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Kaldrfell Castle

                                           An entry into the Castle category of the Colossal Castle Contest and a freebuild for Guilds of Historica.

I took inspiration from many different castle builders, but here are some that inspired specific sections or details in the castle: Ecclesiastes, Kayne, Eklund, peggyjdb, Buurli Burri, Andhe, and legonardo.

This is my largest (68x60), heaviest (41.2 pounds), and most time consuming project (over a month) yet. There is a full interior in every building, and the keep lifts off and hinges open. Also every door/trapdoor, and the drawbridge and portcullis are all functional. Interior buildings inside the castle include: a smithy, servant's house, stable, and chicken coop. 

I think I came up with a new archer slit design too, it can be seen on all the buildings except the rounded tower. Basically you center a 1x3 arch so that it has a half stud offset on each side and the use brick modified with stud to hold tiles to fill the gaps. You could make pretty much the same windows with going to the bother of centering them, but I like the texture you get when you do. The pictures should explain the design much better than this description.

p.s. Don't expect another build from me too soon as I have to dismantle and sort this monster first...

Taken on: November 9, 2013

Tags:

LEGO

Castle

Mitgardia

Mitgardian

Keep

Tower

Gatehouse

House

blacksmith

chicken

coop

cliff

mountain

snow

winter

Glorfindel

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Sets appears in: • Kaldrfell Castle

Groups appears in: • LEGO • Classic-Castle more » • Eurobricks • LEGO LandScape • Everything LEGO • LEGO Kings and castles • Homeschooled LEGO Builders • Lego Castle • Knights Of Cadarn • Lego Medieval/Dark Ages Group • LEGO Guilds of Historica • Snowy LEGO • Mitgardia • InnovaLUG: LEGO Users Group • LEGO Builders: Medieval, Castle, & Fantasy • Brickbuilt « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX210 IS, f/5.0, 1/20 sec, 6.7mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	6.7mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	GIMP 2.8.2
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