[OL-FB3] Fight for the Stolen Plans

[Franco Clarke]

Erwin awoke with a pounding headache. What had he done to deserve such pain? Then he opened his eyes, and yes now he did know where the headache had appeared from. He was top floor of a building, in a small room beneath the roof.  Two men stood talking over by the door, in low voices so he couldn't discern what they were saying. Next to them was a table littered with objects, a cup, a blunderbuss, and a pile of papers. Erwin raised an eyebrow, perhaps these papers were the secret plans he was after. Erwin glanced down at his body, unsurprisingly it had been tied tightly to the chair upon which he sat. Looks like his captors weren't taking any chances.

Then the door opened and a figure in dark cloths entered the room, their head and face concealed in the shadows of a hood. Erwin's two captors turned to meet the new arrival.

'Who the hell are you?' one of them shouted, 'You've made a mistake coming in here!'

Erwin smiled. There was something about the hooded figure which lead him to believe his captors were about to have a really bad day.

'Son I wouldn't be so hasty if I were you,' the figure said in their usual bland voice.

A pale hand shot out from beneath the robe and grasped the broom which was standing in the corner of the room.

'Well you asked for it!' one of the men shouted drawing his cutlass, whilst the other grabbed the blunderbuss off the table.

 Before he could raise the weapon to his shoulder and aim, he was hit by the narrow end of the broom and knocked to the floor.  The other man swung his sword, but it was caught by the other end of the broom and went flying towards Erwin. Erwin let out a yell, but the blade passed mere inches away from his left arm, slicing through the ropes and freeing him. Erwin stood up and saw the man who had been knocked over lunge at the hooded figure with a serrated knife, only to be hit with the blunt end of the broom. The man collapsed onto the floor, and lay still. Erwin grabbed his sword from the chair it had been left on, and stepped toward his other captor. But before he could reach him, the man was hit with a twirling broomstick, and was knocked out cold.

Erwin sheathed his sword and picked up his hat.

'Thank you very much' he said replacing the hat upon his head 'I can't think these people had pleasant plans for me'

The hooded figure carefully replaced the broom in the corner of the room.

'Don't mention it,' the person replied 'I'm sure you'll return the favour sooner or later'

With that they slipped through the window and disappeared up onto the roof.

Erwin watched the carriage pull away from the building with the two sailors safely locked away in the back. He gripped the secret plans tightly, and set off at a brisk walk to the governor's office. The sooner they were returned and put away safely, the better.

 

This is another building I've finished for my section of Breshaun. It was built mostly using one of my least favourite colours, dark grey, and it came out reasonably well all things considered.

With this building completed, I think I have now filled my first two base plates of Breshaun, and can now begin extending inland.

And here is where it sits with my other Breshaun buildings. I would like your opinions on what sort of colours you think would look good on future buildings I might add to this collection.

[blackdeathgr]

Stick the man "the storyteller of BoBS" nickname!!!!!!! I see your city is slowly growing!!!

[Bregir]

On ‎12‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 9:21 PM, blackdeathgr said:

the storyteller of BoBS

I will second this!

Another great instalment to your story, Franco, and backed with a nice build too! I like how you are adding to your layout, and it looks great - will be looking forward to seeing more. As to colours, you have chosen well so far, so I really will let that up to you (and your brick collection... ). I tend to go crazy from time to time and add in some limegreen or so, and typically, it works quite well, so don't be afraid to experiment.

I really like the shot with the carriage and the buildings all around!

[Garmadon]

Very nice build and story once again, Franco Clarke, the house is quite neat - those arches on the lower floor fit in excellently, and add some interest to the building - and that prison carriage is great as well!   I do think a smattering of studs or round tiles on the street out front would help it a great deal, though, and I'd encourage you to outfit even the unimportant parts of your builds in the story (such as the first floor here), to make the whole aspect more polished and finished off 

Very nice looking layout!  I like the classic and darker color combinations and would stick with it if possible, maybe adding some newer colors here and there, but not going too far overboard (lime green...    Just kidding!)  Keep it up!

[Franco Clarke]

On 12/11/2016 at 8:21 PM, blackdeathgr said:

Stick the man "the storyteller of BoBS" nickname!!!!!!! I see your city is slowly growing!!!

Thank you, it is a relief that people aren't bored by my tales!

On 14/11/2016 at 10:05 AM, Bregir said:

I will second this!

Another great instalment to your story, Franco, and backed with a nice build too! I like how you are adding to your layout, and it looks great - will be looking forward to seeing more. As to colours, you have chosen well so far, so I really will let that up to you (and your brick collection... ). I tend to go crazy from time to time and add in some limegreen or so, and typically, it works quite well, so don't be afraid to experiment.

I really like the shot with the carriage and the buildings all around!

Thank you, I guess my stories might might make up for my rather un-imaginative models. As for colours, lime green is an interesting idea, one I hadn't though of and could play well against the duller colours. I shall have to experiment.

On 14/11/2016 at 5:36 PM, Garmadon said:

Very nice build and story once again, Franco Clarke, the house is quite neat - those arches on the lower floor fit in excellently, and add some interest to the building - and that prison carriage is great as well!   I do think a smattering of studs or round tiles on the street out front would help it a great deal, though, and I'd encourage you to outfit even the unimportant parts of your builds in the story (such as the first floor here), to make the whole aspect more polished and finished off 

Very nice looking layout!  I like the classic and darker color combinations and would stick with it if possible, maybe adding some newer colors here and there, but not going too far overboard (lime green...    Just kidding!)  Keep it up!

Thanks, I might add some texture to the paving, although it does look a little better in person. I do normally try to add some interior to buildings, but my current parts shortage leaves this one empty, I might add something if I can find more parts.