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Re: Crusader Fortress
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001 23:10:00 GMT
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Why in the world would you refer to me as a god when you are so darn good at
this stuff, I'll never know. Anyway, a sandstone castle was a worthy
project, and you did a great job with it. I'd probably turn the
tower/chapel around so that the stained glass faced the courtyard (less of a
defensive liablity) and I'd also crenalate the tower. The columns with
Lionheads capitals are great, though again, I don't think a medieval castle
designer would create blind spots in the defense like that. The gate looks
like it could use some towers flanking it.
But these are minor picks, the kind of thing you can go back and futz with
if you have the bricks to spare. I really like the castle overall. Great
job. The stream with palm trees elequently places the castle in the
middle-east. And I especially love the shot with the slanting light in
the chapel.
Bruce
In lugnet.castle, Jon Furman writes:
> Hey all,
> I know that this is not going to compare in any way with the "July Surprise"
> news, but in it's honor, I'd like to announce the completion of my Crusader
> Fortress.
> It is a small Crusader fortress located in the Judean Wilderness (Ein Gedi
> to be specific). About a days journey by foot from the Holy City of
> Jerusalem, Ein Gedi has a natural spring which flows to the Great Salt(Dead)Sea.
> In typical Crusader fashion, a Holy Place has been captured, and a Fortress
> has been built around it. The outer stone walls are surrounding a small
> keep, above the keep is the small chapel. The chapel commemorates the
> miraculous "Multiplication of the Tan Bricks" which occurred during the
> fortress' construction (Tan bricks are hard to find everywhere I guess).
> It's not large, most crusader fortresses weren't, but I've tried to put
> several detail features in that would make it appear to have been
> constructed during the time period. I put archers windows in the walls
> (narrow in the front, wide in the rear)and tried to give a sculpted feel to
> the chapel by using tan 1x1 cylinders (the only plentiful tan brick. The
> Keep is sparsely furnished with beds and a table and dresser.
> For the Troops garrisoned at the fortress, I updated the classic Crusader
> figs with Sir Richard's leather leg armor, and used only flared helmets. The
> Kettle helms would have been nice, but I'm not sure they were in use yet.
> They would have been shady in all that sun though!
> I've never seen a castle made with tan bricks (on Lugnet), so this may be a
> first. Since there are very few specialised tan pieces (arches, slopes,
> walls)this was very rudimentary building. It was like a refresher course in
> castle 101. I'd appreciate your feedback, so LMKWYT! Jon
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4854
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| (...) You, Frank, Shiri, Pawel, and some others have quietly been "tutoring" me with your creations and ideas for about a year and a half. I've built lego all my life, but until I found lugnet, I built all the same stuff over and over. When Making (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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