Winter's Heart by Felix Greco

Post by **Bruce N H** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:30 pm

Hey,

I can't find an announcement, so maybe this is old, but the Brickshelf "Recent" page recently had Felix Greco's Winter's Heart:

Bruce

Post by **Athos** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:51 pm

Looks rather Asian, or somewhat like the Kremlin, with those round topped towers.

Steve

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:08 pm

This is old, and a favorite of mine. Snow is always good on a MOC.

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:43 pm

I saw this again on brickshelf too, I beleive it's an older MOC, and from al I can tell BS must have had a hickup! (what with all the problems lately it wouldn't be that far fetched...

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smcginnis · Post by **smcginnis** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:14 pm

I've always liked this. It's very nicely done.

wunztwice wrote:I saw this again on brickshelf too, I beleive it's an older MOC, and from al I can tell BS must have had a hickup! (what with all the problems lately it wouldn't be that far fetched... )

Or Felix could have just deleted and re-uploaded the folder. Or even just added one image (I think that'd bump it up...).

~smcginnis

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:05 am

smcginnis wrote:I've always liked this. It's very nicely done.

wunztwice wrote:I saw this again on brickshelf too, I beleive it's an older MOC, and from al I can tell BS must have had a hickup! (what with all the problems lately it wouldn't be that far fetched... )
Or Felix could have just deleted and re-uploaded the folder. Or even just added one image (I think that'd bump it up...).

~smcginnis

Come to think of it you are absolutely right! I don't know whay that didn't occur to me...

Crazylegoman · Post by **Crazylegoman** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:06 pm

Well to quote Felix exactly:

"Unfortunately that castle was taken apart after House of Bricks last year
because I moved down to Florida. I had found a couple pictures the other
day that weren't posted and put them into the file; thats why it was in
the recent posts. Winter's heart is actually the third incarnation of the
black and grey style I've been evolving. I usually go back onca a year
and build it in a new way. The current incarnation (which I haven't
photographed yet) is on display at the Orlando LIC.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gipmetro/514069773/ "

(I had emailed him a question about it.) So yes, it's an older MOC that had new images uploaded into the BS gallery, therefore bumping it into the recent page.

David

Prince Imdol · Post by **Prince Imdol** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:47 am

Wow! Thats a good castle that does not use much detail. Just a good quality build!

P.I

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 6:26 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm sometimes critical of others who seem to update their BS folders regularly just for a constant bump in attention-- really wasn't my intention.

As I was telling David, after the last HoB the castle was taken apart. The black and grey castle is a style I've been evolving. Here is a quick synopsis...

Version 1
Version 2
Version 3 is Winter's Heart.
Version 4 (in developement) The main keep is currently on display but more is being planned.

g2 · Post by g2 » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:19 am

I like this a lot. I like the fact that this creation is set during winter. It gives the castle a very “cold, hard and isolated” feel to it, almost like another dimension. Thanks Bruce for sharing this find with us.

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:40 am

Thanks for dropping in again Felix! I like how this gray/black style is working out. I recently had to play around with it on my WP Tower Redux, so I know the problems it can bring...

Anyways, great job with this again. I can't wait to see another!

jangofett14 · Post by **jangofett14** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:41 am

This is cool MOC Good Job, i prefer small houses

and castle
THIS MAN have a "Exo-Force" Head Nice Idea I love this photo http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1613103 :!: My vote 6/6

Excessive emoticons removed again by admin.

Blue Head · Post by **Blue Head** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:53 pm

Wow, iv never thought about a winter castle. It looks to me like it;s under seige... is it?

symwyse · Post by **symwyse** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:55 pm

I was never really a fan of black castles, but this makes me reconsider my stance. It's quite impressive. And I'm envious.