Posted March 2, 201410 yr Hi everyone, this is my latest project. After several thouf´ghts I tryied to create add on to already existing set form Castle theme. This is result - upgraded and recreated medieval house based on existing tavern structure. It contains 892 pieces exluding figs. I decided to create this in real, sou after I finish I will add some pictures of finished model. Enjoy :) http://www.flickr.co...07/12882725535/ Edited March 2, 201410 yr by kabel deeplinking is so much nicer ;-)
March 2, 201410 yr That's beautiful! I'd love to see the interior and see it built in brick. Nice work.
March 2, 201410 yr this should really fit the original villiage. So any plans on making this for real? BTW, I deeplinked your pic, that way you actually attract way more visitors to your thread!
March 3, 201410 yr Author Thanx, Iam definitelly planning to create this house in real, but it will be quite expensive, after I finished with LDD design, I realize that the house itself contains 1097 pieces :D its so ridiculous :D But I will do it. So probably In april I will post another pics... :)
March 3, 201410 yr 1097 pieces is a little high if you're truly trying to match the MMV style. I suggest you simplify your walls, I can't think of any TLG designed set that utilises 1x1 rounds in their wall; the 1x1's come from the Derfel Cardan and the ultra-detail school of MOC's which could never translate to a normal store set. Use a mix of brick-bricks, palisade bricks, grille bricks and 1x2's in differing shades to give your wall the texture without such a huge brick count. Check that you're not duplicating 1x1's bricks in a row when you could use a larger brick. It's very easy in LDD to just cut and paste without thinking. Could larger 1xX bricks be combined into a larger brick. Similar sort of process with the roof. Replace the lines of 1x1 cheese wedges on the top of the roof with long 1x12 plates. Yes, you'll have studs on top but it's structurally stronger and in keeping with the TLG design ethos as opposed to the ultra-detail no studs anywhere MOC ethos. For the houses structure alone (ignoring the minifigs) you need to be aiming for 650 bricks to be in line with MMV. Don't be disheartened by the above comments, I'm being overly critical. Designing sets in the TLG style is a lot harder than people think, it takes a lot of effort to get the desired effect with as few bricks as sensibly possible whilst using legitimate construction techniques. Good luck with any rework and the actual ABS build.
March 4, 201410 yr Great work! I would just replace that stone arch (gray) on the wood pillars with the wood arch (brown).
March 4, 201410 yr Author 1097 pieces is a little high if you're truly trying to match the MMV style. I suggest you simplify your walls, I can't think of any TLG designed set that utilises 1x1 rounds in their wall; the 1x1's come from the Derfel Cardan and the ultra-detail school of MOC's which could never translate to a normal store set. Use a mix of brick-bricks, palisade bricks, grille bricks and 1x2's in differing shades to give your wall the texture without such a huge brick count. Check that you're not duplicating 1x1's bricks in a row when you could use a larger brick. It's very easy in LDD to just cut and paste without thinking. Could larger 1xX bricks be combined into a larger brick. Similar sort of process with the roof. Replace the lines of 1x1 cheese wedges on the top of the roof with long 1x12 plates. Yes, you'll have studs on top but it's structurally stronger and in keeping with the TLG design ethos as opposed to the ultra-detail no studs anywhere MOC ethos. For the houses structure alone (ignoring the minifigs) you need to be aiming for 650 bricks to be in line with MMV. Don't be disheartened by the above comments, I'm being overly critical. Designing sets in the TLG style is a lot harder than people think, it takes a lot of effort to get the desired effect with as few bricks as sensibly possible whilst using legitimate construction techniques. Good luck with any rework and the actual ABS build. Thanx for notes, i apreciate it. I tried to combine TLG design with some techniques like Derfel Cadarn, but honestly, my goal is to create MOCs like TLG does their sets, so you´re right that I should simplify the walls a bit. I will use more of the 1x2x2 bricks and less 1x1 round plates :) Btw on the roof I used 1x2 slopes not 1x1 cheese :)
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