soccerkid6 Posted February 10, 2016 As I was brainstorming ideas for a new build, John suggested a castle with four phases, showing how it, and the landscape, changes through each season. Realizing a good idea when I heard it, I set to work on the castle. Since I will need to modify the landscape for each phase, I planned to have the castle lift off so it’s easy to rework the base. As usual there’s a full interior, this time accessed by both a hinging section, and pull out rooms. The castle itself was inspired mainly by the creations of Eklund, DNL, and Aliencat. Simon S. suggested the addition of a moat. The castle features a working drawbridge, gates, and shutters. This is one of my biggest builds, weighing in at over nineteen and a half pounds; the base is 52×52 studs, including the border. Arangr castle is located near the Avalonian border, in Mitgardia. Spring brings new life to the countryside, as the snow finally melts, and animals awake from hibernation, or migrate back to the area. It’s a busy time of year, as fields need to be plowed and planted, and supplies restocked. Drawbridge closed: As always, you can see more pictures on my website: link I hope you like it, summer will be coming next Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Gidman Posted February 10, 2016 Very nice work, Isaac! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mpyromaxos Posted February 10, 2016 Very nice build! I liked the details in the rooms! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garmadon Posted February 10, 2016 Awesome castle SK, excellent stone-work and landscaping (especially that river!), and I really like your ducks! I love that besides having the very nice pullout rooms you went ahead and made the castle hinging as well! One of my favorite details here would be the windows with blue shutters Looking forward to seeing the castle in the other three seasons too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordDan Posted February 10, 2016 Fanstastic castle SK! Also it's really cool how you always find new ways to include an interior! It will be cool to see this in all the seasons! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted February 10, 2016 Very nice castle, looking forward to seeing the other seasons! Really like the subtle angles you gave it with the hinges! The little ducks are really cute too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blufiji Posted February 10, 2016 Another masterpiece. I always enjoy the modularity of your builds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bricklover Posted February 11, 2016 That's an awesome castle! And it has an interior! I must say you are the best builder of interiors! Love the ducks and the bird in the tree! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Full Plate Posted February 11, 2016 This is great! My son would love one of these - better start building haha. Really looking forward to what the other seasons have in store Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Vladivus Posted February 11, 2016 Awesome! Looking forward to the other seasons! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacob Nion Posted February 11, 2016 That's the kind of castle that makes me want to build my own. While it's of course a tremendous build, it is not derogative to call it a smaller keep. That's exactly the size I love the most, especially with the amazing interiour. As a child I would have loved to play with it all day. And I like that "Drawer rooms" idea we saw from Littlejohn earlier, great execution of that. A highlight are definitely the many windows. Cannot wait to enjoy the other three versions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted February 11, 2016 Very nice work, Isaac! Thanks Graham Very nice build! I liked the details in the rooms! Thank you, I tried some new furniture designs out here Awesome castle SK, excellent stone-work and landscaping (especially that river!), and I really like your ducks! I love that besides having the very nice pullout rooms you went ahead and made the castle hinging as well! One of my favorite details here would be the windows with blue shutters Looking forward to seeing the castle in the other three seasons too! Thanks Garmadon! This isn't the last you'll see of those ducks And I'm glad you like the shutters, those windows were what caused me the most trouble designing, but I really wanted shutters on this one. Fanstastic castle SK! Also it's really cool how you always find new ways to include an interior! It will be cool to see this in all the seasons! Thanks LordDan, summer should be coming soon Very nice castle, looking forward to seeing the other seasons! Really like the subtle angles you gave it with the hinges! The little ducks are really cute too! Thanks Kai! Glad you noticed the angles, as this is the first time I've done an off the grid layout that opens up Another masterpiece. I always enjoy the modularity of your builds. Thanks Blufiji! That's an awesome castle! And it has an interior! I must say you are the best builder of interiors! Love the ducks and the bird in the tree! Thanks This is great! My son would love one of these - better start building haha. Really looking forward to what the other seasons have in store Thank you! Awesome! Looking forward to the other seasons! Thanks LV That's the kind of castle that makes me want to build my own. While it's of course a tremendous build, it is not derogative to call it a smaller keep. That's exactly the size I love the most, especially with the amazing interiour. As a child I would have loved to play with it all day. And I like that "Drawer rooms" idea we saw from Littlejohn earlier, great execution of that. A highlight are definitely the many windows. Cannot wait to enjoy the other three versions. Thanks Jacob! And yup, it's definitely more a small keep than full castle. Like you, those are my favorite size Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted February 11, 2016 This is a masterpiece indeed. Detailed, well-designed, playable. However, I am a bit sceptical about the "blue" colour used for the tower. For some reason it feels like it should have been "sand green" or something else. But that may be my taste of colours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitusV Posted February 12, 2016 Oh, gods, from where do you keep pulling these wonderfull MOCs? no, altough I liked the keep more, this is great! I espevially like your interiors, and am looking forward to the next seasons! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted February 12, 2016 Fantastic build, Isaac! The angled layout of the castle is excellent and I really like the circular stained glass window on the chapel The mini tower by the gatehouse is very nice too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted February 13, 2016 This is a masterpiece indeed. Detailed, well-designed, playable. However, I am a bit sceptical about the "blue" colour used for the tower. For some reason it feels like it should have been "sand green" or something else. But that may be my taste of colours. Thank you, Captain Braunsfield. Sand green probably would have worked nicely, but I wanted to go with the black/blue colorscheme as its a Black Falcon castle Oh, gods, from where do you keep pulling these wonderfull MOCs? no, altough I liked the keep more, this is great! I espevially like your interiors, and am looking forward to the next seasons! Thanks TitusV Fantastic build, Isaac! The angled layout of the castle is excellent and I really like the circular stained glass window on the chapel The mini tower by the gatehouse is very nice too Thanks LJ, the circular window was rather fun to integrate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kayne Posted February 13, 2016 This is really cool! As usual your castle builds are amazing, but the idea of the four seasons is great for this. I saw Summer on Flickr already and love that one as well. But, what really takes this over the edge is the interior. All around fantastic job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunman Posted February 13, 2016 great one SK! four seasons builds is a great idea... I hope I will make one too one day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
