Posted December 7, 201212 yr Good evening to all of you ! I continue my participation in the Colossal Castle Contest 2012 (CCCX) with an adapted serie on Robin Hood, the film of Ridley Scott released in 2010. (I will uptade this topic as many times as necessary not to saturate the section !) Brickshelf Gallery First Part : The Surroundings Of Châlus In times of tyranny and injustice when law oppresses the people, the outlaw takes his place in history. England, at the turn of the 12th century was such a time. King Richard the Lion Heart, bankrupt of wealth and glory, is plundering his way back to England after ten years on his Crusade. In his army is an archer named Robin Longstride. This is the story of his return home wheere, for defending the weak against the strong, he will be condemned to live outside the law. The Surroundings Of Châlus (First Part) par TheBrickAvenger, sur Flickr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Part : The Siege Of Châlus Chalus is the last French castle that English should sack before setting sail to England. Returning from the hunt, Robin Longstride and his fellow archers are called to mount in line. The assault has begun, King Richard's leads, the aim being to get inside the castle. A dozen young boys are then responsible to come hang some wineskins filled with explosives, on the portcullis of the castle. Jimmy, Robin's young friend, unfortunately remains stuck on the harrow. Robin steals thus to his rescue. The Siege Of Châlus (Second Part) par TheBrickAvenger, sur Flickr Deeplinks : 1 & 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third Part : Escape From Châlus After the assault, the British managed to blow the castle gate, and they let her burn during the night. King Richard goes to these soldiers with the intention to find an honest man in his army to tell him the truth he doesn't want to hear. When he arrives, a fight erupts between Robin Longstride and Little John. The King then is injured during the fight and Loxley, his henchman is kneeling troops. Richard asks Robin if God will be satisfied with his crusade and the archer replied that this will not be entirely the case, because of the massacre of the city of Acre. (Richard had indeed ordered the death of 2000 Muslims.) For his daring and trouble they caused during the evening, Robin and his companions are imprisoned. In the morning, the battle resumed and Richard is killed by an arrow right in the neck. Jimmy ran to Robin and tells him the news. Robin asks him to liberate them, and he decides to go north to find a ship before hundreds of soldiers to do the same. Escape From Châlus (Third Part) par TheBrickAvenger, sur Flickr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourth Part : Ambush In Broceliande Robin and his companions then crossed France, and they arrived in the forest of Broceliande. They are then witnesses to an ambush. Indeed, after the death of Richard, Luxley and a handful of brave knights are responsible for reporting the crown in England What they don't know is that a plot is being prepared in France to overthrow the English crown. The French are convinced that Richard is in the group of knight returning to England, but this is not the case. The King of France, Philip Augustus load Godefroy, a English traitor, to kill the Lionheart and seize his crown. Ambush In Broceliande (Fourth Part) par TheBrickAvenger, sur Flickr Deeplinks : 1 & 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fifth Part : Northern Coast Of Franced After the attack, Robin tries to find a survivor. Luxley still lives, he asks to Robin to take his sword and to return it to his father, in Nottingham. Robin accepts and Luxley dies in its feet. On Luxley, Robin finds a small parchment on which is a route that allowing to find the boat for England.Robin has then an idea, to take the identity of Luxley, his clothes and to return the crown to return in England. They are thus disguised as soldiers of the royal guarding, and have buried Luxley, whom our four companions are astride towards the Northern coasts of France. In their arrived a boat wait for them. They teach to the captain of the ship that king died and quickly embark. Northern Coast Of France (Fifth Part) par TheBrickAvenger, sur Flickr Deeplinks : 1 & 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be continued... Edited December 30, 201212 yr by TheBrickAvenger
December 7, 201212 yr The castle looks great, love the sandstone colour. All we need now is a dead king Richard.
December 7, 201212 yr I am surprised you don't yet have a MOC expert badge, all of your creations are outstanding, these are certainly no exception! loving the wheat field, very creative :) keep it up! ~Legonardo
December 8, 201212 yr To me, this start looks great :thumbup: As lightingtiger said, Brick'on TheBrickAvenger
December 8, 201212 yr Both scenes are superb, some of my favorite details are: the wall in the smaller scene, the irregular bases of both, and the octogonal? tower
December 8, 201212 yr I like the both the coloring on the castle is unique, but for me I really, really enjoy scene 1. It is so simple, yet so effective... definately a case where less is more. Edited December 8, 201212 yr by Evil Porkchop
December 9, 201212 yr Author Thank you for your warm comments ! Both scenes are superb, some of my favorite details are: the wall in the smaller scene, the irregular bases of both, and the octogonal? tower Absolutely, it is an octagonal tower, I am inspired by the one you can see in the movie : The third part is available, do not hesitate to tell me what you think ;) ! See you soon Edited December 9, 201212 yr by TheBrickAvenger
December 15, 201212 yr It is quite frankly strange how few comments you have in this topic in comparison to the level of your work! Very nice series of scenes! Your detailing of the ground is superb, and your blending of colors is just spot on! I love the yellow grass in the first scene, the colors and shapes of the castle in the second (along with the simplicity you used to achieve a real stone hewn look). The way you designed stocks is awesome, and your use of walls (curved! ) is also superb. The colors and layering of the ground in #4 is also impressive. No complaints, really, wish I could advise you to work on something, but this looks very nice!
December 15, 201212 yr Author Thank you very much Zepher, your comment is a pleasure to read ! I'm glad you like it ! Maybe this is not the case for other which explains the low number of comments
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