[MOC] Black Falcon castle

[CasualMOCker]

Hello everyone !

As my first real big MOC, I wanted to share it with some brick lovers to get feedbacks.
This is my V1 on this castle, I may improve/change it after hearing what you guys think about it.

This MOC consists of 2 sets of 31120 (Medieval castle) and 21325 (medieval blacksmith). No other parts were needed.
I added minifigurines, animals, plants, weapons and a few accessories to make it more alive.
As it's aimed to be played with (by me and my kids), I tried to make it as sturdy as possible but also has realistic as possible too (like by added stairs/ladder everywhere, so every part of the castle is REALLY accessible by the minifigurines).

Here are the pictures of the castle:

On those pictures, you can see the whole castle when it's closed.

Front view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Right view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Left view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Back view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

Now when you open it:

Open front view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Open back view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

This MOC consists of 3 parts, the gates, the blacksmith/tavern/tower and the stable/guard dormitory/lord's room:

Castle divided view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

Let's now go into the details of each one.

The gates consist of two towers with a draw bridge at the center. Inside them, you can see the dog's house, the draw bridge mechanism, the iron doors with the lock hanging on the left wall and a dead tree on the outside.

Gates front view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Gates back view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

The tower consists of 3 parts:
- The lower floor is the blacksmith workshop, you can also see a part of the merchant stall and where the wood is stored (under the stairs).
- The middle floor is the tavern with an access to the upper floor on the outside wall.
- The upper floor is the training ground with the tower on top of it. The first floor of the tower is the alchemist/wizard lab and the second floor, connected by a ladder, is the falconry.

Tower front view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Tower back view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Tower divided view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

The living quarter consists of 3 parts too:
- The lower floor is the stable, the merchant store and the well. In the stable, there is a sercret wall giving access to the tree outside with a target to practice archery.
- The middle floor is the guard dormitory.
- The upper floor is the lord's room with a chest filled with gems.

Living quarter front view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Living quarter back view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Living quarter divided view by Michael Manca, sur Flickr
Lord's room by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

This concludes the MOC, I hope you will enjoy the pictures of this castle as I enjoyed building it and give me a lot of feedback about it!

Thanks a lot and don't hesitate to ask if things are not clearer enough or if you have questions.

Whole castle by Michael Manca, sur Flickr

Edited February 8, 2023 by CasualMOCker

[A_Forest_of_Lego]

Beautiful castle!