super_st Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Hi all, wanted to share my work in progress Fort with Harbour. never done anything like this before but started a couple of months ago after getting the lego out of the loft after 20 years of darkness. As a kid i always wanted a fort and harbour to go with my ships and never had one and rather than buy the Elderado Fortress etc i though i would build my own. I started with bricklinking the 6242 soliders fort as i liked the modular design. I used this as a starting point, extended it a little, then moved onto the fort itself. Now i wanted a raised baseplate but something alittle different and found a grey one cheap :D think its used for the police stations set etc. As i say its work in progress, but starting to get the idea of where its going. Hope you like so far. Sorry if images are a little dark as its all in my loft (away from my wife) and needs a better lighting system Quote
__________________________ Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I like it. I recommend having a more creative water technique, like trans clear blue pieces. Quote
Capt Wolf Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 i like it too. It's a very good start. I'll be interested to see more of it as you progress. My only question at this point is: Is this a Redcoat fort or a Bluecoat fort? You're flying flags for both! Quote
super_st Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks for the positive feedback and suggestions, still loads to do as still finding my feet at a design level I like it. I recommend having a more creative water technique, like trans clear blue pieces. Yes I will do when I get around to it :) i like it too. It's a very good start. I'll be interested to see more of it as you progress. My only question at this point is: Is this a Redcoat fort or a Bluecoat fort? You're flying flags for both! I do have a similar size army of red and blue coats but the answer to your question will be redcoats, I didn't have a spare large redcoats flag so just propped up the blue one for the minute :) Quote
LittleJohn Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Looks good so far! I like the boat with the sail Quote
Capt Wolf Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I do have a similar size army of red and blue coats but the answer to your question will be redcoats, I didn't have a spare large redcoats flag so just propped up the blue one for the minute :) Perhaps you need to stage a battle scene as the Bluecoats attempt to take the fort from the Redcoats. Quote
Dunedain Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Capt Wolf is right, you should have a Bluecoat vs Redcoat battle for the fort. Winner of the battle gets the fort and there flags flying freely above it, lol. Looking good so far. I have a similar imperial fort set up myself, except I added a bunch of the new 2015 Fort and outpost sets too. Quote
super_st Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Perhaps you need to stage a battle scene as the Bluecoats attempt to take the fort from the Redcoats. Lol might have to try that :) Capt Wolf is right, you should have a Bluecoat vs Redcoat battle for the fort. Winner of the battle gets the fort and there flags flying freely above it, lol. Looking good so far. I have a similar imperial fort set up myself, except I added a bunch of the new 2015 Fort and outpost sets too. Thought about getting some new sets and trying to incorporate them in at some point, I will have to see how big my wallet is haha Just realised at some point I will have to build another fort for the bluecoats haha oh well may have to make more room in the loft LOL Edited March 8, 2015 by super_st Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Keep going - looks like a good start! Quote
Kolonialbeamter Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 Hi there, it's good to see a fort matching the style of the sets. Large defensive structures like this are desperately needed to defend all that official LEGO 'harbor madness'... I like where this is going, modularity and coherence. Keep it up! Regards, KB Quote
super_st Posted March 8, 2015 Author Posted March 8, 2015 Just placed a brick order, going to try and do a rock formation underneath the dark bluish grey section on the near left and also extend that all down the lefthand side. Hopefully that will look good :D Also go to pearl dark grey gates....see if i can fit them in somewhere LOL if not oh well. Hopefully get some updated pics late next week. Will try and get ships at the dock aswell :D I have the carribean clipper and the 6271 Imperial flagship, Only the small ones so should fit in nice Quote
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