Sigolf Brimabane

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  1. Posted

    On 5/1/2019 at 11:03 AM, Witold said:

    Amazing! How tall is it?

    It measures circa 72 cm :) I have almost finished the third 48x48 baseplate that will be added to the castle. I'll see if I finish the whole thing during summer.

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    On 3/28/2019 at 11:50 PM, GeoBrick said:

    Don't tell us its Osaka Castle. :wink:

     

    On 3/29/2019 at 12:36 AM, deraven said:

    What a great build!  Any interior detailing, or just going for the structure and grounds at the moment?  You've done a great job on the roof lines and timber framing.

    If it's not based on Osaka Castle, I'd say it's got a resemblance to Hikone Caste.  :classic:

     

    On 3/29/2019 at 10:30 AM, ProvenceTristram said:

    Really accurate. I'd love to see some detailing/greenery on the stonework.

     

    Thanks for your praise! :) It's actually based on Fushimi Castle. I have some interior but I have no pictures of it as of right now. It's a hassle removing the floors. x) I wanted to go for a full interior but gave up halfway because it wasn't going to be structurally sound.

    I'm pretty satisfied with the roofs! :)

    I guess maybe the dark grey base of the castle looks a bit simple. But I think it looks alright. I'm not going so much for texture. I kind of like the lego look. :)

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    Hi there! Long time, no see. I've been inactive for a couple of years, not posting or anything. I haven't stopped building LEGO though, so I present to you my latest MOC! It's a Japanese castle, as you can see, inspired by a certain real life castle (can you guess which one?). Sorry for the shitty pictures. I don't really have the tools or know-how to take good pictures. I might try to take some better pictures eventually, but for now I just want to share my MOC with you guys. :) It's not completely finished since I want to expand it by adding more baseplates, but this section is done. You can remove a couple of the floors but it's kind of a hassle.

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  5. Posted · Edited by Sigolf Brimabane

    The redcoat admiral also appears in 6263 (Imperial Outpost).

    Edit: He doesn't have epaulettes or a feather in his hat there though, so not sure if it counts as the same figure? But he has the torso, head and hat at least so it's essentially the same figure.

  11. Posted

    I just bought a Skull's Eye Schooner on an auction site for 1090 SEK (roughly €120, $130). It's missing one big flag, the gold coins and according to the seller "one small grey and one small red piece". No instructions or box. It's got the sails, and hopefully the printed panel as well (there was no pic from the rear). There were also two extra 2009 redcoats. Will hopefully get it by thursday. I will have to start putting more pictures up here. I totally forgot to put pictures of the Renegade Runner (with box and instructions + poster) that I got last year. Hope the money was well spent.

    Also, I just took apart and stored away all my pirates sets apart from Caribbean Clipper and Black Seas Barracuda. I simply don't have the space for them all S:

  14. Posted · Edited by Sigolf Brimabane

    That sounds like a really nice collection. Skull's Eye Schooner, Imperial Trading Post, Imperial Flagship and Forbidden Island are especially nice sets! I guess you could try to sell them on ebay. For individual parts I suggest www.bricklink.com, but it takes a while to learn how to use it properly. There are a lot of stores on there, and it's all about finding the place that has the most items for the lowest price x) There you can also see what your sets might be worth on average, but I guess if you want to be sure to sell them, you should put the price down a bit when you auction them out.

    Edit: You are more than welcome to sell Skull's Eye Schooner to me if the price and condition are right ;) That's one of the quite many sets that I miss. But it's number one on my wanted list among the missed sets. :)

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    Wow, it looks really nice! To think I actually inspired someone x) I like how you made it for the dragon faction from Kingdoms. They never got a proper castle. Sure, they got that prison tower, but the "evil" factions are always lacking a castle these days.

    Hmm, and you're right, I never did upload any pictures...

    I only took these really crappy pictures before disassembling the build. They weren't really worth showing, but I guess I can put them here to show how mine looked IRL:

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  20. Posted

    I have collected some sets lately that I planned to build on the Yule Eve. But it seems I might have to wait until the Yule Day before I have the time to build them. The sets are (I've mentioned most before): Black Knight's Castle (only missing the two small white dragon wing plumes), Black Falcon's Fortress (with a black instead of dark grey helmet on one of the knights), Forestmen's River Fortress (had to substitute a couple of the plumes but otherwise complete), and if the parts arrive in time The Guarded Inn (only missing the yellow Black Falcon Shield). Will most likely be some fun building. :)

  21. Posted

    I'm colourblind. And I'll wait till I get the figure in my hand before I give the final verdict. Colours never look the same on-screen. So far it looks pretty nice. I'm not really a fan of that pauldron piece but maybe it will grow on me. On another note I think red and blue look odd together, like on the red-blue barding from the Black Knights sets. Still a fantastic piece of barding though.

  24. Posted · Edited by Sigolf Brimabane

    Sprechen Sie bitte Englisch auf dieser Seite, damit alle verstehen können. :) There is a guy who has made a series of dwarf statues, maybe a google search can turn them up.

    Edit: Found them:

    http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=103730&hl=pete-keetongu#entry2085213

    http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98136&hl=pete-keetongu

    Search for the guys name, Pete-keetongu, in this forum and you'll find more. :)

  25. Posted

    Thanks for the comments! :) I will try to take photos of the real thing! I'll see if I can show the drawbridge mechanism... I'll try it in LDD. I'm waiting for the last pieces for the original Black Falcon's Fortress to arrive from Bricklink. I won a lot at an auction with an almost complete Black Falcon's Fortress and a Forestmen's River Fortress. Both of the falcon flag's clips were broken though, and the yellow flags as well. So I've ordered replacements. In the meantime I've glued the broken falcon flag onto a flagpole/antenna piece. Would be a shame to throw it away. :)

    Really nice, any chance for a look see at your drawbridge mechanism?

    Here:

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    In the real one I'm using those strings with studs on the ends and they are connected to those technic axle pieces. It might work better with regular string though, since the ones I'm using now are a bit stiff, so they don't roll up perfectly.