elmas Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) Hi All, I have been working (actually for about 1 year) on a minifig-scale replica of the Castle of Chenonceauin the Loire Valey. I visited the Castle in 2005 and have very fond memories from that trip, so decided to make it a rendition in Lego. I will be presenting it at Brickfiesta. I will post more detailed/professional pictures after the event. I still have to do part of the main bridge at the entrance an the Tower (Tours des Marques), but that will be for a later stage. As it stands right now on it's widest side (Keep) it measures 30 inches (3x3 baseplates) and the "Gallery" portion sits on 6 baseplates long. Total lenght 90 in (9 baseplates). Comments/critics/suggestions welcome! Here's the WIP set Cheers! Chris Edited June 13, 2012 by elmas Quote
The_Cook Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Good luck, having visited Chenonceau myself it's an amazing castle and you've captured it's essence very well in what you've posted. It would be nice to see a photo of the keep connected to the gallery, only then will the forum members gets a real feel of just how big a project you're attempting. Quote
elmas Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 Good luck, having visited Chenonceau myself it's an amazing castle and you've captured it's essence very well in what you've posted. It would be nice to see a photo of the keep connected to the gallery, only then will the forum members gets a real feel of just how big a project you're attempting. I'll have better pictures in due time. These are not very good quality. Regards!! Quote
soccerkid6 Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Incredible I especially like the wooden floor in the room with the painter Very impressive work Quote
Bilbo Baggins Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Speechless, this MOC is just so massive . How did you manage to get the scale? Quote
elmas Posted June 13, 2012 Author Posted June 13, 2012 Speechless, this MOC is just so massive . How did you manage to get the scale? Thx! Well basically I printed the map below and extrapolated to lego minifig scale. I also found some real-life measurements especially from the gallery and the rest was eyeballing. I had a lot of good reference photos as well which helped. Quote
Mitch Monsoon Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 wow so much detail , have drooled over these picturs :D Quote
elmas Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 wow so much detail , have drooled over these picturs :D Thx! Quote
kenzaburo Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 fantastic build! i love it!!! and if you get bored, there are quite a few more castles at the river loire ;-) Quote
elmas Posted June 15, 2012 Author Posted June 15, 2012 fantastic build! i love it!!! and if you get bored, there are quite a few more castles at the river loire ;-) Thanks! LOL! You're right! I think I will take a little break , but there is much to build Quote
Durins Bane Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 It is a shame that this hasn't gotten more attention being a REAL castle and not fantasy. Quote
lego_legis_legere Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Fantastic ! The stained glass are awesome... and the build too ! You must have spend a lot of time in such a great/impressive work. Congratulations ! Quote
kieran Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Never been there, but looking at the map and images of the real thing, I think you got this spot on. Must have taken ages, but well worth the time... Quote
-GZ- Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Great project and great result, I always like seeing large LEGO castles, but this one is huge! And since it's real, great stained-dlass windows and roof windows (design of these architectural parts is amazing!) Quote
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