We here at Twee Affect were totally gonna do like this big conceptual Classic Castle Contest roundup post, with lots of mean-girls castlefag jokes and all that, but we put it off too long and anyway they announced the winners yesterday so whatever. We've got a castle for you though! This guy on brickshelf "gearcs", who i'm sure has a real name that i cant be bothered to look up, posted this really sharp little castle a few days back. The perimeter walls are nice, irregular shapes, the roofline is varied, and the castle employs a variety of different details while still maintaining a cohesive look.
I mean it's not perfect; the pickabrick rocky areas and snot water sections are sort of chintzy, and we've seen them done better in dozens of other mocs. There's only four houses and a church inside the castle walls, which is lame, and they could have been scaled down a little to add a couple more buildings in. Everyone is so married to buildings built for full minifig-scale interiors, which are super important so you can peel off the roofs for the thousands of people at a convention public day, so they can see all your very important minifig interior decorating.
Oh also the cobble/flagstones look like a magic eye picture. But still this is a pretty great castle!
You should write a roundup post anyway.
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