LegoKeno

Hello! I'm looking to build a miniature version of a broch. It is a ''cooling tower' shaped building and I'm wondering if anyone has any bright ideas about how to go about recreating the shape of such a structure in lego form...it's a brain scratcher! Anyone have hints / tips / suggestions ??

Hello Gary - first of all cracking castle there. Love the water effect. I think this is the technique I would attempt. I didn't know there was a 'cheese slice' brick, I'll have to order a few of them now, it looks like it might come in use! And yes, the idea would be to show what was inside and how the families lived, as well as the exterior. I've ordered a few bricks and looking forward to trying to take this challenge on! Point of interest - this guy has seemingly made a decent "broch" like structure...

I have actually downloaded this and played about with it D! But I think you're right, no substitute for the real thing. Which is fine, I love a wee mess around with Lego. Will give it a go!

Hello Gedren!! If you were able to lend a hand in any way that would be great. I will probably try a few things myself but I thought I'd ask 'those in the know' first of all, so thanks for this. And no unfortunately not...I like to think I'm royalty sometimes though!

Hello Lego fans!! My name is Kenneth and I am a part of the Caithness Broch Project. We have some big plans for Caithness, but at the moment we'd like to start smaller.... I would like to build a miniature Lego version of an ancient Scottish structure, known as a broch. Hopefully we could have this displayed in a local museum or taken around various schools for learning purposes....brochs are basically a tall, cylindrical drystone towers which could house a family, and some were up to 50 ft high! The structure would open in half (like a cross section) so that you could see the different levels and construction techniques, and what was inside! I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on how to create this "cooling tower" shape? I've looked at a few methods for 'curving' bricks but thought some bright sparks out there would have some ideas... Here's a pic of the exterior and what the interior to a broch may have looked like. This is how I would like the broch to be displayed (after removing the part which hides this) I've also thought about different ways of showing what's inside - perhaps cut horizontally into sections would be better? Anyway, if anyone has ideas on how to create this beast....it would be most appreciated! Many thanks! Ken