Tower from Idea Book #260

Nathendricks428 · Post by **Nathendricks428** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:21 pm

I have built the tower from idea book #260.

See the picture in the idea book here:
http://library.brickshelf.com/gallery/s ... 0-1-30.jpg

You can see mine here:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... 0_0001.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... 0_0002.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... 0_0003.jpg

I modified it alittle bit.

What do you guys think?

-Nathendricks428

kingkastle · Post by **kingkastle** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:32 am

Good translation from pic to MOC. I have that idea book kicking around here somewhere, I can remember staring at that book as a child and thinking how neat it would be to have the pieces to build the entire setup on those two pages. Now I still have nowhere near that much gray but I am capable of building larger structures. Some larger pics would be neat but I think its safe to say that your translation is very acurate, even if it is slightly modified. If you have the pieces available it would be neat to see the entire two pages recreated.

Nathendricks428 · Post by **Nathendricks428** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:37 am

I would love to create the structure on the entire two pages. I don't have enogh pieces though. I could probably get about a third of the structure on the other page if I take apart my Guarded Inn and some other stuff. I might create the entire structure in the future once I have more pieces.

-Nathendricks428

Sir Andrew of Florida · Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:08 am

The pictures are a little dark but it was a good translation, i can see that much. I wish I had one of those old idea books

TheOrk · Post by **TheOrk** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:20 am

I think you did a pretty good job, but the pics are alittle blurry. I remember that I used to have that book, but not anymore.

Keep up the good work.

Nathendricks428 · Post by **Nathendricks428** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:57 pm

Thanks guys! Sorry about the picture quality. I might take some better pictures. Thanks!

King Castle Wrote:

If you have the pieces available it would be neat to see the entire two pages recreated.

I found out that I might have enough pieces to build the drawbridge.

-Nathendricks428

kingkastle · Post by **kingkastle** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:02 pm

I found out that I might have enough pieces to build the drawbridge.

Cool can't wait to see it built, if you decide to build it that is. Later

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:28 pm

I have always liked that tower. Great work rebuilding it!

~Chris Perron

Chancellor Erik · Post by **Chancellor Erik** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:49 pm

Very nice rendition, that tower (and now tht you mention it, the whole idea book) happens to be one of my favorites.

Webrain · Post by **Webrain** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:31 pm

nice work

just wanted to remind everyone about the article me & Ben made about this ideabook

http://www.classic-castle.com/sets/arti ... ok260.html

you can see the tower here
http://www.classic-castle.com/sets/arti ... rtress.jpg

Nathendricks428 · Post by **Nathendricks428** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:51 pm

Hello!

I made the draw bridge. I modified this one also. The doors are black because that was the only color available, and I think that the left part of the draw bridge expands to become part of the dock, but I didn't have enough peices or time available.

Original picture
http://library.brickshelf.com/gallery/s ... 0-1-31.jpg

Mine
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... e_0001.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... e_0003.jpg

Here is a picture of the bridge with the tower
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... e_0006.jpg

Here is a picture of what is left of my idea book. I have had this for a while, and it has been to more places than I could event begin to list.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nathe ... 0_0001.jpg

nice work

just wanted to remind everyone about the article me & Ben made about this ideabook

If it weren't for that article , I might not have evr built this! Thanks!

-Nathendricks428

kingkastle · Post by **kingkastle** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:57 pm

Well done Well done.

(goes rooting through lego collection in search of idea book).

Nathendricks428 · Post by **Nathendricks428** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:30 pm

I was wondering Webrain.

Since you were involved in the making of that article, could you help me with something?

In my tower I don't have an iron gate because I couldn't figure out the right way to build it, and if it was on a string or not. I can't see a string in the book, but I do see a string in your picture of it.

Please send me a PM if you could help me with this. Thanks!

-Nathendricks428

BreadMan · Post by **BreadMan** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:31 am

Ahh man, how I love those old books. I still go back and spend a couple hours pouring through mine every once in a while.

HenrytheV · Post by **HenrytheV** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:34 pm

OoOh, I want that idea book. Good rendition of the model in the book.