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The Titans Citadel

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Sticking with the White and Gold theme, here is a little number I managed to produce and stay happy with.

About this creation

So as many of you will be aware, I have recently been trying to work at a White/Gold colour combination build. My few earlier attempts failed in epic proportions! As we know the challenge to building has nothing to do with size, its to do with maximising a model within the limits that our collection has. Here is what I've come up with.

2 weeks ago I was told that a Lego Rep would be at my local Toyworld Store - as I was working on my MO:R3 entry I couldn't start building yet. I have spent 5 hours per day for the last 5 days creating this. It uses just under 5000pieces and is built on top of 9 32x32 base plates. In order to not over-shoot my part limitations I built the palace from the top down, I then made the base for it and pulled the free-standing palace apart from the bottom upwards as I built it onto the base - this way I knew I had enough pieces to complete it :)

The original idea was to build a minifig scale castle with access - this had to re-assessed due to a lack of parts. I didn't want to have a surrounding that drew the eye off the main feature, this is why I have kept the surrounding nano-scale city to two colours, a few trees, and just enough details to make it look complete without looking busy. Again I would have preferred Green plates for the land colour but brown it has to be - I also think the red roofs against a green ground would have been hard on my colour blindness. This build will be torn down tomorrow in anticipation of the MO:R4 start.

I hope you all enjoy what I've managed to come up with, its my first large scale intentionally 'art' styled piece of work. Everyone from the public who visited the store in the 3 hours it was on show loved it. The Lego rep also told me it is the best free build he has seen in his travels around the country. He took photos and will be talking to his bosses about options to get my builds more public viewing opportunities, yess! ~Thoy

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Jake White

November 1, 2011

. . . . (speechless) . . . .

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17 - Chief Andreas L.

October 31, 2011

It's great!!!

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Tasty Muffins

October 22, 2011

This is very very awesome :) the water and citadel make me think of Atlantis! Not the new cheesy theme but the mythical perfectly concentric city! This is beautiful

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Brickfreak 99

October 21, 2011

WOW!!!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Stormbringer . Why? Why did you have to post this monstrous gigantic moc right before the start of Round 4? Your making me lose hope dude.. Anyway, it'll be an honor and thrill to compete against you :)

Hehe, don't worry dude, I'll be giving you an easy win when I post my Clone on a plate ;) I completely agree with you though, and yes I am trying to get back some psychological advantage from all your epic builds so far in the comp :) Just make sure you bring that storm of yours :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Cody G Awesome work on this! I love the details on the domes!

Thanks Cody :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Chris Phipson Thoy, that thing is just beautiful! And it looks like we're not giving you enough to build in the Olympics since you have time to crank out stuff like this... ;) ~ Chris.

Haha, no worries there, it looks as though R4 will bring me a much more time consuming build - especially with Stormbringer as my opponent! Thanks as always Mate.

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Pedro Resendes Remarkable MOC Thoy, well done!

Thankyou :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting El Barto ! Impressive!

Thanks Bart :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Deus Otiosus Nice, but in microscale, there should be less studs at least in the temple.

Less studs would have been nice all over this build :) I just don't have that many tiles :( Thanks Deus!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Mark Kelso Nice work, Thoy! I really like the beautiful pattern seen so clearly from the overhead shot. At first glance the gates and pillar work had me thinking it was a minifig scale creation, but then the surrounding architecture put the size of the citadel into perspective - God, that thing would be HUUUUUGE! Anyway, another wonderful MOC - well done!

Thanks Mark, yeah I quite liked the way the perspective effect came out, it was a bit stronger than I first thought it might be.

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Yuri Fassio Great nano palace! I like the village surrounding it too.

Thanks Yuri

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Gabriel Thomson Wow - you are a machine, cranking this out in between MO rounds. And it's a beauty too - i hope it gets you more exhibition opportunities, yr MOC's ought to be seen far and wide! :)

R4 looks a bit more time consuming, I don't think I'll be cranking anything out between R4 and a possible R5. Thanks :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Oscar van der Beek I'd complement you on your luck, but it was not by luck that you've received those building ops, it was pure skill. Grats, brah!

