You have some great detail here! I particularly enjoyed the landscaping. Very effective.

A really nice creation! I love the buildings. Check this out if you have some time, http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/280099

Lovely detailed work, I really like the hand-made portcullis.

Incredible MOC, sorry i didn't see it earlier but i was away in Luxembourg. Brilliant features, a few blurry photos but that doesn't effect how amazing this is! 5/5

Excellent build Tyler! Did you start on this right when you got back from BW?! Very nice entry into the world of castles...can't wait for your next project.

The details are spectacular!!

Lots of great details in here. I love the landscaping design out front. I admire your conviction and dedication, you said a couple of weeks ago you were going to build a castle and you did... I said about 4 months ago I was going to build the broken cathedral in my city... still I have not.

Actually, the one I told you about is in the works right now. This one is a few days old. The new one will actually be bigger.

Wow, this is so cool. Somehow when you told me about it I thought it would be a smaller build :)

I will definitely get on that. Good advice, honorable doctor.

A lovely design. May I suggest investing in a flexible tripod to get some of those shots that require a slower shutter speed - will help with the blur. A delay/timer (even most inexpensive cameras have this option) can help as there isn't the movement of pressing the button. The thatch roof design isn't steeling - it is perpetuating a cool design element. Lee.

Nice stuff, it's looking great!

Great castle, Tyler! Actually, it's not you first castle if you count Helm's Deep too. I like the curved stairs, it seems they worth the effort. The landscaping is also good.

Try to add a bit of statues (brick-built or minifigs). Use some dark bley 1x2 tiles in this tower if you have enough: http://images.mocpages.com/user_images/38343/1309191490m_SPLASH.jpg (between the 1x2 bricks).

This is amazin bro! Hey could you comment on this? http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/259703

First off, I have never had a drink of Red Bull. I'm not sure what happened with those pictures, for they looked great on the camera but as you can tell sucky on the computer. Stupid technology.

Tyler, nice stuff. Glad to see you stepping into castle...stealing a technique is how the greats get there, as long as you give credit all is good!

Very good but I think the green water blends in too much and I Worked out better way to finish the top of the thatch roof in my moc here http://mocpages.com/image_zoom.php?mocid=275366&id=/user_images/39360/1308349232m .

Great set up, Dude! Might want to ease up on the Red Bull, some of those shots are a little shaky. Nice work!

great castle, many nice details. i specialy like your gate, and its ability to open and lock the enterance. and i knewt i had seen that hay roof technic before somewhere, great work

Yeah, I probably should have said my first free form castle, since for Helm's Deep I had many pictures to work off.

When will those scum from Kelsostan just allow us to live in peace? After this outrage, none shall rest until vengence has been revisted upon them tenfold! So proclaims King Phipstantine! Nice work Tyler! Can't believe you're sorted already. I haven't even finished getting mine sorted by color yet, let alone part type. Can't wait to see your next one! ~ Chris.

I have to agree, this is really your second foray in castle construction. That aside, this is a solid build. You've done well with the overall layout, the levels have a uniformity without looking too contrived and I love the addition of playable features. The next step, methinks, would be developing more angles, curves and/or texture to the structures to get away from the 'box' effect (one of the most challenging aspects of castle building). In fact, that is something I am currently struggling with on one of my current WIPs. I hope you explore the genre further!~H

Pretty good!

Very nice! in some places I can see that you are new to castle, but overall its great! Can't wait till your next one!