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Thank you for the building feedback! I am lucky in Australia where the sets are listed with 10-20% off from day 1. Yes, the cockpit and turret went through a lot of changes in this week; there are at least 10 different turret designs I tried using the existing pieces, I agree with you it is still a touch too big. The original SNOT design of LEGO created a nice 4-stud-wide turret, using 1x2 1-stud special plates as the base; I tried to utilise that at the start, but eventually had to abandon it due to the length of the cannon barrel made from connectiong technic pin and lightsaber hilt. The barrel had to be connected one stud in from the edge of the round plate, and the side of the turret needs the cover the base of the barrel, but I can't figure out how to build around the 2 horizontal 1x2 1-stud special plates, using SNOT to build the turret sides. In the end, I went with a 6-stud-wide design, using cheese slopes combined with the curved brick to create a lower sloped turret side. Feel free to ask me if you have any other questions on the connection of the parts when you make vehicle.

Thank you, it's now a proper IFV! Thank you, I really wanted to make it fit 2 stormtroopers side be side!

When I saw the 75311 reviews with the new Artillery Stormtrooper and Greef Karga minifigure, I loved them! The vehicle itself was ok, I understand LEGO used a 6-stud-wide design to keep the price down and cheaper for collectors that buy sets for army building. As I am a vehicle type of guy; instead of building two Trexler 906 Armored Marauders, I upgraded it to a 8-stud-wide vehicle that can seat 6 stormtroopers side by side, and 1 stormtrooper beneath a new dorsal turret. The overall Marauder is widened by 2 studs and lengthened by 2 studs (1-stud on the sponsons and 1 stud on the cockpit). The new model measures 22cm in length and 11cm in width (8cm without the sponsons). The hull is widened by using two 2x16 dark bluish grey plates on the sides of the 6x10 black plate as the base. An extra roof tile is added to the sponsons with 2x3 inverted roof tile replacing the 1x3 one to lengthen the sponsons between the lateral laser cannons and storage container. The trans-light blue engine outlets are lengthened to 4 round plates each, sitting on a 2x4 plate with two 1x2 grille pieces. For the cockpit, my first version simply widened the front and top panels to 6 studs, but the vertical frames are too wide apart and don’t represent the Marauder’s notched front well. I changed to front and top panels back to the original 4 studs, used 3x3 light bluish grey corner plates for the top panels, 28192 45 ° slopes and SNOT techniques to mount laser cannons. Each chair sits on two 1x2 1 stud plate, so they are offset by half a stud each, allowing two stormtroopers to sit next to each other side by side. The plates on the side doors are changed to 2x2 special 2-stud plates and 1x2 door rail plates. I removed all stud shooters and used original LEGO’s design for all my laser cannons, Lego included a spare reddish brown 3L bar, a black technic pin and a black lightsaber hilt for each set, so I have enough parts for all six cannons. I went through more than ten different variants of dorsal turret before settling on the current version, the thought of why didn’t I think of this before always comes to my mind. The V1.2 is 6-stud-wide with low profile after rewatching The Mandalorian S2E4. The latest laser gun mounts with elevation are designed by bruce_swift, https://www.instagram.com/bruce_swift/. Two alternate turret designs can be built at the same time. An option to make the cockpit guns elevatable was given to me by GuCi2020 from Reddit, very smart, check it out: https://imgur.com/a/E7078c1 Better late than never 19/06/2023! I apologise for taking 2 years to rebuild my 2021 alternate build in Studio, but here it is on Rebrickable now: https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-148970/Wurger Bricks/imperial-trexler-armored-marauder-alternate-build-of-2-x-75311/ I have included exploded view photos on the linked post below to show how I made the changes, I highly recommend building the LEGO 75311 first according to official instructions before using the pieces from the second set to do the modifications. Feel free to let me know your feedback and questions please! My post on the 2 different turret designs, listing the pros and cons. Turret Comparison by R Y, on Flickr YouTube photo video: V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr V1.2 Low Profile Turret by R Y, on Flickr

Love how you built the bridge!

love the regular updates, keen to learn!

Thank you, my notes only make sense to people who actually built the Lego set, if you experienced problems while modding the item, I would most likely experienced them too. I highly recommend people to read the design notes from the first post. There are limitations and restrictions to the number of studs length, if you change one thing, it affects the others. Version five is the accumulation of the side steps I took over weeks. Let me know if you have any questions, I will reply with photos. It’s probably cheaper to wait for a sale then buy the 2nd set, the problem with bricks and pieces is that you don’t know the exact pieces to get, if you miss a few, there is another shipping and wait time.

haha, awesome that you found it, it's a great fun build.

Yeah, I saw people posting the 31120 on reddit, from Walmart.

haha, what a deal! the best is around 30% off in Australia.

