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Hey!
Well, after buying a few of the blue tubs for the green pieces I decided to
mess around with a red castle (far from over). I was mostly down after
seeing the creations by Dave and Eric. To me they made the castle wall
section obselete. But did they ... ?
That got me thinking ... could gray castle sections be used sparingly such
that they would blend in and almost become invisible ... ? What about black
castles? Hmmm ... black bricks are probably less expensive than the grey
ones, so that's where I will begin to mess around.
BUT ... like most people that tried taking pictures of black models - it
isn't pretty. (Tips on this from anyone by the way?). I would have to try
something different. That's where the the idea for a red fortress hit me.
A combination of red and black works very well IMHO (although Craig is
probably the person to ask about that;). As does blue and black, and I do
plan on making something yellow and black down the road.
So here a little result of what this will be (a small fortress that will be
joined to a mountain on one side:
http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/castle/redwalls/
The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks. I am not sure how well gray
with gray looks, but red and black looks a little weird at first. After I
slept on it it didn't look half bad though.
I'm in for five more weeks of heck, so unless I receive some serious
inspiration during that time, I will have to focus on school ... (Serious
Inspiration = His/Her Deviness coming down and telling me that The Time To
Finish My Castle has come ... )
I will be lurking and maybe doing a little bit of building (to my City in
the Forest) as soon as my pieces from Troy come.
Let me know what you think ... Gray will always rule castles in European
style building (I think), but red (clay, vulcano, blue (water), white
(marble, ivory), yellow (sand ... ?) can still make some pretty nice castles.
-- pn
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
>
> BUT ... like most people that tried taking pictures of black models - it
> isn't pretty. (Tips on this from anyone by the way?). I would have to try
> something different. That's where the the idea for a red fortress hit me.
> A combination of red and black works very well IMHO (although Craig is
> probably the person to ask about that;). As does blue and black, and I do
> plan on making something yellow and black down the road.
>
> So here a little result of what this will be (a small fortress that will be
> joined to a mountain on one side:
>
> http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/castle/redwalls/
>
> The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
> they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks. I am not sure how well gray
> with gray looks, but red and black looks a little weird at first. After I
> slept on it it didn't look half bad though.
Excellent effort Pawel,
Who said all castles had to be grey(gray). This is the world of Lego after all
where primary colour towns are standard. The key is to always use combinations
of colours and in appropriate proportions to highlight certain features. About
the only combo I'd rule it so far is an ICE PLANET 2002 castle.
more colours in more volumes NOW ...(please :>0 )
- pete.w.
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Peter White wrote in message ...
> Excellent effort Pawel,
> Who said all castles had to be grey(gray). This is the world of Lego after • all
> where primary colour towns are standard. The key is to always use • combinations
> of colours and in appropriate proportions to highlight certain features. • About
> the only combo I'd rule it so far is an ICE PLANET 2002 castle.
Was that rule out?
Hmm... Too bad there isn't enough trans-orange which would work in a castle
(though the towers could have trans-orange octagonal dome roofs). Of course
now that we have solid orange, that could be mixed in with the
trans-orange(too bad I was on the scene a few months too late to get the
Haloween buckets), at least there is a lot of new orange bits coming out in
Star Wars and Arctic.
Frank
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> Hmm... Too bad there isn't enough trans-orange which would work in a castle
> (though the towers could have trans-orange octagonal dome roofs). Of course
> now that we have solid orange, that could be mixed in with the
> trans-orange(too bad I was on the scene a few months too late to get the
> Haloween buckets), at least there is a lot of new orange bits coming out in
> Star Wars and Arctic.
>
> Frank
What could be made out of orange elements though? Nothing on a large scale,
so thinking small scale ... What stucture would look good done in orange?
Nothing
comes to mind right away, and seeing as I'm a Vol I should be biased. (we
were robbed by UNC ... ugh ... )
For me, building in orange would be very frustrating because I would feel
limited. But having a touch of orange in a green structure would look
half-way decent INHO
...
-- pn
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In lugnet.castle, Frank Filz writes:
> Was that rule out?
