{"id":5838,"date":"2016-12-12T19:43:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T19:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T13:21:16","slug":"dwarven-trade-in-dale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=5838","title":{"rendered":"Dwarven Trade in Dale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My fourth entry into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classic-castle.com\/events\/ccc\/prizes.cgi?contest=cccxiv\">14th Colossal Castle Contest<\/a>, for the Traveling Salesman Category. I was inspired by the architecture of Dale from The Hobbit, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/legols\/22783893328\/in\/faves-66620538@N04\/\">Legopard and The Brick Vader&#8217;s rendition of Venice.<\/a> Every building has a full interior.<\/p>\n<p><em>The dwarves of Erebor sell many of their fine wares in Dale before continuing on their sales circuit to Mirkwood. 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fourth entry into the 14th Colossal Castle Contest, for the Traveling Salesman Category. 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