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Yup, it's fine if someone doesn't have the pieces to make the hallway exactly the way the design is. That's up to you. If you want a door, throw in some hinges and a door. If you just want an arch, that's fine too! I think that this is just kind of a starting point for when you build. Minor additions and changes are fine ~Thrash

We're just voting on a hallway because we want everything in the keep to look pretty consistent. Certainly, someone could put a statue in their hallway or if you're building one of the modules on the first floor you can add a door out in to the courtyard. Think of it kind of like the back wall for the other modules. There is a basic design, but everyone doesn't have to follow it EXACTLY. Some people didn't have the little slopes for the top part so they used a different color or something else, and some people added various features to the wall to make it look a little different like Guss did by adding some stuff in the middle of the wall. Without a standard for the hallway, there would be far too many questions about "What should the hallway look like?" so it's easiest and best to just have a standard hallway design. I hope that clears everything up. ~Thrash

No rush...even though everyone took a brief holiday break from the EBCCB, everyone is back now! Also, with 20 or 30 modules to go, I don't foresee this project being finished any time soon. ~Thrash

Thanks! Yup, as long as it looks about the same it would be fine, I assume. That looks like a great start on the toilet. You make a good point about the toilet being on the outside wall too, so perhaps next time the list of buildings is updated we'll add in your module! Also, welcome to the EBCCB! Well, that room is just my proposal. We'll have to wait for word from ISC regarding what design path we're going to follow. My design would really just go for the modules that are 16x16 and 16x32. For the entrance hall with the staircase, you can pretty much do whatever you want on the 32x32 base as long as the stairs go from the first floor to the second. We're still deciding how high each floor will be... Thanks! Before you start building you might want to wait for a final decision from ISC regarding which hallway plans we're going to go with. EDIT: With all of the questions about the keep that have been coming up, I figured I should fix up the layout to make everything a bit more clear. While I was at it, I updated the layout for the castle too with a few added modules! 0. Dock - Wouwie13, Captain Green Hair 1. Main Gatehouse - Dragonator 2. Oil Smelter - ISC 3. Bakery - Erdbeereis1, Buttons 4. Jester's Joke Shop - Thrash 5. Butcher - Arawos, Erdbeereis1, Khorne 6. Thieves Guild - Thrash 7. Tavern - Captain Green Hair 8. Apothecary - Matn 9. Adventurers Guild - Thrash, GloriusShadow 10. Alley Way/Stairs to Wall – Josh, darkagent 11. Brothel - Josh, Darkagent 12. Out-house - Agersborg 13. Dungeon 14. Torture Chamber - Thrash, Pickerel, castlestrike666 15. Alchemist - Thrash, Pickerel, Quarryman 16. Troll Embassy - Thrash 17. Witch's Hut - Thrash 18. Back Gatehouse - Adam 19. Fighters Guild - castlestrike666 20. Fighting Arena - ISC 21. Training Ground - Thrash, sgt stickey 22. Archery Range - Thrash 23. Barracks - I Scream Clone 24. Armory - Jifel, Guss 25. Dwarf Embassy 26. Alley Way/Stairs to Wall 27. Blacksmith - Thrash 28. Tanner - Thrash 29. Stables - Stash2sixx 30. Carpenter - Lasse D 31. Church - Thrash & Stol 32. Mystery Play - Lalande 33. Mason's Guild - Stol 34. Money Changer – Thrash, Pedro 35. Jeweler - 3D Brickthing, Erdbeereis1 36. Doctor - stenertje 37. Wizard's Guild - Thrash, 3D Brickthing 38. Barbershop – Thrash 39. Cadger’s Menagerie – Thrash’s Girlfriend 40. Chapel – darkagent 41. Monastary 42. Chandler 43. Bank 44. Glazier - Lalande 45. Poleturner/Fletcher - Randomparrot 46. Tapestry Weaver - Lalande 47. Elvin Archers Barracks - Darkagent 48. Tax Collector - Matn, Darkagent 49. Falconry Mew - Lalande 50. Courtyard - Erdbeereis1 51. Secondary Gatehouse 16x32x21 - Pickerel 52. Servant's Quarters - JimButcher 53. Wine Cellar - JimButcher 54. Kitchen - Wouwie13, Erdbeereis1, castlestrike666 55. Entrance Hall w/ Great Staircase - castlestrike666 56. Jester’s Quarters 57. Library - Sandy 58. Guest Chambers – randomparrot 59. Guest Chambers 60. Guest Chambers 61. Garderobe (Medieval Toilet) 62. Royal Armory 63. War Room – CastleLord 64. Knights' Quarters - Arawos 65. Stairwell 16x16x14 66. Dining Hall 67. Princess’ Chamber - Sandy 68. Prince's Chamber 69. Queen's Chamber 70. King's Chamber 71. Chamberlain’s Quarters 72. Throne Room - I Scream Clone, darkagent 73. Wizard's Tower - Sandy 74. Treasury – Dennimator 75. Royal Jail 76. Royal Torture Chamber For all of the modules with heights other than 7, I've included the height in bricks. What do you guys think of this new layout? ISC, I can resize the layout pictures if you think they're too large. Also, if you want to go with this layout and list of modules I'll PM you the code for the list, or you can just hit reply to this, copy the code, and then paste it into the first post. ~Thrash