>
> Hmm... Too bad there isn't enough trans-orange which would work in a castle
> (though the towers could have trans-orange octagonal dome roofs). Of course
> now that we have solid orange, that could be mixed in with the
> trans-orange(too bad I was on the scene a few months too late to get the
> Haloween buckets), at least there is a lot of new orange bits coming out in
> Star Wars and Arctic.
>
> Frank
What about an insectoid sub-sub-theme called the fruit-flyoids who inhabit
orchards in their small orange castles ... or Arctic castles ? those polar
bears can get a bit frisky and you don't want to get too physical with
them,though my 2 year old's Duplo polar bear looks rather benign.
pete.w.
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Pawel Nazarewicz <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in message
news:Fs0EHy.IKz@lugnet.com...
> Hey!
>
> Well, after buying a few of the blue tubs for the green pieces I decided • to
> mess around with a red castle (far from over). I was mostly down after
> seeing the creations by Dave and Eric. To me they made the castle wall
> section obselete. But did they ... ?
>
> That got me thinking ... could gray castle sections be used sparingly such
> that they would blend in and almost become invisible ... ? What about • black
> castles? Hmmm ... black bricks are probably less expensive than the grey
> ones, so that's where I will begin to mess around.
>
> BUT ... like most people that tried taking pictures of black models - it
> isn't pretty. (Tips on this from anyone by the way?). I would have to • try
> something different. That's where the the idea for a red fortress hit me.
> A combination of red and black works very well IMHO (although Craig is
> probably the person to ask about that;). As does blue and black, and I do
> plan on making something yellow and black down the road.
>
> So here a little result of what this will be (a small fortress that will • be
> joined to a mountain on one side:
>
> http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/castle/redwalls/
>
> The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
> they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks. I am not sure how well • gray
> with gray looks, but red and black looks a little weird at first. After I
> slept on it it didn't look half bad though.
>
> I'm in for five more weeks of heck, so unless I receive some serious
> inspiration during that time, I will have to focus on school ... (Serious
> Inspiration = His/Her Deviness coming down and telling me that The Time To
> Finish My Castle has come ... )
>
> I will be lurking and maybe doing a little bit of building (to my City in
> the Forest) as soon as my pieces from Troy come.
>
> Let me know what you think ... Gray will always rule castles in European
> style building (I think), but red (clay, vulcano, blue (water), white
> (marble, ivory), yellow (sand ... ?) can still make some pretty nice • castles.
>
> -- pn
Your Red Castle is Grand! I particularly like the thin accent band of black
at the top which helps my eye close the top of the castle and move back
down. Your choice of tan baseplates to build on really is good- lightens
the whole scene. New combinations are exciting! I have been wondering
what kind of castle a Fabuland character would look at home in... I think
they could be right a home in this marvelous creation of yours. Color
really sets a mood.
Thanks for sharing this, I look forward to seeing more...
sheree
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/castle/redwalls/
Looks great! Of course, for some reason I can't help but think of the Marvel
Comics character Deadpool...
eric
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> Well, after buying a few of the blue tubs for the green pieces I decided to
> mess around with a red castle (far from over). I was mostly down after
> seeing the creations by Dave and Eric. To me they made the castle wall
> section obselete. But did they ... ?
I was sort of bummed after I saw their stuff too. (It's like, if you live in a
cold place, and go visit florida, then going back to the snow is even
worse... :)
After seeing those cool things that used NO castle-wall pieces, I couldn't
bear using any myself...
> So here a little result of what this will be (a small fortress that will be
> joined to a mountain on one side:
>
> http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/castle/redwalls/
Cool! I'll have to borrow some designs, I definitely will need some red
creations soon <hint hint>...
> The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
> they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks.
Definitely! They look excellent, so long as they're not used on ground level,
AND sparingly on others.
> I am not sure how well gray
> with gray looks,
You mean grey with red, right?
> but red and black looks a little weird at first. After I
> slept on it it didn't look half bad though.
Didn't look at all bad to me ;-)
> I'm in for five more weeks of heck,
Good luck! I've just had my week of that... now third term is over, finally...
