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Re: Pictures of my Unfinished Castle
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Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:51:21 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:
> It took awhile to load, but it was worth the wait = )
I agree... great job!
> I recently ponderd a similar color scheme for an asian style building...I
> think the white w/ green trim is a good idea...definitely not the usual gray
> + black, etc.
Yeah, that gets dull after a while... <gasp> Can't believe I said that!
> I think layered plates or tiles might off set the blocky look of the
> waterfall...or perhaps clever integration of slopes?
Yeah, you might want to try 1x2 half arches in blue, if you have any... (I
don't but I know they exist).
> I have seem alot of experimentation with waterfalls, but I have not tryed to
> build one yet...I commend all who do...
I built one with my cousin just before I moved here... after my bricks were
all packed, we used hers. It was pretty nice, too bad she didn't save it, no
pics either. :-(
> I recently received one of those tan
> plates w/ the river graphic (wild west indian set?) and wondered how I could
> integrate it w/ my planned stuctures...a waterfall is logical.
Hmm... I'm trying to get a few of these, four together would form a little
pond with an island...
> I am planning a much larger version of my original fortress from 2 years ago
> ...my ambitions are so lofty now, I had to modularize my design so I
> wouldn't get frustrated at the lack of progress and trash the whole thing.
> Rotate your focus, Wizard's house, curtain wall, waterfall, etc.
Yeah... I'm trying to build small-ish buildings only now, I know I'm not up to
a big challange.
> I think your last picture gives a general idea of the scope...heck I think
> you should pose some minifigs around it and say
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> "And so the wizard and his companions finally arrived at their
> destination...A long forgotten Fortress of legendary beauty, ravaged by time.'
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> (basically a medieval real estate listing for a fixer-upper = )
Exactly!! And what's more, you can make a story of it being ruined or
something! Oooh... so much potential! I say, TARFAS. (There's Always Room For
A Story ;-)
> I recommend you save the early pics....when you hit that break through and
> end up building all night (it's nice to look back to see how far you have
> come)
Yep! I looked back at my first inn pics.. it was amazing how much it had
changed since those three first pictures I posted :-)
-Shiri
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| (...) Other things you could add to the waterfall-as many light blue, dark blue, and clear plates and round plates as you can get your hands on. I recently experimented with this technique, and it worked quite well. The occasional light grey or dark (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) It took awhile to load, but it was worth the wait = ) I recently ponderd a similar color scheme for an asian style building...I think the white w/ green trim is a good idea...definitely not the usual gray + black, etc. I think layered plates (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle)
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