Lauris Posted January 24, 2015 Hello Castle builders, I am primary Technic builder, but I love all you guys do here in castle forums. Hence, I thought what if I could build, let's say, watchtower, from Technic pieces? So this thought has been following me long, but I haven't found time, to give it a decent time. On the other hand I haven't seen it done before, please correct me if I'm wrong. I see that with my pace, it'll take ages, till I get to smthn decent, also, this technique is a lot slower than just stacking bricks, so I made few pics of this WIP project, so maybe someone can have it for inspiration and give it a proper try. I have bunch of ideas, how to make windows, how to connect pieces to regular baseplates etc. I hope I'll manage a proper Technic-Castle tower someday. Here is picture from WIP watchtower (I'll probably need to make base in smaller scale, as I'm noob castle builder): And second so you see, that you can make decent curves with Technic pieces. And here's a thought I got like half an hour ago - how to make a different base connection to build the wall around, as well as using axles for inner strength of the structure. Comments welcome. BR, Lauris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ql97 Posted January 24, 2015 Very nice work Lauris. It would be interesting to see what a whole castle made with this technique (pun intended) would look like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackJonespaw Posted January 25, 2015 Interesting thought, and one that I can see as working well. If there was some way (as I'm sure there is) to add dark bley inner walls behind the watchtower walls, it would make a nice foundation for the bricks. Also, would there be any way to make those walls even curvier? I'm not huge on Technic know-how, but it seems plausible enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faefrost Posted January 25, 2015 Interesting thought, and one that I can see as working well. If there was some way (as I'm sure there is) to add dark bley inner walls behind the watchtower walls, it would make a nice foundation for the bricks. Also, would there be any way to make those walls even curvier? I'm not huge on Technic know-how, but it seems plausible enough. In theory the way he did it those walls should be fully hinged so you could flex the curve any way you wanted, just about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Edwyn Posted January 25, 2015 Actually there has been a whole castles made with this technique, by Tiberium Blue: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balbo Posted January 25, 2015 Great job Lauris . I really love the technique you used for the castle wall - it looks very interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauris Posted January 25, 2015 Thanks Sir Edwyn, tiberium_blue photostream is very impressive and inspiring. Thanks for inspiring words everyone, I'll upload new photos of my experiments :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bytor Posted January 26, 2015 It looks really sleek, you should definitely give it a shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 26, 2015 Using technic bricks really looks good. What scares me though is the sheer number of bricks I would need, that would not be reusable in a different context. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lordofdragonss Posted January 26, 2015 I really want to build a basic castle using Technic panels for walls. Maybe someday! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kalais Posted January 26, 2015 It is very good idea Lauris. I can imagine whole watchtower build like that, it would be awesome. As for whole big castle, I think the best results would be by mixing ordinary standard bricks with yours technic idea. The whole castle, like Tiberium Blue's, ummm, it is nice,but something missing there imho. But thats just my opinion ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubbadgrim Posted January 26, 2015 I actually have a WIP in progress with some technic pieces, I'll post it here when completed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites