de Gothia Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 de Gothia and his two sons, Albion and Elijah follows the ship to Barqa. They meet up with Sir Gideon and soon he show them the great city of Barqa. Albion is always talkings to the civilians, learning and try to speak their langauge. Elijah chases after a giant dragonchicken with his mighty sword. de Gothia listens to all the clever soloutions made in Barqa as he will implement them in his villages back in Benoic. C&C as always much welcome! Gideon: I hope you like my version of your city! =) Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Haha "dragonchicken"! Great MOC. I love the table in the corner under the tree- just that bit seems so real. Quote
kabel Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Really nice scene you made here! And since this is your first build in the South, I think you've done a tremendous job of catching the feeling of a hot desert town. Right on dude! Quote
KristofBD Posted January 14, 2014 Posted January 14, 2014 Lovely and cute!The overall atmosphere is just brilliant! Quote
mrcp6d Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Lots to like here de Gothia. Architecture is spot on, minifig posing is spot on, details are great--my favorite tidbit is the barrel with wine flowing out of it as signage, Quote
Infernum Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Nice! Love the tree and architecture! Great photography too! Quote
Torgar Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Great use of color with a clean composition, nice job! Quote
ZCerberus Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 This is excellent. I love the colors and the photography is perhaps your best yet. Great border, figures, color pops- just awesome overall! Quote
MKJoshA Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Nice to see a freebuild in the midst of all the contest entries. I love everything about the build! Your base is so tall. Do you just use an obscene amount of bricks to make it work or is there another secret? Quote
monsinjor Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Excellent build. It is so colorful and pleasing to the eyes. I like the wooden tables and the tree just fits perfectly. Great job and thanks for sharing. Quote
Gideon Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Wow, this is exactly the kind of atmosphere I have in mind when thinking of Barqa! It reminds me a lot of the old city in Jerusalem. The tavern with the figures outside is my favourite part, just looks so Middle Eastern There are definitely some details here and there I might borrow for some future build. Nice to see my sigfig there as well What headgear do the guy to the right underneath the tree and the guy to the far left have by the way? One piece of photography advice, put some bricks behind the windows of "half-buildings" so that the open backside is not visible. Either just add a layer of black, or put some other color to have it look like curtains (or why not partially curtains and the rest black? ) Quote
soccerkid6 Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Lovely Kaliphlin scene, I love the numerous doorways at different elevations The tables are a great touch as well. This makes me want to try building something in Kaliphlin Quote
Gideon Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Lovely Kaliphlin scene, I love the numerous doorways at different elevations The tables are a great touch as well. This makes me want to try building something in Kaliphlin If not before, I suppose you will get your chance when the civil war in Kaliphlin breaks out for real (in one of the upcoming challenges). Quote
de Gothia Posted January 19, 2014 Author Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks for all the uplifting comments! The whole scene started with that olive tree in the middle with the stair next to it! I love to build in Kaliphlin, cause you don´t have to build roofs! Nice to see a freebuild in the midst of all the contest entries. I love everything about the build! Your base is so tall. Do you just use an obscene amount of bricks to make it work or is there another secret? Some premolded old castle walls, a lot of multi colouring bricks so no, not that many bricks under and behind the moc! Wow, this is exactly the kind of atmosphere I have in mind when thinking of Barqa! It reminds me a lot of the old city in Jerusalem. The tavern with the figures outside is my favourite part, just looks so Middle Eastern There are definitely some details here and there I might borrow for some future build. Nice to see my sigfig there as well What headgear do the guy to the right underneath the tree and the guy to the far left have by the way? One piece of photography advice, put some bricks behind the windows of "half-buildings" so that the open backside is not visible. Either just add a layer of black, or put some other color to have it look like curtains (or why not partially curtains and the rest black? ) I think the hairpeice is from Brickforge. Lego should definetely do one! And the photo advice is taken! Thanks! :) I have one more kaliphlin build in the pipe before de Gothia returns home! Quote
MKJoshA Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Some premolded old castle walls, a lot of multi colouring bricks so no, not that many bricks under and behind the moc! Thanks for the building info! Quote
Ecclesiastes Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Stunning, especially because of the colors working so well together. Are Elijah and Albion ready for adventures with grandpa? Quote
de Gothia Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 They sure are Ecc! Looking forward to it! Quote
mpoh98 Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 This is very cool! Nice town, it looks busy and clean at the same time, as a city should. :D Love the border as well! Quote
Kai NRG Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Great build! I like the brightness of the whole atmosphere and all the little details! ...I love to build in Kaliphlin, cause you don´t have to build roofs! Definitely a plus! Quote
The Architect Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Dragonchicken hehe, great build de Gothia, I just love the atmosphere! Quote
Yooha Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 It looks fantastic, very "compact", yet so many details, I love it! Maybe I should try to build something in the South as well. Quote
Niku Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 This is lovely, everything is great, the scale and proportions of the buildings, the motion of the figs, the colors, and the photography. Once again fantastic job mate! Quote
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