I hope everyone had a great holiday season! Between family and putting together new lego sets that I got for Christmas, I just haven't had any time for the EBCCB! Now that all of my new sets are put together and everything, I should have more time for the EBCCB. First, I'd like to show my Money Changer! More photos can be found in the beta thread. ISC, here's my thumbnail code: [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=360769"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/moneychangerthrash.jpg][/url] Second, here is my proposal for the keep walls and rooms: The halls that are between rooms and don't open up to the courtyard would obviously not have windows. Also, the rooms could have windows or whatever else you want on the outside walls. Let me know what you guys think. It's good to be back! ~Thrash

After taking a nice long holiday break, I bring you my Money Changer! With the gate closed: A closeup of the Money Changer with her big chest of gold: The inside. You'll see a few items that also appeared in my Theives Guild. The Theives Guild can't have too many people bringing them valuable items, so they use the money changer as their fence: The Money Changer and her guard: I hope you guys like it! Money Changer Brickshelf ~Thrash

My Cody keychain came yesterday. Thanks to everyone who made this possible! ~Thrash

Oops! When I made that wall I was thinking that all of the hallways open up to the courtyard, but clearly they don't! ~Thrash

That's a great choice. It should be 32x32. We're still working on all the specifications for the keep rooms, so I'm not sure about the height. Here's Sandy's basic hallway design in Ldraw form. I think this might be a good plan for the hallway: What do you guys think? ~Thrash

Thanks for all the comments guys! Erdbeereis and ISC, those are some funny ideas for titles. Over the next few days I'm not going to build anything since I'm going to be getting ready for Christmas, so that can give everyone else some time to build modules! ~Thrash

No problem. I'm excited to see what you'll come up with now that you have more room to work with! ~Thrash

Welcome to the build! I really like your doctor module! I assume that I Scream Clone (the leader of the EBCCB) will put you on Team Beta since right now Alpha has 17 members and Beta only has 16, but I guess you should wait for his official word on the matter. ISC, here's the code for stenertje's thumbnail: [b]stenertje[/b] [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=358044"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/doctorstenertje.jpg][/url] ~Thrash

Here's the layout for the keep: When I designed it I made sure that the smallest module in the keep was 16x16, and then each module also has a hallway out front. Now that I look at it, the legend should say "6 wide hallway" instead of "8 wide hallway," but that doesnt' matter much for the size of the module. I haven't updated the layout in a while, so next time I do that I'll be sure to fix the hallway size! ~Thrash

No problem! I'm not sure, but I think that Sandy's were 7 bricks high. Since people have done almost all of the outer wall modules and the focus will soon be shifting to the keep, perhaps we should work on refining the standards for the keep modules. For example, just as we have a standard outer wall, perhaps we could have a standard hallway that will be attached to each module. I'll be happy to draw up on standards on Ldraw, but first I think that the community needs to decide on what sorts of things we want to standardize. In the mean time, you guys can enjoy my Barbershop! More pictures can be found over in the Beta Thread. ISC, here's the thumbnail code to add to mine: [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=358096"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/barbershopthrash.jpg][/url] ~Thrash

I've been meaning to do this one for a while but couldn't quite figure it out. After spending some time last night and this morning, I finally got it to work. Presenting, my Barbershop! Upstairs, the barber, let's call him, oh, I don't know...Sweeney Todd, cuts people's hair...and their necks: Then, he hits the little lever on the chair, the floor drops out, and the chair tilts back...: They slide off...: And land in the fire downstairs...: Where they get turned into meat-pies!: Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd, and Borat (er...whatever he was called in the movie): Sorry I went over the picture limit, I just had to get that action shot of the murder in! Also, sorry I made another disgusting entry! I promise my next one will be full of happy things like sunshine, rainbows, and bunny rabbits. Hope you guys liked the Barbershop! Barbershop Brickshelf ~Thrash

