BEHIND the SCENES

[Gustavo]

Holy moly, that castle is huge!!    Seeing how completely it fills a 4' x 8' sheet of plywood really brings home what you are up against when trying to build in this scale. Thank you Richard for the sobering photos.

It's BIG =) .. What's it like?, 2m x 1m?

[Richard]

It's BIG =) .. What's it like?, 2m x 1m?

It took up most of the 4' x 8' sheet of plywood that we used for a table. So, your 3' x 6' (1m x 2m) estimate is probably pretty close, Gus!

[Emma.J]

 

Thank you Richard and Michael

Wonderfull pictures from both of you. I can only dream 

I have one battered and faded 3666 castle and four Barons Towers for it to sit on, not quite in the same league 

How do I can my hands on such a collection? Anyone single? I'm willing to share my few pieces

[Richard]

How do I get my hands on such a collection? Anyone single? I'm willing to share my few pieces

I'm not single, Emma ... but, I'm old ... 

[Giorginetto]

Designing a castle is not as easy as it looks.

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

First let me repeat what i said in a prev thread that this castle set is fantastic .  . The shinny armour soldiers look impressive and the customization of the white gauntlets ( from the old union soldiers i assume ) fit very nicely for a ceremonial guard ... Very good quality pictures..

I have to agree with Rasputin about the design of a castle. WoT, it is not as easy as it looks.... I had a lot of problems building my plain and ugly mediaval city and it never got finished as it has to move .... To have enough toasts, fortifications, steck walls, windows and so many others bits is not as easy and very often i was limited to what i could do as I simply run out of parts ... The kings' quarters took me 4-5 hours to build and had to re design it a number of times to optimise stairs position, design, windows, balconies etc etc . Steck grand designs like the one pictured earlier need more than one experienced pair of hands. On the other hand steck is the only type you can build these great designs and not these horrid new types . Can't PM see that and bring back steck ?

In about 4 weeks i expect to have all the Playmobil mediaval moved and set in my storage room , on tables . I am waiting for another steck order and looking to buy a couple more houses on ebay. I will take time off to built all that as the one think above al, steck designs need not only lots of parts but also  plenty of time ...

[WarriorOfToys]

Hmmmm...
I still do not have a very hard time designing a castle...
But maybe it is because I have so few steck pieces.

I can see what you mean by having to redesign the Kings quarters several times.
I had to redesign my castle a few times,
and though it is not as big as your Kings quarters it took me 3 hours to finish.

Guess I shouldn't be so quick to judge...
and such a beautiful castle like that had to have taken a long time.

[playmomac]

I think your Thornrose castle is very charming Richard.

And thank you for the photo of the really huge castle built by Hannibal....amazing.  I love to see the whole playmobil system put to work (castle with medieval houses, trees/landscapes). 

Again, Im in awe at the collections of other PM fans.  Incredible.

[Richard]

I think your Thornrose castle is very charming Richard.

Thank you, Playmomac!

David and I had a lot of fun building it ... 

All the best,
Richard

[playmofirth]

As a new member I have been looking through the various threads and have been amazed by many of the things I have seen.  I have to say that Thornrose Castle.  Is one of the more impressive things I have see.  There has been some serious collecting going on here. 

I have a concern now where a 3666, Baron's Tower and Catapult Castle may lead.  I watch e-bay and see 3666 castles selling in the UK for around £70 sterling + postage, but I am interested in part sets as they seem to offer better value.  I plan to use what we have more as sets for some story telling.  I am thinking about seting up some comic style stories with my son.  Ideas already forming.

The other issue for collections of this size is the space to display.  Just where did you set this up?

Playmofirth

[Richard]

The other issue for collections of this size is the space to display.  Just where did you set this up?

Thornrose Castle was set up in the "pool room" of our summer home on Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia in Canada. Hannibal's gigantic castle was set up in a convention hall in Wolfsburg, Germany for a Playmonil convention.

It is true, a Playmobil castle does need some room to "grow" ...