Professor Thaum Posted November 15, 2020 On a dark deserted shore, cool wind in my hair. : Warm smell of colitas, rising up to the air. : up ahead in a distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night : There she stood in the doorway, I heard a mission bell And I was thinking to myself This could be Heaven or this could be Hell : Then she lit up a candle : And she showed me the way there were voices down the corridors, I thought I heard them say : Welcome to the Hotel in Tortuga : such a lovely place (such a lovely place) such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel in Tortuga Anytime of year (anytime of year), you can find it here. : Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got a nice ship class eight : She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boyz, she calls friends : How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat : Some dance to remember, some dance to forget. : So I called up the captain : "please bring me my wine" : he said : "We haven't had that spirit here since 599" And still those voices coming from far away... : wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say : Welcome to the Hotel in Tortuga such a lovely place (such a lovely place) Such a lovely face. : They're living it up at the Hotel in Tortuga What a nice surprise Bring your alibies Mirrors on the ceiling Pink champagne on ice And she said We are all just prisoners here Of our own device : And in the master's chamber, they gathered for the feast : They stab it with there steely knives : But they just can't kill the beast : Last thing I remember, : I was running for the door I have to find a passage back to the place I was before. : Relax said the nightman : we are programmed to receive : You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave ! Ouf, finished. Tribute to the Eagles and the wonderful "Hotel California" This is a subject on which I was struggling for a long time, I'm pretty happy on how it turned. C&C welcome as usual. Even if I didn't count the footprint, I'm pretty sure it will fit for a large property, but a large property of what ?? I will think about this, but that was not the goal. This succession of builds was to try some technic for the walls, the floors, etc, etc. And when I decided to mimic the Hotel California song, I must confess that the most difficult stuff to build was... this f**cking double shafted guitar played by Don Felder To my surprise, the member of the band were pretty easy to mimic : : Henley : Frey : Leadon : Walsh and : Felder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultimo Posted November 15, 2020 This is simply fantastic! Great idea and what a tribute Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapOnBOBS Posted November 15, 2020 Yes!!!! *slow clap* I love absolutely everything about this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evancelt Posted November 16, 2020 This is great! Love the double neck guitar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrlego Posted November 16, 2020 Great tribute, the changes to the lyrics to fit the BoBS world and accompanying scenes were great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted November 16, 2020 Clearly a lot if work has been put in this post! Great tribute too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted November 16, 2020 Indeed a masterpiece! The song fits perfectly. A Lot of trouble to make it all fit, no doubt. I like the beds, the big closet, the monster, the band, the bar and ofcourse the adaption of the text to BotBS world haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puvel Posted November 16, 2020 Brilliant! Read it once but then read it again with the song playing in the back and enjoyed it even more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted November 17, 2020 Thanks all for the kind words. I'm now, thinking about a song contest . And I will probably have some more stuff to pick from music. Do you know Alestorm ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxim I Posted November 19, 2020 I wanted to take my time before replying here. You did an awesome job! Everyone knows the song so from the first words, I was "singing" it :) Also awesome job depicting the song. You have improved a lot since you started here :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 4:12 AM, Professor Thaum said: : up ahead in a distance, I saw a shimmering light When I saw the topic title this is exactly what I thought of Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted November 20, 2020 @Mister Phes And the whole idea started from the original picture, as I said to myself "California rhyme with Tortuga : let' s build a hotel" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Phes Posted November 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Professor Thaum said: @Mister Phes And the whole idea started from the original picture, as I said to myself "California rhyme with Tortuga : let' s build a hotel" Well let's drink to that (at the hotel)! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mesabi Posted November 25, 2020 Great build @Professor Thaum, both thematically, and as a MOC! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted November 25, 2020 This one will be a large "residence" for Tortuga. This is not a hotel, but rather a retirement house/sanatorium for those who spent too many times at sea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites