[OL - FB Royal Collab] Eltina Royal Quay (UPDATED)

[CapOnBOBS]

As Breshaun and Eltina grow, volume at both ports has grown at pace. As property values in Breshaun increase and the population grows, there is less tolerance for large commercial dockyards. That is why the Counsel has decided to fund a major port construction project in Eltina. 

This massive port construction greatly increases throughput in Eltina's port, relieving congestion in both Breshaun and Eltina. The plan was this... the Crown would fund the engineering, to create a major deep water port, and then sell the newly developed prime land to independent builders. Step 1 centered around the construction of a jetty, breaking waves to create calm waters within and to prevent littoral drift from filling in the excavated berths. 

The jetty extends towards Eltina's recognizable rock spire, which has long been targeted for a lighthouse. With the lighthouse just beyond the jetty, navigation in and out of the port would be simple. 

Step two was the actual construction of the lighthouse, perched precariously atop the rock spire, it towers over the city's skyline.  

Once protected from the relentless tides and the perils of navigation, the Royal Quay was tied in to the Eltina defenses. block houses with sloped walls tie in to the existing large forts protecting the city and provide additional security for the new lucrative port and it's stocked warehouses. Also, the sand building up against the jetty has become a popular attraction for the locals. 

Once these elements were built by his majesties Engineers, the prime waterfront space was sold off to local venders. First to go in was a custom small craft shop. While craftsmen typically keep one work-in-progress out as a marketing ploy, the large wood frame and stucco structure houses the sales and logistics offices for the company as well. 

Adjacent, a large multi-purpose pier has been built for loading and unloading deeper draft ships. Eltina's position on the East side of the island, facing the war and our new holdings in Terraversa has made the pier a popular point of departure for supply and troop ships heading into the ever more crowded waters around TV. 

Next, we of course know that the faith is never far in any Oleander endeavor. A shrine to the god of the sea was built by the Faith and monks often linger for the opportunity to conduct an impromptu blessing of a ship or a particular voyage, for a small donation of course. In fact, if not for the Faiths oft stated indifference towards material wealth and worldly possessions, it would almost seem like monks are always wringing their holy insurance fees from nervous merchants. 

Already, the street of the new facility have become crowded and bustling. 

Next down the line, Admiral Beauchamp has purchased a waterfront strip and built a large wooden pier out into the protected cove. With a deep water berth on each side and a warehouse built out over the water, goods can be loaded straight into the ships. Further, the overpass connecting Beauchamp's office building to the warehouse means that what is coming in and out often goes completely unseen by prying eyes, perhaps this is why the Admiral handles so many government directed vessels. 

In fact, we can see some field pieces appear to have been brought out and are awaiting shipment, most likely to Terraversa. 

Finally, we come to the Admiral's new commercial brain stem.

The large office building manages goods flowing in and out, scheduling of ships, scheduling of berth space and times. It is run by Beauchamp's buisness czar, Julian deVille. A sharp and compassionless businessman, he maybe would have made a better pirate. But deVille is just the man you want keeping your ships moving on time. 

Despite the business nature of the new port. The new construction, the long jetty, the crashing waves, and bustle of Eltina's expanded port district have made strolling the Royal Quay a local pastime. It is common on most nights for musicians to be out providing some accompaniment to the rhythm of the docks. 

The new and improved Eltina Royal Quay can support even large deep draft vessels...

For the consideration of the court. This royal collab includes this outstanding 48 x 48 scene from @Bodi

and this build from me which is a rectangle of 64x96 plus the jetty coming out and lighthouse for an additional 32x80. Total is 11,008 studs. 

UPDATE: 

The

Lighthouse

Is now

My favorite part (of my portion)

 

Edited February 28, 2021 by CapOnBOBS

[Bregir]

An overall excellent collab from you and Bodi, which I hope to be able to comment on more fully in the future. While most of your work here is really very good, and since we hold royal properties to a higher standard, I feel like the lighthouse is the weakest point. Would you be in a position to rework that? It seems a bit flimsy, unpolished, and unfinished compared to the rest of your build. (It's also a bit dusty, which a soft brush can typically fix ) Since a considerable part of your footprint is not too heavily built up (naturally, since it is a pier), I'd like to see a little more work on the lighthouse. You could also consider a crane or two for the largely empty pier if possible.

