Castle Cape 1993 (x375px1)
2024-11-05, 13:15 (This post was last modified: 2024-11-05, 13:15 by Chris Böhnke.)
2024-11-05, 13:15 (This post was last modified: 2024-11-05, 13:15 by Chris Böhnke.)
Hello everyone,
I think I am almost done with the shape of this missing cloth cape(s):
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...=3#T=C&C=3
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...=1#T=C&C=1
However, I'd like to know if the formed shape is ok this way:
I tried to get as close as possible to the depiction in the instructions (sets 6082, 6076, 6090), which all have it so that it does not intersect with a horse (and it's saddle), when a minifig rides on it. That way it also does not interfere with the flag and halberd attached to the saddle clips (as intended for set 6082 & 6076):
The only other set containing this cape does not come with instructions (6105), but the box image implies a similar build like in 6082. Bricklink and other sites commonly show the cape hanging up very strictly down towards the minifig's back. However this is neither how it is officially depicted on the sets' boxes nor is this the way a new cape acts when put on a minifig. New ones are very stiff and can (almost) hold up their entire weight, making it appear very flat.
Some questions:
1) Is the curvature ok this way?
2) Are there enough (or too many?) polygons for the curve?
3) I am uncertain about the sub-filing. I currently would make a single subfile for the unprinted bottom+edges, then put the top surface in the main-file for both the unprinted and the 2 printed ones. Is that ok and should the base sub-file be mirrored?
4) Is a single formed version enough?
5) Anything else that should be changed?
Thanks for the feedback!
I think I am almost done with the shape of this missing cloth cape(s):
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...=3#T=C&C=3
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...=1#T=C&C=1
However, I'd like to know if the formed shape is ok this way:
I tried to get as close as possible to the depiction in the instructions (sets 6082, 6076, 6090), which all have it so that it does not intersect with a horse (and it's saddle), when a minifig rides on it. That way it also does not interfere with the flag and halberd attached to the saddle clips (as intended for set 6082 & 6076):
The only other set containing this cape does not come with instructions (6105), but the box image implies a similar build like in 6082. Bricklink and other sites commonly show the cape hanging up very strictly down towards the minifig's back. However this is neither how it is officially depicted on the sets' boxes nor is this the way a new cape acts when put on a minifig. New ones are very stiff and can (almost) hold up their entire weight, making it appear very flat.
Some questions:
1) Is the curvature ok this way?
2) Are there enough (or too many?) polygons for the curve?
3) I am uncertain about the sub-filing. I currently would make a single subfile for the unprinted bottom+edges, then put the top surface in the main-file for both the unprinted and the 2 printed ones. Is that ok and should the base sub-file be mirrored?
4) Is a single formed version enough?
5) Anything else that should be changed?
Thanks for the feedback!