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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> Wilson,
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> Very cool. This is one of the most original fortress MOCs I've seen. As
> others have said, I love how it is built in a "real" location--the design of
> the fortress is based around the setting in which it is located. A great
> example of this is how the interior of some rooms (e.g. the prison) have
> sloped walls, since this is built up on a pre-existing sloped hill. Lots of
> cool details througout.
Cool, thanks Bruce! Building around the landscape was a really fun
challenge for this project. And I think the sloped walls on the inside give
it a very aesthetic and natural look, which makes it more fun to look at.
> This makes me think of some of the cliff dwellings built by native
> americans, such as these:
> http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9637/mvnpdwel/mvnpdwel.htm
> I've always wanted to build something like that. Maybe now I'll be inspired
> to try something.
Yeah, I've seen some of those before, but they never really came to mind
while I was in the process of building the Outpost. Some of the resemblance
are uncanny, though! :-)
(That's possibly the first time I've ever typed *uncanny* on my computer.
Just to let you know, in case you were interested, which you probably weren't.)
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> I'd love to see more with this, like perhaps they would have a ship, since
> they have a base built on a harbor. It would also be cool to have another
> army invade and show the battle all through the cliffs and bridges.
Yeah, I want to incorporate it into at least one story before I take it
down. I agree with you on the battle part, that would be pretty fun to make!
> Oh, clicking around your site I really liked your other things, like the
> castle built up in the sky on a pillar of BURPs, and some of your figs are
> really cool (I love the elementals, especially). I haven't gotten to read
> your stories yet, but I will.
Cool, glad you like the stuff! I've currently got many more stories
planned, but I'm not sure I'll have the time to actually create them any
time soon. But when I do, I'll let you guys know about 'em.
Wilson
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