Floundie Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) I present to you my WIP MOC of Marlinspike Hall, Captain Haddock's home from Hergé's wonderful Tintin books. Hergé partly based the exterior of this iconic fictional building on a very real one, the Château de Cheverny, located in Loire Valley, France. I designed my model to split into three sections in the style of TLG's modular buildings, so that the interior could be easily accessed. As far as the interior goes, there is limited detail at this point. The ground floor at this moment is considerably plain. The lower right wing only contains a couch and the left wing is left completely empty. Here you can see the marble staircase clearly. If you physically built the set, you would notice a chunk of one of the steps is loose.. And the stairs continue up to the more furnished second floor. Here in the upper left wing we have a room with a comfy chair, a small table with a telephone, and Iago on his perch. And in the right wing a bedroom with a large bed, two chairs, and a painting. The top section is inaccessible from the inside as the roof had to be strengthened with 2x4s so it would hold up in real life. I might end up making room for a small attic in the middle part at some point. Check out all the pictures on my Flickr. So, tell me what you what you like or what you think could be improved! Edited January 18, 2014 by Floundie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinggregus Posted January 18, 2014 This is spectacular. The building is immediately recognizable. If only one day the Lego Group could turn tintin in a franchise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora Posted January 18, 2014 Tintin LEGO would make me so very happy; if only this were true! I really love this as a grand building, not just as Marlinspike Hall, and to my mind all it needs now is a bit of detailing. I'm really liking the furniture you have so far, and seeing the interior all filled out would look fantastic, as would adding a bit of greenery to the grounds. Maybe some ivy on the walls? Or some shrubs or a statue in the grounds? Really though, I'm only talking details; the Hall itself is wonderful, and I really love the box art you've come up with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floundie Posted January 18, 2014 This is spectacular. The building is immediately recognizable. If only one day the Lego Group could turn tintin in a franchise. Thank you, and I know exactly how you feel. I really love this as a grand building, not just as Marlinspike Hall, and to my mind all it needs now is a bit of detailing. I'm really liking the furniture you have so far, and seeing the interior all filled out would look fantastic, as would adding a bit of greenery to the grounds. Maybe some ivy on the walls? Or some shrubs or a statue in the grounds? Really though, I'm only talking details; the Hall itself is wonderful, and I really love the box art you've come up with. Thank you very much! Yes, I'll definitely work on the ivy and shrubs. The statue is a nice idea, I can't remember anything like that near the house in Hergé's actual work but perhaps a little bit of imaginative deviation could work. I also toyed with the idea of opening windows, which I might get back to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickadiergerard Posted January 18, 2014 Great design of a gorgeous building. Well done!. It would work almost as well as a Wayne Manor, which is an added bonus. I'd never thought of a Lego Tintin range before ... but now that I have, wow! That would be amazing. Just think of some of the models - fantastic minisubs, bikes, gyrocopters, cars, interwar planes. It would be huge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lego Otaku Posted January 18, 2014 No hidden treasure room? What about that one loose stone step that kept tripping a few characters? Great design and effort! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floundie Posted January 18, 2014 No hidden treasure room? What about that one loose stone step that kept tripping a few characters? Great design and effort! Thank you. I actually did incorporate the broken step, as I stated just before the second photo. And I'm going to add a cellar as a fourth section. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cult_Of_Skaro Posted January 19, 2014 Oh, wow! Do we get instructions when it's done? I'd love to have this bad boy sitting on my dresser! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floundie Posted January 19, 2014 Oh, wow! Do we get instructions when it's done? I'd love to have this bad boy sitting on my dresser! I'm flattered. I may upload the LDD file when it is 100% finished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redhead1982 Posted January 19, 2014 It looks great. I'm not generally fond of LDD creations, but this one looks realistic enough to be built eventually. I'm not familiar with Tintin house, but this manor looks very elegant. It could do with a bit more interior details and some greenery, but there's time to built that as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ardelon Posted January 20, 2014 Looks really great, and like others have said, instantly recognizable! For details, I would suggest the grand piano from The Castafiore Emerald, suits of armor and maybe a rose garden for Calculus/Tournesol to cultivate his Bianca rose... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SandMirror38 Posted January 20, 2014 looks like I'm not the only one with a Marlinspike hall project! Great job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mariaV Posted September 30, 2017 Hello, i have been looking to build this from real bricks and sofar this project is the most attractive of all I have seen on the Internet in terms of color and design. I just wonder if you have a list generated with the bricks and quantities needed to build this so that I know what to order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bulldoozer Posted May 8, 2018 Nice! We really need a LEGO Tintin set. Hope it happens someday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 12, 2018 Lovely building from an iconic character Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meepinater Posted June 8, 2018 On 1/18/2014 at 10:57 AM, kinggregus said: This is spectacular. The building is immediately recognizable. If only one day the Lego Group could turn tintin in a franchise. that would be nice... it is very popular! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TintinCalculus Posted November 11, 2019 Wow, what an amazing build! Indeed, the building is immediately recognisable! Wonderful! I have a question that may be stupid (please forgive me in that case): I'm a great both Tintin and Lego fan - Tintin for many, many years but I'm more or less new to the world of Lego MOC. When I see a build like this, I would really like to try building it myself, but would it be possible to get a list of the bricks and quantities needed to build it, together with a digital design? As said, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm new to this world and would appreciate your advise. Both with regards to this particular Moulinsart model but also in general: when you see a nice MOC that you would like to build yourself, is it generally possible to get design info from the builder behind it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
