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Re: Castle Gate and Castle Corner Tower
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 15 Oct 2004 01:51:26 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz wrote:
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I love both of these creations. Having worked on a similiar gate myself, I
could see how much time must have gone into building it. I really liked that
you had your walls built on a rocky elevation and not just on baseplates.
While they would have still looked great on regular baseplates, the landscape
was a very nice touch.
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Thanks! The gate was built over most of the summer, on and off. I put in lots of
time, but it was spread in short bursts over the course of a couple months. It
also involved quite a bit of waiting for the figures.
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Secondly, I liked the arrow slits - guarded, simple, and well placed. The
crenellations on top of the towers and walls are really well done - I really
appreciated all the attention to detail there - you went the extra mile in
making those.
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While making the windows I attempted to keep them fairly simple and plain, but
still have some interest. The attention to detail...well, I went a bit overboard
with some parts. Specifically the “2x4 look” of it. In between the crenels and
around the windows I was very careful to make sure the bricks were spaced as if
they were 2x4’s, even if 2x4’s were not possible.
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The height of the two creations is very realistic. The walls are tall and the
towers extra tall. The back of the battlements is fenced off which is
realistic.
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I must admit, I didn’t think about realism: I just built it how I liked and
thought looked good. Details such as the wood flooring are examples of this.
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One thing that I would have liked is pictures of the back of the two pieces.
There are a lot of front shots, but no back shots. I would also like to see
both of the creations together to see what they look like.
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The back of the MOC is completely featureless: I didn’t photograph it simply
because there was nothing to see, and it wasn’t too pretty. (The off-colour
supports beneath the walls, and the internal parts of the landscaping)
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Great stuff!
-- Pawel
http://www.hostultra.com/~verneer/
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Thanks! I’m glad you liked it!
John L.
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| John, I love both of these creations. Having worked on a similiar gate myself, I could see how much time must have gone into building it. I really liked that you had your walls built on a rocky elevation and not just on baseplates. While they would (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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