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Hi everybody,
I don't post very often, but NCLUG had a meeting over the weekend and
Joe Meno has been nice enough to post some pics to his bricklink account.
Why is this interesting to .castle? Well, I have an Elven Manor House
that I'm rather proud of that's featured in several pics. I'd really love to
hear some other castle fan opinions of it, so here's the link to the
meeting's pics:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34975
Some of the interior details weren't captured in the shots, if there's
enough interest I'll work on posting some more.
Thanks and LMKWYT!
Fritz
(crazy looking guy in the last photo)
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"Frederick Grondy" <cosmicmuhammed@yahoo.com> writes:
> Why is this interesting to .castle? Well, I have an Elven Manor House
> that I'm rather proud of that's featured in several pics. I'd really love to
> hear some other castle fan opinions of it, so here's the link to the
> meeting's pics:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34975
>
> Some of the interior details weren't captured in the shots, if there's
> enough interest I'll work on posting some more.
Cool! That's a good way of combining the tan and brown log brinks. Got any
of the white ones to add in? :-)
Ok, we've seen some of the main floor - the pictures indicate there are
an upper floor and a basement. All detailed?
--
Experience should guide us, not rule us.
Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM
http://www.GraySage.COM/cg/
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In lugnet.castle, Frederick Grondy writes:
> Hi everybody,
> I don't post very often, but NCLUG had a meeting over the weekend and
> Joe Meno has been nice enough to post some pics to his bricklink account.
>
> Why is this interesting to .castle? Well, I have an Elven Manor House
> that I'm rather proud of that's featured in several pics.
Hi Fritz! Sorry about the photos not being as detailed as they could have
been...I was too busy trying to make sure things were going smooth, and not
taking the time to take some really good photos!
You *should* be proud of the Manor House. It's a great model. I really
enjoyed looking at the detail in all the rooms. The photos really don't show
how all the floors and basement work and fit together...the engineering is
really well thought out.
> Some of the interior details weren't captured in the shots, if there's
> enough interest I'll work on posting some more.
It's times like this I wish I had a snorkel camera to get a minifig view of
the manor!
Joe Meno
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Hey Fritz!
This is really cool! I love multi-level houses, but especially one's with
basements. They are so rare in Lego.. especially if you want to get it looking
right!
I believe that detail is the true essence of Lego design. All the best models
have lots of it. And your Elven Manor is no different.
Great Model.
Don't be a stranger here at .castle! We'd love to see more of your work!
-Lenny
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34975
>
> Some of the interior details weren't captured in the shots, if there's
> enough interest I'll work on posting some more.
>
> Thanks and LMKWYT!
>
> Fritz
> (crazy looking guy in the last photo)
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In lugnet.castle, Frederick Grondy writes:
> Hi everybody,
> I don't post very often, but NCLUG had a
> meeting over the weekend and Joe Meno has been
> nice enough to post some pics to his bricklink account.
> Why is this interesting to .castle? Well, I
> have an Elven Manor House that I'm rather proud
> of that's featured in several pics. I'd really love to
> hear some other castle fan opinions of it, so
> here's the link to the meeting's pics:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34975
Well, besides the rustic brown and tan color
scheme (makes me want more tan arches), I
enjoyed the use of interior design,
particularly the penants and the intersting
use of a tan bionicle mask. Incdreible use
of the small amount of space.
The model is actually pretty large for a
manor, but I like the use of hinged plates
for the roofing, and the exterior detailing.
The improvements I would suggest would be
adding more 1x2 log bricks around the sides
of the manor, and some more foliage to give
it a completed feel.
But otherwise, excellent model. I hope to
see more along this line.
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow lego enthusiast
O s p r e y
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I probably should have done this sooner, but here's a "tour" of the pics:
8c.jpg front view
8d 3/4 view. If you look closely, you can see the grren arched doors to
the lower level.
20 rear view (That's a stylized stags' head on the central pillar.
14 roof off, exposing the top floor.
19 upper level (rear half). This is an overhead shot showing the throne,
bedroom and halls. THe hallway in the rear of the photo is the stairs to the
lower level.
8b "exploded" view.
16/18 lower level. I designed this as a kitchen/ utility space.
15/17 cellar. It's only 3 bricks lower than the lower level, but I really
wanted to treat this as separate from the "living space" of the rest of the
house.
I didn't use any white log bricks b/c they're being used in another project.
The foliage will be finished when I finish the rest of the 'estate'. That
way I can spread it out a bit and really make it look natural. The eventual
plan is to do a movie centering around a band of orcs (i.e. gungans) trying
to overrun the estate and the elves have to hold them off.
Thanks to everyone for their kind words.
Fritz
In lugnet.castle, Frederick Grondy writes:
> Hi everybody,
> I don't post very often, but NCLUG had a meeting over the weekend and
> Joe Meno has been nice enough to post some pics to his bricklink account.
>
> Why is this interesting to .castle? Well, I have an Elven Manor House
> that I'm rather proud of that's featured in several pics. I'd really love to
> hear some other castle fan opinions of it, so here's the link to the
> meeting's pics:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34975
>
> Some of the interior details weren't captured in the shots, if there's
> enough interest I'll work on posting some more.
>
> Thanks and LMKWYT!
>
> Fritz
> (crazy looking guy in the last photo)
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