narbilu Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) [ Work in process ] For my storyline I started to making my largest MOC so far... also the first time I bought on Bricklink especially for this project. Norra, is the island northeast of Hemresa. The story about this forgotten Mystic Island, will follow soon. [ week 1 ] - planning and making the ocean [ week 2 ] - beach and cliffs [ week 3 ] - first signs of civilization and a forest (out of green bricks) [ detailshots week 3 ] Pallisade and first building (not yet satisfied) Forest edge and Menhir with the runes of the fallen kings Waterfall - not yet satisfied with the steam leading to the waterfall The Vykr - the merchant ship pulled by wind or four stout men Progress: I will keep this post up to date after each weekend where I had time to build. I really hope, it will fit somehow in the next fase of the GoH story. Any tips and suggestions are always welcome. I really can't decide... What should I do? 1) wood based buildings or 2) stone based buidlings? Edited August 18, 2014 by narbilu Quote
Alfadas Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Looks nice! I don't really have tips, as I never made something that big. All I can say, keep up the good work, it looks amazing right now! Really like the viking helmets! Quote
Jorrith Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Looks great so far! Also nice to see the progress from week to week. Quote
Gideon Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Looks great so far! Regarding the waterfall, I think it would look more natural if the water retains some forward motion making the top part somewhat curved and maybe do the crest more uneven? Right now it looks somewhat like a limited amount of water passing over a perfectly straight edge. Buildings with at least the bottom story made of stone would probably fit the scene if it is a place not very recently settled? Quote
Simon_S Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 That looks very nice so far Narbilu! For the buildings, I recommand doing a mix of them: I mostly like the ones which have a stone basement and then wood on it, but I'm also a fan of just wooden buildings. I wouldn't go for full stone buildings, unless you want to do a tower or a castle (but actually you could include some wooden elements in both of these and it wouldn't look bad). Quote
mccoyed Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Very nice. I agree with Simon about the buildings. A good mix is both accurate and visually appealing. Quote
cesbrick Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Wow! cant wait to see the finished work!! Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Great start! Looking forward to the future! Quote
Yzalirk Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 It's looking pretty good so far, keep it up! Quote
-Carson Haupt- Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 It sounds good, but I can't see any pictures! Quote
TheUtilityBelt Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 I know this will become a great build! Quote
BrickCurve Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 It may just be me but none of the pictures seem to be working. Quote
narbilu Posted August 19, 2014 Author Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) I made a folder "Norra Island" on my Flickr account Edited August 20, 2014 by narbilu Quote
-Carson Haupt- Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Thus looks really god! I think a mix of stone and wood would be nice, the older the settlement the more stone it should have. Quote
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