> Let me know what you think ... Gray will always rule castles in European
> style building (I think), but red (clay, vulcano, blue (water), white
> (marble, ivory), yellow (sand ... ?) can still make some pretty nice castles.
Hmm... I'm not sure grey will always rule. There seems to be a (still small)
trend of moving a bit away from grey - just a little, but it's growing... I
think combos of grey/black with colors is a great way to go to give a building
some personality!
-Shiri
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> Cool! I'll have to borrow some designs, I definitely will need some red
> creations soon <hint hint>...
You will NEED some red creations?
> > The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
> > they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks.
>
> Definitely! They look excellent, so long as they're not used on ground level,
> AND sparingly on others.
What's wrong with ground level? ;)
> > I am not sure how well gray
> > with gray looks,
>
> You mean grey with red, right?
No no ... Grey with grey - to try to make them invisible. Grey with red
looks like Dan's Bloodstone Lodge:
http://www.visi.com/~blackened/gallery_castle.html
Personally, I was thinking along the lines of the good referee philosophy.
It's only a good referee when you really don't notice him or her. The walls
can be really good
if you don't notice them. Hence the grey with grey. Again - they can be
used to save on bricks (which tend to be expensive in grey, no?)
> > but red and black looks a little weird at first. After I
> > slept on it it didn't look half bad though.
>
> Didn't look at all bad to me ;-)
Thanks.
> > I'm in for five more weeks of heck,
>
> Good luck! I've just had my week of that... now third term is over, finally...
>
> > Let me know what you think ... Gray will always rule castles in European
> > style building (I think), but red (clay, vulcano, blue (water), white
> > (marble, ivory), yellow (sand ... ?) can still make some pretty nice castles.
>
> Hmm... I'm not sure grey will always rule. There seems to be a (still small)
> trend of moving a bit away from grey - just a little, but it's growing... I
> think combos of grey/black with colors is a great way to go to give a building
> some personality!
For sure. Those little red and blue lines that Dave n' Eric (Lugnet Sitcom
idea ... ? Dave n' Eric's World. j/k) used really add an artistic touch to
their creations.
-- pn
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> > Cool! I'll have to borrow some designs, I definitely will need some red
> > creations soon <hint hint>...
>
> You will NEED some red creations?
Well.. not exactly need, but, y'know, um... er, any better word to describe it
is eluding me. I'll "need" it with regard to my storyline, it's not exactly a
neccessity but a it's more than just a serious want.
> > > The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
> > > they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks.
> >
> > Definitely! They look excellent, so long as they're not used on ground level,
> > AND sparingly on others.
>
> What's wrong with ground level? ;)
Nay, that's not what I meant; I was referring to the feeling that castle-walls
at ground level are silly, because the windows are ubiquitous and
inappropriate... you don't want invaders to sneak through the ground windows,
now, do you?
> > > I am not sure how well gray
> > > with gray looks,
> >
> > You mean grey with red, right?
>
> No no ... Grey with grey - to try to make them invisible.
> Personally, I was thinking along the lines of the good referee philosophy.
> It's only a good referee when you really don't notice him or her. The walls
> can be really good
> if you don't notice them. Hence the grey with grey. Again - they can be
> used to save on bricks (which tend to be expensive in grey, no?)
Ah! I get it. (sort of like what they say 'bout makeup, huh? ;-)
> > > Let me know what you think ... Gray will always rule castles in European
> > > style building (I think), but red (clay, vulcano, blue (water), white
> > > (marble, ivory), yellow (sand ... ?) can still make some pretty nice
> > > castles.
> >
> > Hmm... I'm not sure grey will always rule. There seems to be a (still small)
> > trend of moving a bit away from grey - just a little, but it's growing... I
> > think combos of grey/black with colors is a great way to go to give a
> > building
> > some personality!
>
> For sure. Those little red and blue lines that Dave n' Eric used really add
> an artistic touch to
> their creations.
Yeah, I know. You guys ain't seen it yet, (1) but my inn already "rightfully
stole" their excellent ideas about the blood lines... :-)
> (Lugnet Sitcom
> idea ... ? Dave n' Eric's World. j/k)
LOL!