Lovely work mate, hope that you will rebuild it after you have space. I enjoyed your tower build, with the wide base, and a narrowing tall tower, top it off with a 8 stud wide 2 level watch platfform. I also liked your plush chair, looked really comfortable. I personally would prefer the arrow slots the right way around, and the may be remove the light bluish grey bricks beneath the reddish brown 1x1 round bricked roof. Majority of the posters here and on Reddit are from the US, the set isn't out until the 1st Aug, but I have seen people are getting from Walmart like the Star Wars sets, so give it another week to two, we should see more MODs!.

Version five is mainly cosmetic additions to the castle, I want to utilise as many of the left over pieces to touch up the exterior. - The dragon gargoyles made it! My friend convinced me that they are too good to be left out of the model. I added an extra 1x1 slope to smooth out its neck. With arches gone, the kitchen is now supported by a column of 1x1 bricks. - Used one 4x12 dark azure plate instead of two 4x6 plates, bigger plates are sturdier. - I wanted to increase the river length by two studs, to allow more water under the watermill, that created a problem while the tower stone buttress sits on water. - I expanded the base of the tower by building green mossy rocks, like the one on the gate house, it sits on top of the dark azure plate. - The three great tower buttresses now sit on four 2x2 bricks. - I removed another remaining legacy of the original LEGO design, the 4x8 dark tan plate that sits between grey wall and reddish brown plate underneath the yellow keep. It frees up plates that are required to prop up the brown columns on the ground and the floors finally line up with the rest of the castle. Two inverted 2x1 reddish brown slopes are used for the column connections. - I added a second 1x8 reddish brown brick as a beam to the floor, rearranged them both so they are spaced equally from edges, moved the grey bricks to fit accordingly. - The front of the gatehouse remained relatively untouched up to till now, I decided to tile the drawbridge. - Replaced all three reddish brown tiles with 2 studs tan plates on the staircase. - Used those 1x4 reddish brown tiles, combined with 1x6, 1x3 tiles and 1x2 ingot bars to completely cover the studded surface of the drawbridge. - I used four olive green round half plates and one 4x8 dark tan plate to build up the outside moat bank, used slopes and double convex corners to secure the plates. - A 2x6 light bluish grey tile is placed where the drawbridge lands, provides a good stone footing with the two 3x1 olive green slopes on the sides. - I used the barred door horizontally to create a protruding portcullis, it is connected to the base of the gatehouse floor via two 15712 dark green clip tile connected to two 36840 dark bluish grey inverted brackets. Due to limited space, the door needs to be clipped on before attaching, the spacing of three studs between the brackets needs to exact, I connected the two brackets onto a spare plate to get the right distance, then they are easy to connect to the bottom of the gatehouse floor plate. - I used two 22385 2x3 light bluish grey pentagonal tiles to replace the 2x2 dark bluish grey tiles above the gate. Those two dark bluish grey tiles went to the pavilion roof of the great tower, I didn’t like how the pentagonal tiles stuck out of the roof. - The apple tree moved into the wall by one stud, has five 6x5 leaves, two green apples with four arches acting as branches, using a twig to connect two 6x5 leaves that are offset on top of each other. - Changed all pink studs to yellow studs on the ground, so apple tree has pink flowers, and the ground has yellow daisies. LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr

Love your use of brick walls, and the higher pavilion roof.

Thank you, literally speaking, I also tried to keep the patterns the same across the whole castle.

I was looking at the enclosed castle this morning, I realised I can now connect the dark azure plates together to form a continuous river as the sections cannot open out anymore. I took out two round corners and one 2x4 plate, replaced them with two 4x6 plates, added some waves and medium azure 2x2 round tile for support. On the gatehouse wall section, an olive green slope was used to swap out the 1x1 brick to secure the plate. I reinforced the second floor plates of the yellow keep with one reddish brown 6x10 plate. Here are also some close-up photos of the kitchen. IMG_6343 by R Y, on Flickr IMG_6342 by R Y, on Flickr IMG_6340 by R Y, on Flickr

wow Ben, they look great. I really like The ARGONATH!

