Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Hello! I am putting up my WIP MOC for a 1700s Public House ("Pub") in LDD. I am willing to test out a few things on this, and, if it works out neatly, possibly build it for real. As this is my First really serious Attempts at MOCs, I apreciate Suggestions etc. The Idea is a small rectangular tavern on a Street Corner, somewhere in England in the 1700s. Basically a Cellar from natural Rock, topped with a two-stories Building of Wattle and Daub, Limestone or another cheap Material. The Two Facades facing the Streets however, are neat Brickwork. The Building should show some Rebuilding, e.g. An added Kitchen to allow for the whole Ground Floor to be open for Public, some more simple Rooms to rent, etc. The Idea is to have a realistic looking, neatly kept Inn or Pub, that still shows it's been around a few Years. Ermm...can't I upload Pictures? Harlowe

Ah, now I got it. Thank you very much!

The Idea of Rapier-wielding Musketeers can be blamed on the 1960s Film. edit: I'd love to see a Matchlockmusket for Minifigs

Well, It should be placed in England. I want to build the Manor first, and later possibly add more Things to it like stables, Gardens, and maybee some Parts of the nearby Village. But that is not yet sure. Maybe the Manor itself with a bit Sorroundings will be one set, and the Village another, as the Park in full Minifig-Scale my be prohibitively Large :) If so, the Manor would anyways be a 1700s Building and look neat and clean, whilst the Village, and possibly some Buildings accompanying the Manor, would have accumulated several Styles, e.g. a medieval Parish-Church, some Renaissance Houses and some new. Basically to simulate a realistic, grown Structure, that shows this Place existed before. What exactly do you mean by a modular building? Harlowe Another Problem might be getting neat Minifigs ... long tailed Coats are not exactly perfectly Minifig-Compatible :P

Well, the two Houses are actually from the early 1700s :P If I recall it correctly, Palladian style emerged in Renaissance Italy. There are, as far as I know, subtle Changes in the Elemtents during the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Also the Georgian Style resurfaced several Times, which sometimes makes it difficult to tell, when a Building was erected. I collected loads of Pictures of true early to mid 18th C. Manors and Furniture, still its difficult. I do not have any Objections against Buildings for Storage, Servants etc, but I'd rather keep the Main-Building from having many Side-Wings. The Manormight even become the Nucleus of a small Set of Buildings etc., The Landlords house, the Village, small church etc... :) At the Moment I wonder how I can keep the Stories of the Building Stable and prevent them from breaking apart when being lifted.. Harlowe

Thank you very much, Sir, for the valuable Information. On the Books, well, I'd prefer pure english Style. :) If only I knew of a Book dealing with the Interior Plans of Georgian Manors. :( I'd apreciate any Suggestions. As for the Style, I'think most english Manors are darkened and grey from old age. I have seen a few being not so cogged up with dirt or freshly cleaned, and they tend to be rather light in Colour. I especially like the Sand Coloured ones, though I fancied the Brick Specimen for a Time. I'd love to have a small, but not too small Layout, frankly, building my dream-House for Minifigs. :D I may later venture on to add other Buildings to the Land :) Another Problem I am facing, is that LDD hardly shows the Edges of Bicks in plain Walls, which show diffrently when using real bricks. E.g. I thought using 1x2 flat dar red pieces, with a few re and brown ones, one could actually do brickwork ^^ And I have a Problem how I can keep the Building looking new and well-kept, and still avoid boring Surfaces. :( Regards, Harlowe oops, forgot the best. The best Images to ilsustrate my ideal Homes are these two: But I am, as I just realize, in trouble: I like the neat Ones with not too many an Axis, and I dislike lots of Side-Wings...so, how to fit the necessary Rooms in it *D'Oh!* Harlowe

Hello! I need some Advise on LEGO-Building. I long wanted to do a Georgian 1700s Stately Home in Minifig Scale. However, I need some Help and Inspiration. I am planning a Building of some 2 stories high, plus (maybe) Attic and Cellar. I do not know, however, how to build the Manor in a Way, that all Rooms are acessible, e.g. if the whole Stories should be able to be detached from the house, or just the Floors ad Ceilings. I need further Advise how to build a stable Foundation. Also, I need some help with the internal Wall-design and Furniture, as i have no clue how to translate the georgian Styles into bricks.. The same goes for some of the Window and Door constructions. Especially how I can build Doors. Also, would the Use of printed Paper for Wallpapers be regarded as cheating? Sincerely, Harlowe uh, I am planning to have the outer Walls some 4-5 Studs thick, and the Inner Walls about 3. That leaves a Stud thikness for the Look on either Side, and allows a stablizing plain layer on the Inside. It also can take some of the Pace from Fireplaces etc. Also, I'd love to have real Ceilings, so that the Minifigs wont have to stare at rough Bricks . Also, i think of building it first in LDD, and if reasonably finished, and possible, extract the number and kind of Bricks required from the Program and collect them somewhere else.

