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Post by Brickvalier on Apr 28, 2014 3:52:59 GMT -8
Smyltnes Castle by Brickvalier, on Flickr Smyltnes means calmness, serenity in Old English and that is exactly what inspired this build. I strived to build one big Castle project before indulging myself in other projects/themes. This creation was on display at LEGO Palooza held at Morehead Planetarium (UNC) from April 26-27. To my knowledge, it was particularly well received. 
River by Brickvalier, on Flickr 
I Caught a Fish! by Brickvalier, on Flickr 
Standing Guard by Brickvalier, on Flickr 
Ground Shot by Brickvalier, on Flickr 
Among the Corn by Brickvalier, on Flickr 
Discussing by Brickvalier, on Flickr God Bless, -Greyson |
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Post by Sir Valiant~ on Apr 28, 2014 10:16:57 GMT -8
A nice peaceful castle scene you have here Louie! I live the corn stalks and the small stream. The castle, although big and gray looks good in this setting. Must be nice to display your creations.
Happy Building,
Sir Valiant~
EDIT: About the Big Gray Wall syndrome: It seems as though in our modern detailed castle community having a castle with a big gray wall is like the unspoken, "never do that" rule. Whenever someone builds a castle that is big and has a gray wall, we say it has BGW Syndrome. In fact, the builder probably already knows what this is and intentionally already built his castle with big gray walls. In this build especially, as Louie was trying to convey a peaceful atmosphere, I thing the BGW is adequate and actually preferred over some super-detailed castle in this scene. Because it is an undetailed castle it balances with the detailed landscape. The BGW is actually not a bad thing to have. I think this castle is nice in that it does not have much detail but enough to look like a realistic medieval castle. My thoughts only take them or leave them!  |
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Post by SpearralSquid on Apr 28, 2014 12:03:02 GMT -8
Nice job Greyson, I like the detail and landscaping! However, I kinda think the castle suffers from Big Gray Wall syndrome.
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Post by Brickvalier on Apr 28, 2014 14:06:27 GMT -8
EDIT: About the Big Gray Wall syndrome: It seems as though in our modern detailed castle community having a castle with a big gray wall is like the unspoken, "never do that" rule. Whenever someone builds a castle that is big and has a gray wall, we say it has BGW Syndrome. In fact, the builder probably already knows what this is and intentionally already built his castle with big gray walls. In this build especially, as Louie was trying to convey a peaceful atmosphere, I thing the BGW is adequate and actually preferred over some super-detailed castle in this scene. Because it is an undetailed castle it balances with the detailed landscape. The BGW is actually not a bad thing to have. I think this castle is nice in that it does not have much detail but enough to look like a realistic medieval castle. My thoughts only take them or leave them! Thanks mate, couldn't have said it better myself. With no disrespect meant to anyone, I believe by now I have "been around the block" to know what the Big Gray Wall Syndrome is and how to avoid it. It seems just about every Castle build these days either avoid it with texture or color, and to me it's all about being different and building what I want. Hence, I took it right on and you are most correct in saying that it is completely intentional. On to realism, this castle would be set in a late Medieval period where castles weren't as "scrappy" and messy. Rather, a realistic castle of this period would be a clean one as the one I built. Anyway, my apoligies for my slight vent -though I think 'tis about time I addressed the few comments about it.  |
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Post by Graham Gidman on May 1, 2014 17:49:37 GMT -8
Fantastic work!
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Post by SEdmison on May 2, 2014 13:47:19 GMT -8
Yeah, as someone who has been guilty of BGWS in the past and is now on the lookout for it, I don't think your build suffers from it. You broke up the wall with texture even though the color is fairly uniform, so as-is it's not the "giant pile of stacked identical bricks". And on the size castle you have there, doing much more might add clutter. (For instance, you could have some vines or something snaking up the side, but I think if you used the normal Lego leaf pieces it might look as though the entire castle was being overrun by a giant plant monster.  ) |
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Post by Sir Haymar Glen on May 11, 2014 2:57:43 GMT -8
Lovely build. Very peaceful, great job Louie.
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