| |
Hi,
It's not precisely a castle, it's not really adventurers, so wasn't sure where
to post...sorry. Advice on that welcome by email.
The empire of Brickistan, ruled by the cruel Timurlego, is guarded by the
Brickistan gateway fort...my somewhat rough interpretation of a Mughal red
sandstone fort, such as the Lal Qilal in Delhi or that in Agra. I have a strong
hobby interest in Islamic architecture, particularly that of Central and South
Asia, so I hope to further develop and expand this into a town layout based on
my vision of a town in that region from...anywhere from the 15th to the 19th
century.
The hardest part of this MOC was getting the octagonal towers right - the
structural tension makes them pretty easy to break, and I didn't want just to
use the technic corner bricks, b/c I couldn't get the geometry right, and they
forced me to leave some gaps I didn't like. I will likely use those, however,
for some octagonal minaret sections down the road. The MOC currently occupies 2
x 2 of the 48 stud baseplates, I'm planning 2 x 5 for Brickfair in August, with
more fort and some interior buildings (palace, imperial library, audience
chamber perhaps), mostly loosely derived from those found in the Lal Qilal (Red
Fort) in Delhi, but I do mean loosely. This isn't meant to be a historical
replica by even a longshot, it's an interpretation. And I've also moved it to a
rocky desert setting, thinking of the Chambal valley in India or anyone of a
number of frontier locations in Pakistan/Afghanistan, b/c I liked what I could
try with the landscape.
Anyways, comments welcome!
Overview from the SE (facing NW):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2966575
Interior overview, facing back to the SE (floor almost completely unfinished -
planning some grassy areas, pools, tiling, etc.):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2966577
A warrior meets an untimely end, whether from the sword or my Dremel, I'm not
sure:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2969681
The entire gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=299188
-Sandy
|
|
1 Message in This Thread:
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
