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I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
baseplate that it's built on.)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
away...
Let me know what you think.
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
> Let me know what you think.
Tre chic(1)! That's really nice. I love the blue coloring and the back
window... the design is cool. I also like the creative photo, with the mirror
to show the back...
Great Job!
-Shiri
(1) Or however you say that... french is not my strong language ;-)
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
> > Let me know what you think.
>
> Tre chic(1)! That's really nice. I love the blue coloring and the back
> window... the design is cool. I also like the creative photo, with the mirror
> to show the back...
> Great Job!
>
> -Shiri
>
> (1) Or however you say that... french is not my strong language ;-)
Thanks for the kind words!
I must admit that I only used the blue because I didn't have enough white.
And I only used the white because I didn't have enough grey. But I re-worked
the upper floors a couple times trying to avoid that "I ran out of grey
bricks" look. (Q: Did I succeed???)
I have since purchased a lot more grey brick, but decided against rebuilding
everything in monochrome -- I kind of like the white marble look now. And
according to another thread here in .Castle, not all castles have to be grey,
anyway.
I'm actually planning to eliminate the large window in the back. I know that
the ballroom of the castle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast has a large glass
wall, but I think it's a bit anachronistic. But I was getting tired and lazy
one night, so I took the easy way out on that entryway...
Using the mirror as the backdrop was actually my cousin Kim's idea, but I plan
to use the effect a lot in the future. Besides giving a free look at the back
of the structure, it makes it easier to hide all the clutter that I usually
have lying around my house.
p.s. I don't know much French, either, but I believe it is spelled "tres
chic", FYI. (Or is that "Grey chic?") Funny that you should resort to
French, since I kinda modeled this castle after a few French and Canadian
chateaus that I've visited or seen pictures of. Those "coffee table" books
are great for stealing architectural ideas from!
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
> > Let me know what you think.
>
> Tre chic(1)! That's really nice. I love the blue coloring and the back
> window... the design is cool. I also like the creative photo, with the mirror
> to show the back...
> Great Job!
>
> -Shiri
>
> (1) Or however you say that... french is not my strong language ;-)
Yes, the mirror was rather ingenious. Good job Chris! Keep it up!
-Chris
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(canceled)
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In lugnet.castle, Chris Phillips writes:
>
> I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
> NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
> baseplate that it's built on.)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
>
> There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
> away...
>
> Let me know what you think.
Lots to like. Innovative use of color, crisp photos, nice architecture, and I
like the use of a mirror to show us more in one shot, although the mirror in
the back works better than the mirror underneath the base place.
I hope lots of pictures of the window display are taken. Has anyone alerted the
media? This is likely to be an amazing display judging from some of the
previews we have seen so far.
++Lar
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It looks pretty neat. I like the set of flags in the middle. What parts
did you use for the flag-poles?
Brad
Chris Phillips <chris.phillips@computerboards.com> wrote in message
news:Fs3Bz0.2A1@lugnet.com...
>
> I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
> NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
> baseplate that it's built on.)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
>
> There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
> away...
>
> Let me know what you think.
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Brad Hamilton writes:
> It looks pretty neat. I like the set of flags in the middle. What parts
> did you use for the flag-poles?
>
> Brad
The flag poles are just rigid white plastic tubes that are inserted into one
of those light grey rails... <part:6140> I'm not sure what set I got them in,
though... Probably the Technic Beach Buster, but I don't remember offhand.
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
>
> I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
> NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
> baseplate that it's built on.)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
>
> There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
> away...
>
> Let me know what you think.
Chris,
Very nice, I like the colors a lot. I can tell you have been buying a lot of
those cheap sets from KB. Keep up the good work. The window display is going
to be awsome.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
>
> I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
> NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
> baseplate that it's built on.)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
>
> There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
> away...
>
> Let me know what you think.
I just posted several close-up shots of my castle, including a couple of
"fig's-eye views." (I've never seen such a humongous 1x2 brick!) The new
shots also show a few architectural details and also the drawgate mechanism.
I'm not sure why, but these shots look _much_ darker when I download them from
BrickShelf than they did when I pulled them off my camera. I'm going to have
to try a few experiments...
I should have some more shots of the university an dragon's lair projects
soon, as well as one or two other (non-castle) MOCs.
Ahhh... It's good to have my digital camera back!
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
>
> I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
> NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
> baseplate that it's built on.)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
>
> There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
> away...
>
> Let me know what you think.
Impressive.
Most impressive.
You have quite a large structure there.
What made you decide to use the large baseplate rather than smaller hinged
sections? Or do you have a lifting roof for interior access?
Cool!
Aaron
maniac@vol.com
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Aaron West writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Chris Phillips writes:
> >
> > I finally posted a couple pictures of the castle/keep that I built for the
> > NELUG window display at The Construction Site. (Yes, that's a grey 48x48
> > baseplate that it's built on.)
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=265
> >
> > There's no interior yet, but the window display is still well over a month
> > away...
> >
> > Let me know what you think.
>
> Impressive.
> Most impressive.
> You have quite a large structure there.
> What made you decide to use the large baseplate rather than smaller hinged
> sections? Or do you have a lifting roof for interior access?
Initially I used the large baseplate to make it easier to build. The primary
purpose of this building is for a window display where an interior would be
(mostly) wasted plastic. The current castle is a big, empty shell -- the
floorplan exists only in my imagination.
But I do intend to make an interior soon. I was originally thinking about
making each story removable to reveal the contents of the floor beneath. But
after thinking about it some more, I like the hinged approach better, because
it provides full access to the interior as a whole. If done correctly, the
castle could open out like a doll house to look even larger and more
impressive than it is. This also has the benefit that you can access the
whole interior at once instead of only being able to play with one floor at a
time.
I also like the idea of going to several hinged baseplates because that will
let me move up to a 64x64 foundation footprint! (Looks like I'm gonna need to
get me some more bricks!)
You can guess what I'll be doing this weekend!
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