I always thought the five-storey great tower is bit top heavy, due to the raising of the crenels by one brick, I resisted changing to the original height of the LEGO design, to keep the same style as the gatehouse towers. This week, it dawned on me that the great tower does not need any battlements as it is completely enclosed room and cannot use any of the machicolations. It was an easy fix; I swapped the stone battlements with the yellow wattle and daub boards. I added a brick high of yellow and brown bargeboard to add a splash of colour to the otherwise entirely grey corner. I wanted to incorporate the bay window section I designed in the now disassembled Imperial Watchtower MOC into the castle. I changed out the 4x8 dark tan plates with 6x6 plates, so the footprint of the space is the same as a tower. Before I started, I changed the base of the corner tower section to the 8x16 tan plate, so there is enough depth for the columns. I did not use the brown window round corners for framing, instead stuck to the 1x1 round open studs for the window supports. For the connection of the round bay window corners to the square battements, I tried a few variations, I decided on the sloped version using 3665 2x1 inverted slopes; I used one 3676 2x2 inverted double convex slope for the connection of dark tan plates. There are ten furnished spaces inside the keep tower and the corner tower sections: most of the designs are taken from the original LEGO model and modified. - Double beer barrel dispenser - Kitchen with bench and fire stove - Fruit stall - Well with a bucket - Blacksmith workshop - Phoenix shrine - Dining room with a tapestry table - Throne room - Lookout room with a monocular - Alchemy study The treasure chests are moved to the gatehouse, tree branches and leaves increases to four at three different heights. I was running low on 1x1 light bluish grey bricks, so used two 1x1 brick with hole at the base. I remade the trebuchet, after moving some pieces around the castle. I tried a different combination of the two sections, the two 8x16 tan plates makes 32 studs, perfect the LEGO 32x32 base plates. This also shows other combinations are possible for others to try when they buy more than two sets, though I am sticking to just the two sets of 31120. LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 4 by R Y, on Flickr

thank you, getting the most out my money, haha.

love the round and square towers, I like it better than the black falcon castle.

Wow, didn't know to search the 360, some amazing designs on there! thank you.

Nope, they are connected by clips and bars. Yes, the watchtower is a standalone model. Not really, because the Disney Castle is huge and very expensive, the open back showcases rooms with different disney princess stories, very cool.

Some mistakes were found after I finished the last post, I have corrected them and retaken photos again. - 2x8 tan plate that connects the well are one stud off, moved it out so it sits below buttress. - The wall connector on the green cliff side is off by one stud towards the outside, leaving unsightly gaps when connecting all three sections of the castle. It was due to the wall was not offset from the towers like the other two walls, to keep in line with the yellow timbre keep. The ground floor wall is now moved in one stud, while the rest remained one stud out to go with the yellow keep walls. I removed the 1x2 dark tan plate beneath the battlement, keeping the same look as the same walls. - I had to rearrange the olive green and sand green slopes next to the grey wall. - I removed two 1x10 black plates on the first floor ceiling of the yellow keep, one 1x2 dark bluish grey plate off the chimney; they added an unnecessary one plate height to the building. I kept the two black plates under the roof. I added one 1x2 reddish brown plate and one 2x2 dark orange corner tile each to the two floors connecting the keep and great tower, reinforce the tower. - I added one 1x2 dark tan plate to the underside of the second floor rampart to reinforce the connection, where the 2x4 plate and 4x8 plate meets. With the remaining pieces, I rebuilt the Imperial watch tower to three floors. LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version Three, Fixed Errors by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version Three, Fixed Errors by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version Three, Fixed Errors by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version Three, Fixed Errors by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version Three, Fixed Errors by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version Three, Fixed Errors by R Y, on Flickr

After seeing some great MOCs and MODs from other AFOLs on the 31120, I decided to improve my own MOD. I raised the battlements by two bricks in the first version, but they were still not tall enough. After debating with myself whether to take apart my Imperial Watchtower which I spent many hours building and changing using the spare pieces from the two sets, I finally talked myself into taking it apart. I wanted to raise the ramparts to the same height on the second level of the four towers. I started on the section next to the five-storey great tower. I built a second set of clip and bar to secure the wall connections, with machicolations on battlements. I tried different arrangements of 1x3 and 1x4 arches, but only the 1x3 arches allow for the even spacing with no overhang onto the next section, I wanted to keep the castle in three sections for ease of move and storage. I lengthened the rampart on top of the market stall by two studs for the alignment of machicolations. A second set of clip and bar was also added for the wall connections. The hinge mechanism on both sides of the gatehouse was removed to sturdy the connections for the two stud long ramparts, the four stud long rampart on the side of the tree was reduced to two stud long so the machicolations don’t overhang. LEGO left a stud width of dark bluish grey bricks with the green rocks, so the hinged sections can open up; I removed the gap and moved the green pieces together. I added more branches, leaves and flowers to the tree. The windowed wall of the yellow keep was removed and replaced with an archway. After these changes, height of the ramparts look in proportion to the height of the four corner towers. 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr 31120 MOD Version Three by R Y, on Flickr

I really enjoyed reading your technical review @jtooker

Did you get to finish your MOD with the 2nd set?

You can get nice Gondor minifigures from AliExpress, since LEGO didn’t and won’t produce any, they are a good choice. https://customizeminifiguresintelligence.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/quick-review-of-koruit-lotr-gondor-knight-minifigures/