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| The next installment in my "Entrance to the Caves" series is now finished: Forgotten Beacon (URL) I'm really quite proud of this model. There is a lot of detail, a new curved tower technique, and some fairly impressive caves... (URL) Also, the (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.ie, FTX) !!
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| Hello! That's cool. And great. I like the surface structure of the snow. The shape of the caves is also well done. Bye Jojo (16 years ago, 27-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Sorry, I cannot make out from the pictures you have posted what the new technique is. Do you have some more detailed or WIP shots? The only thing I can make out is it looks like wedge-shaped pieces forming part of the top of the tower (I (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Very nice! I accidentally found out that stacks of the wedge bricks in an alternating left-right stack would fit together about a month ago, but I haven't used the technique yet. I've never seen loose bricks used as running water, but I must admit (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle)
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| These are so awesome! So much to consider in terms of construction, wow, that has got to be a lot of building time and effort to complete these! I was looking over the "Entrance to the cave" and I am very impressed. Fantastic work! This picture with (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Sorry, there should be a better pic, but I don't have any of the construction ones with me at the moment. (URL) this> should give the best view. Essentially it is a circle formed by right 2x4 wedges, laid on a circle formed of left 2 x 4 (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Cheers Jojo, Compliments from yourself on Castle MOCs always count double ; ) God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks! I was dubious at first myself, but once I saw the finished effect I couldn't remove them again... God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) I'm so glad you liked that one in particular! I was dueling it out with a mate who said that that picture let the rest down, and I should leave it out. I couldn't help but love the off light though, so it stayed ; ) Thanks again and God Bless, (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jan-09, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) I've now taken a better explanatory photo... (URL) and added it to my T and T section...> God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 16-Feb-09, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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