Your right. The real trick is to create interesting lines but keep the scale accurate. So that from the perspective of the person walking through the build, that person finds it believable or can suspend their belief enough to enjoy the experience. Many builders apply too much "cake" (a word from Grian) And speaking of Grian, the 8 stables are his design and block choice. I actually added to it! I think he forgot about the desert sun. Sometimes as builders we get heavily focused on details and forget that people experience things by impression. I think Ahmed created an amazing representation of Thebes in the Mummy Returns. He probably remembered how fond the ancients were of flat smooth surfaces. I looked on Google Images for examples of Ancient Egyptian homes and found that Ahmed was right about flat plain walls. For example, as you probably already know from reading history books, the ancient pyramid builders had the blocks so flush that a human hair would not fit in the seams between blocks. It was a testimony to their building and carving skill. 5,000 years ago they did have limited building supplies and did amazing things with supplies around them.. For intricate "cake" the building of Parliament would really call for a heavy dose of blocks variation!

Nice, Nice. I would like to see you mixing up a little with blocks available.