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Hi everyone,
I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a
Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out
of it. ;)
The backstory is that I recently bought some Znap, and I happened to put
two "apex" beams close enough together that something, well, znapped in
my head and I decided to build this little mini-MOC. It's designed to
be a lair for some random bad guy or another, a place from which he or
she can intimidate the hapless peasants--and, well, it's an eye.
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom5.jpg
That's the exterior shot. It shows the "eyeness" of the thing; I
considered trying to put a second eye next to it (I do have the pieces),
but then it would have screamed for eyebrows, a nose, et cetera, and
next thing I knew it would be morning. Bad move. So you can take this
general design and apply it however you like; Znap surely is cheap
enough to do it (or to use the semi-Gothic elements to augment your
stonework). If you don't have enough Znap or another TIE front, you
might just make one eye, or make it a "winking fortress of evil," but
I'm not sure too many peasants would be intimidated by that.
As the .jpg filename implies, it's the fifth of five images there. The
other four are what makes this .castle--I had to put a throne, the
obligatory Dark Knight, and various other bits into the semi-finished
"room" to check out the feel. I think the walls need more decoration.
The first is a picture of Our Anti-Hero on his throne:
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom1.jpg
Followed by a shot of the throne itself (a nice little chair, IMHO).
Pardon the shake, I couldn't get the tripod close enough.
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom3.jpg
Then, there's a shot of the Dark Lord of Evil Generic looking out
through the "iris" upon the lands he's devastating *this* week:
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom4.jpg
And, of course, "Friends Don't Let Friends Time Cruise":
http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom2.jpg
Or, "Must've been the wrong hat." (Bullwinkle)
best
Lindsay
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In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a
> Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out
> of it. ;)
Oh, I did, Lindsay! Thanks! "Friends don't let friends Time Cruise"? It would
make a great motto for an AFOL T-shirt!
BTW, what kind of equipment are you using to take your photos? From your
earlier posts, I would gather you're not using a digital camera. If you are
having trouble getting close enough with your tripod, you might benefit from the
use of a telephoto or a macro lens. For my 35 mm camera, I have a macro lens
attachment that allows me to focus the camera on objects as little as 10 cm
away. This is close enough to reveal any little details.
Oh, also use low-speed film (64 ASA, or at most 100), and take pictures in the
day time at a sunny window.
--
John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Structural Biology
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA 94305
Secretary, Californians for Renewable Energy <http://www.calfree.com>
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"John J. Ladasky Jr." wrote:
> In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a
> > Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out
> > of it. ;)
>
> Oh, I did, Lindsay! Thanks! "Friends don't let friends Time Cruise"? It would
> make a great motto for an AFOL T-shirt!
Believe it or not, I had to *dig* to find a Timmy head!
> BTW, what kind of equipment are you using to take your photos? From your
> earlier posts, I would gather you're not using a digital camera. If you are
> having trouble getting close enough with your tripod, you might benefit from the
> use of a telephoto or a macro lens. For my 35 mm camera, I have a macro lens
> attachment that allows me to focus the camera on objects as little as 10 cm
> away. This is close enough to reveal any little details.
Hmmm...well, I'm sure I could muck that up too. ;) I'm using a digital, a Fuji
DX-10.
best
Lindsay
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In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> "John J. Ladasky Jr." wrote:
> > "Friends don't let friends Time Cruise"? It would
> > make a great motto for an AFOL T-shirt!
>
> Believe it or not, I had to *dig* to find a Timmy head!
Hey, I still don't have one! Not one... (no, that does *not* mean I want
one! :-)
-Shiri
XFUT .o-t.fun
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In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a
> Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out
> of it. ;)
>
> The backstory is that I recently bought some Znap, and I happened to put
> two "apex" beams close enough together that something, well, znapped in
> my head and I decided to build this little mini-MOC. It's designed to
> be a lair for some random bad guy or another, a place from which he or
> she can intimidate the hapless peasants--and, well, it's an eye.
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom5.jpg
Wow. I never even considered using Znap for something like that, and it
solves the problem of what to do with the TIE window. Cool design, and a
great idea!
-Chris
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In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a
> Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out
> of it. ;)
Just one? :-) I was LOL the whole time!
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom5.jpg
I have to say that's extremely creative, innovative and cool!
...now I'm sad I don't have that TIE bubble piece....
> That's the exterior shot. It shows the "eyeness" of the thing; I
> considered trying to put a second eye next to it (I do have the pieces),
> but then it would have screamed for eyebrows, a nose, et cetera, and
> next thing I knew it would be morning. Bad move.
LOL... Doesn't that sound familiar!
> So you can take this
> general design and apply it however you like; Znap surely is cheap
> enough to do it (or to use the semi-Gothic elements to augment your
> stonework).
Wow. It just occured to me, for a split second, that I could make a very very
cool creation with some gothic elements. I was thinking of this pic of a
gothic church I saw once in an architecture lecture... I wish I had a pic.
It's hard to explain, but it looks like you have two cylinders lying on their
rounded sides, crossing each other at 90 degrees, with the cross-sections
taken out; then you cut thru the horizontal center, and put the whole thing on
cloumns... and you get a four-way arched hallway intersecting at one spot.
I'll bet that doesn't make any sense; but it doesn't matter, because TLC
doesn't make any intersection arches. :-( Too bad, it would've been SO cool.
(OK, 'nuff digression)
> Followed by a shot of the throne itself (a nice little chair, IMHO).
> Pardon the shake, I couldn't get the tripod close enough.
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom3.jpg
I love it! I'll have to copy, I couldn't come up with a simple and elegant
throne myself... (a creative gal like me, who woulda thunk? ;-)
> And, of course, "Friends Don't Let Friends Time Cruise":
>
> http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/eyeroom2.jpg
>
> Or, "Must've been the wrong hat." (Bullwinkle)
ROFLOL! That's great! I agree with John-- make a t-shirt! Make a t-shirt! :-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.build, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.build, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > So you can take this
> > general design and apply it however you like; Znap surely is cheap
> > enough to do it (or to use the semi-Gothic elements to augment your
> > stonework).
>
> Wow. It just occured to me, for a split second, that I could make a very very
> cool creation with some gothic elements. I was thinking of this pic of a
> gothic church I saw once in an architecture lecture... I wish I had a pic.
> It's hard to explain, but it looks like you have two cylinders lying on their
> rounded sides, crossing each other at 90 degrees, with the cross-sections
> taken out; then you cut thru the horizontal center, and put the whole thing on
> cloumns... and you get a four-way arched hallway intersecting at one spot.
>
> I'll bet that doesn't make any sense; but it doesn't matter, because TLC
> doesn't make any intersection arches. :-( Too bad, it would've been SO cool.
> (OK, 'nuff digression)
http://www.uen.org/Centennial/08BuildingsA.html#vault
It sounds like you're talking about either (C), the Ribbed Vault, or (B), the
Groin or Cross Vault. :)
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In lugnet.build, Jason Catena writes:
> http://www.uen.org/Centennial/08BuildingsA.html#vault
>
> It sounds like you're talking about either (C), the Ribbed Vault, or (B), the
> Groin or Cross Vault. :)
Thanks! Yep, I was referring to the cross vault.
Now I have to go check out the rest of that page! Thanks for the link!
-Shiri
(XFUT .build.arch)
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