous and the windows with crosses are superb! Quote
peedeejay Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Superb build. Cant add anything else to what others already said. :) Quote
princeofgonville Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Wow. What a wonderful tower. I want to make a copy of it in Lego - and I also want to live there, in real life. There are some stunningly beautiful builds in Mitgardia. One day I'll pay a proper visit. Do you guys ever display this stuff together? Quote
soccerkid6 Posted April 10, 2016 Author Posted April 10, 2016 Nice gate! I love that wooden section Thanks Gideon, I tried to make the wooden section a bit different than most I've done before All the positive stuff the others said! Thanks! The tower with the wood is magnificent ...the whole gate with stones is gorgeous and the windows with crosses are superb! Thank you Superb build. Cant add anything else to what others already said. :) Thanks! Wow. What a wonderful tower. I want to make a copy of it in Lego - and I also want to live there, in real life. There are some stunningly beautiful builds in Mitgardia. One day I'll pay a proper visit. Do you guys ever display this stuff together? Thank you, at larger conventions there are sometimes multiple people displaying GoH builds, but the wide variety of locations makes it difficult to get many builds displayed at once. Quote
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