This was one of my bigger entries for the last CCC, and fortunately we did get a good number of pictures during the build process.
I started off with some baseplates and large plates to rough out the foot print of the landscape. This setup with an irregular edge across the front two sides is one we’ve used quite a lot before and I thought it would work well with the scene’s layout.
Next I used some 1×1 round bricks to mark approximately where the palisade would be, while 1×2 trans clear bricks portrayed the stream and waterfall.
Various brick with stud and plate with stud were incorporated into the outer edges of the base so I could easily attach SNOT elements. The first section actually built was the path – which like much of the rest of the build, was influenced by John’s Winter Serenity model.
Dark blue was the color I chose to use underneath trans clear in the stream. It gave some nice depth while also fitting well with the chilly atmosphere. We have lots of those 2×4 wedge plates so I used them quite a bit.
The waterfall was a tricky portion to build, and took a few tries. I wanted to achieve a frozen over look, so white elements were placed immediately behind the trans clear.
At the other end of the stream I wanted the water to spill out the edge of the base. Some trans clear headlight bricks were quite helpful for that section.
After which it was a quick process to finish the stream and start the snow and rockwork. Once again I used my slanted rockwork design, and was pleased with how subtle that effect was in this section.
With the stream in place I could move onto building more snow and rock. Of which there was plenty!
A sturdy palisade of dark brown 1×1 round bricks was next on the agenda. Using a similar technique to my rockwork, I was able to give a slight outward angle to many of the posts. We will put together a tutorial on that eventually.
The main trick with this palisade design is getting a good fit with the landscape in front and behind – fortunately a snowy setting makes this a lot easier.
I hadn’t expected the model to get quite this big, but I wanted a bit of a cave like look to the bandit’s camp with the cliffs looming out over top of the tent. And that required a fair bit of rockwork to achieve. Still this design is fairly time efficient and things moved along quickly.
Over hanging drifts are always fun to build, and in this case I used lots of tooth plates, horn elements, and curved slopes.
As you can see, I built the tent and placed the bandits’ gear before finishing the palisade. Would have been quite a pain reaching between it and the cliffs otherwise! Here the snowscaping was finally finished too, but since this was to be an entry for the Forest Lair category of the CCC it needed some trees!
I used Chris Maddison’s cheese slope pine trees, and a SNOT trunk design for the larger trees. Ice cream cones worked beautifully for the sharpened ends of the palisade posts.
The last additions were a snowy owl and polar bear. Overall I think this build turned out to be one of my best landscapes ever.
Wolfpack Winter Lair: Build Log
This was one of my bigger entries for the last CCC, and fortunately we did get a good number of pictures during the build process.
I started off with some baseplates and large plates to rough out the foot print of the landscape. This setup with an irregular edge across the front two sides is one we’ve used quite a lot before and I thought it would work well with the scene’s layout.
Next I used some 1×1 round bricks to mark approximately where the palisade would be, while 1×2 trans clear bricks portrayed the stream and waterfall.
Various brick with stud and plate with stud were incorporated into the outer edges of the base so I could easily attach SNOT elements. The first section actually built was the path – which like much of the rest of the build, was influenced by John’s Winter Serenity model.
Dark blue was the color I chose to use underneath trans clear in the stream. It gave some nice depth while also fitting well with the chilly atmosphere. We have lots of those 2×4 wedge plates so I used them quite a bit.
The waterfall was a tricky portion to build, and took a few tries. I wanted to achieve a frozen over look, so white elements were placed immediately behind the trans clear.
At the other end of the stream I wanted the water to spill out the edge of the base. Some trans clear headlight bricks were quite helpful for that section.
After which it was a quick process to finish the stream and start the snow and rockwork. Once again I used my slanted rockwork design, and was pleased with how subtle that effect was in this section.
With the stream in place I could move onto building more snow and rock. Of which there was plenty!
A sturdy palisade of dark brown 1×1 round bricks was next on the agenda. Using a similar technique to my rockwork, I was able to give a slight outward angle to many of the posts. We will put together a tutorial on that eventually.
The main trick with this palisade design is getting a good fit with the landscape in front and behind – fortunately a snowy setting makes this a lot easier.
I hadn’t expected the model to get quite this big, but I wanted a bit of a cave like look to the bandit’s camp with the cliffs looming out over top of the tent. And that required a fair bit of rockwork to achieve. Still this design is fairly time efficient and things moved along quickly.
Over hanging drifts are always fun to build, and in this case I used lots of tooth plates, horn elements, and curved slopes.
As you can see, I built the tent and placed the bandits’ gear before finishing the palisade. Would have been quite a pain reaching between it and the cliffs otherwise! Here the snowscaping was finally finished too, but since this was to be an entry for the Forest Lair category of the CCC it needed some trees!
I used Chris Maddison’s cheese slope pine trees, and a SNOT trunk design for the larger trees. Ice cream cones worked beautifully for the sharpened ends of the palisade posts.
The last additions were a snowy owl and polar bear. Overall I think this build turned out to be one of my best landscapes ever.
Thanks for reading!