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Built for SHIPtember, an annual event where you are challenged to build a 100+ stud spaceship in the month of September. I haven’t done a SHIP in this horizontal panel style yet, and after a couple quick sketches was very intrigued by trying that with an asymmetric twist. And this year I managed to even complete the underside. Thanks to Graham for the main image edit. Build time: 27 days Length: 104 studs Weight: 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) Quite a few more images on Brickbuilt, and the images embedded here link to Flickr where you can see them in full resolution.

@Ben S Those challenges have never been closed, so feel free to participate in them. As you say, they've been dormant for a long time but there's no problem doing them now. Freebuild registration isn't necessary anymore as we have not been scoring freebuilds for the last few years. Simply post them in the forum as their own topic, and you may also post a link here if you like so it's easy for other Mitgardians to see what has been built for the guild recently.

Summer means it's castle building time! The Summer Joust is an annual medieval themed building contest with 7 unique categories, and more than 20 prizes. Open from June 1st - August 1st, there's plenty of time to join the fun. See all the details in the flickr group.

Welcome to Mitgardia! Glad to have Elric guarding our northern border.

The votes have been tallied and here are the results! 1st Place: Tayaya with Elven Trading Post 2nd Place: Gideon with Toll House in Barqa Random Draw winner: jtooker with Batuhan Trading Post Congratulations, and please send me a PM with your shipping details so we can get your prizes delivered And another well done to everyone who participated! Always a treat seeing so much life in the guilds and locations being fleshed out with new models and stories

Bit delayed due to a busy week, but voting has been closed! We will compile results and post the winners soon

Captain Flint - 1 point Aurore - 1 point Gideon - 1 point

Thanks Slegengr! Appreciate your detailed thoughts. You're right about the wheels, I considered swapping to the orientation you suggested at one point, but ultimately left them as you see now. I think because it made them look more circular - though that might also have been before I added the third stud of width with alternating direction. There is indeed a working 'hydraulic' cylinder, not really stable enough for play but the rod does slide in and out of a friction pin to allow the arm to swing in or out. Thank you, I was pleasantly surprised to find an easy way to integrate it in this orientation. Thanks! The drill arm was one of the last things built, and needed some time and referencing real life excavators Thanks, I wanted to try some brick built wheels for a change and was happy with how these turned out. Glad to hear you like the opening cockpit! I was thinking about how would someone be able to get in, and this sort of opening hatch came to mind from spaceships. And after thinking of it, it seemed too fun not to include Many thanks!

An Ice Planet truck for Febrovery. The general chassis and shape came to mind quickly after I got the wheels together, but completing all the details took longer than expected. Has a few functional bits as the drill arm is articulated and the cabin opens in such a way that the driver could actually board the vehicle. More images available on Brickbuilt.

Thanks for pointing that out so quickly. I had been looking in the sub-forum as well, but somehow missed a whole bunch. Aurore kindly sent me a list which I edited in now, and will double check again tomorrow to see if any are still left out.

And the voting topic is now open!

Voting is only open to members of the Guilds. Enjoy examining all the entries, then cast your three votes. You are permitted to give a maximum of two votes to a single entry, and the voting deadline is Wednesday the 21st of February. Examples of allowed votes: Derfel Cardarn 1 point Zcerberus 2 points OR Si-mocs 1 point Derfel Cadarn 1 point Zcerberus 1 point Entries (follow the links to topics so you can see additional photos): Aurore Elmire's Couture House bmohnsen The spy Ethelfieda Captain Flint Foenwor Mine Gideon Toll House in Barqa Grover Bob the Unemployed Avalonian Plumber, Trading Post Grover Trade in Prenmôr jtooker Batuhan Trading Post kahir88 The trading post near Owhur LittleJohn Katoren Trading Post MrLind Cattle market outside Faeril Petric_G Surprise at the Cattle Market Puvel Mitgardian ales Simon_S Blueberry Liquor soccerkid6 Nordheim Lumberyard Sympatik Brick The herbalist’s cart T-86 (swe) Tranquil tasting TalusMoonbreaker Porto Nascosto Tayaya Elven Trading Post If you find any errors or missing entries, please let me know and I will correct them as soon as possible.

Thanks everyone for your great entries! The challenge is officially closed now, and we will open a voting topic soon

Nordheim Lumberyard

My contribution for Challenge 11. It’s a simple build that brought back a lot of memories as most of the techniques are things I used frequently years ago. Which made for a straightforward and relaxing build process. Timber is in high demand as the guilds rebuild. Leading to many new lumber yards popping up in Mitgardia. Located along trade routes and near sawmills they constantly receive new loads of wood and in turn load caravans traveling between the guilds. Additional photos on Brickbuilt.

New deadline is end of day February 1st 2024! Countdown timer here. Make the most of the extra time and get to building

@LittleJohn and I built this peaceful Avalonian scene of a small chapel on the edge of a lake. It's an entry for the Religious Building of the Colossal Castle Contest. Evenings make a splendid time for Brother Alberic to enjoy some peaceful contemplation while fishing. The still waters and quiet forest never fail to lift his spirits.

@LittleJohn and I collaborated on this build for the “Place of Business” category in the Wandering Skies contest. It was a challenging model due to the numerous additions off all sides meaning you couldn't simply build from the bottom up. Was a nice change of pace trying a large steampunk model though! It's complete on all sides, and through some of the doorways you can catch glimpses of interiors, though we didn't have time to fully complete all of them. R.G. Buckle’s mining outpost travels far and wide in search of valuable ores and metals on the many floating islands of Wandering Skies. The rugged and functional mobile outpost contains storage silos, a massive smelting furnace, and docks for their scouting and mining airships. Once they have collected a large supply of metals, the crew navigates back to civilization to sell their goods. Additional images on Brickbuilt.

@stria Welcome to the guilds! Excellent intro for Aletta, with a very pretty vignette

Welcome! Glad to have you join us in the north and can't wait to see what lies in store for Thaum and his companions

Welcome to the North! There was a challenge based around the Algus some years ago, and you can find lots of inspiration for the minifigures by looking through the entries to that. Here is that Frozen Beyond challenge topic, and all the entries are linked to in that discussion.

Welcome to the Guilds! Glad to have you join us and I'm excited to see Ethelfieda's adventures

I had the good fortune of meeting a bunch of fellow guild members at Skaerbaek this year, and discussion there got the wheels spinning for a new GoH challenge. And then the generosity and input of other GoH organizers led to the prompt and prizes you see here Yes, am anticipating plenty of great GoH models in the next few months! Glad to hear you're excited! Yeah, the minifigure series challenges are always fun too And thank you for your nudging to get something going again Great timing! Can't wait to see what you come up with Absolutely!

In this period of relative peace and stability, commerce in the guilds is flourishing! From massive cities to remote settlements, caravans and shipping routes bustle with goods from every guild. Build a trading post where your guild's unique wares can be bought and sold. It should be clear which guild your trading post is located in and there are no size restrictions. General Rules: - Anyone can enter this challenge, even brand new members. - Entries must be new models not previously displayed - Post your finished MOC(s) as a new topic in the GoH sub forum following this title format. GoH 11: (title of your MOC) - Deadline is January 7th 2024. New Deadline is end of day February 1st 2024. Countdown timer available here. - Winners will be decided by the GoH community (vote where only guild members can participate) 1st Place Prize: 2nd Place Prize: Bonus prize (decided by random draw, every participant is eligible, will be selected by random number generator): Feel free to ask any questions you have here

My brother @LittleJohn and I built this spaceship for SHIPtember in just over a week. Inspired by this concept art, though we used that mainly as a starting point and then went with whatever worked as we progressed. Really happy with how it turned out! Length: 106 studs. Weight: Not yet determined.