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Re: CITY OF BRAHNSTURT PICTURES
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Thu, 3 Jan 2002 06:03:13 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Brett Kingery writes:
> Hear Hear! I second that :)
> Then I could have a place to show off my grand creation! A general store!
>
> No, it's not that big (2 stories and about 12 x 16 studs or so?), and no,
> there's no city surrounding it... and there isn't much scenery around it
> either, as I don't have that many trees I'm willing to give up to surround
> the store :) But alas, it is at home, and I am here, so I can't show it
> anyway :)
I'm sure your creations are great.. remember its quality not quantity... all
those little bits and pieces give character...!!!
> That is a lovely city though I must say...
Thanx..: )
> Time for "the list"
>
> I really like the fountain (the water effect gives a very nice touch, I
> think it's done well. It looks like it was probably actually pretty simple
> to do, at least compared to some of the other edits, but looks just right!)
It is just a little bit of airbrushing in Photoshop, and screening it back...!!
> The double door gatehouse, good idea, I'll have to keep that in mind when I
> finally get that far on my own creations :)
Alot of Castles did actually have doors rather than a drawbridge....
> The grey recessed arches in the castle are great too, do you have closer
> pictures of those? The best I could see is way in the background of the
> town square/Town Hall picture (Brahn06).
Are you talking about the windows on the castle.. the grey ones?
Well the Castle walls are all 2 studs thick.... so I could get that type of
effect.
> The narrow alley and stairs are nice too, thats something I was planning on
> trying at some point, but I just started building, so it'll be some time :)
If you look at alot of medieval towns, they are very cluttered and are
poorly designed.. more like, theres a space, lets build something to
fit..!!! so tiny alley ways were built between buildings.... this is the
feeling I wanted in my city
> And the big chimney on the back of the castle, thats a nice detail!
This is actually to hide the fact that that side of the castle opens up, you
can see the hinges.. they're grey...!!! I havent furnished the interior yet,
but will soon....
> Ooh, I was halfway through writing the next section when I saw the sloped
> battlements on the back of the castle, I like that as well, gives a real
> look of bulk and power!
Well actually the castle is very bulky.. it's going to take longer to pull
apart than it took to build.. ha ha ha
> And for the "constructive criticism" part (gotta throw 2 cents in, eh?).
> 2 things on the top of the castle struck me as looking "not quite right".
> The Lion head bricks for one, most likely because the Tan doesn't mesh well
> with the black/white scheme in my eyes. That's just a personal taste thing
> though.
alot of Castles had decrative items on the roof tops, this is all I had
left.. ha ha ha
The other thing is the flag spire on the top of the black tower. I
> think the black tower looks GREAT there, but the little peak stuck over on
> the corner just struck me as "off". Maybe a stand in the middle of the
> tower, one that doesn't have a large base, but still "blooms" out at the top
> like that? Just a suggestion, don't know if it would look better or not :)
OK.. I'll post a closer pic of the tower soon.... what it is is how most
towers were built, with a stair well making it's way up to a corner of the
tower to give access to the top. If you can have a look at the castle tower
from the castle in Disney's Beauty and The Beast, you'll see what I mean.
> I do like the sloped up baseplates outside the city, another idea I'll have
> to remember, as I've been fretting about slopes and such (though it still
> leaves more delimas for me). Now, I'm sure it's kept pretty clear there for
> "city security", but maybe something to spruce it up outside? A small stand
> of trees, or some wildflowers? The way LEGO baseplates are, it looks like
> someone took care to mow the field surrounding the castle, in stripes (like
> many people do their front yard!)
Unfortunately, I have no flowers left... and am limited in follage.... but
once again.... most castle grounds around the caste were depleted of all but
grass....
> And last, probably a brick constraint here as it looks like you did some,
> maybe spruce up the side of the walls some, either with vines or some such.
> It looks like you did in the very center of Brahn01 (between the gatehouse
> and the black guard tower). I think that little bit adds to the flavor, and
> more of it would look great!
Once again... I am limited with follage.... and most castles.. in there
prime were kept maintained as not to leave anything an invading army could
climb up...: )
> Anyway, I think I'll have to keep going back (not that I haven't been to
> your site many times over the past 6 months, eagerly awaiting something new,
> which you have certainly added this time!) I've even dreamed about "The
> Villiage" section, as I'm rabbid to see the "Tips and Techniques" section, I
> have so many questions!
Well your wait will be over hopefully next week... that new section is
complete.. just finishing off production of Chapter 2...!!!
> Now here's 2 questions for you...
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> 1) Do you have everything put together at once, or did you have to dismantle
> stuff to complete the city?
If I had that much lego, I'd leave everything built, but no.. I dont.. so to
answer your question, I pull everything apart to build new things.. but take
lots of photos first.
> 2) Will we get to see interior shots of the city and (especially) the castle?
The answer is yes.... I have built the city in sections.... so I can pull it
apart to take photos.. and the castle breaks in two.. for access inside....
also... I've designed it that a minifig can go in the doors at the bottom,
and physically get to the top of the castle with internal stairs...!!!
> plucky
Once again.. thanx for your comments.... and I'll get some more detailed pix
up soon...
Kev..: )
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| (...) Don't be so sure yet, I just started building again (can't call it the end of any "dark ages" though, as I've been buying and building sets all along, it's just the start of my MOC's :), much experience needed!) (...) I can see how that would (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Really detailed pictures of the stairs would be great. I think stairs are the hardest thing to do well in Lego, and I don't recall many (any?) good pictures of castle stairs in the usual places (e.g., Frank Filz's lists of Castle links). The (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Hear Hear! I second that :) Then I could have a place to show off my grand creation! A general store! No, it's not that big (2 stories and about 12 x 16 studs or so?), and no, there's no city surrounding it... and there isn't much scenery (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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