WIP: Medieval village church

[Bregir]

Greetings, builders!

There are so many great creations in here, and one can only inspire to such skills! None the less, I will venture to share some of my latest work. I have taken up the lego's again, and it is a great relaxation after a long day at work :)

I am currently working on a small, medieval inspired church that will fit in between the modulars.I am not sure it itself can be termed a modular as such, as it does not really come apart to show the interiors (yet).

Below is a shot from the roadside. Initially, I wanted the tower to be on this side, but I decided against it, as it would hide the rest of the building and complicate having both an entrance and a staircase to the tower in the same space.

The cemetary is far from done, and I just added a few "graves" to test out the space. I would love to have some suggestions for that part, if any of you have some good ideas.

And next a picture from the opposite site. I have added a bit of green, trying to make it a bit rustique. I imagine some moss and ivy and such would grow on these old stones in the shady areas behind the church.

As you see, the tower ends a bit abrupt, as I haven't finished it yet. I am still in doubt as to how I will continue here.

I have build the tower up to the final plaftform with a spiral staircase as seen below.

The plan is to put in a bell and some windows, but I am still considering how to go forward with that.

The spiral stairs reach all the way down into the church as seen below with the tower removed.

I haven't included anything in terms of interiors for the time being, but its the plan to do so at some point.

Any comments, ideas or suggestions are welcome.

At your service

Bregir

[greg3]

A good start... I'm working on a model of a church myself and am finding hard to escape from the plain grey wall effect so I like the way you've mixed textures and colours to break up the walls of this church (the only thing I might suggest is to use a different colour for the roof (dark grey or black maybe)) anyway looking forward to seeing more....

[Bregir]

Thank you - and good point about the roof. Just made a quick experiment with some blue railroad crossing bricks. I am still not sure what I think of it myself :)

Apart from the colours, which I believe could be a copper roof, it also makes the tower stand out more, as it is lower.

I shall be looking forward to seeing your church too! :)

Edited February 12, 2013 by Bregir

[eurotrash]

I definitely prefer the smoother roof of the newer version - though that color doesn't seem quite right. But the color mix you've used for the walls and tower is very effective - especially the mossy/ivy look.

Have you considered doing a spire on top of your tower? That might give it the definition you're looking for.

Good job and thanks for sharing it with us!

[Wedge09]

Nice work :thumbup: as lightingtiger said "Brick on" Bregir

[lightningtiger]

Yes, Brick On 'Bregir'.....please do something about that blue.....black would be better.

Can't wait to see it completed.

[The Player Nº1]

I want to see the new updates. It has a huge potential!

[Bregir]

Work has continued on the church, and I have now "finished" the tower. I am not entirely satisfied that the roof should be a spire rather than a flat type "balcony" roof, but I think it turned out ok.

I have also made some minor adjustments to the pillars at the entrance. (They are now almost entirely round.)

As requested, I have changed the colour of the roof to black. However, since the tower got so tall, the low roof of this type makes the building look a bit... "overtowered"? :P

I also tried with my initial rooftype, now in black, and I feel it makes the tower look more harmonious, but I would like your input on the roof options! :)

I also put in a bell in the tower (And it swings! :) ). Again, I am not too overjoyed about its design. Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks for watching - and for the comments! :)

Bregir out

[Luke Styer]

I prefer the double-angled roof, but it was an awesome buliding in either configuration. Great build!

[sgeureka]

I really like the irregularly patterned walls. But I think the roof of the tall tower is too flat too fast. I'd put one or two black plates below the roof there, or try not using the super flat roof slopes at all.

[Fraunces]

I think you should remove the brown bricks which you use to make it look more 'medieval' but they don't really add something special, I think you should replace it with some dark-grew bricks

By the way, your bricks are a bit dusty

But still a very nice overal look and design

[Bregir]

Thank you for comments and suggestions. Its nice to get some feedback! :)

A bit of a change in roof type on the tower. Might make the little spires and the roof plate black instead of grey.

The church seems to have been left in disrepair, and the cemetary is overgrown. Fortunately, we've got people working on fixing it all up, including movers carrying heavy stuff into the church. Maybe some treasure or relic for the vault? :O

And due to recent complaints from the local community, the newly appointed pastor hired someone for cleaning the bricks! ;) (Btw, any good tips on cleaning old bricks?)

Best regards

Bregir