{"id":12461,"date":"2019-03-04T20:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T20:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=12461"},"modified":"2019-03-04T20:28:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T20:28:06","slug":"imladris-build-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=12461","title":{"rendered":"Imladris: Build Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ready to see behind the scenes of what went into building Imladris?

Let’s get going!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew I wanted a waterfall in the scene, and that was one of the first things built. By mixing studs up and SNOT sections I tried to get a more natural look for the falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are a couple building experiments I tried early in the build process. While neither ended up in the finished build, I rather like the left design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An angled bridge over a gorge was another detail I thought would look nice, so I tried to find a smooth way of incorporating the 1×4 arch. Here you can also see how the gazebo was attached with a 2×2 round ‘donut’ tile and 2×2 jumper plate under a dark bley 2×2 brick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rockwork was based off the same style as what I used in my previous Rivendell<\/a> model, only using olive green for moss this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sand colors are some of my favorite to use for Elven settings, so I stuck to sand green and sand blue for most of the highlights on the stone buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bley roof on the sand blue building was just a place holder as I tested out how 2×2 tiles worked there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Structures incorporated into the landscape are a signature Elven component in my mind, so I included several buildings built right into the mountain side. On the right I placed the largest building where I thought it might end up. It uses five long bars with handle<\/a> for the front pillars which was my favorite detail in the whole scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting pretty close to done, though I still had a lot to figure out on the right end. Originally I wanted to have a grill brick stairway at the front of the large building, but was unable to get a smooth fit due to its height on the landscape and the small amount of terrain in front of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I settled on some sideways cheese instead. Attaching the five long bars with handle took some experimentation, but bar with clip stuck into cones ended up working well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now all the buildings were in place, and I just had to finish the mountain! With micro scenes it’s especially easy to place and move buildings, so I try to experiment with lots of different layouts until I find one I’m very pleased with. In this model I tried a lot of different options for the right most building before settling on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I could have ended the mountain at about this point, but I figured a bit more elevation would give a better composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So went up a few more bricks which definitely looked nicer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I did experiment with adding trees to the scene, but ultimately could not find a design that was suitable – partially due to being a bit low on micro tree parts at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s a look at some of the various buildings and designs I table scrapped while working on this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks for reading, and let us know if you have any questions or suggestions for new posts!
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