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Re: The Eastern Invasion Is Here !!
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.build
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Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:02:53 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jason Catena writes:
> Wow, what a piece of work! I'm not building on quite the scale you are, or the
> authenticity, so I quite respect what you've been able to accomplish here.
Thanks for this very detailed and analytical reply. I enjoyed reading it.
> The vertically-barred windows are great, but if they were lowered a
> bit (so they didn't contrast with the white) they'd present less of a
> target for archers.
> I really like the way you built the red roof over the entryway in
> picture 6. As a small roof, it has a lot of class, and models the real
> roof well.
> The stone throwing windows are well done, that's a great piece for
> them.
> Oooh, great use of the "ladder" piece as horizontally-grilled
> windows in pictures 12 and 15!
I will be putting some of these techniques on my webpage to be
launched in 2 weeks devoted to Building Japanese castles with Lego.
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> Heh. Considering that Sekigahara was Japan's largest Samurai-era
> battle, with around 200,000 soldiers, I'm guessing each of the
> footsoldiers represents tens of thousands of men. :)
Oops !! I got tired of just seeing pictures of buildings only so I
threw that in at the last minute. And I don't have a standing army
of Japanese minifigs numbering in the hundreds like John Kanehl.
> I've more or less given up on trying to replicate the true curves on
> some of the castles' lower stone walls. You've done a good job of
> suggesting this curve though.
> In picture 13, I had a similar problem with the corner of the two
> BURPs: I used the same three 45-degree slope levels you did, but I put
> a one-brick height between each of them, so it rises at just about the
> same rate as the BURP.
I will have to try the method above. Actually should have thought of it
as I use alternate double convex slope 45 with regular bricks for two
of the corner joints.
Thanks for the comments and notes. The interiors will hopefully provide
more fodder for discussion - a preview is that the 5 donjon has many,
many layers to it.
KK
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