{"id":13126,"date":"2019-05-13T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=13126"},"modified":"2019-05-13T15:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:33:43","slug":"wolfpack-keep-build-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=13126","title":{"rendered":"Wolfpack Keep: Build Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Like many of my CCC entries, this model was built in just a few days. Meaning I had to make decisions very quickly as different issues arose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I began by making the layout of the keep. Including angles generally helps make a castle look more dynamic so I used hinge plates to set the main tower off the grid. Likewise SNOT four wide plates set at a 45\u00b0 angle were used to give a similar impression to corner wall panels used in actual wolfpack sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long before the CCC started we had gotten a good amount of trans blue bricks from our LUGbulk order, so I wanted to try using them for water in this scene. Which meant using plate modified with studs to attach a single sideways layer to the studs up base. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The various steps in the studs up portion helped counteract the warping that happens when you repeatedly stack 1&#215;2 bricks. Cheese slopes and tiles were used to round off the blocky edges of the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Of course with the water being only one stud deep studs up building would not fit flush. So next I used brick modified with stud to add another layer of SNOT element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time using dark bley to create a rocky island below the keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pattern for the keep&#8217;s layout made it easy to see exactly how big the rock portions needed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then I could transition back to studs up building. The right end being tiled to accommodate the angled tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/7-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally it was time to actually attach the keep. As you can see in the background, I left the pattern of the layout together for easy reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted easy access to the interior of the keep, so I included a few hinged walls. Though the bley one ended up being swapped for a removable wall section as the gatehouse tower next to it kept the hinge from actually working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Working drawbridges often take a bit of experimentation to get functioning smoothly, so that was one of the first things I put in place on the gatehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/10-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Black walls with grey highlights are a signature component of wolfpack castles, but I tried to avoid one solid mass of black by having a bley section between the gatehouse and tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/11-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the angle of the tower one side of the bley portion was much longer than the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course red roofs were also required for the proper wolfpack look. By this point the gatehouse was practically finished, and it remains my favorite section of the model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid having gaps between the angled and straight floor sections I just overlapped some tiles. That basic technique is one of the easiest ways to avoid gaps in this sort of situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tower windows get progressively larger openings the higher on the tower they are. But all of them have bley outlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/15-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I initially thought I might be able to get away with just a two story tower plus tall roof, but here I saw how much better a third story would look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the third floor windows being the largest, I had more options to work with and tried this design first<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/17-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I ended up preferring this version which uses 1&#215;4 fences to give some latticework inside the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/18-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Battlements around the roof edges didn&#8217;t look quite right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I switched to an overhanging roof style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then all that remained was furnishing the interior. Several of the furnishing designs have already been covered in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?s=furniture+tutorial\">furniture tutorials<\/a>. One of my favorite interior details was the pair of men playing cards &#8211; one furious at having lost, the other quite smug as he plays the ace of spades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides more mini-figures and animals, some green bushes using small leaves and green feathers gave the finishing touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=11563\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/overview-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions for future posts! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like many of my CCC entries, this model was built in just a few days. Meaning I had to make decisions very quickly as different issues arose. 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