-Shiri
(1) My grammar's on vacation, capish? ;-)
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> Nay, that's not what I meant; I was referring to the feeling that castle-walls
> at ground level are silly, because the windows are ubiquitous and
> inappropriate... you don't want invaders to sneak through the ground windows,
> now, do you?
Heh. Any invader that can squeeze through those windows is likely to find a
way to get to the second story to squeeze through them. :D
eric
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
>
> > Nay, that's not what I meant; I was referring to the feeling that castle-
> > walls
> > at ground level are silly, because the windows are ubiquitous and
> > inappropriate... you don't want invaders to sneak through the ground windows,
> > now, do you?
>
> Heh. Any invader that can squeeze through those windows is likely to find a
> way to get to the second story to squeeze through them. :D
LOL... they can still easily stick a spear or aim an arrow thru them tiny
windows if they felt up to it... :-)
-Shiri
PS - Me told you, mine grammar went to spring break on sunny CA ;-)
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> >
> > > Nay, that's not what I meant; I was referring to the feeling that castle-
> > > walls at ground level are silly, because the windows are ubiquitous and
> > > inappropriate... you don't want invaders to sneak through the ground
> > > windows, now, do you?
> >
> > Heh. Any invader that can squeeze through those windows is likely to find a
> > way to get to the second story to squeeze through them. :D
>
> LOL... they can still easily stick a spear or aim an arrow thru them tiny
> windows if they felt up to it... :-)
If they are not slaughtered by the soldiers in the wall, on the towers, and
above them on the parapets. :) Ever wonder why there is a slight overhang up
there? Why, in order to drop rocks on the enemies below, of course!. ;)
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> If they are not slaughtered by the soldiers in the wall, on the towers, and
> above them on the parapets. :) Ever wonder why there is a slight overhang up
> there? Why, in order to drop rocks on the enemies below, of course!. ;)
Okay, okay, OKAY!! You guys got me, I was just trying to make a point but
_Never mind_! ;-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > LOL... they can still easily stick a spear or aim an arrow thru them tiny
> > windows if they felt up to it... :-)
>
> If they are not slaughtered by the soldiers in the wall, on the towers, and
> above them on the parapets. :)
...while crossing the moat to *get* to the window, I was going to say. :D
> Ever wonder why there is a slight overhang up
> there? Why, in order to drop rocks on the enemies below, of course!. ;)
Two words: Murder Holes.
eric
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In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
>
> > > LOL... they can still easily stick a spear or aim an arrow thru them tiny
> > > windows if they felt up to it... :-)
> >
> > If they are not slaughtered by the soldiers in the wall, on the towers, and
> > above them on the parapets. :)
>
> ...while crossing the moat to *get* to the window, I was going to say. :D
Right. :)
>
> > Ever wonder why there is a slight overhang up
> > there? Why, in order to drop rocks on the enemies below, of course!. ;)
>
> Two words: Murder Holes.
Those are the name for the holes in a gatehouse floor. There is another name
for the ones on the parapets, but I can't remember the word... I think it
starts with "mach"... Hmm... time to find some of my castle guidebooks...
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> >
> > Two words: Murder Holes.
>
> Those are the name for the holes in a gatehouse floor. There is another name
> for the ones on the parapets, but I can't remember the word... I think it
> starts with "mach"... Hmm... time to find some of my castle guidebooks...
"Machicolation"...
Franklin
(who stilll has his copy of the 1st edition AD&D DMG :-)
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In lugnet.castle, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > >
> > > Two words: Murder Holes.
> >
> > Those are the name for the holes in a gatehouse floor. There is another name
> > for the ones on the parapets, but I can't remember the word... I think it
> > starts with "mach"... Hmm... time to find some of my castle guidebooks...
>
> "Machicolation"...
Cool, thanks. :)
>
> Franklin
> (who stilll has his copy of the 1st edition AD&D DMG :-)
Don't have that one, but I have a bunch of other 1st Ed. books. :)
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > In lugnet.castle, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > >
> > > Two words: Murder Holes.
