Watchtower by Aaron Knox

Post by **Bruce N H** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 8:28 pm

Hi all,

Aaron Knox (aka Normificus) used skateboard ramps in a novel way in the construction of this watchtower

He also posted a nice little town gate

Bruce

Draygen · Post by **Draygen** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:55 am

Ya know what.. I really dig that first one. If it was a bit higher off the ground would look really good.

J1A3L5 · Post by **J1A3L5** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:41 am

Whoa...Norm...now that's someone I haven't heard of in a long time! I never talked to him ever since FBTB closed it's chat ages ago. Wow.

Both those models are pretty cool - especially the first one. Good ideas, though I would have used them differently.

Thanks for posting, Bruce!

BuilderQ · Post by **BuilderQ** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:54 pm

It's always interesting to see pieces used for a purpose different than what they were designed for. The versatility of the system and the model's builder are best shown through unexpected uses of elements. A distinctive watchtower is a good watchtower!

forester3291 · Post by **forester3291** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:51 pm

Wow. I really like it. Again the beauty of lego astounds me! Who would think that skating ramps could be used for castle? This is just spectacualr!

I must say I'm really excited about this.. I amy have to buy a few of these skating sets just to try them out!

Rubberchickenknight · Post by **Rubberchickenknight** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:12 pm

hmm... skateboarding knights? da vinci category of the contest? EUREKA

i must get askateboard set!
that sure is a creative idea to use skate ramps! Nice job

Post by **Bruce N H** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:30 am

Hey,

I've also seen skateboard ramps used for roofs. E.g. here is an example by Marc Nelson that he noted in the Lugnet thread on this tower:

Bruce