{"id":10754,"date":"2018-09-10T20:17:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T20:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2018-09-10T20:17:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T20:17:11","slug":"middle-eastern-tutorial-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=10754","title":{"rendered":"Middle Eastern Tutorial #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s already been over a year since my first Middle Eastern tutorial<\/a>, how the time flies. This installment covers two arch designs, and two awning techniques.<\/p>\n

We’ll begin with the simplest design of the lot: a clean arch design with one plate thick outline.
\nSome stacks of 1×1 brick with stud and 1×1 plates start things off.<\/p>\n

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And then 1×6 tiles can be attached easily.<\/p>\n

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To continue the tan outline over the arch, you can attach 1×1 plates to the underside of a 1x6x2 arch.<\/p>\n

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Which then fits smoothly over the SNOT tiles giving an elegant doorway or gallery setup.<\/p>\n

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Next up is an awning design I used in my Age of Empires Stables MOC<\/a>. Plates with clip, and plates with handle are the essential parts that make up the skeleton of the awning.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, I snuck a few black plates with handle in as I didn’t have enough in red. Just so long as that side of the awning is facing away from camera, or up against a building, the black parts won’t be visible.<\/p>\n

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The finishing step is adding 1×2 tiles to the exposed studs. Since 1×2 tiles have no center tube, they can be slid to fit together nicely.<\/p>\n

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The red clips on the right end I then hooked onto a bar to attach the awning to a building.<\/p>\n

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Here’s an alternative awning design that I used in combination with the previous technique. It starts off with some 1×2 bricks with 1×2 tiles attached to the bottom via technic half pins.<\/p>\n

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I used five of these sections, though depending on your desired awning size you could just add or remove a few sections.<\/p>\n

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Plate hinges will hook all these 1×2 assemblies together and allow them to curve.<\/p>\n

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A second layer of plate hinges gets all the sections hooked together.<\/p>\n

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And then you can simply cap off the exposed studs with 1×2 tiles once it is as wide as you need.<\/p>\n

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Again, I used the clip left on the end to attach it to a building.<\/p>\n

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Here’s what they look like in a build:<\/p>\n

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For our fourth design we’ll cover a neat arch design that was inspired by Mark of Falworth’s Grand Bazaar. <\/a><\/p>\n

Once again it starts with some 1×1 columns incorporating 1×1 brick with stud to attach a SNOT assembly.<\/p>\n

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A 1×8 arch connects the columns.<\/p>\n

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Next you will be adding some SNOT bricks to the underside of the arch via headlight bricks.<\/p>\n

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You could easily switch out the quarter circle tiles for regular 1×1 tiles if you like.<\/p>\n

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By making two of these arches and then connecting them with 4×6 plates, I made a small bridge between a couple of the buildings in The Fabled Fortress of Al-Danah<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dark brown tiles were used for the actual walkway, while brick with stud allowed me to put on a layer of SNOT tooth plates.<\/p>\n

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Some plate with rail fit nicely over top of those.<\/p>\n

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And then I finished it with cheese slopes.<\/p>\n

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Hopefully these designs can be of use for your own models, and feel free to let us know if you have any questions on the techniques.<\/p>\n

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It’s already been over a year since my first Middle Eastern tutorial, how the time flies. This installment covers two arch designs, and two awning techniques. We’ll begin with the\u2026<\/p>\n

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