Absolutely incredible, amazing dio, Tahra! Thanks for sharing 
Such a lot of detail - the buildings, above all the tower! (of course you can really access all floors of the tower by stairs!), also the drawbridge and the pier with the crane...
Thank you
The tower I shamelessly copied the other one I had done in 2013 (I remember the date cause I hunted the pics for this one!)
Actually, I was staring at it some more today (at the dio, I mean - it needs to be put away
), and it occurred to me I NEED to document that gate. I suppose there is no point to the rest (I based Crassus's new house on the romanish dio one)... Well, maybe the system X base for the tower. But it was such a complicated mess, full of patches that it may not be worth it..
All interiors are truly a beauty. Everything needed in a roman fort is available on those warehouses, several weapons neatly stored and lots of beautifully organised food!
These were fun to do, and I believe I can mostly do them well enough.. Modern houses... I don't find it that fun, in truth, and I am NOT good at it....
So many custom klickys, huge variety, and all so very animal-friendly!
A lot of them are custom. I was gonna say "most", but I believe the soldiers of the legions awaiting Crassus are not, so... Or the original roman, or the cav.. Still.. I believe there are 269 klickys there, was it? I know I made a count when I was done..
No dio of mine will be animal unfriendly. Wait until you see my hamtree.
(eh, presunteira?
)
(I like the green-shields being carried on their backs, and also the shields fixed on the horses' saddles)
Well, I wanted to simulate the way the roman soldiers carry stuff - wildly inaccurate, since I believe there was a bag for the shield (carried on the back) and a "pole cross" to hang everything else - helmet included. Obviously it would not work with playmobil.. so I just put the shields (not only the green ones) like that when they are marching, trying for that effect. Or a playmoversion of it. (full disclosure: there was an Ignite - I think - 12" figure that represented that, so...
)
Great posing, the handling of the keys, the feeding of the birds, the carrying of supplies...
Landscape is amazing on all its glory and detail, all kinds rockies and system-x rocks, even a little skull-rock, as a small cave with mushrooms inside! Flowers and birdies everywhere, it's looks stunning.
Rememeber the circus with iberia to get that skull rock?
My sister persuaded me to get those bits of cork before the xmasy dio, remember? They make a big difference, I think. The flowers worked rather well.
Birdies everywhere should not be a surprise, considering that guy, right?
The "making of" is a very interesting read, the building of the drawbridge must have been so difficult. The "making of" also allows a glance at spots like the plants UNDER the drawbridge...
It was. And I am not the handiest person about
I think I said in the PROCESS at the time that I had watched videos and all about how to tie a raft, but in the end couldn't figure it out from there, so ended up tying them my own way. And of course I made mistakes along the way. As always. I miscalculated the string I needed (TWICE
), so that led to unnecessary work arounds, for example.
The plants under the bridge are as silly as the drawbridge actually "working", I suppose... but there. I KNOW. Right?
I could go on and on...
Please do. Gods know I blab - it would be a nice change
