Tower on the Border

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Elbee
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Tower on the Border

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Actually something I put together several weeks back, after discovering MOCpages. The pieces come primarily from 6081 King's Mountain Fortress, which is ... pretty much my only source for parts at the moment. :P The BURPs along the bottom are from a Ninja set or two.

At any rate, it's a small, fortified watchtower in some rocky, mountainous fringe of Crusader territory. Garrison consists of twelve men: Three knights (including the commander), two sergeants, four men-at-arms, two archers and the commander's aged personal servant.

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Exterior

Dawn Patrol

Interior (lower)

Interior (upper)

Look, a distraction!


Critiques, tips, etc., more than welcome. Give the newbie some building advice. :wink:
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This is a good effort, given the limited amount of bricks.

Some improvements I would suggest:
- Add a little bit of detailing in the walls. For instance, if you use dark grey plates to make the floors, this makes dark lines between the different levels. I like that effect.
- Add a railing to the stairs

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You do mean Brickshelf gallery right? :D
The style of it reminds me a lot of an official lego set for some reason. Like Astu said you have done an excellent job for the amount of bricks. Hope to see more from you.
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Post by Berstoke »

I like the tower, especially the barracks and armory down below in the BURP section. It's just such homilies that make this so much fun.
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Nice little border tower!

I should direct you to http://www.bricklink.com to get more parts for your creations.
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Post by Elbee »

You do mean Brickshelf gallery right? :D
Link, shelf... same difference. :P
I should direct you <BrickLink>
Thank you. I'm actually awaiting delivery from several BrinkLink stores already.
The style of it reminds me a lot of an official lego set for some reason.
Me, too. I think it's because it tries to incorporate several castle features in such a small area (16x32) - main tower, small 'living' quarter, watch tower, and then inside, barracks, armory/stores, mess hall and study - without having enough space to perhaps fully develop any one of them. It has the "cramped" feel of an official LEGO castle set.

All it needs is a catapult and a jail.


Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I'll keep them in mind for creation #2, as soon as those orders arrive...
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