Thanks; many thanks to all!
jwcbigdog wrote:Very nice job overall! I really like the fountain and the wall/gate looks nice. I don't mind the raised baseplate, I think it works and I would have probably used it if I were you. It may be the easy road, but they give you a quick landscape.
My only criticism is all the black. I think that a lot of the details you put in are lost due to the dark colors. The use of even a small amount of grey or red would have a great visual impact and help bring out the details you have spent time putting in.
Great job!!
I really don't have enough gray to use at all, or I would have and I don't like red and black together. So... there you go. Also, I did NOT mean use the raised plate as a quick landscape. If I would have had enough gray, brown, and/or green, I would have built one.
P.S. What was so bad about the 1st place entry?
It was this crazy ship (no color coordination) in the style of an old paddle-wheeler (but without the paddles) with lazers sticking out on al sides, multicolored kitchen etc. and it was covered with a mixture of Space, Pirates, and Alpha Team figs.
Hey,
Very cool. I like a lot of the details such as the way you've broken up the flat-ness of the front wall, the fountain, the way you included the 1x1x5 column pieces, the flags, and especially the garderobe . My one criticism is the color scheme, which doesn't work for me, but oh well. I like the areas where you included the quarter-circle fence but worry about that as far as defensibility goes. Perhaps these balconies should be up a level?
Bruce
Thanks a million; I spent a lot of time thinking up details. The fountain, in fact, was a last-minute deal. As for the color scheme, they're mercenaries! They are bold, rash, flamboyant, and odd. So is they're keep, to some extent. I did worry about the defensibility issue as well. I did add some doors on the inside that can be bared to keep invaders from entering, but that didn't seem to cut it to well; so I built the wall. Besides, have I mentioned that the mercs are a little odd...?
Dale,
Its looking pretty good to me. I really like the outer wall and how you did the gate. I also like how you incorporated it on that raised baseplate.
However I don't care too much for the tiles leading out to the fountain, it just doesn't look pleasing.
Great keep!
DM
Thanks to you as well! Thanks for your comments, but, with all respect, I like the tiles leading to the fountain. And it's my keep!
Very cool D man. I saw this earlier on BS and liked it. I didn't even notice it was yours.
I really like the many mercenaries man. keep up the good work.
Nice of you; thanks! Mercenaries are really easy to build; they don't have to look accurate, just cool.
. My one criticism is the color scheme, which doesn't work for me, but oh well. I like the areas where you included the quarter-circle fence but worry about that as far as defensibility goes. Perhaps these balconies should be up a level?
