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    leedeetee
    last edited by 17 Oct 2010, 15:43

    Really nice Gai, and an interesting read to boot. πŸ‘

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      Gaieus
      last edited by 17 Oct 2010, 18:19

      Rich, the file is high poly enough from this half dozen guys! 😲
      They're only there to give scale and atmosphere not for a battle scene! πŸ˜†

      I may even make some LO documents for the guys - I have never used LO (for a real project) anyway! 😳

      Gai...

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        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by 17 Oct 2010, 20:12

        @gaieus said:

        Rich, the file is high poly enough from this half dozen guys! 😲
        They're only there to give scale and atmosphere not for a battle scene! πŸ˜†

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          Roger
          last edited by 18 Oct 2010, 06:52

          That central pad was to support the "elevictoriax", a hand-cranked elevator used to lift food and other supplies rather than having to climb the exposed exterior stairs with unwieldy loads during bad weather or barbarian attacks.

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            Frederik
            last edited by 18 Oct 2010, 09:05

            I saw Fletch had added some trees in PP... πŸ˜„
            Tower-Fletch.jpg
            I also added some trees in post pro...
            Tower-KFB.jpg

            Cheers
            Kim Frederik

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              Ross Macintosh
              last edited by 18 Oct 2010, 10:34

              Csaba - Common sense (if there is such a thing) might suggest the upper windows likely did not have that type of shutter protruding into the limited circulation space of balcony.

              Would the exterior stair have been equipped with a pivot so it could be drawn up?

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                Daniel
                last edited by 18 Oct 2010, 16:12

                Great looking rendering, Gaieus. Would a watch tower be taller than that, though? One wouldn't be able to see beyond the trees from there.

                My avatar is an anachronism.

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                  tomislavm
                  last edited by 19 Oct 2010, 12:43

                  Nice idea Gai, I like it!

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                    Gaieus
                    last edited by 19 Oct 2010, 14:06

                    Roger, I also thought of that but the guys (8who want to build it) resisted...

                    Ross: About the upper windows; you must be right. I created a scene in 3DVIA and when I succeeded to climb up, I could not walk around. I will suggest this to the guys, too. πŸ˜†

                    Daniel: no-one really knows. As they used to be on hill-tops looking over the river (where possible), maybe not.

                    And yes, Fletch seems to have slept too much last night!
                    πŸ˜„

                    Gai...

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                      Bryan K
                      last edited by 20 Oct 2010, 06:43

                      Very cool.

                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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