{"id":13037,"date":"2019-05-02T18:47:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T18:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=13037"},"modified":"2019-05-02T18:47:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T18:47:14","slug":"militia-mishaps-build-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=13037","title":{"rendered":"Militia Mishaps: Build Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This build log covers another of my CCC entries from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I built the model on a reddish brown 32×32 baseplate, building up a brick to make it more stable. Ground layering like this is one of my favorite way to handle model edges when not including a border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I knew I wanted a sloping foundation on the wall, so I experimented with how to get a smooth fit despite the angle next. This was the design I ended up settling on, and while the angled plate and tiles aren’t actually attached they are held snugly in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Various portions of the walls were SNOT tiles, while the others were studs up 1×2 bricks. I like experimenting with various color combinations for walls, so I tried medium dark flesh for the stone mottling instead of the the more obvious dark bley option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The exterior walls were entirely SNOT tiles, so I started by laying out the plates to a height I thought would work well for the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The tower uses brackets with a plate and tile on top to give a flush fit with studs up portions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And to handle the corner seams I built studs up sections 5 plates tall that fit in with the tile pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taking advantage of the SNOT wall design, sideways 1×2 bows<\/a> gave a clean curved edge corbel design. Keeping the tower walls flat the whole way up would have resulted in an incredibly boring building. So I used some tall slopes to transition the center portions of tower walls back a stud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pair of machicolations topped with dark brown roofs were also added to spice up the tower. Here you can see how those 1×1 round brick roofs were held in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I built over the top of the roofs as closely as possible, using brackets to fill in a half plate gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A wooden structure was added to the very top of the tower to break up all the stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And while my first thought was this checker board of medium blue and white, I didn’t think those colors worked well enough with the medium dark flesh and bley of the stone walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading me to switch to dark green with white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moving back to the open training yard area inside the walls, I used wedge plates to outline irregular dirt paths worn down through the grass. The straight walkway leading to the door I was planning to tile with quarter circle tiles. You can see two pattern options here, though I ended up using a different pattern in the final scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After adding some grass stalks to the landscape, various figs, and a simple wood railing, the build was finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let us know if you have any questions or comments about this build log, and check back often to catch all our tutorials, new MOCs, and build logs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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