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Disc Chord Bar by Nekomata Waltzer, on Flickr

The Disc Chord Bar is a cool place for Brikwarriors to hang out. It's also well known as a place for shady dealings and information trading.

Disc Chord Bar by Nekomata Waltzer, on Flickr

Ooyama the bartender is always pushy with the customers. You're having a drink whether you like it or not.

Disc Chord Bar by Nekomata Waltzer, on Flickr

Another interior view.

Disc Chord Bar by Nekomata Waltzer, on Flickr

Bright Green Transparent elements power and light up the whole bar.

Disc Chord Bar by Nekomata Waltzer, on Flickr
You may have noticed that the roof is easily removable. That's because this build will be part of the battlefield at Brickfair NJ!

Disc Chord Bar by Nekomata Waltzer, on Flickr

Ooyama beckons you to enter...

Style - 8 - A nicely shaped (non-rectangular) little building. Good lettering.

Substance - 8 - Like the colour scheme and the greebled power cords on the roof.

Photography - 7 - A little blurry/overexposed sometimes. Would have liked some more pictures like a full top view etc.
Good lighting and clean background, though!

Theme - 7 - "You're having a drink whether you like it or not." Nails it.

Style - 8 - What a great idea to model the Discord server! I like the Blacktron vibe going on here mixed with the cyan blue signage - it works well. Great job on sneaking an HVAC system by the front door

Substance - 7 - The build is solid, well designed, and conveys a bar atmosphere quite well. I will encourage you to experiment with SNOT techniques - it will add a great deal of depth and design opportunities to your future models. (As a reference, Tim Schwalfenberg has some excellent SNOT application in his 'The Last of Us' build from a few years back - definitely worth a look)

Photography - 6 - Your photographs are decent. Unicolour backdrop, adequate lighting, satisfactory camera angles. For photographing vignettes in the future, I recommend creating (or purchasing) your own softbox. You're en-route to it - you have a clean backdrop and a good lamp. Check out some YouTube videos and/or articles on lighting and photography - it will go a long way to improving the quality of your photos (Lighting Tutorial). That will correct the last issue I have with the photography - the milky softness in the photos. Part of that is the camera (I'm assuming you're using a cellphone camera?), but most of it can be address with proper lighting (DSLR not required!).

Theme - 8 - Right on point with all of us hanging out in Discord! I would love to see some sigfigs having a drink here

Thanks for the photography tips! Definitely need to learn a lot on that front!

style - 9 - I really like it, the blackout with neon vibes fit well
substance - 8 - you've done a lot with limited bricks, the letters are especially great
photography - 7 - photos have a bit of a washed-out quality like your lens is smudged
theme - 8 - dead server