i'm working on a castle and could use some advice guys. Got a royal knights baseplate and all the construction is finished save the left rear corner and side wall. what the HECK do i do about those stairs? i have no need for them there.
i wish lego wouldnt make these plates so set spasific. i mean there's no reason to mold steps into th eplate, a nd i wish the internal pit walls were not sloped, or that the pit was atleast sized to be easilly covered with plates. oh well rant over. : )
do you guys have any suggestions?
thanks
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I simply worked it into my design. The idea I worked on is that most castles seem to have a little-known "back entrance" that is hard to find, and easily defended. So I placed a simple Town door at the top of the stairs. A nice spot for clandestine comings and goings. For my Keep I'm putting a small dock at the bottom of the stairs (the Keep is surrounded by water -- ocean or lake, haven't decided yet) that can be used for resuppling during a seige.timber_wolf899 wrote:all the construction is finished save the left rear corner and side wall. what the HECK do i do about those stairs? i have no need for them there.
Otherwise, just ignore the presence of stairs or even cover them with bricks i.e. a retaining wall at the back of the structure, which also gives you more "base space" for your creation at the top.
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It called a "sally-port"footsteps wrote: The idea I worked on is that most castles seem to have a little-known "back entrance" that is hard to find, and easily defended.
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footsteps wrote:
Multiple entrances forced attackers to split their forces during a seige to cover all the possible exits. Castles did not have an "escape tunnel" or "bolt hole". Those ideas are based on modern misunderstandings of drains and things found in the ruins.
I use the stairs in the Royal Knights Castle for a postern gate because being at the top of the stairs, it was unlikely attackers would attempt to force the gate.
Stephen
Castles did have more than one entrance. "Sally ports", mentioned by Bricksidge, were smaller gates that could be used to send troops out to try to break a siege. There were also "postern gates" that were small, usually only big enough for one man to go through. Those were usually used to bring supplies in at the back without having to go around and through the whole castle.The idea I worked on is that most castles seem to have a little-known "back entrance" that is hard to find, and easily defended.
Multiple entrances forced attackers to split their forces during a seige to cover all the possible exits. Castles did not have an "escape tunnel" or "bolt hole". Those ideas are based on modern misunderstandings of drains and things found in the ruins.
I use the stairs in the Royal Knights Castle for a postern gate because being at the top of the stairs, it was unlikely attackers would attempt to force the gate.
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i went retaining wall for the steps. thanks for the suggestions guys
the castle is done only thing i'm unhappy with is tha ti think the gatehouse is too large.
will post pictures as soon as i get a hold of a digital camera.
also, do you guys fill in the reverse side of your pit plates to make them solid/stronger? i'm worried that the weight of the structure will crush the hollow raised baseplate.
the castle is done only thing i'm unhappy with is tha ti think the gatehouse is too large.
will post pictures as soon as i get a hold of a digital camera.
also, do you guys fill in the reverse side of your pit plates to make them solid/stronger? i'm worried that the weight of the structure will crush the hollow raised baseplate.
I don't own any of those ugly baseplates myself (my dark ages began when they came about and ended when they stopped - altho i'd like that dragon fortress) - but I've found piece weight vs. piece weakness to be very good.also, do you guys fill in the reverse side of your pit plates to make them solid/stronger? i'm worried that the weight of the structure will crush the hollow raised baseplate.
unless you've got A LOT of weight on that plate, I doubt you'll need any extra support for it.
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I don't have any of those pit plates, but I commonly build creations up off the baseplate, and I find that 4x4 columns are very important for sturdiness. E.g.:
http://www.ozbricks.net/bricktales/lotr ... 09-06.html
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the dragon fortress really is not bad. a bit pricy but not bad. Its less juniorized and chunky than king leo's castle, but more juniorized and chunky than the ninja sets. about fifty more parts and it would be supurb. as it stands its nice and the closest to a castle set in years.
i need more chinese soldiers though!
the dragon fortress really is not bad. a bit pricy but not bad. Its less juniorized and chunky than king leo's castle, but more juniorized and chunky than the ninja sets. about fifty more parts and it would be supurb. as it stands its nice and the closest to a castle set in years.
i need more chinese soldiers though!