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Re: THE EASTERN INVASION: The Second Wave!
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Sun, 21 May 2000 17:23:36 GMT
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Chris Maddison writes:
> In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.castle.org.cw, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:
> > > Visit Ninjada at:
> > >
> > > http://community.webtv.net/johnNYblaze44/johnNYblazeswebpage
> >
> > Woohoo! I love those coke cans, gives me a real sense of scale.... that's
> > TALL!!!
It's getting Heavy too = )
The Pepsi cans were the only thing handy as a reference...besides I finished
construction at 3:30am, the cans for scale just seemed to make sense...lol
> > Love it, Johnny! The yet-higher balcony is fabulous, no-one will ever be able
> > to attack without getting multitudes of arrows...
That is the general reason for the design...aesthetically pleasing, but with
an uglier underlying purpose. The balcony a great place for the Shogun to
ponder and watch the sunrise. Hwever, the whole Gatehouse is
"archer-friendly", providing protection, access, and strategic advantage to
the bowmen.
And I love what you did with
> > the top.
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> > It's a beaut!
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> > -Shiri
Thank You! <blush> I am not completely finished with the interirs and some
decorations, yet. I guess it's a similar evolutionary process to your Inn.
from a modest foundation to a full stucture.
It took alot of experimentation w/ different hinges and plates to get the
roof to slope properly. It's still hard to photograph a structure w/ so
much black and red, but the photos show most of the detail.
> Yes, the can definitely gives great scale to it.
Well if I keep a similar structure for the main stucture, I'll have to add
3-4 cans = )
This is just the gatehouse....the palace will require alot more bricks,
time, and patience. (Not to mention a bigger apartment)
What I like the most is how
> the lower roof juts out upward. That's ingenious, and looks to display
> power,...or something. ;)
> -Chris
High praise...Thanks. Much of this structure is single layers of black
plates. You picked up on the feature I put the most time into
designing...the gate "main arch" will be referred to as "the Dragon's Wings"
(this will be explained later = )
I wanted to see if anyone would get the "power" or "intimidation" thing.
The gatehouse is designed to intimidate would-be attackers. From the rock
foundation, through the large double height door, all the way to the Upper
balcony, I was trying to create somethng that would dwarf individual figs by
comparison. Other defenses (like the bridge and the moat/canal) combined w/
the gatehouse are supposed to intimidate, frustrate, and infuriate enemies.
** (however, pride in his new defenses will lead Legomoto to a sense of over
confidence w/ tragic results!)
Back to building......
john
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