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Re: Crusader Fortress
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Sun, 10 Jun 2001 02:06:07 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> Hi Jon!
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> Grrr, I knew it... you're becoming one of my favorite builders. Ugh :-) • Thanks!
> OK, more specific comments. First off, you caught my eye by locating a
> creation in Israel (if ancient-day .il... still ;-). While I haven't been to
> Ein Gedi (boo), I've been to Yam Ha-Melakh (the Salt Sea indeed! That's what
> we call it).
I have to confess that I haven't been to Ein Gedi either (the site was
"unavailable" during my visit). I love the historical significance of the
site though, and when I thought of where in Judea to set the scene, it was
either there or Jericho. I toyed with using green baseplates and putting it
in Galilee (Tiberias or Decapolis), but I figured I'd be fighting too many
stereotypes to make it realistic.
> The crusader forts around Israel are quite awesome, I hope to
> revisit them when I get back and take some detailed pics for y'all. They
> really rock (pun very much intended ;-).
As my bulk orders arrive I'll be able to build bigger stuff, so those pics
would be really helpful. Most of the sites I went to were mostly Abrahamic,
or Davidic Era, so I didn't get to see much crusader work. (I did fashion
the archers windows after the ones in Jerusalem's Turkish walls).
> Now, about your model. I love those palm-ish trees. They are *so*
> realistic! Hey, if you wanna get a more Israeli-authentic look, add some
> brown 1x1 plates for dates on the bottom of the green leaves; Israeli palms
> don't carry coconuts.
I'll have to add it! maybe the cook could be collecting them! What is the
use in having date palms if you don't eat the dates!
> Is that a modified axe there? First pic? Nice double stuff there.
Yes, I had a broken one, so I just glued the blade onto another. There is a
better pic of it in the shot that peeks through the open gates.
It wasn't supposed to be in the opening shot, I just forgpt to clean up the
scene, and didn't see it till after!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=48245
> What cam do you use? Manual focus?
> Plus I like the fact that you built up some of the surroundings (granted,
> there's not much to build, but what's there is nice. :-). And, Belville
> pieces all the way! <grin>
I used a Nikon CoolPix, and I focused manually. It's a bear to work with,
but I seem to finally be getting the hang of it! If I could only get my
hands on some more Belville Bread loaves, I'd have quite the feast! Until
then, I'll have to use tan 1x1's for pita's.
See ya Jon
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