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December 5, 2012

and Rom, i may just have a few pictures on my hard drive of that small tudor building in the background, if i can find them ill post them in a new folder. i copied the design basic layout of it from the green and grey fishermans hut on CCC.com (i cant remember who made it, and if i spend time at work searching ill get pulled up on it!!) Chris

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December 5, 2012

Quoting Romany Woodhouse Hey, I didn't know you'd posted updates! Maybe you should create a new page each time you upload new photos so people who've marked you as a favourite get a prompt to check the new photos out. This is looking great. I don't think there's a problem with BGWs, although if I might make a suggestion or two: maybe consider breaking them up with a couple of tiles on headlight bricks. It doesn't take many (although I burned through heaps in my last build!) to make a difference. Also I'm a big fan of tiling/paving floors - and an added bonus is that it then doesn't matter what colour the supporting structure is, giving you a bit of extra flexibility to use parts you might otherwise not use. You can get 2x2 plates in bulk for next to nothing on Bricklink. I've just discovered that yellow and blue look great together! Anyway, this is looking like heaps of fun. I especially like the little yellow tudor building on the floor against your bookshelf in a couple of the older photos - wish you had a close-up of that! Sorry about this mammoth comment - and thanks for your recent comment too by the way. - Rom.

Cheers for the feedback Rom appreciate it!! i never thought of adding a new page to be honest, but it doesnt matter now as ive pulled this one down and started a new build. im just using one 50x50 baseplate, and as its a lot more compact, the BGW syndrome isnt as apparent! im waiting until payday til i can order a few thousand 1x1 tiles for the floor and a few more roof bits then ill be posting a new folder so keep your eyes peeled as my new one is so much better than this one! only obstacle ebing is finding someone with a top notch camera that i can use to take some decent pics!! cheers!! Chris

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Romany Woodhouse

December 5, 2012

Hey, I didn't know you'd posted updates! Maybe you should create a new page each time you upload new photos so people who've marked you as a favourite get a prompt to check the new photos out. This is looking great. I don't think there's a problem with BGWs, although if I might make a suggestion or two: maybe consider breaking them up with a couple of tiles on headlight bricks. It doesn't take many (although I burned through heaps in my last build!) to make a difference. Also I'm a big fan of tiling/paving floors - and an added bonus is that it then doesn't matter what colour the supporting structure is, giving you a bit of extra flexibility to use parts you might otherwise not use. You can get 2x2 plates in bulk for next to nothing on Bricklink. I've just discovered that yellow and blue look great together! Anyway, this is looking like heaps of fun. I especially like the little yellow tudor building on the floor against your bookshelf in a couple of the older photos - wish you had a close-up of that! Sorry about this mammoth comment - and thanks for your recent comment too by the way. - Rom.

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Oran Cruzen

October 27, 2012

Nice creationism! But reality stuff on the floor/messy room takes away points! LOL

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mark Willemse

October 17, 2012

I think it's great, really like the gatehouse

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September 6, 2012

Quoting Justin M First off, wow! I think you're really giving Jackson's castle a run for it's money, Chris;) Accuracy: 5. This is simply stunning. Creativity: 5. I like how there's no area of the build what's missing detail. (You don't see that to often!) Photo Quality: 3 1/2. A bright light always makes for better photos. Overall build: 4 1/2. This build was exceptional. Your score comes out to be a big 18! Congratulations Chris and thanks for competing.

thanks for the score my man!! im suprised you scored me as high as you did for the picture quality as the pics were taken on a 3 year old camera phone so ill take that 3.5 no problems haha!! pleasure to compete, and im chuffed with my score as this is the first contest ive ever entered!! Chris

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September 6, 2012

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September 5, 2012

First off, wow! I think you're really giving Jackson's castle a run for it's money, Chris;) Accuracy: 5. This is simply stunning. Creativity: 5. I like how there's no area of the build what's missing detail. (You don't see that to often!) Photo Quality: 3 1/2. A bright light always makes for better photos. Overall build: 4 1/2. This build was exceptional. Your score comes out to be a big 18! Congratulations Chris and thanks for competing.

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September 4, 2012

Excellent castle cant what till it's done!!!

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Jake Almondy

August 17, 2012

Aha it's been a while since I saw this. Not sure if I saw the Inn last time or that's part of this update? Regardless, excellent work building the inn. Your gatehouse is still awesome, and of course, the minifigures are neat as well (I love the Black Falcon Faction).

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August 17, 2012

Quoting beckett neil I really like it! And that must have took a long time to build and well bad luck for the theif in the moc :)

haha yeah it did take a while mate. many hours over many weeks, chopping and changing this detail and that! this MOC no longer exists now, as ive broken it up and ive started work on a smaller fortress, just using one of these grey baseplates. keep checking my page as ill have pics of the new one up soon!! cheers for the coments! Chris

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beckett neil

August 11, 2012

I really like it! And that must have took a long time to build and well bad luck for the theif in the moc :)

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Tasty Muffins

May 26, 2012

That gate house is really great! You put a really great amount of detail into it! You're right, landscaping is important but you can get to that later. I used to build very large spread out creations that weren't particularly good. Then I started building them more concentrated and on smaller bases and they started turning out a lot better. If you were to do that you might have more detailed better results, and landscaping would be easier because it would be a overall smaller castle. Just my thoughts! And I'm glad my castles inspired you to build such a great work!

