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Eric, you are doing some *terrific* things there.
If you're not satisfied with the wall gate structure, I'd suggest making the
outer face a little more interesting. Maybe a few more windows, flags, or
shields...?
--
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Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message
news:FqtoAu.ILG@lugnet.com...
> Well I have finally gotten around to updating my Castle pages again.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/
>
> I have added the following structures...
>
> 1. Right now this is just a generic building for my town although I do • like it
> quite a bit. This building came about mostly because I am running low on • key
> parts in my favorite colors so I pulled out my classic bricks in classic • colors
> to see what I could come up with and this was the result after many failed
> attempts with bad color combinations.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/obuild1/
>
> 2. This is the Gate and Modular city wall design I have come up with for • my
> Medieval city. I am still not 100% happy with the top of the gate but at • the
> moment I am at a loss as to how to change it. So for now this is the • current
> version.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/citywall/
>
> 3. This is just another peasant home done in the "Dave Eaton" style. • (Check
> out the link on my page to his peasant homes).
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/house2/
>
>
> I have made one change.
>
> I have changed/updated the roof on my first peasant home. Once again in • the
> "Dave Eaton" style.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/house1/
>
>
> Finally I have added a page for my city. Basically this is just a few • pictures
> of all the buildings taken together. I expect this page will change and • grow
> as the city does.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/city/
>
>
> LMKWYT,
>
>
> Eric Kingsley
>
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
>
> View My Creations at:
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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Hi eric,
I'd like to comment on a job well done!
I love your city wall and gatehouse, as I mentioned earlier the use of slopes
gives it a powerful touch.
Did your first version include the inside slopes too? I didn't notice that
earlier and like that as well. The corner part striked me as a great design,
when I tried to design my castle I was at total loss as to how the corners
should work... That's a great way!
I also liked the use of unusual colors in the generic building.
> 3. This is just another peasant home done in the "Dave Eaton" style. (Check
> out the link on my page to his peasant homes).
I think we coined a new term... a 'Dave Eaton house'... ;-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Paul Davidson writes:
> Eric, you are doing some *terrific* things there.
Thanks!
>
> If you're not satisfied with the wall gate structure, I'd suggest making the
> outer face a little more interesting. Maybe a few more windows, flags, or
> shields...?
Actually it is not so much the facade of the structure I am unhappy with. The
feeling I wanted the stucture to give was one of strength and I feel that to
many windows and other things hanging off it take away from that feeling.
The part that I guess I am talking about is the Guard lookout building on top
of the center of the gate and inparticular the red roof. To me the roof takes
away from the feeling of strength I am going for. I have tried several other
solutions to date anyware from removing the room all together to extending it
and just making it another tower and everything inbetween.
It's not like I can't live with it. I have grown to actually like it to an
extent I just can't help but feeling that there is something better I could be
doing with it.
Thanks for the ideas though. If I ever get into doing a story board and I need
to decorate it for a celebration I will definitely be adding more flags and
decoration.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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I like your "generic building." It's very tight with nice color
coordination.
On the gate house, it does seem a bit plain. You could consider adding a
fancier roof or make the top look like an add-on structure in a different
color.
On my castle, I made the gate house a completely different color so it would
stand out a bit more (I stole the top design from an old LEGO idea book).
(Here it is in case you are interested:
http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/l1castle.htm )
By the way, have you considered doing anything with the wild-west "wood"
pieces? I was able to build a medieval-looking house, although it was quite
a challenge. I had to put the "wood" pieces going crosswise (i.e. the walls
are really thick so that the facade only shows the wood being one stud wide.
I only have a long-shot of it. I'm not sure how well you can see it
(http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/city2/overall.htm - on the far
lower-left. I've actually expanded it and hope to post some better pictures
in a few weeks. )
Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message
news:FqtoAu.ILG@lugnet.com...
> Well I have finally gotten around to updating my Castle pages again.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/
>
> I have added the following structures...
