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Subject:	Himeji Castle MOC (soon to be at Brickfest 2001)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.jp
Date:	Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:25:50 GMT
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Decided to release Himeji Castle today instead the day before Brickfest 2001. What can I say ? It was always the castle that I wanted to build with Lego but never could do it justice till now. I am glad I took my time (about 3 months and many rebuilds). There will also be a special announcement about Himeji at Brickfest - which I am sure some of you can guess at. This is probably my most complex roof work to date. And the interiors were fun as I got lots of ideas from a question on lugnet. The half sections were a challenge at times but allowed me to do a better job on interiors. The link is http://web.tampabay.rr.com/kkqwebpage/ The Lego Himeji Castle MOC by KK Quah has: - Two castle half-sections which join to form the full castle - Realistic roof structures - All floors accessible by stairwells or ladders thru trapdoors (red handles) - Floors 2-6 are modular and can be removed as sections (see pics Mod1-4) - Gun loops and slotted windows for archers - Interior pillars (Himeji had the Great Eastern and Western pillars) - Includes 2 parts of watari yagura (passage turrets) and sui-go-no-mon (5th water gate) - 6 full interior floors (Himeji had 7 floors including the basement) - first floor include arsenal, well, and mess hall - second floor is for defense with ring corridor and arsenal room. - third floor is the administrative floor with clerical desks and food storage - fourth floor is the daimyo’s sleeping quarters (note colorful futon), dining area - fifth floor is the treasury (lots of yen here !) - sixth/top floor is the daimyo’s audience room complete with armor stand, flag and sword stand (daisho) Incidentally, until I saw "RAN" again, I did not realize Himeji-jo was First Castle and Kumamoto-jo was Second Castle (done it) soooo ... all I have to do is work on the Third Castle which is Nagoya Castle and I can say I completed my "RAN Castle series". I don't think this one is ever coming down. LMKWYT. KK

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		Re: Himeji Castle MOC (soon to be at Brickfest 2001)
(...) KK - absolutely brilliant! I stumbled across your pictures this afternoon on Brickshelf while uploading some of my own and found them to be entertaining and educational (as your work has been in the past). I have a simmering interest in (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.jp)

		Re: Himeji Castle MOC
In lugnet.castle.ninja, Kung-Khoon Quah writes: . (...) . Beautifully executed. Sorry I won't be able to view it in person. And thanks for the reminder...its time to ren "Ran" again. Tom Napolitano tomnap@bersama.net (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.jp)

		Re: Himeji Castle MOC (soon to be at Brickfest 2001)
(...) Akira Kurosawa was a great filmmaker. I did not see "Ran" but I did see "The Seven Samurai," which is considered to be his finest motion picture. I am sure "Ran" is a good film but it is a shame that "The Magnificent Seven" was a shameless (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.jp)

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