Santa Castle 2009

[Klickus Mobilius]

    This is great work!  A masterpiece!   

[playmofire]

A real Christmas treat, Tim! Thank you for sharing it.   



I haven't looked in detail yet but the first thing that struck me was how well you had merged the modern glasshouse with the castle architecture.  If only real life architect's could do the same!

Now back to look at things in detail....

[playmofire]

i love it!!!!. it is the coziest castle i have ever seen.  i can hardly wait for you to post some more photos.  i have never seen the advent calendar with the baking goodies.  i am off to heather's database to look for it.  i actually have an almost complete santa;s workshop, although my bench is missing the vice, and someday i want to do something similar to this with my victorian house, although i like the use of the castle better.  i also like how you have incorporated an atrium, as santa needs to have plants for the gardeners on his list.
thanks for posting.   kaethe

I think I have a vice spare, kaethe.  I'll check and PM you.

[Tiermann]

Thanks Gordon. Fortunately the size of the greenhouse is just about perfect. If the side walls didn't have tabs sticking up the fit would be ideal. As it is I have to  offset it to one side or the other of the tabs, so I bring it towards the front so the tabs aren't seen. Last time I used it with a castle I used the wall piece with the large arched door as the entry. That looked nice but this time I used one of the open wall sides from the small house/ Safari station building. That made for a much larger opening and more light coming into the next room. The porch section on the end was added so that the gate could be used. It didn't fit properly up against the greenhouse. The railings are wedged in a bit but managed to fit ok.
No updates today but tomorrow I will do the workshop pictures.

[playmofire]

Thanks Gordon. Fortunately the size of the greenhouse is just about perfect... this time I used one of the open wall sides from the small house/ Safari station building. That made for a much larger opening and more light coming into the next room.

Loss of light is always the problem when a conservatory extension is added, in real life as well as Playmobil, and you've solved the problem very effectively, Tim.

[Martin Milner]

I love that cosy kitchen, lots of pieces in there I've never seen before, including some furniture, that really make it work.

Great set up Tim, can't wait for the next set of pictures.

[Indianna]

  

Beautiful work, Tim!  The set-up and the photography are both first rate!

I love how well the victorian furniture looks with the steck castle walls - also, as others have already mentioned, you have done a marvelous job incorporating the greenhouse into Santa's castle.  Now I am happy that I purchased the greenhouse a few years ago because you have demonstrated how well it goes with my beloved steck.   

[Tiermann]

I love Steck too,the more I use it the more I want

The toy workshop:

[Gepetto]

Beautiful Tim! I should have a workshop like that!    Thank you for the photos!. 



Gepetto 

[Rasputin]

Hi Tim 

I love the pictures of your busy work shop  those elfs are so great. I am glad they became available in Target this year .

   Thanks for sharing more pictures
   Rasputin "The Mad Monk"