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| | Hi gang, I would like to announce the first public showing of our latest creation at BrickFest 2003, the Citadel of Kel-Nuroc. This Moc began soon after BrickFest 2002 thanks to the ideas/comments made by attendees. Countless hours was spent (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient) !!
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Paul S. D'Urbano
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| | | | (...) top folder: (URL) looks awesome! It's so huge! Really amazing, man. I love the details: The water coming from the fountains (fiber optics?)... All the water ways in the place... The colorful gardens... The way you accent areas with dark (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | | (...) Maelee and I are sad you couldn't attend as well, perhaps next year. Thanks for your encouraging words. This project took alot of time this year, but when it finally came together and was sitting on the table at Brickfest, it made it all worth (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc George Haberberger
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| | | | (...) Jim, This is a great citadel. I don't recall seeing many diamond shaped ones, it works very well. I like all the black trim you've added, it gives it an eerie, foreign kind of look. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | | (...) When Maelee and I started working on the design for this, we both decided to try and come up with some different shapes that haven't been used to much in creations as of late. Maelee mostly came up with the color highlights, so the credit goes (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Dylan Jambrek
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| | | | Jim, You did an excellent job on this citadel. It has the combination fortress/ceremonial/beauty that ancient buildings should have. I love the shape of the citadel, the diamond. I love the stairs coming off, and the diagonal corners, it's a fresh (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | | (...) As I responded to George, Maelee and I wanted to try a lesser used shape for this design. We agree with you that there is alot of fantastic creations that are square, but it is always nice to try something new once in a while :) That is one of (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Tony Alexander
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| | | | Jim, In-freakin'-WOW-ible!!!! You capture the ceremony, tradition, and majesty of a construct that has served generations of communities. Your archigreeblature seems well-thought and consistent, and the simply complex use of nothing more than an (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | | (...) Wow, thanks for all the compliments. The reception of this project by the community has been great :) As for inspiration...the Citadel idea started to form on the way home from BrickFest 2002 which is when I presented the Temple of (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Kung-Khoon Quah
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| | | | (...) Jim, Wanted to congratulate you on getting best castle MOC at BF2003. This citadel is so amazing that you have to see it to believe it and still in person it takes you by surprise. For those who did not see the details, the use of the Galidor (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | | (...) Well KK, Maelee and I are glad that you enjoyed this year's presentation. We greatly appreciated being awarded the best castle MOC for BF2003. I am hoping that I will see someone take from what we presented and expand upon it, that is the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Eric Sophie
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| | | | Jim, this was astounding! What an increadible building experience this must have been for you both! The amount of care that went into this is just great. The raw amount and variety of parts is an inspriration. This was something to look forward to (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | | (...) Maelee and I enjoyed working on this project together. It was definitely a new experience for me sharing my work space with Maelee :) (...) As I told you before, I like to keep people in suspense without making any promises of what our (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Cynthia Bradham
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| | | | Hi Jim, I loved seeing your creation at Brickfest. It was amazing, impressive, inspiring, dazzling. The use of color that everyone else has commented on I also found to be just stunning. The shape and and design and all the details....I came back to (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | | | | | Re: Citadel of Kel-Nuroc Jim Foulds
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| | | | (...) Cyndi, Thanks for your enthusiasm. Maelee and I are glad to hear that you enjoyed our presentation so much. It is a shame we never got to meet up, but there is always hope for next year :) - Jim F. (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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