Posted February 27, 201411 yr Chapter 1: The Little Vagabond Tavern Chapter 2: The Discovery of Nalderic Chapter 3: A Warm Welcome Challenge 1 (A): A Bad Nocty! Challenge 1 ©: The Genius Malignus After Simon of Nalderic found the Herba Absynthii, the holy cabbage, he rescued his friends from Remigias and the other elves, nobody stood in the way to become king... Simon: "Kneel down, folks! I have something to tell you. As our new king, the first thing I'm going to do is to build a castle! If we want to be a strong and autonomous nation, we'll have to defend ourselfs." Farmer: "Why do we need to be independent? I don't care who my king is, as long it's not such a fool as you!" Simon: "Do you want to pay taxes to some rich Lords on the mainland so they even get richer? No. So we have to be autonomous and that also means that I want my castle... Now! Get to work!" And so, after a short time Simon of Nalderic finally had his own fortress from where he ruled the small isle. To be continued... __________________________________________________________________________________ More pics you can find in this Flickr set. I will exhibit the whole diorama on the SteinCHenwelt (I hope to get done all REQ until then). Thanks for checking out and have a nice day! Simon
February 27, 201411 yr looks really cool, i like the plants on the wall and the tilts on the walls and towers (i believe it is in english, otherwise blame google translate) Edited February 27, 201411 yr by LegoPanda
February 27, 201411 yr Amazing build. Love the front gate and use of the Minotaur head for a moose head. What piece did you use for antlers?
February 27, 201411 yr That's awesome :thumbup: I really like it and I think it is one of your best works
February 27, 201411 yr I really love the castle all the way, angles, walls, cobble stones ... all superb - however, what really does it for me is the effective usage of foiliage in this build. Well done Sir!
February 27, 201411 yr Author On 2/27/2014 at 6:24 PM, LegoPanda said: looks really cool, i like the plants on the wall and the tilts on the walls and towers (i believe it is in english, otherwise blame google translate) Thank you LegoPanda! On 2/27/2014 at 6:24 PM, Ridge Montante said: Amazing build. Love the front gate and use of the Minotaur head for a moose head. What piece did you use for antlers? Thanks man. The minotaur head and the antlers are both custom items from BrickWarriors.com On 2/27/2014 at 6:30 PM, Alfadas said: That is one awesome looking castle! Great work! Thanks mate On 2/27/2014 at 6:52 PM, Wedge09 said: That's awesome :thumbup: I really like it and I think it is one of your best works Thank you Wedge. Just wait for the other modules of it, then it will be evident that this will be my best work yet . On 2/27/2014 at 6:55 PM, Gunman said: Amazing work... Very beautiful MOC... GJ mate Thanks mate! On 2/27/2014 at 7:03 PM, kabel said: I really love the castle all the way, angles, walls, cobble stones ... all superb - however, what really does it for me is the effective usage of foiliage in this build. Well done Sir! Thank you kabel. It's always nice to hear such nice words from a long time GoH member. When I'm looking at the picture, I also think that the foilage is very important, but in the real life build, the castle does the way better job (also the time I invested: A lot of time in the castle vs something around a half hour for the foilage).
February 27, 201411 yr This is beautiful Simon, the castle is amazing! Your character seems to be a demanding person. :)
February 27, 201411 yr @Simon: I know that building this thing was the main effort, what I was gonna say though is that it is exactly this well caculated and limited usage of foiliage pieces that makes the castle stand out so much, instead of drowning it in a sea of green!
February 27, 201411 yr Very nice castle! I especially like the left tower and the cliff it stands on Did I understand it correctly that this is a part of a larger diorama? In that case I can't wait to see the rest!
February 27, 201411 yr Woow! This is just so great Simon! I agree with kabel about the foliage. The castle stands out so much because of it! And they blend together as well! Just amazing! The rock work is also just bravo!!
February 27, 201411 yr I agree with Kabel, the use of greenery/foliage really goes well with the castle. It makes it look like the castle's built into the surroundings, all while accenting it very nicely.
February 27, 201411 yr Awesome build! I love the colors and the architecture! Great shaping on the castle! I love the interior and the stained glass too! Great job!
February 27, 201411 yr Great work! The texture of the walls is really great, and so is the tudor section! And as others have said, the landscaping really adds to it!