Thanks Oscar :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Marc dZ A master piece!! WOOOW!! I like the color mix between white and gold.

Thanks, glad you like it :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Mihai Marius Mihu Excellent Thoy, i like your building style, it's beautiful. btw congrats on advancing, good luck in round 4!

Thanks Mate, I really liked your R3 entry, it was very deceptive.

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Ian Spacek Oh now that is cool Thoy!!! Awesome work here! Wow! Your creations always blow me away! What a Lego talent!

From the looks of your recent Mocs your quickly climbing the ladder of skill, you will be a brick to be reckoned with! Thanks Ian!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting The Timinater ! wowzers! great colour scheme! love the square building with hole inside! great job herem love how symmetrical it all is!

Hehe, I made that 'Hole' building for a laugh :) But it does fit in quite nicely I agree :) Thanks Tim!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Kayne _ Great stuff Thoy! I love the White/Gold color scheme you've been playing around with and this captures it really well.

Thankyou Kayne, you are another faithful follower I have :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting JS Can Fantastic job! I am glad you included the level shot and straight down shot. Another photo that would probably look good, that would work since it is on a table is to get slightly lower than the building and shoot up, making it look more massive and towering.

Yea a low down shot might have been good too, I didn't even think of it :( Thanks for the suggestion I'll remember it for next time :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Paul Romano All hail Thoy Bradley, master of architectural innovation! Fabulous work!

All hail our creator, for He's the one who gave us abilities in the first place. Thanks

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Master Shifu Leo J Impressive!

Well, I did try :P LOL. As always thanks Shifu!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Mr. X This is a wonderful build! I love it!

Cool, glad you like it :) Thanks

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Annie Corder Amazing work, Thoy! I really like the trees. Great job! :)

Thanks Annie, your in the same boat as Ru. Great pair of siblings you are!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Toe Jam Wow, totally amazing. Nice job!

Thanks :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Ethan D. This is Amazing! This is why I made you a fav. builder! Very nice job!

Thankyou :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Ru Corder Thoy, this is glorious! I love the tops of the towers. Well done indeed!

Thanks Ru, always a faithful follower of mine :)

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Dave Sterling Beautiful! Love the color combination and the architectural work is phenomenal. :-)

Cheers Dave, that was like reading music!

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Thoy Bradley

October 21, 2011

Quoting Chris Roach nice one!

Thanks Mate!

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Chaos Master

October 20, 2011

I don't comment on a lot of system MOCs (being a bio-builder myself) but this is just breath taking! Very detailed build, quite a beautiful creation. Great work here!

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White Knight

October 20, 2011

Very pretty indeed....

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Connor Simpson

October 20, 2011

To me, this feels as though it has some heavy Greco-Roman influence to it, and I like it. The contrast with its surroundings is quite nice, and those spiked tower tops look spectacular. Great job!

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Thorn Dozerblade

October 20, 2011

amazing!!!!! how many parts did you use?!!!!! it's probably like 4000!!!

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Chopperskull Jon

October 20, 2011

I'm not a much of a lego builder, but I do know how to appreciate art when I see it ! this is truly beautiful, and the white and gold is very royal looking. Very amazing job :D

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M<0><0>DSWIM !

October 20, 2011

Very beautifully done! The process you went through to build this makes my head hurt, so i won't think about it. Of course, the color scheme is great and I love those gold slopey parts on the tops of the towers. Congrats on getting some recognition/future recognition, too! You deserve it!

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Nick Barrett

October 20, 2011

Pure eye candy. Beautiful!

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Christopher Baldacci

October 20, 2011

:O...Wow! Great job, Thoy! Wonder if you'll get a job with LEGO...:D! I love the whole thing. Are all the baseplates brown? Where did you get them?

