Lake Cottage

psu_ericksen · Post by **psu_ericksen** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:01 am

I would like to present a Lake Cottage:

I imagine that it could be the country home of a wealthy merchant or minor nobleman. This was my first attempt at a roof using the double concave slopes. I just recently obtained them, having wanted them my entire childhood. It probably was not a good idea to attempt them on what turned out to be a pretty complex roof. And who knew I only had 6 1x3x1 33 degree slopes? I know right?

So 2 bricklink orders later (also found out I needed more concave slopes), here it is.

I was browsing a local real estate book one day and came across this house located in a nearby suburb:

I immediately thought it would translate well in LEGO. So what do you think?

Sean

EDIT: Pics are now links. Sorry about that.

Graynar · Post by **Graynar** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:14 am

Hello Mr.Psu_ericksen!

Though the picture is small, the cottage looks very nice. Very much like the real one below.

An enjoyable setting, well done!

lil Jon · Post by **lil Jon** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:17 am

I was just looking at the gallery on brickshelf. (you forgot to put a link) Looks great! There is a lot of good detail. I like the bed on the second floor, very nice.
Here is a link...
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=138462
The roof turned out nicely. I can't ever seem to make any houses that aren't just simple squares, so I enjoy the complex shape you've made. Another thing I liked is the use of tan and gray for the stone part of the house.

Great MOC!

Jacob C. · Post by **Jacob C.** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:18 pm

Awesome cottage!
It actually looks similar to some of the houses in my home town.
I love the interior, exterior & landscaping.
All done very nicely.
The little dock & boat in the back yard is neat too.
The interior design looks well thought out.
Really cool!

Dunechaser · Post by **Dunechaser** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:50 pm

Complex roof indeed. Great job!

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:20 pm

wow! this is a lot bigger than that picture led me to believe. You have done a great job with this. The roof is awesome, and so are the interior details. Great work.. In my neighborhood there is a church that everytime I drive by it I think it looks like a medieval church. Thanks for the inspiration, I may just have to build it now.

Jojo · Post by **Jojo** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:05 pm

Hello!

This cottage is nice, really. However, it looks like it was built in the 1930s :-) But it's very well done, no doubt.

Bye
Jojo

psu_ericksen · Post by **psu_ericksen** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:32 am

Jojo wrote:This cottage is nice, really. However, it looks like it was built in the 1930s But it's very well done, no doubt.

1929, actually.

We seem to have a deficiency of buildings from the Middle Ages here in Ohio. So we have to fake it...

Glad you like it, though.

Perhaps this should be moved to "General LEGO"?

Sean

Post by **Formendacil** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:56 am

psu_ericksen wrote:Perhaps this should be moved to "General LEGO"?

No.

The MOC fits in a Castle setting, is intended for a Castle setting, and is populated by Castle figs. It is, therefore, a Castle MOC.

Inspiration can be drawn from anywhere...

~Michael A. Joosten - Moderator~

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:28 pm

Very nice! It has a very classic feel to it which I love. The curved roof is my favourite detail. Great work!

~Chris Perron

Sir Drake · Post by **Sir Drake** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:54 am

The peasants must've been really rich to have a house like that in the Middle-Ages. It costs $239.900 already, in the Middle Ages that kind of number is what the lesser kings keep in their treasure box

. Anyway, it looks great and fits well for castle.

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:09 pm

Sir Drake wrote:The peasants must've been really rich to have a house like that in the Middle-Ages. It costs $239.900 already, in the Middle Ages that kind of number is what the lesser kings keep in their treasure box . Anyway, it looks great and fits well for castle.

Actually, an apartment block would be worth a kingdom, and a cottage would be worth two horses. These days its the opposite.

Its one awesome house, but it really doesnt fit in medieval times. I think it has to do with the complexity on a such small site.

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:27 pm

psu_ericksen wrote: I immediately thought it would translate well in LEGO. So what do you think?

Sean

That is a very nice cottage, building with the concave slopes can be quite a challenge and you have done quite well. The interior details and the placid lake setting are both nicely done. The cottage is a nice reflection of the original.

From a stricly castle standpoint, I would have loved to see the wall of the house all in grey, but don't mind me, I don't build well with tan.

Is this the start of a village?

Will

wizardnoob28 · Post by **wizardnoob28** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:09 am

I really like the bed. The rest is great, but the but the bed design is really cool.Love the whole design.

psu_ericksen · Post by **psu_ericksen** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:59 pm

wlister wrote:From a stricly castle standpoint, I would have loved to see the wall of the house all in grey, but don't mind me, I don't build well with tan.

I thought of using grey, but felt that tan was more in line with the spirit of the original. And I'm a bit bored with the Siskind inspired tudor buildings. There have been some very nice variations, but I wanted to try something different. I didn't realize there would be controversy as to whether or not this was 'castle'.

wlister wrote:Is this the start of a village?

Not really. I had one started a while ago but it didn't go very far.

I probably won't get back to it until early next year. A scaled down version of the lake cottage will likely be included. And there will be plenty of Siskindian buildings.

Sean

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