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Hi All,
This is my first real[1] Castle MOC ever, the home of Bowman Fields,
adventurer-for-hire. It's a bit small, even for a little cottage, but I love
the way it looks so cartoony. I was inspired by a photo of a miniature
cottage from one of those collectibles companies somewhere on the net.
The cottage:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/0front.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/0frontleft.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/0frontright.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/0rearright.jpg
The entire thing fits on a 16x16 baseplate (or 2 8x16's, since it's
hinged), and opens on a hinge down the middle.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/1opening.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/2open.jpg
Interior shots:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/3entryway.jpg
The entryway. Woo. This is where... you enter the house. You can also see
the top of the stairway, which is cut in half by the hinge.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/4coatrack.jpg
The back of the entry. I like the idea of the palm-tree-top-thingy as a
coatrack. Also here is a barrel containing a pair of snowshoes, a shovel,
and Bowman's walking stick.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/5bowmanbedroom.jpg
Bowman himself, in his bedroom. Not much to look at, is it? Present are
the bed, a small table, Bowman's safe, on top of which is (not very visible)
a rather disturbing souvenir - a jar containing the brain of a Mind Eater
Fields defeated on one of his voyages.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/FieldsCottage/6livingroom.jpg
The real meat of the house is in the rear of the main room. A fireplace,
desk and bookshelf are crammed into the small space. Various trophies,
treasures, and oddities can be found here. Bowman's traveling pack can be
seen hanging on the rail, and extra firelogs between the desk and the hearth.
Overall, I'm pleased with the results. While it is tiny, I think it's just
big enough inside to be legit. This is the first thing I've been able to
actually finish and show in a long time, and I imagine it has to do with the
small size. Now that I'm done with this one, I'm looking at more designs out
there to work with. I have a sneaking suspicion that Bowman will be moving
into a larger house soon :)
PLMKWYT!
-jeremiah-
[1] Not the first ever, but the first one I'm really proud of and the first
one actually built *on* something. My real first entry into castle can be
found here: http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=13515
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| hello Jeremiah VanderMark! I like it very much what you've accomplished with this tiny building. A agree completely with the cartoonish look, you mentioned. It's so nice to see what playing with shapes can do to these bricks. Inspiring! Looking (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hi Jeremiah, I found this cottage really cool, especially the details in this small space. I would to be a minifig to visit it in real ! Denix _____ Fantasy & LEGO (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hi Jeremiah, I really like what you have done here in such a small space. Lots of detail put together in a believeable way. Other points I like - The way it hinges from the outside of the stairwell, totally unexpected and kinda cool the overhang of (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Wow, Jeremiah! I am impressed! For your first castle building, this is quite good. Heck, this is good for someone's 50th castle building. It is small but that makes for a good challange. You really fit everything needed in that little space. Quite (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hello! Realy cool! I too like the cartoon style of the cottage, very cute. With all those details and functionality on this small space your building is almost qualified to be a My-Own-Creation-Set. Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) SNIP (...) This is such a great cottage! I've always liked smaller buildings with lots of detail & character, & this is an excellent one! The archways as stairs is totally unique & it's the first time I've seen the arch piece used that (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Jeremiah, I can only echo the other comments, you've made an exquisite cottage, packed full of everything an adventuring min could need, in a small place. It's just about perfect. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Jeremiah, Great cottage! I guess it's redundant by this point to say I really liked the overhang with the stairwell, but I did. Also lots of nice little details upstairs. Hinging it open is great for playability. Bruce (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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