CCC XV: Allanar Forest

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LittleJohn
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CCC XV: Allanar Forest

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My first entry to the 15th annual Colossal Castle Contest, for the large miscellaneous category. We recently got a large supply of dark red and dark orange leaves from LUGbulk that I wanted to put to good use, so I built a forest. I’m quite pleased with how it turned out, and I got to try LL’s water technique, which has been on my list of to do’s for a while now.

Allanar Forest is home to a peculiar race of people who are generally known as ‘Dwelfs’. They love nature, and spend much of their time caring for animals, or training them; even such creatures as dragons are welcomed in their community. They live in unpretentious cottages, but don’t be mistaken – they are excellent craftsmen, and they’re homes are held in high regard by even the most skilled architects.

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You certainly put those leaves to good use! The curving river is lovely, and I particularly like the small cottage on the left - great use of cheese :)
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John,

Those trees are gorgeous, both buildings are awesome (love the yellow throwback roof!), and the short elves are fun. I'm a bit thrown by the bright lime green in an otherwise fall color scheme though.
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Looks great John! Really like the colors in this, and the lime and olive work together surprisingly well! :) Good luck! :D
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soccerkid6 wrote:You certainly put those leaves to good use! The curving river is lovely, and I particularly like the small cottage on the left - great use of cheese :)
Thanks Isaac, the river was both fun and frustrating to build. Glad you like how it turned out.
mrcp6d wrote:John,

Those trees are gorgeous, both buildings are awesome (love the yellow throwback roof!), and the short elves are fun. I'm a bit thrown by the bright lime green in an otherwise fall color scheme though.
Thanks mrcp6d, glad you like it! And yea, I can definitely understand not liking the lime green - I'm actually a bit surprised more people haven't commented on it :lol:
TheLordOfBricks wrote:Looks great John! Really like the colors in this, and the lime and olive work together surprisingly well! :) Good luck! :D
Thanks Roanoke! It was fun incorporating some colors I don't usually use. :)
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