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Creative => How-To => Topic started by: CptnKlickey on March 15, 2016, 19:28:04

Title: Castle jail ideas?
Post by: CptnKlickey on March 15, 2016, 19:28:04
I would love any suggestions for layouts for a steck castle jail.  For some reason, haven't seen a lot of pictures that have sufficiently stirred my imagination yet on this.  I really like the look of the 3786 jail cell, but currently, I only have:

- 1 door and 5 or 6 wall pieces with high barred windows from 3859
- 1 of the full bar walls (don't know the set #)

Would welcome any of your brilliant ideas or suggestions!
Title: Re: Castle jail ideas?
Post by: Tiermann on March 15, 2016, 23:10:57
Yeah, love the full bar walls.
I have used the 3786 Sheriffs office one in the past. Due to the height issue at the main connectors and roofs/ceilings you can't use them for internal very easily, but they can be great in a courtyard.

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8053/8135061992_6063be9dda_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/doSjvw)Halloween Castle 2012 no17 (https://flic.kr/p/doSjvw) by Tim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/71879015@N00/), on Flickr

Also obviously regular open windows with the bar inserts are good as are slit walls both seen in that photo too.

It depends a bit on how your layout is. If you are on a table you can always leave open walls along the side that butts up to the table edge. Viewers automatically assume cut-away when you do that and it allows you to get away with using the parts you do have for an internal section instead. I always plan the biggest longest wall up against the table edge so I can get away with open walls on one long side, thus making my parts go farther and also allowing easy view into the interior scenes.

 
Title: Re: Castle jail ideas?
Post by: CptnKlickey on March 16, 2016, 15:18:00
Good stuff, thanks, Tim!  I'm thinking it could be cool to add the 3859 door as an entry to an exterior jail, with a few cells like the pic you shared.  I'll share pics once I get it done.