![]() ![]() ![]() I used the 4x8 dark tan plates with 6圆 plates, so the footprint of the space is the same as a tower. The river is also lengthened by two bricks with a new green mossy rock tower base and buttresses.Ī phoenix shrine is built using round corner bricks. I took out two round corners and one 2x4 plate, replaced them with one 4x12 plate, added some waves, an olive green slope and medium azure 2x2 round. ![]() The river is now connected on the two sections, as side walls can’t open up after I removed the hinges. All hinge connections are removed from the model, so the plates are secure on both floors. I tried different arrangements of 1x3 and 1x4 arches, but only the 1x3 arches allow for the even spaced machicolations on battlements with no overhang onto the next section, I wanted to keep the castle in three sections for ease of move and storage. I built a second set of clip and bar to secure the wall connections. I started on the section next to the five-storey great tower. I raised the ramparts to the same height on the second level of the four towers. I changed all pink studs to yellow studs on the ground, so apple tree has pink flowers, and the ground has yellow daisies. 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. 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. I used two 22385 2x3 light bluish grey pentagonal tiles to replace the 2x2 dark bluish grey tiles above the gate. ![]() The treasure chests have been moved to the gatehouse. I swapped the two round bricks with two palisade bricks, topped them up with a pyramid tile, they lock in the crest securely and no more movements. I find the coat of arms above the gate fiddly it moves around with slightest amount of motion. A protruding portcullis was made by a clipped-on horizontal barred door. Moving to the front of the gatehouse, I tiled up the entire footbridge and build up the outside moat bank with olive green round half plates and some other pieces for support. I added a brick high of yellow and brown bargeboard to the watch tower roof to add a splash of colour to the otherwise entirely grey corner. It was an easy fix I swapped the stone battlements with the yellow wattle and daub boards. I had the stone battlements on the great tower for the first three versions of my MOD, then I finally realised it does not need to be there, as the alchemy study is enclosed and has no use for the machicolations. This allowed me to complete the flooring on the keep, add in a tapestry table, plus the well on the ground floor. The location of the old staircase is awkward with my modification, I decided to move it to the corner tower section. I put the weathervane on top of the great tower, plenty of flags already on the other three towers. Merlons on battlements should be as tall as soldiers to shield them from projectiles. The crenels on all the battlements are raised by one brick high, the slope tiles on the merlons are flipped so they face outwards. I studied the towers on the gatehouse, which is composed of two sections each on the ramparts, I can use three sections for the great tower and one section to raise the corner tower by one level. The great tower became five storeys tall, I added two dragon gargoyles at the lower floor above the watermill to balance out the heavier top design. With the watermill and dark azure plates only on 2 sides of the castle, my castle is sitting on the bend of a river, so I placed yellow wattle and daub structures with windows facing that way to have a waterfront view. The keep is built up using two flipped window and chimney yellow wattle and daub buildings, shortened to fit inside the rampart. 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. I wanted to build up four towers on the castle, incorporated the pavilion roof of model B into the great tower next to the yellow wooden keep. I find this is the most efficient way to build two of the same sets, learning the building techniques and sorting out the pieces by building them into the castle. I started building both sets simultaneously bag by bag over a few nights. Here is a summary of the modifications up to version 5. LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle MOD, Version 5 by R Y, on Flickr Version 1 Design Notes please read towards the bottom of this post. ![]()
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