Thanks for those close-ups of the centaur! Over the years I've tried to make centaurs, but none have ever turned out that good. Maybe sometime over the holidays I'll bring myself to part with a horse in order to get a centaur. Also, it was a great idea to make that your avatar! Thanks, you did a great job too! I think that what we should do is just consider the Church and the Chapel to be two completely different modules and give each one a spot. It would seem odd to have the community vote on having a giant church or a small chapel, so there's no reason both can't be in the EBCCB! Sounds good. Yea, the staircase that I was referring to when I added that to the list was a staircase that runs from the ground floor to the first floor. As long as it's a staircase that goes from the ground to the first floor, you can do whatever you want with it! ISC, here's the latest thumbnail codes to add to the existing ones: Yours: [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=350805"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/barracksisc.jpg][/url] Darkagents: [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=357871"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/chapeldarkagent.jpg][/url] Jimbutchers: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26773125@N02/3126251337/"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/winecellarjimbutcher.jpg][/url] ~Thrash

Thanks everyone! We had a lot of fun building that church, so I'm glad you guys like it! JimButcher, your wine cellar looks great. I love all of the wine bottles everywhere, and the way you did that wall with all the holes was really clever. However, I don't think it's the correct size. Do you think that, excluding the front hallway, you could expand the cellar to be 16x16? That would give you even MORE room for cool details! ~Thrash

Fantastic work. I'm impressed that you managed to fit everything in such a small space. When Stol and I did ours, we thought there was no way anyone could do a chapel so small, but you proved us wrong! The best parts are the Harry Potter banners and the stained glass windows! Wow! That barracks is really incredible. The color scene, all of the details, everythings perfect! If I had to point out the BEST detail, I would say that it's the diagonal stairs. Good rule! That seems fair for a bigger build to get more pictures... Thanks, I'll post all of the latest thumbnail codes in the discussion thread shortly. Thanks! I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but if the final result is a module with a proper back wall on the correct size base plate, then it doesn't really matter what technique you used to arrive at that result, so whatever you want to do should be fine! ~Thrash

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As I mentioned earlier, Stol and I got together to do a church module. You can check out more pictures at the Alpha thread now! No problem! I'm excited to see more pictures of your barracks. What you've showed already looked like a great start, so I'm sure that the finished product will be even better! Jimbutcher, I'm also excited to see pictures of whatever module you've got planned. ~Thrash

Thanks guys! Hopefully making a church redeemed me for making the Tanner so disgusting. ~Thrash

Great job posting the Stol! Here's the custom decal I made for the Templar: And here are two pictures of him with the decal on, one of which now appears to be Stols avatar: Since it was a white torso, I just printed the decal onto clear window sticker paper and stuck it on the torso. Hope you guys like the Church we did! ~Thrash

No problem! The courtyard is perfect...everything with it came together really nicely. Assuming you mean the back wall that's on every module, no, it's not really necessary. Just make sure that you leave room so that a wall piece could be added. ~Thrash