> >
> > Those are the name for the holes in a gatehouse floor. There is another name
> > for the ones on the parapets, but I can't remember the word... I think it
> > starts with "mach"... Hmm... time to find some of my castle guidebooks...
>
> "Machicolation"...
>
> Franklin
> (who stilll has his copy of the 1st edition AD&D DMG :-)
(pulls an old, worn 1st edition DMG from the bookshelf in his office)
I quote...
Machicolation: This is a stone projection which moves the battlement out over
the outer face of the wall. It has spaces in the stone flooring which allow
missiles to be discharged to the space at the wall foot.
(pulls out a copy of "The Palladium Book of Weapons & Castles" from 1982)
I quote again...
Machicolations - stone structures built out over castle walls to enhance
defense.
and while I've got this open...
Arrow Loops - slots in walls from which arrows could be shot.
(these were often cross-shaped to allow traversal from left to right and up and
down, while giving maximum defense to the archer)
Murder Holes - holes in interior passages through which arrows may be shot.
This concludes our Castle Building 101 class for the day. Tomorrow, we study
with references other than gaming books!
Tony
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In lugnet.castle, Tony A. Rowe writes:
>
> This concludes our Castle Building 101 class for the day. Tomorrow, we study
> with references other than gaming books!
Where's the fun in that? ;)
Jeff
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> > Well, after buying a few of the blue tubs for the green pieces I decided to
> > mess around with a red castle (far from over). I was mostly down after
> > seeing the creations by Dave and Eric. To me they made the castle wall
> > section obselete. But did they ... ?
>
> I was sort of bummed after I saw their stuff too. (It's like, if you live in a
> cold place, and go visit florida, then going back to the snow is even
> worse... :)
Whats wrong with Snow???well I'm From a sunny and wet country and dream of
having a real snowball fight....maybe someday.....
Ravi
Ps:my spelling came back from a
holiday to antartica 8-)
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In lugnet.castle, Ravi Mohan writes:
> Whats wrong with Snow???well I'm From a sunny and wet country and dream of
> having a real snowball fight....maybe someday.....
LOL! I used to dream about that too, when I was in sunny Israel... but now I'm
freezing and wishing I was back there.... :-)
> Ps:my spelling came back from a
> holiday to antartica 8-)
Ah, bet mine iss till goan. I dont now hoa too spel untill et reetorns... ;-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Ravi Mohan writes:
> > Whats wrong with Snow???well I'm From a sunny and wet country and dream of
> > having a real snowball fight....maybe someday.....
>
> LOL! I used to dream about that too, when I was in sunny Israel... but now I'm
> freezing and wishing I was back there.... :-)
Here in sunny Sydney-by-the-sea we dream of snowballs as well,especially after
the summer we have had/are having. Australia does have a ski industry,bee-
leave it or knot.
But anyway,back to castley topics,since everyone has just refused to develop
the top part of the thread after I mentioned an arctic-orange castle, even
after someone rated it up to 75! I have set myself the challenge of an orange
arctic(or maybe antarctic)outpost/castle (I bought some 7171's on clearance),
or maybe in preparation for the next ice-age.
off-tropically yours,
-pete.w
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"ravi" <helixwolf2000@hotmail.com> writes:
> Whats wrong with Snow???well I'm From a sunny and wet country and dream of
> having a real snowball fight....maybe someday.....
Snow is real pretty when its new. It can be fun for snowball fights and
tobogganing. Other than that, and as a source of moisture for the fields
in the spring, most people find it to be a nuisance. It's *very* ugly
in the late stages of melting (like here, now).
However, aren't there a number of castles in Britain, Scandanavia, etc.
that encounter snow? Could one model a castle with snow on it? Perhaps
it would just look goofy. I recall seeing one or two snowy Lego scenes,
and they looked not bad.
--
Don't design inefficiency in - it'll happen in the implementation.
Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
http://www.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA/cg/
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I used red for my gatehouse, and gray for the main walls.
http://members.home.net/hmltn1/city2/castle.htm
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