WesternOutlaw Posted September 12, 2006 I mentioned another earlier version of the Black Samurai Fortress and thought I'd share my actual first Ninja MOC, the Red Samurai Fortress. I was trying different concepts trying to capture the Japanese castle architecture. I wasn't very impressed with this but here's a few shots: The front of the fortress: A view at an angle: A close-up of the front. The red ninjas are training on the bridge: A closer shot of the bridge: A view from the top. I don't have any smooth blue tiles (in my loose bundle) to make water, so I did the best I could with blue bricks: The stairs to the 2nd floor. Look familiar? The right side of the bottom floor. Not much of interest: The top balcony area in the center of the fortress: The treasure room. Pretty much like that in the Black Castle: The Emperor's room: And another view of the front: Well, this and the Black Samurai Fortress are my first attepts to build a Ninja MOC. They're not exactly what I wanted, but I'm going to try to see if I can get something more along the line of a real Japanese castle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xwingyoda Posted September 12, 2006 Not bad at all for a first attempt ;-) I like the shape even though its not very asian-ish (like the tree :-P ) I think that the colour scheme is just too chinese with all the red and green (and I am saying that due to the pics my parents showed me from their very recent trip to China - TLC did great on their Emperor's fortress btw ;-) ) Tks for sharing Brickster !! Its always really interesting to see how a MOC evolves ;-) *yoda* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starwars4J Posted September 13, 2006 Very nice! I like this more than the black one :-P I love the wood details, as well as the tiles and floors. The bridge is great! Two questions though: 1. What is that mass of water supposed to be? Some kind of gyser? A hot spring? 2. Is there anyway you can adjust the stream? Having the water above-ground looks a bit unrealistic. Even if you can only put some brown around the edges it would look a lot better *y* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted September 13, 2006 Very nice! I like this more than the black one :-P I love the wood details, as well as the tiles and floors. The bridge is great! Two questions though: 1. What is that mass of water supposed to be? Some kind of gyser? A hot spring? 2. Is there anyway you can adjust the stream? Having the water above-ground looks a bit unrealistic. Even if you can only put some brown around the edges it would look a lot better *y* Thanks. I was trying to create a little water fall next to the bridge. I did not consider brown around the edges. Good idea. I built this a few days ago and destroyed it to build the Black Fortress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeMI6 Posted September 13, 2006 That's a very nice job you've got here. Even though it's not properly japanese, I feel it still has that slight zen effect, which just does it for me. Well done, and keep up the good work. Maybe you could do a cool fight scene next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WesternOutlaw Posted September 14, 2006 Maybe you could do a cool fight scene next? Good idea. I'm tired of the fortresses now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites