cyclops

Thank you all for the good words :) The first version was built with bricks from two "helm's deep" sets and two "uruk-hai army" sets. A lot of the bricks from the sets were left unused. For the second version I ordered some parts, mostly big plates and a lot of slope bricks for the rocks under the gate and the keep. After I build this version, I’m thinking about a lot of changes for the future :) First, I want to add a rocky mountain wall between the keep and the ending of the curved wall. Under the keep I will build the caves, with a secret entrance. The long wall will be a bit longer, and I will make it 4 studs thick, so it will look more like a real fortress wall. Thank you for taking the time to give me all these good ideas! I love your version very much, it was a huge inspiration for me :) I’m still going through your pictures from time to time and admire your build. I will move the culvert in the deeping wall before I start building . You are right about the external stairway leading up from the deeping wall, I’ll probably remove that ASAP. And I will definitely edit the door leading from the deeping wall into the outer wall, I even started doing that at one point before, but god lazy and left it as is. As for the 'edge' of the tower, I’m not sure I understand? The 'windows' above the arches in the cloister wall I will probably leave for now, because in the next version I think to follow the advice of Missing Brick and increase the main gate and the causeway in size, and with that I will make the keep and the cloister bigger by at least 4 studs in width. With that, there will be a lot of changes to the cloister and the gate to the throne room, and i will put more windows then. If you could to post a picture of your solution to the inner ramp problem, that would be great :) I was trying to see how you've done that. My solution is very part-consuming and not very elegant. I think I could get away with making only the keep bigger after making the front gate 8 studs wide. And the keep could use being a bit bigger. I will try that. :) How can I post the LDD file? I’ll probably have to upload it at some other host and post the link here? Or is it an option in the forum, I don’t know where to find it. This weekend I’ll start building, first module will be the tower :) I hope I’ll be able to post pictures soon. …and finally, I’m sorry for my clumsy expressing, I mostly read and rarely write in English. :)

I would post LDD file, but i'm not sure i can do that here? Yes, i know that MOD very well and i like it a lot, but Eurolock left most of the modules in their original size - the main gate, walls, the keep - and i tried to make them a lot bigger. His design was of great inspiration to me, but instead of trying to do the same as him, i'm trying to make it my way. :)

Hello everyone, After being a long time reader of the forum, I'll try to introduce myself with my first MOD. This is my extensive mod of the Lego set 9474 "The Battle of Helm's Deep". I liked the set, but it was too small for my liking :) So, i started upgrading it. First, i almost doubled in size most of the modules. I was satisfied with the tower and the front gate, but the wall and the keep were still far too small and inaccurate. Then, i Tried to raise the main gate and the keep, and also made the curved section of the wall bigger. I tried to recreate most of the details from the movie design - the raising path between the front gate and the keep, the entrance to the halls, some of the rock walls. Here is the result: http://www.flickr.co...s/93170514@N04/ I have the parts now, i'll start building soon. I would be glad to get some feedback and ideas :)