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May 16, 2012

Quoting B��rli Burri The size of this is very impressive. The towers and the wall look absolutely great. One suggestion: Cover the streets with plates and tiles (of course with different colours), so it would look more realistic then just a grey plate. How big will it get?

not entirely sure how big it will get yet mate. initially when i started it, my intention was to make it modular and build one 48x48 baseplate at a time and see where it takes me, thinking it would end up on about 15-20 baseplates but that will take far too long as i dont have enough parts to make it that big!! landscaping is a big issue for me, coz in my opinion the best MOCs include landscaping but i just dont have the parts for that at the moment. im thinking of knocking it down and putting the 4 baseplates i have in a square and making a smaller castle but cramming as much detail into that as i can but im not 100% sure yet. at any rate, itll have to wait until after my exams at university haha!! cheers for the feedback! chris

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B��rli Burri

May 15, 2012

The size of this is very impressive. The towers and the wall look absolutely great. One suggestion: Cover the streets with plates and tiles (of course with different colours), so it would look more realistic then just a grey plate. How big will it get?

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King's Ranger (Formorly Ranger, Just Ranger)

May 14, 2012

Lookin' better by the minute Chris!

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a1de N

May 14, 2012

great creation mate, excellent detail looking forward to the finished article.

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May 14, 2012

You defianantly are not new to lego, it looks like you have been building and collecting for a long time!

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Michael Kringe

May 14, 2012

This is extremely good and well-dtailed for your first MOC! I like that you used the classic yellow LEGO knights. I grew up with them and always get a smile on my face when I see them.

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May 14, 2012

Quoting Jackson Williams Wow amazing build!!!

thanks man! it is progressing slowly but surely!

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May 14, 2012

Wow amazing build!!!

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April 20, 2012

cheers mate!! just having a wee look around your creations now! some top notch builds on there mate!! chris

Quoting Ru Corder Looking great!

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April 20, 2012

Cheers mate! its looking even better now (if i may say so mayself lol!), ive got rid of the big tower, and made it a smaller watch tower, and ive added another house and slightly modified/finished the inn. next time i get round the old in laws, ill be putting up some more pictures of these additions, so keep checking!! Chris

Quoting Justin M Looking better by the moment!

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April 19, 2012

Looking better by the moment!

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Ru Corder

April 19, 2012

Looking great!

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April 13, 2012

thanks for the feedback mate! ive done exactly that with the large building. scaled it down a lot more and started work on some stables aswell. ill be getting pictures up when its finished. ive had a few ideas regarding the keep, but that'll have to wait for now until i get another baseplate and order more bricks! check back soon for updates! Chris

Quoting Romany Woodhouse First attempt? Wow! Since you asked for thoughts, I think you should scale back that large building to a watchtower, but build a similarly sized keep inside the walls. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on this.

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Romany Woodhouse

April 13, 2012

First attempt? Wow! Since you asked for thoughts, I think you should scale back that large building to a watchtower, but build a similarly sized keep inside the walls. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on this.

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March 26, 2012

cheers mate! yeah i feel like its coming along nicely!

Quoting Justin M It's looking amazing!

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March 25, 2012

It's looking amazing!

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March 23, 2012

Cheers for the feedback mate! Regarding interior buildings, I'm still a relative novice and have used a lot of inspiration from other houses on ccc.com and other sites like that. I have improved the interior buildings somewhat, and I have pictures waiting to be uploaded when I can get to a pc that isn't at work so check back soon! Chris s

Quoting Tasty Muffins The gate house is magnificently detailed I really really like it! The walls are nice too! I've always had trouble with interior buildings and I'm very impressed with how good yours are on your first try!

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Tasty Muffins

March 21, 2012

The gate house is magnificently detailed I really really like it! The walls are nice too! I've always had trouble with interior buildings and I'm very impressed with how good yours are on your first try!

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Medieval Guy

March 17, 2012

The gatehouse is fantastic! I like the portcullis housing quite a bit, and I love the towers on either side. I can't wait to see it finished.

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March 16, 2012

Haha yeah man first attempt! Chuffed with some of the feedback I've got so far! If you like the house, make sure u check back soon as I've incorporated it with the blacksmith and started on a pubinn type building in the same style as the house. Chris

Quoting Will A. First attempt? /are you sure? This is absolutely insane. The walls are great, the house is sooooo cool and, everything else is just amazing. Make sure to use white paper or any other color for background.

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March 16, 2012

Amazing! Keep up the fantastic work!

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Ranger, Just Ranger

March 15, 2012

Very good! It doesn't need much more work at all! Nice gate and tower to.

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Will A.

March 15, 2012

First attempt? /are you sure? This is absolutely insane. The walls are great, the house is sooooo cool and, everything else is just amazing. Make sure to use white paper or any other color for background.

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Subix V.

