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Re: Stoneguard Hold
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:50:56 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, John Langrish wrote:
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava wrote:
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I’m not really a fan of the curved walls, but it’s nothing you’ve done. I’m
just not a fan of the 1x2 and 1x1 round brick combination, it looks too
swiss to me (as in cheese).
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I somewhat agree, but I’m yet to find a technique that lets you do round
portions of that size while keeping them “solid” looking. It’s also very
parts intensive - On 4 of the towers, easy layer uses 10 1x2’s and 10 1x1
rounds.
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1x2 plates and 1x1 round plates would give you a more solid look, but at greater
cost and weight.
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I despise the backside of the roof on the keep. I really don’t like those
huge overhanging corners over that curved wall, and really detracts from the
rest of the castle. I would have liked to have seen some sort of effort
using plates or angled slopes to mimic the curve of the wall.
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That roof was probably the most difficult portion of the castle - I’m not
quite imagining what you have in mind, but I’d be interested in a more
detailed explanation.
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Aside from that, though, superb job. I like the way you built the conical
roofs over the towers. Have you tried adding some of the new 1x1 slopes in
black to cover the exposed studs?
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Actually there are some 1x1 slopes on the tower roofs - The peak of each
features 3. I wanted to add them to more of the studs, but I didn’t have
enough at the time. I did buy a Batman set which contained enough slopes as I
used, but I couldn’t afford any more at the time, and there was only a couple
days left until the Con!
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Perhaps something like Kevin Blocksidge’s
onion dome could be adapted to
make a rounded roof. But really, those are nits. It’s a fantastic castle.
This
shot in particular is just great - so much going on!
Marc Nelson Jr.
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| (...) Thanks Tony! (...) I somewhat agree, but I'm yet to find a technique that lets you do round portions of that size while keeping them "solid" looking. It's also very parts intensive - On 4 of the towers, easy layer uses 10 1x2's and 10 1x1 (...) (18 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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