{"id":14573,"date":"2020-03-20T13:42:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=14573"},"modified":"2020-03-20T13:42:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:42:23","slug":"middle-eastern-house-build-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=14573","title":{"rendered":"Middle Eastern House: Build Log"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s been too long, but here’s another build log post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started this model without too much of a plan, besides wanting to have fun building a house with the neat collection of tan parts we’ve acquired over the years. A simple decorative border set the base size, and on the right you can see my first wall texture experiment using 2×3 tiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A grid of 2 wide plates made for a parts efficient and sturdy foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These windows were a design I borrowed from Robuko<\/a>. It took a bit more work to incorporate than I had anticipated, but I really like the look of the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the doorway I wanted to use 1×1 pyramid slopes which we had gotten in LUGbulk. Only issue being that this arrangement of them on headlight bricks made the door opening a rather strange size – 5 studs tall instead of an even 6. Fortunately a bracket hidden in the lintel section allowed a smooth transition back to regular plate height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Continuing the theme of dark orange borders around windows\/door openings, I tried some simple windows on the left. But the entirely square layout seemed a bit boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I tried sloping a wall, and think that it made a huge improvement in the house. In fact, when completed I think it ended up being the most attractive feature of the model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a better look at the connection of the angled wall portion, and how the slope is established by cheese slopes at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A prefab window ended up working well in this wall, and more cheese slopes at the top made it easy to build vertically over top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The medium dark flesh 2×2 plates for the ground were another LUGbulk purchase, and it’s a ground color I would like to mess around with more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Securing the windows got a bit convoluted here – I’m sure there are better ways of doing it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A bit of elevation change between the two sections of the house kept it from looking flat, and various crates and plants added a bit of color. A few more small plates and tiles also were added to spice up the landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And there’s a look behind the scenes at the Middle Eastern Setting prize from last year’s Summer Joust!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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