Oh, well, than it makes even less Sence to me that Lego made special Cannons for the USA Market. :S Well...he he, maybe that'S the Way to make my first Multi-Million! Trading shooting Lego-Cannons to the Colon...erm States... :-$ :-D Captain Harlowe

UH....okay....... :-|| Typically: The whole Nation is running arround armoured and gunned like Hell, every few Weeks some Idiots run Amok in Schools/Universities, but changing Laws concerning Firearms...nope....but Toy Cannons are banned.... *sigh* Nothing against Americans as a whole...I know some and a few Friends of mine spent a Year there, nice and warm People, but.....The Government and Authorities are ...stupid

Hello! I lived to see some Lego Cannon Barrels bearing elaborate Decorum on them, and as I never saw them myself as a Part of any official Lego-Set during my "Dark ages" I am eager to inquire for the Scource of those Cannon Barrels. the yours, Captain Harlowe

Very Well, Sir, I like your Ship. If you are using the lowest Yards for securing the Sails (Although I do not see the Need for that, as Original-Like Ropes do as well) you should possible lower the lowest "real" Yards quite a bit, as the lower Sails are commonly much wider than high in Proportions and come down very low to the Deck in Real. The Predefined Positions for Yards on the Lego-Masts are always a little Bit, out of the Proper Position in almost every MOC Rigging Situation, and especially on larger MOCs or exact Minifig-Scale, yet historically accurate Ships, they are simply too short. Furthermore, the Bow would need some Colouring and maybe some more ... Characterisation. I remain, Sir, the Yours, Captain Charles F. Harlowe Post Scriptum: Sir, As I see your Request concerning the Headrails, I'm thinking of trying to make accessable to you some Pictures fromout LDD of my upcomming Ships Bow as a Hint, if you grant some Degree of Confidentiality, as I always preferred and still prefer the Presentation of my MOCs and whatsoever as a finished Whole rather than Brick-by-Brick. As for this Pourpose, It shall be neccessary to get an E-Mail-Adress of the Yours.

Thanks a Lot, Mr. jp-30. That's been a very usefull Link, indeed. Regards, Captain Harlowe

Thank You, Mister Tiber.

Good Day, Officers. Well, After I had to think about those LEGO-Capes some Minifigs were eqipped with, I wonder What kind of Material could be used to have a similar look, like if it would be a piece of the Minifigs Uniform Cloth. Any Suggestions, Gentlemen? Captain C.F. Harlowe

I prefer the SES for it'S Rigging I am and remain, Sirs, the Yours, Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Hello! I voted for the Skulls eye Schooner, though I have only the Black Seas Barracuda, as I always preferred threemasted Ships with that Rigging. I am the Yours, Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Hello Sir. I do not exactly know what Periode Flair you are aiming for, but I would reduce the Number of Yards to three, maybee four per Mast. I am, Sir Your humble Servant, Captain Charles F. Harlowe

To erease the Confusion arising: The 2Decker or 3Decker Terms relate to the Number of Decks which run all the Way from Stern to Bow and have Cannons located on it. Sincerely, Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Captain Zuloo, *Uncovering and nimbly swinging the Hat* I'm happy to make the Aqquintance of Yours, as a Friend. I do have the Honour to be able to response to Your Request, as I am graced with some humble Knowledge of Shipbuilding myself. Is it, Sir, quite possible that You may precisise Your Request a Little? As I would be very happy to help You. So please tell me, If you are concerned about the Stern of the Hull of an Old-style Ship, or it's Rear Castle's Design. I am and remain, Sir, the Yours, Captain Charles F. Harlowe

I owe You a Dept of Gratitude, Mr. Doog! I am, Sir, and remain, your humble Servant Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Anything new so far? I'd be interested in the Game The Yours etc. etc. Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Thank you! I take my time to get everything as good as possible *sweet* .... Momentarily I'm about to go crazy because I cant find a good solution for the Masts :S ... Round 2x2 Bricks form good Main-, Fore and Bowsprit basis, and the 1x1 Round ones make brilliant Yards, (If I find enough of them in brown), Main- and Foretopgallant Parts, but I'm ot of Ideas of a size within between for the other Parts of the Rigging... :-X At least I found a satisfying Solution for a Capstan. The Yours, CCFH

Thanks a lot! Well, I'll have to enlist a Company of Marines for my upcoming Ship ;)

Hello Sirs! Well, I'm thinking of making some Custom Equippment, so...how Woeld you make Bayonets, possible better Muskets, and different Knapsacks etc.? What Materials, what Techniques, and all this stuff. I am, Sirs, &ca. &ca. Captain Charles F. Harlowe

Hello! I'm looking for blue and Red Guards Bodies, especially the Officer-Variant, white Breeches, Muskets, Cutlasses and black Tricorns. I am &ca. & ca. Captain Charles F. Harlowe