>
> 1. Right now this is just a generic building for my town although I do • like it
> quite a bit. This building came about mostly because I am running low on • key
> parts in my favorite colors so I pulled out my classic bricks in classic • colors
> to see what I could come up with and this was the result after many failed
> attempts with bad color combinations.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/obuild1/
>
> 2. This is the Gate and Modular city wall design I have come up with for • my
> Medieval city. I am still not 100% happy with the top of the gate but at • the
> moment I am at a loss as to how to change it. So for now this is the • current
> version.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/citywall/
>
> 3. This is just another peasant home done in the "Dave Eaton" style. • (Check
> out the link on my page to his peasant homes).
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/house2/
>
>
> I have made one change.
>
> I have changed/updated the roof on my first peasant home. Once again in • the
> "Dave Eaton" style.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/house1/
>
>
> Finally I have added a page for my city. Basically this is just a few • pictures
> of all the buildings taken together. I expect this page will change and • grow
> as the city does.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/castle/city/
>
>
> LMKWYT,
>
>
> Eric Kingsley
>
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
>
> View My Creations at:
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> Hi eric,
>
> I'd like to comment on a job well done!
Again thanks for the compliments.
>
> I love your city wall and gatehouse, as I mentioned earlier the use of slopes
> gives it a powerful touch.
> Did your first version include the inside slopes too? I didn't notice that
> earlier and like that as well.
I think you mean the inside corners that I have to use? If so then yes they
have always been there. In retrospect I am not sure I should have used so many
inside corners. The reason is not because I don't like them, actually I love
them and that is the problem. Getting these in Gray is expensive. Currently I
think these only come in the X-Wing set and it has 2 (I have 5 of this set).
Thats a $30 set and while it is a great set for parts at that price I have to
wait for a good sale and often times the Star Wars sets are excluded from
sales. My next option is an auction but currently over in AucZilla XII these
parts are going for $2.00 a piece (Ouch!).
Luckly there is a way to "fudge" and inside corner using a 2x2 regular slope
and a Medium slope gable-apex brick. This "fudge" works in my case but it does
not work in all cases. The gable-apex brick is not common either but it is
quite a bit cheaper to get in auctions, currently $0.225 a piece over in
AucZilla.
So the long and short of it is I like the wall design to much to change it so
it is just going to be a slow road to get the pieces to make all the sections I
want. (C'mon LEGO Direct)
> The corner part striked me as a great design,
> when I tried to design my castle I was at total loss as to how the corners
> should work... That's a great way!
Thanks, I like it too and the best part is that it works for any 45 degree
corner so I just need 4 identical corners like this and I can make a square
wall.
>
> I also liked the use of unusual colors in the generic building.
Thank was a tough one. I think I tried about 6 different combinations before I
settled on this one. The red is a little bright for my tastes but it passes
for red brick better than anything else. Thats one of the differences between
working on a modern city and a medieval city in LEGO IMO. A modern city is
much more forgiving when it comes to color. Medieval cities just need to be
more drab and earthy otherwise things just look out of place.
>
> > 3. This is just another peasant home done in the "Dave Eaton" style. (Check
> > out the link on my page to his peasant homes).
>
> I think we coined a new term... a 'Dave Eaton house'... ;-)
Well you have to give credit where credit is due and I thought I would try and
have fun with it while I was at it and call it "The Dave Eaton Style" of
peasant structure.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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> On my castle, I made the gate house a completely different color so it would
> stand out a bit more (I stole the top design from an old LEGO idea book).
> (Here it is in case you are interested:
> http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/l1castle.htm )
I might have to try that. That is not one of the things I have tried.
> By the way, have you considered doing anything with the wild-west "wood"
> pieces? I was able to build a medieval-looking house, although it was quite
> a challenge. I had to put the "wood" pieces going crosswise (i.e. the walls
> are really thick so that the facade only shows the wood being one stud wide.
> I only have a long-shot of it. I'm not sure how well you can see it
> (http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/city2/overall.htm - on the far
> lower-left. I've actually expanded it and hope to post some better pictures
> in a few weeks. )
That's a very interesting idea. I have used up quite a bit of my log pieces in
a couple of my Market builings but I might have enough for a small building. I
just might have to try it.
Thanks,
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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