Medievel castel

[Charless]

Work in progress, a Castel in the south of the Netherlands: named The Broken Lock. reconstruted to scale from sparse info found on the internet

https://i.postimg.cc/CK8Xnxmf/11.png

https://i.postimg.cc/jdNMhFyG/2.png

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebroken_Slot

 

[Helmut]

Very nice work.
* Nitpick (and a common error): An arch needs to have a keystone in the middle. Otherwise the vertical stresses of the static load are not properly laterally redirected and the arch will fail (= collapse).
* I also suggest that you look at the construction of the bridge crossing the moat. It seems to lack any triangulation to maintain stability in the X and Z axes.

 

[Charless]

THX Helmut I am still tweaking, will you share your Castel as a render?
https://i.postimg.cc/GtXLMh1h/12.png

 

[Charless]

My reference https://i.postimg.cc/3w60r1yF/het-gebroken-slot-te-grubbenvorst-door-dilz.png

 

[Helmut]

* The old jpgs from 2016 are about 2MB, so I can´t upload those. I have generated cheap resolutions for a few screenshots. There are a couple of materials missing but I can't remember.

 

[Charless]

No I remember what todo Helmut: I have to model those concrete edges aroud the "window" holes in the towers

https://postimg.cc/vgWrxYJ1

...and the flag looks funny, anybody a suggestion?

 

[Helmut]

These are great improvements to your first image in the thread.
You may want to experiment with lighting effects and possibly even a bit of blur / bokeh.
Years ago I did some cheap "animations" in arch viz. Camera and building were static and I just fiddled with fog, a brief flash of lightning and reflections.
There are a few threads on simulating a flag in the forum, primarily using dynamics. You could look at those for inspiration.

 

[Hasdrubal]

Yes, much better. I know, it's work-in-progress, but with the draw bridge I see the chains, but no part of the bridge that actually could be pulled up. Again, very sharp edges.