my 7th entry, this one for miscellaneous, as it doesn't quite qualify for castle spaces: the gates of the castle of the scorpion king, with working portcullis and working drawbridge
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couldn't manage my initial design, with beams above the drawbridge which pivoted opposite counterweights, but those cranks work the portcullis and drawbridge pretty well as is
cccv entry: castle gates
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Escape The Fate
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Huge gates! Very neat - looks like you've got a pretty complex system of ropes and chains for bringing up the gates - I wonder if that could catch some poor guardsman and knot him all up! 
I really like the way that you've got all the weapons and stores around the MOC, and the guards/soldiers walking around - it really has a nice feeling of everyday life.
One possible weakpoint - I think that the scorpian shield on the outside (above the doors) is not a bad idea, but because the doors and the gate is so big, it looks a bit small... perhaps some more decorations would have been nice.
Nice building though~
I really like the way that you've got all the weapons and stores around the MOC, and the guards/soldiers walking around - it really has a nice feeling of everyday life.
One possible weakpoint - I think that the scorpian shield on the outside (above the doors) is not a bad idea, but because the doors and the gate is so big, it looks a bit small... perhaps some more decorations would have been nice.
Nice building though~
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n. pl. Knights Templars or Knights Templar
1.A member of an order of knights founded about 1118 to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Second Crusade.
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Ebu Deyyus
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Prince Imdol
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I like the gate doors. They seem well crafted. I can tell you worked hard on this. It certainly paid off. I love the complex gate system.
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I love there hugeness! Its not often you see people building for the scorpion faction so thats nice too. I think it would tidied up the ropes and had them going somewhere other than to the sides of the wall.
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I love that picture. Great gate, and great pulley system. I also like your figures.
I love that picture. Great gate, and great pulley system. I also like your figures.
