Wow this is awesome!!

Very nice! Congrats and good luck in R2!

Mr. Lord, You certainly met the theme well and built to your strengths. One thing I would caution is that this build is very similar to your others, not just in composition, but you also reuse several of your techniques in the building and the tree. Thank you for sharing your take on the categories. ~Dave

I have to agree with Giovanni & Lennaert Seynhaeve. This looks like all your other builds only on a white plate with some white pieces put on the tree and roof. But, if it works for you stick with it. Good Luck in round 2.

Oh yeah....

Your total score in round one was 45.5. Congratulations, LegoLord! You're in the top 64 - prepare to get it on in round two!

Awesome build!

Nice little scene. :) Not sure about the lack of windows in the tower though - it's going to be mighty dark in there! Some more texture or colour might help break up the large grey areas too.

Great construction! Love it!

Reminds me of the Brother Cadfael mystery novels! :)

If you've got a winning formula why change, eh? Great entry not to mention super fast build.

The tower and tree look very standard to your building style, I kinda had hoped you came with a different twist on the themes. After all, that's what this contest is all about! Still, a solid entry! Good luck with your judges.

Dude that's a great MOC for just being first round. good luck you got this.

Nice!

Peculiar shape for a monastery but it's a nice tower! And the snow on the roof is good!

A nice start, to be sure, if not a little cliche. I guess you had to squeeze out something castle now, with no guarantees of being able to later. Though something tells me you'll find a way...~H

great build!

maybe use white bricks above the windows next time.

I can see you in the second round already.

A bit too tall for my taste, and the path could be below the snow levle. And yet I can't really hope to build a better entry for round 1...

Fast work, and very atmospheric. Looking forward to seeing what you produce in the rest of the contest!

:_____] Wow you are the master. "Cheers."

OOOOOoooooOOOOO!!!

Oh man, somebody dun took a chunk outta that cow...

Nice work! Very cool.

and now I may have given up on winter. :/ oh well ill put in my entry anyway.

How could you build this in TWO DAYS?!?!

Wow, early creation. Well done on a stunning MOC.

Nice work, in fact, probably the best entry so far. Good luck!

Oh gal. Spectac job.

Amazing! I have a feeling you'll make it to the second round; see you there:D

nice how did you biuld that in 2 days please look at this please http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/286180

The landscaping is great. But the church looks very familiar and resembles a tower more than a temple. >Eric

That's incredible! You have so much talent! You might as well count yourself in round 2! This is ten times as good as mine! I doubt I'll make it into round 2 with amazing builders like you against me! Good luck!

You are an extremely fast builder!

This is incredible! It just looks so serene. Great job! :)

Wow, this is huge! Did you have to post it so soon? Now everyone will try harder! The tower looks amazing and the black around the edge of the diorama looks fantastic!

Sigh... Nice build, I love the tower.

Wooooo! Great way to start things off! This is glorious LL!

Wow! This is amazing... I think you're in!

Are you sure you made this after the moc olympics started, not before? ;)

Nevermind... I just saw the link ;)

Great job! This one's sure to make it! Just add a link so you won't be DQed... that would be a shame.

very nice! first i thought also about making a house in the snow, but i got a better idea ;-) hopefully i'll see you in round 2

WOW! This looks really nice! Starting off big are you? Definitely the best so far... Greets, Jelle

This is so much bigger than mine. Good luck!