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Re: Non-gray castles or "What I did with all the bulk bricks"
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Sun, 26 Mar 2000 04:15:56 GMT
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Pawel Nazarewicz <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in message
news:Fs0EHy.IKz@lugnet.com...
> Hey!
>
> Well, after buying a few of the blue tubs for the green pieces I decided • to
> mess around with a red castle (far from over). I was mostly down after
> seeing the creations by Dave and Eric. To me they made the castle wall
> section obselete. But did they ... ?
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> That got me thinking ... could gray castle sections be used sparingly such
> that they would blend in and almost become invisible ... ? What about • black
> castles? Hmmm ... black bricks are probably less expensive than the grey
> ones, so that's where I will begin to mess around.
>
> BUT ... like most people that tried taking pictures of black models - it
> isn't pretty. (Tips on this from anyone by the way?). I would have to • try
> something different. That's where the the idea for a red fortress hit me.
> A combination of red and black works very well IMHO (although Craig is
> probably the person to ask about that;). As does blue and black, and I do
> plan on making something yellow and black down the road.
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> So here a little result of what this will be (a small fortress that will • be
> joined to a mountain on one side:
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> http://web.utk.edu/~pnazarew/castle/redwalls/
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> The second point are the castle walls. I think that when used spaced out
> they can be pretty effective to conserve bricks. I am not sure how well • gray
> with gray looks, but red and black looks a little weird at first. After I
> slept on it it didn't look half bad though.
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> I'm in for five more weeks of heck, so unless I receive some serious
> inspiration during that time, I will have to focus on school ... (Serious
> Inspiration = His/Her Deviness coming down and telling me that The Time To
> Finish My Castle has come ... )
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> I will be lurking and maybe doing a little bit of building (to my City in
> the Forest) as soon as my pieces from Troy come.
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> Let me know what you think ... Gray will always rule castles in European
> style building (I think), but red (clay, vulcano, blue (water), white
> (marble, ivory), yellow (sand ... ?) can still make some pretty nice • castles.
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> -- pn
Your Red Castle is Grand! I particularly like the thin accent band of black
at the top which helps my eye close the top of the castle and move back
down. Your choice of tan baseplates to build on really is good- lightens
the whole scene. New combinations are exciting! I have been wondering
what kind of castle a Fabuland character would look at home in... I think
they could be right a home in this marvelous creation of yours. Color
really sets a mood.
Thanks for sharing this, I look forward to seeing more...
sheree
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