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Re: Different kind of castle
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Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:33:23 GMT
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I bow before you!

That's very beautiful. I haven't tried my hand in Oriental MOCs but I like and
appreciate them.
This is a great castle, I'd like to see your next (5 tier) tower and gate...
Also, is there an interior?

Keep up the good work!

-Shiri

In lugnet.castle, Kung-Khoon Quah writes:
The Shogun parades before the masses with his swordsmen and spearmen.

I have been looking around and have not seen a MOC of a Japanese Castle,
the central donjon to be precise, and decided to spend a few days making one.
This is my very first full size building and probably the most ambitious
to date of anything I have done.

Details are it has a base of 40 x 40 studs and uses 3 Flying Ninja
Fortress sets (6093) and a bunch of whites & blacks from the blue tub (3033).
Technically the bottom rock foundation layer is not counted so it is a
3 tier donjon done in the traditional style.  My inspiration came from
having had the pleasure of visiting Himeji Castle in Himeji city, Japan,
in 1982 on a semester abroad program.  IMHO it is the most architecturally
beautiful castle in Japan and rivals most in the world.

This is version 1 but I figured if I waited till I could do it perfectly
then I would never show it to anyone.  Future work include making a 5 tier
donjon exactly in the style of Himeji and adding a front gate plus
surrounding walls.

The link is http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=191
Enjoy !



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(...) Thanks for the kind words. Following tradition I would have to bow back before you. As to your question, as a matter of fact there is an interior to the castle which I confess is currently empty space but with a few supporting columns. One of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)

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The Shogun parades before the masses with his swordsmen and spearmen. I have been looking around and have not seen a MOC of a Japanese Castle, the central donjon to be precise, and decided to spend a few days making one. This is my very first full (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)

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