Athos Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 Hey all, Had a little free time this afternoon, and couldn't bring myself to study anymore than 8 hours today(my life sucks by the way :'( ). So I started doing a little building. I've been wanting to use that plate from the new Coast Guard base, to justify spending the money getting it. And been wanting to use all those odd colored 2x1 bricks, I've been picking up at PaB. Here's what I came up with: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos/Ca...ingvillage1.jpg The gallery (with some other MOCs as well): http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=99448 Steve Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 25, 2005 Governor Posted June 25, 2005 I suspected that base plate would have potential for historical MOCs and you've proved it can be used quite nicely. But the colour of the buildings aren't quite compatible with my tastes. The base looks like a sand stone surface... I might have to get myself one of those and build an Imperial Fort upon it... One day... Quote
The Middleman Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 Congrats on using one of the raised baseplates! That's always a challenge - I prefer to build my own landscapes. You did great, though! Those houses fit just about perfectly on there, and they are without a doubt the most colorful houses I have EVER seen. The only things I would suggest would be taking off the arches from above the windows - looks a bit odd with the shuttered ones! - and making the roofs more intricate - concave/convex corners, pointed tops, etc. (although I assume this is from lack of pieces - S@H has a really nice pack of roof bricks for just such an occasion) But seriously, I love it. It'd be really cool to see this integrated into some sort of larger village with docks! I look forward to the interior, once the folder is moderated. Quote
Athos Posted June 25, 2005 Author Posted June 25, 2005 There aren't any interiors. Since I can't use hinges on the baseplate, I'd have to use tiles and make each floor lift out. Didn't have enough tiles handy and didn't want to look for them, so I took the lazy way out. Steve Quote
eDeevo Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 They look nice. Although, I'll have to go with phes & say that the colors of the buildings clash quite a bit (especially the one on the left). Life is Good. Quote
Athos Posted June 26, 2005 Author Posted June 26, 2005 They look nice. Although, I'll have to go with phes & say that the colors of the buildings clash quite a bit (especially the one on the left). I rather liked the turquoise one. Probably my favorite of the lot. Mostly the roof and wall combination was dictated by the amount of roof pieces I had, rather than any aesthetics. Maybe once I get my collection together I can make more pleasing combinations. I think breaking up the bright colors with some tan and white walls might help a lot. Steve Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted June 26, 2005 Governor Posted June 26, 2005 If you wanted to go for a more authentic look you could use while with brown support beams. Quote
Norro Posted June 27, 2005 Posted June 27, 2005 Congrats on using one of the raised baseplates! That's always a challenge - I prefer to build my own landscapes. You did great, though! Those houses fit just about perfectly on there, and they are without a doubt the most colorful houses I have EVER seen. 2 points on which I can indulge in some self promotion (on topic...): pics are links to galleries... My Old Mill (predates Eurobricks) uses a base to help with the landscape. I like the effect. As for wild colour... Sorry to intruse on a great MOC using a baseplate in a nice way with nice colours.... :-D God Bless, Nathan Quote
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