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    • leedeeteeL Offline
      leedeetee
      last edited by

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

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        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 BrienR Offline
          Rich O Brien Moderator
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          @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˜†

          πŸ˜’ They're lyrics to a Jimi Hendrix/Bob Dylan song....

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            Roger
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            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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            • FrederikF Offline
              Frederik
              last edited by

              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

                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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                • DanielD Offline
                  Daniel
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                  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

                    Nice idea Gai, I like it!

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      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 KB Offline
                        Bryan K
                        last edited by

                        Very cool.

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

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