Stol and I were hard at work all day getting our Church built. Stol had most of the ideas, I just helped him translate those idea into a polished looking building. I also did a custom decal for him for the Templars. He said that he wants to post the pictures since it was mainly his idea, so they'll be up later. In the mean time, here's a teaser picture: There have been a lot of new modules coming in recently ISC, so here is lots of updated thumbnail code: My new thumbnail code: [b]Thrash[/b] [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=350366"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/blacksmiththrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=350365"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/alchemistthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=350617"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/theivesguildthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=351128"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/jestersjokeshopthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/TrollEmbassy"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/trollembassythrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/AdventurersGuild"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/adventurersguildthrash.jpg][/url] [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=353142"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/wizardsguildthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=353166"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/witchshutthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=353293"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/torturerschamberthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=356332"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/archeryrangetraininggroundthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=357515"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/tannerthrash.jpg][/url][url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=357647"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/churchthrashandstol.jpg][/url] To add to Lalande's: [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=357527"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/mysteryplaylalande.jpg][/url] To add to Stol's: [url="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=357647"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/churchthrashandstol.jpg][/url] To add to Erdbeereis': [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erdbeereis/3122832503/"][img=http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thrash6/EBCCB/EBCCBThumbs/courtyarderdbeereis.jpg][/url] I think that's all of the new ones! I don't have time now, but later tonight or tomorrow I'll try to update the code for the list of modules to reflect all of the new modules that have come in if you haven't done it already. I did the Tanner yesterday, but you're welcome to do one too! That's a good idea to make sure that the Entrance hall fits with the courtyard. I've just been doing them all to keep all of the thumbnails in the same style. I've got no problem doing it. As you can see above, I've already done the thumbnail for your Courtyard. If anyone ever dislikes the placement of the lettering or the colors, just let me know and I'll fix it! EDIT: ISC, here's the fully updated code for the list of modules: 1. Main Gatehouse - Dragonator 2. [color="#008080"]Oil Smelter[/color] - ISC 3. [color="#008080"]Bakery[/color] - Erdbeereis1 4. [color="#008080"]Jester's Joke Shop[/color] - Thrash 5. Butcher - Arawos, Erdbeereis1, Khorne 6. [color="#008080"]Thieves Guild[/color] - Thrash 7. Tavern - Captain Green Hair 8. [color="#008080"]Apothecary[/color] - Matn 9. [color="#008080"]Adventurers Guild[/color] - Thrash, GloriusShadow 10. [color="#008080"]Alley Way/Stairs to Wall[/color] - Josh 11. [color="#008080"]Brothel[/color] - Josh, Darkagent 12. Dungeon 13. [color="#008080"]Torture Chamber[/color] - Thrash, Pickerel, castlestrike666 14. [color="#008080"]Alchemist[/color] - Thrash, Pickerel, Quarryman 15. [color="#008080"]Troll Embassy[/color] - Thrash 16. [color="#008080"]Witch's Hut[/color] - Thrash 17. Back Gatehouse - Adam 18. [color="#008080"]Fighters Guild[/color] - castlestrike666 19. [color="#008080"]Fighting Arena[/color] - ISC 20. [color="#008080"]Training Ground[/color] - Thrash, sgt stickey 21. [color="#008080"]Archery Range[/color] - Thrash 22. Barracks - I Scream Clone 23. [color="#008080"]Armory[/color] - Jifel, Guss 24. Alley Way/Stairs to Wall 25. [color="#008080"]Blacksmith[/color] - Thrash 26. [color="#008080"]Tanner[/color] - Thrash 27. Stables - Stash2sixx 28. [color="#008080"]Carpenter[/color] - Lasse D 29. [color="#008080"]Mason's Guild[/color] - Stol 30/31. [color="#008080"]Church[/color] - Thrash & Stol 32. [color="#008080"]Mystery Play[/color] - Lalande 33. Money Changer - Pedro 34. [color="#008080"] Jeweler[/color] - 3D Brickthing, Erdbeereis1 35. Physician 36. [color="#008080"]Wizard's Guild[/color] - Thrash, 3D Brickthing 37. Barbershop 38. [color="#008080"]Tapestry Weaver[/color] - Lalande 39. Poleturner/Fletcher - Randomparrot 40. [color="#008080"]Elvin Archers Barracks[/color] - Darkagent 41. [color="#008080"]Tax Collector[/color] - Matn, Darkagent 42. [color="#008080"]Falconry Mew[/color] - Lalande 43. Dock - Wouwie13, Captain Green Hair 50. [color="#008080"]Courtyard[/color] - Erdbeereis1 51. Secondary Gatehouse - Pickerel 52. Servant's Quarters - JimButcher 53. Wine Cellar - JimButcher 54. Kitchen - Wouwie13, Erdbeereis1, castlestrike666 55. Entrance Hall w/ Great Staircase - castlestrike666 56. Secret Room 57. [color="#008080"]Library[/color] - Sandy 58. Guest Chambers - randomparrot 61. Garderobe (Medieval Toilet) 62. War Room - CastleLord 63. Dining Hall 64. Knights' Quarters - Arawos 65. King's Chamber 66. Queen's Chamber 67. Prince's Chamber 68. [color="#008080"]Princess’ Chamber[/color] - Sandy 71. Throne Room 72. [color="#008080"]Wizard's Tower[/color] - Sandy 73. [color="#008080"]Treasury[/color] - Dennimator [u]More options[/u] Gambling Den Dwarf Embassy Skeleton Embassy Opium Den Chandler It's incredible how many modules have been done in such a short period of time! ~Thrash

Ha, Lalande said that everyone on here was going to think I was a little sick after I posted my Tanner. Guess she was right! Glad you liked it! ~Thrash