SkaForHire Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) EDIT: Well that was dumb of me, how does one edit the post title? So I finished my bridge. I did not have enough white to build the second tower, so I wrote it out with story. Also, this is for the battle of Queenscross, so I didn't put overwhelming detail into it, since I will be ripping it apart next weekend when the forces of evil finally arrive. It also is meant to be functional as wargame terrain. I took pictures of it before I build the rest of the battlefield, because I am not going to spend as much time on the rest of the scenery. I originally built it as a drawbridge, but due to structural integrity had to make it a large span instead. After the war, the people of Queenscross are going to rebuild their famous bridge, and I have some new ides for that build (like a year and 200 dollars away...) Also, sorry about the backgrounds, I couldn't put sheets up over the whole room. Anyway... The great bridge: DSC_2025 by skaforhire, on Flickr After the great elemental attack 8 months ago, half of Queenscross lay in ruins. Victor had sent one of his largest fire elementals to destroy Queenscross, but the quick moving Arkbri River stopped the beast from crossing to the other side and finishing the job. For reference, here is an artists rendition of the city before it was partially destroyed: http://www.flickr.co...N07/6494495781/ (Sorry lost the account password, so cannot put a picture in the message) Unfortunately much of the West side of the city is lost, the white walls destroyed, and most of the buildings turned to ash. For the reason, the army stationed there, formally Dugal MacLean's army and now under the command of his brother Paulos, has decided to pull back to the bridge as a last means of defense. The bridge itself had taken some damage from the elemental, one of the towers guarding the West Entrance was destroyed in the attack, many eyewitnesses said that the majority of the building was turned to glass in instants by a smashing fist attack unleashed by the fire demon. Dugal had the side of the bridge quickly fixed and painted, but there is no time to rebuild the fortification. Much of the debris was removed, but a lot of black glass still stands as a reminder of what once was. DSC_2030 by skaforhire, on Flickr DSC_2034 by skaforhire, on Flickr A merchant is stopped by a guard -- the armies of Victor have come too close to the city for people to wander off in what's left of the west side. DSC_2024 by skaforhire, on Flickr At this hour, only one lonely soul travels the river. Victor has waited for this week - the high waters period - to strike. It is this season that requires many men to go back to their farms and keep the irrigation systems in repair and the water from overflowing into their crops. The armies of evil know that this will be the point when the least soldiers are available. DSC_2022 by skaforhire, on Flickr Whats left of the duel towers that guarded the entrance. It had already been in disrepair, but now it has been patched up and should serve as the first point of the last line of defense. DSC_2035 by skaforhire, on Flickr In the last shot you can see the tail end of the paved Petraea Road where it ends before the bridge. It picks up again on the other side, outside the city. More Here Edited March 22, 2013 by SkaForHire Quote
Gideon Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I love this build! Especially the pylons and the size of the build are really good. One of the relatively few true minifig scale builds I've seen on GoH :) Edited March 23, 2013 by Gideon Quote
Mike S Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Nice work! I really like the 3rd pic as it really shows how massive this is. Quote
Kai NRG Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Nice job, the size of this is really impressive! The glass is well done, way to get out of not having enough bricks! Quote
soccerkid6 Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Nice pillars and the guy with the raft is a nice detail cool that you did an opening section, do you plan to put anything in it? Quote
Captain BeerBeard Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Is this a WIP? The build is pretty decent when you factor in the scale and color used. I can't help but see empty canvas. Please, tell me your adding more to this and an epic batlle on the bridge? Quote
Garmadon Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Great bridge, SKA. IMHO, the part that actually spans the water looks great, even with that many studs showing, but the ramps do look a little plain. And it is amazing that you got the water to look so reallistic wihtout even using very many pieces. Edited March 23, 2013 by Garmadon Quote
ZCerberus Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 You can't edit the title, but someone reading this topic right now can. What would you like it to say? Quote
Mike S Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 You can't edit the title, but someone reading this topic right now can. What would you like it to say? A mysterious someone already fixed it. Quote
SkaForHire Posted March 23, 2013 Author Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah, I just wanted the teh changed to the, and it happened :) Thanks mysterious one! To CBB - Yes, there is much more, I wanted to take pictures of the bridge alone though as it is the freebuild from all this. Some of what is being put on the layout is not original or at least old. The right side of the bridge (no towers) will be town, the left side will be ruins. The battle itself (I assume, as someone will actually be playing the forces of victor as we fight it out) will happen on the bridge and on small barges trying to cross the river. (Much more like medieval naval warfare than the renaissance style ships most of us have been building as of late). Just wanted to show the bridge off by itself first. To Garmadon - I know about the studs, but it is necessary for the wargame we are going to play on it so the figs stay still. I originally had the road tiled over the bridge for the most part, but found that it looked really bad if all the figs had baseplates to keep them upright while on the bridge. Also, the bridge got a little longer... making my tile bill go up, so I ditched the ornate tile across the bridge. This was definitely the biggest thing I have ever built... and some day, with more money, I would like to make a new bridge with more artwork on it.... Quote
Maxim I Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Wow, this battle is going to be epic!!!! I love the bridge Quote
Captain Blackmoor Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Very cool build! It looks like it's made from marble, so clean. I do notice you use the Armada flagship flag, the same colours as the Avalonia Trading Company. Can our tradecarts have free passage? Quote
Maxim I Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Very cool build! It looks like it's made from marble, so clean. I do notice you use the Armada flagship flag, the same colours as the Avalonia Trading Company. Can our tradecarts have free passage? If you can convince CBB to let our tradecaravans have a free passage into Avalonia again edit: why has the flag of the ATC no green in it? That flag is much more Kaliphlin then Avalonian Edited March 24, 2013 by Damaximus Quote
SkaForHire Posted March 25, 2013 Author Posted March 25, 2013 I had a few of them lying around... I don't think they fit Queenscross well... but it was the only flag I had with a crown on it. I love those armada flags though. I thought about using them for GEAR Co., I forgot ATC was using them! That would be embarrassing to fly the flag of a rival (and respected) company! Quote
Ecclesiastes Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Great stuff, I really like big builds like these. Altough it is harder to put in details, the arches and slopes help it look really good. All the red and blue does make an excellent combo on white! Quote
kabel Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 I keep looking at this and I have to say that I really like it for a lot of reasons already mentioned. However, I think arches on the under side of the brigde would improve this build even more! Quote
SkaForHire Posted March 25, 2013 Author Posted March 25, 2013 I keep looking at this and I have to say that I really like it for a lot of reasons already mentioned. However, I think arches on the under side of the brigde would improve this build even more! If I rebuild it some day that is something I would like to try.... Arches coming out from the bottom pillars. I just did not have enough pillars or large arch pieces to do so this time :( Quote
de Gothia Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Wow this thing is huge! And it´ looks great at the same time! As said before, it´s hard to go down with the details in such a big moc but just the size makes this thing so good! Well done! Quote
Alfadas Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 It looks really nice! I have send some of my loyal soldiers to fight and, lets hope not, die for you! Quote
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