Thatchy

Post by **SavaTheAggie** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:38 pm

Virtual brick builder extrodinare Tim Gould has posted this really great thatched roof design using some unlikely peices.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gambort/377660960/

Pretty cool I must say.

--Tony

Tedward · Post by **Tedward** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:01 pm

That is beyond cool. I think I saw the earlier version but turning the teeth upside down just adds the extra texture that makes it really work. of course getting that many teeth...do they even make them in tan?

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:39 pm

Tedward wrote:...of course getting that many teeth...do they even make them in tan?

Yes sir they sure do.
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn. ... rID=2&in=S
I have quite a few, but only enough for about a chicken coop all the same. I would love to try this in real life sometime. Thaks for posting this Tony!

Post by **Athos** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:39 pm

I wonder how it would look with the pieces turned right side up?

Steve

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:42 pm

Athos wrote:I wonder how it would look with the pieces turned right side up?

Steve

I wondered the same thing, but noticed below in the comments on the flikr page there is a link to that design. I like it upside-down better personally, otherwise they look more like shingles, or tile-shingles (which is neat too, but not as "thatchy" as Tony called it.)

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:20 pm

This is a very good approach to thatch, it looks pretty lifelike. Who'd have thought that piece would work so well in this application?

I've been working on my own thatch idea, but I unfortunately don't have nearly enough of the right pieces to reveal it yet.

supernova · Post by **supernova** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:28 pm

this seems like a really great idea, and I am wondering if it will go well with a medieval civilian MOC (i.e. blacksmith shop and the likes). maybe i'll pick this up in black and try in on a MOC sometime.

gambort · Post by **gambort** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:48 pm

Well I was considering posting this here but since Anthony beat me to it I'm saved the hassle

I was having a glance around today and I noticed that S@H PaB has the tan teeth for 4p each which is cheaper than the cheapest BL stores with lots of them.

One bit I'm not satisfied with is the top of it but I feel certain something neat can be done there by a clever castler.

Tim

Spongey · Post by **Spongey** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:51 pm

An amazing way to use teeth. I wish I could make this kind of roof... maybe one day I will.

The dark tide · Post by **The dark tide** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:07 pm

I am so using this. Are there tan teeth though?

wunztwice · Post by **wunztwice** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:07 pm

gambort wrote:I was having a glance around today and I noticed that S@H PaB has the tan teeth for 4p each which is cheaper than the cheapest BL stores with lots of them.

Indeed! Well, that PAB S@H might be a good thing after all...

gambort wrote:One bit I'm not satisfied with is the top of it but I feel certain something neat can be done there by a clever castler.

I was already thinking up some ideas. If I think up one I like I may just have to order a bunch of these parts...

gambort · Post by **gambort** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:23 pm

So... apparently I was bored enough to bring LDD out of the closet, scrape the dust off and make something.

http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=LFH002& ... ca009abd66

Link

Hopefully those links should take you to where you can buy a 6 long section of roof with both sides but no connecting bits (the ones in the picture are 16 long).

Tim

Prince Imdol · Post by **Prince Imdol** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:21 am

I so wish I could make that, but I don't have the pieces.

DARKspawn · Post by **DARKspawn** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:43 am

Wow that does look very cool. & would work equally well in black

Lord Felix · Post by **Lord Felix** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:02 am

That looks great! Wow. It would also be great to add a few "not quite so perfect" places in that roof. My only complaint is that it would be difficult to use in a simple building.
Now I wish there were yellow teeth avialiable.

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