Would that be doable in some form?

[CapOnBOBS]

@Bregir I'm not sure what is more nerdy, participating in BOBS, or that before participating in BOBS I was building blue coat lighthouses to sit on the shelf and not share anyway. Mindset on the lighthouse was, "it is good/complete, and I just need to fix all the things my godzilla of a toddler had destroyed on it." I didn't really look at it with a fresh set of eyes. I'd upgraded a few things on it, but was focused building the rest from the ground up. Best possible interpretation for me, "look how much I've upped my game since joining BOBS." I'll put some work in on the lighthouse. Acknowledge the crane, had, had the same idea, but you are basically looking at a complete inventory of my brown/brownish bricks.  I'll go sweep under some furniture and see what I can find.  

[Bregir]

Perfect - consider the lighthouse an improvement requirement, and the crane an optional idea.

Your description makes perfect sense - the lighthouse look like it was built by someone else - that someone else was you from the past!

[NOD]

Nice varied scenarios. I like how the two big houses are connected with an overpass. The small craft shop goes well with it. With the many residents, soldiers and sailors it looks as interesting and lively.

[Brickwolf]

Great build, so much to like:  the Quay, the  houses, the shrine, the details the minifigs.

[evancelt]

Gorgeous quay @CapOnBOBS! Looks like it takes up a really big footprint. I had trouble shooting the photo of Fort Stockton (74 x 80 studs) on a white sheet backdrop, and I imagine you'd have an even rougher time!

Edited February 25, 2021 by evancelt

[Tezclatipoca]

Lovely quay !

I like all the activity ! Very lively !

Great job !

[Bodi]

@CapOnBOBS Excellent build! So much to see, my favourites parts are the office building and the jetty, and it's very thoughtful to build a shrine, very Oleandish.

[Khorne]

There's not much I can say that has already been said: beautiful builds from the both of you. Its size is inspiring and the activity going on everywhere is really fun to see and check out. Both builds go together really well, too. Very cool!

[Mesabi]

Excellent builds Bodi and Cap! The scenes are busy and full of life, and all in all they look amazing!

It's always awesome to see someone get their whole collection out for a giant build, and both look great.

Great Job!

[Fraunces]

Great combination, it would be even better if you would have build the other half of the most left house of Bodi's build. But nonetheless very good work: the athmosphere of the dock is really good. I could almost hear the waves!

[CapOnBOBS]

FIXED! Bumped back up for Court Review

[evancelt]

The lighthouse looks awesome! Definitely improves the build overall - good addition/redo

[merc]

The whole build is nicely done and detailed. Both you and Jodi did a great job! That lighthouse is spectacular and really takes the cake on the build IMO. 

[Bodi]

The new lighthouse looks much better, I like the masonry bricks alternating with the regular ones, the stairway looks great too.

[Bregir]

Much improved with the new lighthouse - I really like the weatherbeaten look, with the various greys and the nougat (?) masonry bricks. One thing I will suggest for the future is stocking up on 1x1, 2x1, 3x1 plates when possible. When interspersing them with the bricks, you can get even more elaborate wall textures. Genaro, Ayrlego and Evancelt to mention a few utilise this to great effect.

[Brickander Brickumnus]

Woah! 

Very very nice!

Edited March 5, 2021 by Brickander Brickumnus

[Count Vroskri]

Have I commented on this? I don't know. Does that matter? Surely not. Is this brilliant? Yes, it is, and a splendid collab from both the builders! 

[Keymonus]

Splendid collaboration! The new lighthouse, in particular, is great! The result is very nice, and the two builds are so similar in terms of size that I didn't immediately realize they were not built together... great job guys!