A free-build placed in Avalonia, and also part of InnovaLUG's 'Ye Old Merry Battleground' collab, for Brickfair Virginia.

This was a really fun build to make, and I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. I’ll definitely be doing some more Forestmen themed builds in the future. Inspiration for the rockwork goes to Brickvader.

The Forestmen's camp is hidden well in one of the many forests in Avalonia, and provides an excellent base of operations for them. They have scouts placed at various locations a little ways from the camp, and a few outside of the forest to keep an eye on the neighboring Lords and Barons of the land. Most recently, they learned of Sir Ruari Leanin leaving for a tax collecting tour, which they took full advantage of...

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I would like to claim UoP credit for:

Geography: Forest

Thanks for looking, C&C appreciated

Edited August 14, 20168 yr by LittleJohn

Wow! The feeling you've captured in this build is fantastic

Of all the nice details, the archery targets are probably my favorite. Great use of those printed round tiles inside the round plates!

Looks great! I really like how you did the tent. UOP + 1 for the credit.

UoP DoH +1

A lovely nod to classic castle

Wow, I definitely get a late 1980s, early 1990s Castle vibe from this, which is great! The bright blue roof looks out of place color-wise, except that it fits with the aforementioned vibe perfectly and so I cannot complain. The trees are excellent, and I love the little raised stone area for the main tree, a small bit of terrain. Great tent, too, and archery targets.

Brilliant home for the Forestmen It's amazing how well you conveyed the forest look, with so few trees! The squirrel and bird are nice touches, and I also like the extra weapons stowed away inside the little look out tower

Cool - how oldskool

I really get a Classic castle feel to This, with a twist of newer elements and minifigs!!

The photo looks great!!

  On 8/14/2016 at 11:24 PM, Gideon said:

Wow! The feeling you've captured in this build is fantastic

Of all the nice details, the archery targets are probably my favorite. Great use of those printed round tiles inside the round plates!

Thanks Gideon! Glad you like the printed tiles, I thought they fit well.

  On 8/14/2016 at 11:24 PM, BrickCurve said:

Looks great! I really like how you did the tent. UOP + 1 for the credit.

Thank you, BrickCurve

  On 8/15/2016 at 12:52 AM, gedren_y said:

UoP DoH +1

Thanks gedren!

  On 8/15/2016 at 12:57 AM, Littleworlds said:

A lovely nod to classic castle

Thanks, I was really trying to capture the classic feel with this build

  On 8/15/2016 at 1:21 AM, Henjin_Quilones said:

Wow, I definitely get a late 1980s, early 1990s Castle vibe from this, which is great! The bright blue roof looks out of place color-wise, except that it fits with the aforementioned vibe perfectly and so I cannot complain. The trees are excellent, and I love the little raised stone area for the main tree, a small bit of terrain. Great tent, too, and archery targets.

Thanks Henjin! Glad you like how the rockwork turned out

  On 8/15/2016 at 1:41 AM, soccerkid6 said:

Brilliant home for the Forestmen It's amazing how well you conveyed the forest look, with so few trees! The squirrel and bird are nice touches, and I also like the extra weapons stowed away inside the little look out tower

Thanks Isaac! Adding all the animals was a lot of fun

  On 8/15/2016 at 6:01 AM, narbilu said:

Cool - how oldskool

Thank you!

  On 8/15/2016 at 10:50 AM, de Gothia said:

I really get a Classic castle feel to This, with a twist of newer elements and minifigs!!

The photo looks great!!

Thanks de Gothia!

Great job on a great build!

Awesome scene with a lovely coulorscheme! I especially like the classic "forestmen" feeling combined with soms New techniques

  On 8/15/2016 at 1:21 PM, bricklover said:

Great job on a great build!

Thank you

  On 8/16/2016 at 10:15 AM, TitusV said:

Awesome scene with a lovely coulorscheme! I especially like the classic "forestmen" feeling combined with soms New techniques

Thanks Titus, it was really fun to build

Pretty swell combo of old and new styles - the swordsman looks quite proud of his little outpost!

Edited August 20, 20168 yr by Dubbadgrim

Excellent build - has a somewhat relaxed feeling to it!