TitusV Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 This is my fifth freebuild this moth. If you're not Eslandolan and consider it worthy, please approve. While his love was out exploring, Lord Matteus Tomvaximus, master of the MAESTRO Trade Company, was very busy with serious things: he had a settlement to establish. And now MAESTRO finally got a charter from the King, blessed is his name, were the traders and adventures streaming in. To protect all this, one needs a mighty fortress. And let building fortresses concidently be the speciality of his wife! Altough she had to leave very quickly, she had still managed to design the first stage of the defenses. That was a small tower at the cities side of the bay. And even though it was small now, Lord Matteus expected it to become the city's maior protection. Of course, every fort needs a name. A name of a female, that is common known. And, as Lord Matteus thought, wich name would be better suited then the name of the architect? Concidentally also the name of his beloved? What he forget for a moment, was that Elysabeth didn't like these things. He should have know, after the 3-day razo she was in when she discovezred he had called a settlement after her. ----------------- Waw, designing a fort on a 16x16 base was a real pain in the megablocks! Thank you all for the kind comments on the previous MOCs! (@Blackdeathgr: thank you for loving my rocks, here you got some more of them!) Quote
Garmadon Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Lovely fort Titus, certainly my favorite of you pirate builds yet! Great use of that wall technique, and you rock-work has been improving a lot as well! The door and cut-away back are very nice as well, and the flag doesn't look bad either - if it is that of a rival company! Approved! Quote
Tezclatipoca Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 That is a nice build ! Of course a 16x16 fort is hard to design ! You did it very well ! You have once again improved in your rock work ! Great job ! Quote
Tomsche Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 The curvature on the rockwork and masonry is well executed Quote
Bregir Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Lovely rounded tower, Titus! I agree, 16x16 is a very small space, but you could have made a 20*12, for instance. That might give you more flexibility. I think this makes sense as a tier 1 fortress, but for larger fortresses, I would definitely suggest guns and a lot sturdier structure, as cannonfire will swiftly demolish a small tower like this! Good work with stonework, curvature and inside details. I approve. Quote
blackdeathgr Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Why can't i make suck rocks by the love of God!?!?!?! Nice little t1 fort :) And the flag is awesome. It needs darker printing though as black got "bleached" and looks gray. I wonder how far can MAESTRO's settlement reach :) +1 from Oleon Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Very nice, I haven't tried this building technique before - maybe I should. Quote
Kai NRG Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Very nice fort - would have been nice to see it a little taller but you we're probably nearing the end of your pieces! The cutaway at the back is great! Quote
Captain Dee Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Excellent tower! (I hesitate to call it a true fort but I understand the rules situation...) The wall technique is beautiful and the rocky base looks nice. Unfortunately it's almost solid grey - perhaps a different color here or there would improve the overall look. A cannon up top would really enhance the effectiveness both in terms of scale and reality - making it something like a Martello Tower which definitely would qualify as a fortress-type structure. But those are minor concerns and this looks pretty good overall. Good work and I approve. Quote
CelesAurivern Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Tis worthy! A fine little fort indeed. Quote
Bart Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Thats a nice looking tower-fort! I like those walls too :) Quote
kabel Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 That is really a great tower and it's really a shame you only have so few pieces. Next BMA we'll get us some PaB cups and moc together, that's for sure!! However, don't you think that a stone structure isn't a bit too much for a place that is just being hammered into the jungle? I'm sure I would have gone for something more temporary at this point to depict ET's first structure. Quote
SilentWolf Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 It has already been mentioned but the curvature of the fort is well executed. I also like how you worked the door into the wall. It will look forward to seeing more fortifications at some point. Now I need to go buy some more gray bricks... Quote
Gideon Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Great job making both the outside and the inside look good despite the round shape! Quote
Mike S Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Nicely done with the size restriction! Approved Quote
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