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Post by Mark of Siloam on Nov 9, 2015 18:07:41 GMT -8
Please enjoy my first CCCXIII entry!
CCC_Saint Magnus Erlendsson by Mark of Siloam, on Flickr Magnus Erlensson was born in 1080 to one of the earls of Orkney. His older brother (Aerling) and older cousin (Hakon) were in line to take over the two thrones from their two fathers, but Hakon was the cause of Aerling’s death and Magnus became next in line for his father’s throne. Throughout his life, Magnus was pious and gentle, but Hakon was not content being one of two rulers. Magnus was forced to flee and came to Egilsay island in 1115 by request to make peace. Each was to only bring 2 ships; Magnus obeyed; Hakon brought 8 ships. “an angry Haakon made his cook Lifolf kill Magnus by striking him on the head with an axe. It was said that Magnus first prayed for the souls of his executioners.” –Wikipedia The area where he was murdered changed from being rocky to a green field with flowers that gave off a heavenly scent. Political/religious reasons led to his death, and thus he is considered a martyr and is a Saint. With a mere flip of a switch, 28 gears spring into action to turn the ground from rocky to a green meadow. The flowers cannot be on during the transition, but it is very fun to operate. I hope you like it! Check out the alternative views and the video of the function on Flickr. Here is a diagram of the function: CCC_Saint Magnus Erlendsson_function diagram by Mark of Siloam, on Flickr
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Post by SEdmison on Nov 24, 2015 16:37:22 GMT -8
Wow, someone bringing mechanical elements to the world of castle building. I like. Now I just wonder wither it might be possible to fill or hide more of that seam around the grass when the build is in grass mode. If you can build plate right up together, that would be the obvious solution, but if for some reason you can't, could you do SNOT techniques to have tile or plate sideways to extend the green color in such a way as to reduce the visual gap? Also, I wonder whether you could offset the rock mechanisms in such a way that you could have a little space between them, which would in turn allow you to put a little bit of texturing on the tops of the grass sections without jamming the mechanism.
Anyway, I'm nitpicking. Nice build!
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Post by Mark of Siloam on Dec 8, 2015 11:47:54 GMT -8
Thank you very much for the feedback here and on my other CCC entries! I see now that you mention it that SNOT would have been possible, especially on the two long gaps. Thanks for the input!
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