February 28, 201411 yr Wow, awesome castle dude. Generally a great MOC, foilage, wall structure, use of windows and I like the interior as well. What is down the hole?
February 28, 201411 yr Author On 2/27/2014 at 8:14 PM, mpoh98 said: This is beautiful Simon, the castle is amazing! Your character seems to be a demanding person. :) Thanks Matt! On 2/27/2014 at 8:17 PM, kabel said: @Simon: I know that building this thing was the main effort, what I was gonna say though is that it is exactly this well caculated and limited usage of foiliage pieces that makes the castle stand out so much, instead of drowning it in a sea of green! Yeah, I think I got you. I tried to do not too much foilage, as I did it back in this build, where most of the stonework (or at least a big part) just got covered: On 2/27/2014 at 8:18 PM, Gideon said: Very nice castle! I especially like the left tower and the cliff it stands on Did I understand it correctly that this is a part of a larger diorama? In that case I can't wait to see the rest! Yep, you did understand it correctly. Here are (only) 4 32x32 baseplates, the final product will be 2x4 or even 2x5 plates. You luckily don't have to wait too long, as I want to finish it for the SteinCHenwelt, which starts in a month... this will be a hard time building, but luckily I also have some holidays now (today's the last school day ). On 2/27/2014 at 8:36 PM, de Gothia said: Woow! This is just so great Simon! I agree with kabel about the foliage. The castle stands out so much because of it! And they blend together as well! Just amazing! The rock work is also just bravo!! Thanks for the high praise! I also look forward to your castle. You will be building one soon, right? On 2/27/2014 at 8:37 PM, Hammerhand said: I agree with Kabel, the use of greenery/foliage really goes well with the castle. It makes it look like the castle's built into the surroundings, all while accenting it very nicely. Thank you Hammerhand . On 2/27/2014 at 8:50 PM, Infernum said: Awesome build! I love the colors and the architecture! Great shaping on the castle! I love the interior and the stained glass too! Great job! Thanks Infernum! I'm not so experienced with interiors, but I thought I should also give them a try and it was a lot of fun, so I will surely do more of these again . On 2/27/2014 at 11:07 PM, HammerBro33 said: Simply amazing! Great work, and the layout of the walls makes a cool shape! Thank you! On 2/27/2014 at 11:13 PM, Kai NRG said: Great work! The texture of the walls is really great, and so is the tudor section! And as others have said, the landscaping really adds to it! Thanks mate! On 2/28/2014 at 2:29 AM, -Carson Haupt- said: Beautiful! Thanks Carson . On 2/28/2014 at 7:22 AM, narbilu said: Wow, awesome castle dude. Generally a great MOC, foilage, wall structure, use of windows and I like the interior as well. What is down the hole? Thank you narbilu! If you mean the courtyard with "hole", here's a pic:
February 28, 201411 yr Have a huge soft spot for beautiful castles with accessible rooms. Excellent build bud.
February 28, 201411 yr Tremendous castle, especially for your first The layout is superb as are the wall detailing and crenelations I like the wooden railings on the wall walks, that's not something you see often and they look great. The stables in the courtyard is a nice touch and I really like the entryways to the different towers And the fact that you included interiors makes it all the better. Great work!
February 28, 201411 yr Author On 2/28/2014 at 12:30 PM, nivremis said: Have a huge soft spot for beautiful castles with accessible rooms. Excellent build bud. Thank you. I hope to do more castles in the future. On 2/28/2014 at 12:50 PM, soccerkid6 said: Tremendous castle, especially for your first The layout is superb as are the wall detailing and crenelations I like the wooden railings on the wall walks, that's not something you see often and they look great. The stables in the courtyard is a nice touch and I really like the entryways to the different towers And the fact that you included interiors makes it all the better. Great work! Thank you for the kind comment! Also, I was sure that I would find the word "interior" somewhere in it . Now, after I built some, I also know why you love them that much!
February 28, 201411 yr Excellent build, and great details on the castle, especially on the top of the towers The foliage and rock-work really add a lot to the build too, and the balcony is superb Great job
February 28, 201411 yr Wow. Just wow. I love the snot rock work inside. I need to learn better how to do that!
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