Aimsithe the arms master

[The Maestro]

From city to city the arms master wanders, selling his wares to whoever has the coin. It is well known that the master forges a weapon like no other. Strong and reliant, a sword would last you through an age. So when Aimsithe passes your cottage be sure to purchase at least a knife, for you won't regret it.

CCC XIV - Traveling salesman. 

Ugh I though this would be an original idea but Jaka Kupina bet me to it D: Oh well. Just a simple build that took me way to long but I tried out a new base style which I was pleased with. My next build is almost finished and should be done this week( if im not to lazy that is :P) 
Hope you enjoy.

Some parts of the edit are terrible - sorry :P

Edited December 11, 2016 by The Maestro

[Legofin2012]

Very nice, the wall looks really old and crumbly, and the well is nicely done too. The arrow signs are a nice touch as well, just not sure about the tree on the wall, or maybe it's just rather tall behind the wall 

[TitusV]

You can be really proud of that base, it looks great! Also congratulations on the well, I find them very hard to get so small!

[Henjin_Quilones]

Very nice smaller build, Maestro! The wall looks great, and the irregular base is lovely, with the dirt and grass going all the way down. I have several nitpicks here, though. I do not really like the tree; the foliage part is fine, but the trunk is grey flex tubing, not brown, and it is way too slender to have grown up on the other side of the wall instead of on top of it (which makes one wonder about the maintenance level of the wall, if there are trees growing in it). I would recommend getting some brown flex, and using several tubes together in the style of DC to make a small, shrubby tree. Beyond that, though, I guess a few more 1x1 rounds in the road might be nice, though it looks fine now. Nicely done!

[Grover]

I, too, really like the base.  I struggle a lot with making vegetation and paths that look realistic, and this one looks great.  Nice to have some of that dark tan!

[Kai NRG]

Very nice build, the wall texture looks great!  So is the little well and I like the activity you've added with the various minifigures!  The tree sticking up back there looks a little strange though... where is it growing from?  Behind the wall I suppose, but how come such a thin stem is able to support it that high?  And why doesn't it have some lower branches too?  But other than that it looks really good!

[soccerkid6]

Nifty little well design! Though it does seem a little hard to get water out of Excellent wall texture, and I like how you have the boys play-fighting

[Blufiji]

Nice ground and wall texturing/patterning. The irregular base works well here, as do the color choices.

[Slegengr]

Interesting build, Maestro!

The wall texturing is great along with the terrain!  I quite like that small well, though (as SK mentioned) it seems the bucket will not fit into the well.  The signpost and boys play-fighting really add to the scene!  I also think the tree is unusual in that location, as it would be odd on top of the wall and seems to be too thin to be tall enough to be planted behind the wall.  Some trees do have gray bark, so that color could be fine, though in this particular build the light gray tree trunk would blend with the wall, so I would recommend a different color.  Using the ground falling away as a border to your build is an interesting idea and well done!

[The Maestro]

On 11/12/2016 at 10:43 PM, Legofin2012 said:

Very nice, the wall looks really old and crumbly, and the well is nicely done too. The arrow signs are a nice touch as well, just not sure about the tree on the wall, or maybe it's just rather tall behind the wall 

Thanks Legofin, the tree was a bit of a experiment and as it did grow behing the wall it is a bit thin.

On 12/12/2016 at 5:28 AM, TitusV said:

You can be really proud of that base, it looks great! Also congratulations on the well, I find them very hard to get so small!

Thanks mate. The reason its so small was the lack of peices, so im lucky it turned out so well (pun intendid) 

On 12/12/2016 at 7:58 AM, Henjin_Quilones said:

Very nice smaller build, Maestro! The wall looks great, and the irregular base is lovely, with the dirt and grass going all the way down. I have several nitpicks here, though. I do not really like the tree; the foliage part is fine, but the trunk is grey flex tubing, not brown, and it is way too slender to have grown up on the other side of the wall instead of on top of it (which makes one wonder about the maintenance level of the wall, if there are trees growing in it). I would recommend getting some brown flex, and using several tubes together in the style of DC to make a small, shrubby tree. Beyond that, though, I guess a few more 1x1 rounds in the road might be nice, though it looks fine now. Nicely done!

I would have died to get a few brown flexitubes for this but unfortuantly I didn't have any so... oh well maybe next time  I was all out of 1x1 rounds but im going to do a bulk order soon so that will take care of that. Really appreciate the advice.

On 12/12/2016 at 7:59 AM, Grover said:

I, too, really like the base.  I struggle a lot with making vegetation and paths that look realistic, and this one looks great.  Nice to have some of that dark tan!

Thanks Grover.

On 13/12/2016 at 1:41 AM, Kai NRG said:

Very nice build, the wall texture looks great!  So is the little well and I like the activity you've added with the various minifigures!  The tree sticking up back there looks a little strange though... where is it growing from?  Behind the wall I suppose, but how come such a thin stem is able to support it that high?  And why doesn't it have some lower branches too?  But other than that it looks really good!

Thanks man and I guess I was going for a Dr Suees approach with the tree  

On 13/12/2016 at 7:51 AM, soccerkid6 said:

Nifty little well design! Though it does seem a little hard to get water out of Excellent wall texture, and I like how you have the boys play-fighting

Yeah the well is a little small for the bucket . The wall texture was just improving what I have been doing recently and the two boys fighting were the first things I built

On 13/12/2016 at 2:24 PM, Blufiji said:

Nice ground and wall texturing/patterning. The irregular base works well here, as do the color choices.

Thanks Blufiji

On 14/12/2016 at 6:47 AM, Slegengr said:

Interesting build, Maestro!

The wall texturing is great along with the terrain!  I quite like that small well, though (as SK mentioned) it seems the bucket will not fit into the well.  The signpost and boys play-fighting really add to the scene!  I also think the tree is unusual in that location, as it would be odd on top of the wall and seems to be too thin to be tall enough to be planted behind the wall.  Some trees do have gray bark, so that color could be fine, though in this particular build the light gray tree trunk would blend with the wall, so I would recommend a different color.  Using the ground falling away as a border to your build is an interesting idea and well done!

Thanks Slegengr, I was a bit worried about the trees colour but that was the only colour I had so... Thanks for the advice though.

[LittleJohn]

Excellent build here, Maestro  You're wall texturing keeps improving, and I like the little details here, like the sign post.
The well, SNOT base design, and weapons cart are all superb too 

[halixon]

I love this! That wall is so detailed!

[Ecclesiastes]

Great stuff, I really like al the small details you've put in there like the well and the road sign!