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LegoBoy 12

October 20, 2011

Wow thats just so amazing creation!

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Leda Kat =^..^=

October 20, 2011

Your builds are too good. Putting us all to shame. End of story.

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the bourbonbrick

October 20, 2011

No words could describe this apart from the words no words could describe this apart from the words no words could describe this apart from the words no words could describe this apart from the words no words could describe this apart from the words and so on for infinity.^v^

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Jay Rhum

October 20, 2011

just a big, magnificient microscale! Well done!

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Sebeus I

October 20, 2011

Building from top down :P I used to do that a lot, somehow that is easier, very nice, not an evident scale I think though, good luck in the Moco's

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Medieval Guy

October 20, 2011

The curvy shape of the citadel courtyard is great. I especiallly like the color choices for the whole thing!

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LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist

October 20, 2011

This is fantastic! While the citadel is undenialbly awesome the micro houses really stand out for me. I also really like the water, banks, and suroounding base!

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Justin M

October 20, 2011

Wow this is amazing!! Very well done Thoy!

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Josh E

October 20, 2011

Very impressive! Good Work!

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Stormbringer .

October 20, 2011

Why? Why did you have to post this monstrous gigantic moc right before the start of Round 4? Your making me lose hope dude.. Anyway, it'll be an honor and thrill to compete against you :)

I like it

Cody G

October 20, 2011

Awesome work on this! I love the details on the domes!

I like it

Chris Phipson

October 20, 2011

Thoy, that thing is just beautiful! And it looks like we're not giving you enough to build in the Olympics since you have time to crank out stuff like this... ;) ~ Chris.

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Pedro Resendes

October 20, 2011

Remarkable MOC Thoy, well done!

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El Barto !

October 20, 2011

Impressive!

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Jackson Williams

October 20, 2011

Wow very cool!

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Deus Otiosus

October 20, 2011

Nice, but in microscale, there should be less studs at least in the temple.

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Mark Kelso

October 20, 2011

Nice work, Thoy! I really like the beautiful pattern seen so clearly from the overhead shot. At first glance the gates and pillar work had me thinking it was a minifig scale creation, but then the surrounding architecture put the size of the citadel into perspective - God, that thing would be HUUUUUGE! Anyway, another wonderful MOC - well done!

I like it

Yuri Fassio

October 20, 2011

Great nano palace! I like the village surrounding it too.

I like it

Gabriel Thomson

October 20, 2011

Wow - you are a machine, cranking this out in between MO rounds. And it's a beauty too - i hope it gets you more exhibition opportunities, yr MOC's ought to be seen far and wide! :)

I like it

Oscar van der Beek

October 20, 2011

I'd complement you on your luck, but it was not by luck that you've received those building ops, it was pure skill. Grats, brah!

I like it

Marc dZ

October 20, 2011

A master piece!! WOOOW!! I like the color mix between white and gold.

I like it

Mihai Marius Mihu

October 20, 2011

Excellent Thoy, i like your building style, it's beautiful. btw congrats on advancing, good luck in round 4!

I like it

Ian Spacek

October 20, 2011

Oh now that is cool Thoy!!! Awesome work here! Wow! Your creations always blow me away! What a Lego talent!

I like it

The Timinater !

October 20, 2011

wowzers! great colour scheme! love the square building with hole inside! great job herem love how symmetrical it all is!

I like it

Kayne _

October 20, 2011

Great stuff Thoy! I love the White/Gold color scheme you've been playing around with and this captures it really well.

I like it

Dave Sterling

October 19, 2011

Beautiful! Love the color combination and the architectural work is phenomenal. :-)

I like it

JS Can

October 19, 2011

Fantastic job! I am glad you included the level shot and straight down shot. Another photo that would probably look good, that would work since it is on a table is to get slightly lower than the building and shoot up, making it look more massive and towering.