[MOC] The Castle of AAAAAAARGH

[Tezclatipoca]

The Castle of AAAAAAARGH

 

I've built a little old classical style castle to find a place for my old Black Falcon guys from my childhood.

The castle turned rapidly toward a Fright castle when my children suggested me to add a ghost and a skeleton. That's why it has become the Castle of AAAAAAARGH : The scream you can hear from the catacombs when a poor Lion Crusader knight finishes his days under the executioner's axe.

I hope you'll like it !

C&C's welcome !

More Pictures in the spoiler :

Spoiler

poor guy : the next victim of the executioner is ready...

 

[Merlo]

Looks cool and fun! I love the wooden part and the fact you even managed to squeeze some interior detailing.

[John Cromwell]

Very cool! I like that you managed to incorporate it all onto a raised baseplate. you usually don't see people employ those when MOCing. That poor Crusader... 

Question, what in the world did you do to make that tree? It has no rhyme or reason whatsoever...

[Sarophas]

Very nostalgic! At first I thought the knight looked really weird, but the longer I look the better he works

[Tezclatipoca]

On 12/14/2020 at 8:51 AM, Merlo said:

Looks cool and fun! I love the wooden part and the fact you even managed to squeeze some interior detailing.

Thanks !

I was limited to a small interior though, but it worked quite well.

On 12/14/2020 at 3:10 PM, John Cromwell said:

Very cool! I like that you managed to incorporate it all onto a raised baseplate. you usually don't see people employ those when MOCing. That poor Crusader... 

Question, what in the world did you do to make that tree? It has no rhyme or reason whatsoever...

Thank you !

The concept was to keep an old style castle so the raised baseplate was not an option

The tree is built upon a small base of some arch bricks in reddish brown attached to the baseplate and all the foliage has been added with the threading technique on the main branches, with the picture angle, you don't see very well the wood but only the foliage : that's all ! I admit it seems strange seen like this in this angle.

On 12/14/2020 at 5:27 PM, Sarophas said:

Very nostalgic! At first I thought the knight looked really weird, but the longer I look the better he works

Thank you !

The concept is to have a nostalgic feel with a more modern version of the minifigures. I'm happy to see it's working with you !

[John Cromwell]

2 hours ago, Faladrin said:

The tree is built upon a small base of some arch bricks in reddish brown attached to the baseplate and all the foliage has been added with the threading technique on the main branches, with the picture angle, you don't see very well the wood but only the foliage : that's all ! I admit it seems strange seen like this in this angle.

Soo... you used string to thread the leaves? Or did you just stick the leaves into each other so they stuck?

[Henjin_Quilones]

49 minutes ago, John Cromwell said:

Soo... you used string to thread the leaves? Or did you just stick the leaves into each other so they stuck?

The leaf element hooks together nicely if you slip the skinny part of one between the thicker studs at the edges of another. I’ve heard the technique called weaving, too. @Full Plate is the builder who comes to mind first with this technique, and he has a nice tutorial (actually, many nice tutorials) on his website, Full Plate Builds.

[Tezclatipoca]

On 12/16/2020 at 6:53 PM, John Cromwell said:

Soo... you used string to thread the leaves? Or did you just stick the leaves into each other so they stuck?

 

On 12/16/2020 at 7:50 PM, Henjin_Quilones said:

The leaf element hooks together nicely if you slip the skinny part of one between the thicker studs at the edges of another. I’ve heard the technique called weaving, too. @Full Plate is the builder who comes to mind first with this technique, and he has a nice tutorial (actually, many nice tutorials) on his website, Full Plate Builds.

Yes exactly !

Thank you Henjin for the explanation !

I just made it more loosely than you'll see on Fullplate Tuto to keep a more natural aspect.

[John Cromwell]

On 12/16/2020 at 11:50 AM, Henjin_Quilones said:

The leaf element hooks together nicely if you slip the skinny part of one between the thicker studs at the edges of another. I’ve heard the technique called weaving, too. @Full Plate is the builder who comes to mind first with this technique, and he has a nice tutorial (actually, many nice tutorials) on his website, Full Plate Builds.

Thanks @Henjin_Quilones!

 

18 hours ago, Faladrin said:

I just made it more loosely than you'll see on Fullplate Tuto to keep a more natural aspect.

So the mystery is solved!

[Feuer Zug]

Nice use of the old raised baseplate. The look is wonderful for a small keep and the story entertaining. Plenty of eggs in there with the gargoyle, ghost, skeleton, and more.