March 15, 2012

Excelent start. Keep the momentum and build more.

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Dane Kunes

March 14, 2012

Great work! Keep it up.

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Pedro Resendes

March 14, 2012

If this is your first build, I can't wait to see more! May I suggest choosing �large� size for the pics? Great castle, keep building on this theme and I'll make sure to keep up! :D

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March 14, 2012

Yeah man, adding details to the wall will be the last thing I do to it I rekon, because when there are more structures ie the keep and more houses then I'm thinking it might look a bit too muddled but ill see how it goes! Check back soon mate coz as I've mentioned in previous posts, I've improved the blacksmith (combined it with the house) and started work on an inn, as well as adding to the outer wall and adding a large tower in the style of the gatehouse. Pics should be up within the next week or so! Thanks for the feedback! Chris

Quoting Jake Almondy The two gate towers are excellent and highly detailed! I agree that the walls are fairly plain; excellent work on the gatehouse and blacksmith's house. I'll look forwards to seeing your finished product.

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Jake Almondy

March 14, 2012

The two gate towers are excellent and highly detailed! I agree that the walls are fairly plain; excellent work on the gatehouse and blacksmith's house. I'll look forwards to seeing your finished product.

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March 14, 2012

Quoting Jackson Williams Wow this is amazing all that detail and every thing is amazing ,but next time do the bigger pic so that people can get a better look at your castles. i give you a 5/5!!!!!

nice one thanks man! yeah im hoping to get a better camera aswell as ive only got my phone at the moment! should have some more up soon tho of the improvements ive made on the existing pics and also another baseplate worth of additions to upload aswell!! chris

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March 14, 2012

Wow this is amazing all that detail and every thing is amazing ,but next time do the bigger pic so that people can get a better look at your castles. i give you a 5/5!!!!!

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March 14, 2012

Wow this is amazing all that detail and every thing is amazing ,but next time do the bigger pic so that people can get a better look at your castles. i give you a 5/5!!!!!

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Peter deYeule

March 14, 2012

It looks promising...

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March 9, 2012

Thanks man appreciate the feedback! Really liked the colours in your builds! I'm not really in a position where I'm saving bricks! My dad threw out my childhood lego when I first moved out so I started ordering bricks last year and what's used in these pics is more or less all my lego! Definately going to add variation in colour when I get nearer the end! And a better camera will show off the 'brick' look as apposed to a seamless slice of grey! Pay day can't come soon enough for me to order more bits haha! Cheers for the comments man, really like your builds! Chris

Quoting Elderon Eldar Looking great! Especially for a first build! I do indeed suggest that to save bricks and that you won't catch the big-grey-wall-syndrome, use different colors. You should check out a few builds by me (I'm not fetching for comments or likes at all!) )in which it kinda shows you can use many different colors in your walls. -greetings, Elderon

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March 9, 2012

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Elderon Eldar

March 9, 2012

Looking great! Especially for a first build! I do indeed suggest that to save bricks and that you won't catch the big-grey-wall-syndrome, use different colors. You should check out a few builds by me (I'm not fetching for comments or likes at all!) )in which it kinda shows you can use many different colors in your walls. -greetings, Elderon

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March 9, 2012

Thanks man, I'm pretty pleased with it as far as first attempts go! You're spot on with my plan aswell! I'm going to eventually add arrow slits to the outer wall but get those parts later as I'm concentrating onthe big building first then the subtle touches later on. I think I'm going to add some contrast in the walls with some small dark blue grey plates as apposed to bricks as I feel that using different colous bricks won't be as subtle as I'd like! Thanks for the feedback mate!

Quoting Jakob Hestbaek As a first moc it is very good. The outer wall could use some more details. But you can add details later when your lego Collection grows.

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March 9, 2012

Cheers man! It will be quite a while before its actually finished but check back soon, ill have one more completed baseplate uploaded, and will be starting construction on the 4th one as soon as payday comes and I can afford to order it!!

Quoting Lego Builders Impressive! Would like to see the whole thing when it is completed! -LB Senior

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Jakob Hestbaek

March 8, 2012

As a first moc it is very good. The outer wall could use some more details. But you can add details later when your lego Collection grows.

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Hayden .

March 8, 2012

The walls need some texture, but other than that, excellent work so far!

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Ru Corder

March 8, 2012

The main gate is excellent! The side wall however, seems to be suffering from big grey wall syndrome a bit. Maybe try adding some dark grey or tan in as well. Looking really good!

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Lego Builders

March 8, 2012

Impressive! Would like to see the whole thing when it is completed! -LB Senior

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White Knight

March 4, 2012

the Black, Grey & Yellow mix is glorious, well done !>.....

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justin dale

March 4, 2012

I like it and look forward to your progress.

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March 4, 2012

Quoting White Knight the Black, Grey & Yellow mix is glorious, well done !>.....

Cheers man, I like to combine the newer windows with the simplicity of the 3stud arches that feature a lot in the 80s sets, think they go really well together! Got another couple of deliveries coming tomorrow from brick link so should be able to add more pics of an almost completed 3rd baseplate fairly soon. Keep checking back for updates peeps!

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