Robin Hood Swashbuckling - Larger than life (update 19/11)

[white knight]

Is that WD really 20 years old? Good grief 

I may be off by a year or two perhaps, but it won't be much.

[white knight]

I apologise for the bad quality of the pictures and the lack of a proper background, but I only got to open this package late at night and couldn't resist putting it together with a couple figures for a few quick shots to judge the scale.

The model is the currently unavailable Barzso Nottingham Castle. It is a huge beast made out of lightweight hardfoam for 1/32 figures. While technically speaking underscale, the height of the doors is tall enough for the King and Country 1/30 (or closer to 1/28) figures, so it works well (and you're not likely to find a bigger castle with this kind of detail anywhere.

The castle is only about 90% assembled here, I haven't attached the chains for the working draw bridge and the piece of foam at the bottom right should go inside the castle gates as a floorpiece. Shown here with the mounted Sir Guy, the Sheriff of Nottingham and a man-at-arms for scale.







I'm still debating whether it worth it to repaint it at some point for an even better look. Not sure at this stage as it seems rather daunting to redo such a big model, so perhaps I will just pick out some details like doors and tiled roofs and leave the brickwork alone. I would like to build a base with a moat around it though, to do full justice to the drawbridge and interior. I have a roll of textured wallpaper that should work well for the inner courtyard.

[Ogrob]

Are there even tables big enough for that behemoth? I think your idea sounds good though, the brickwork looks good but it could use some details for a bit more pop. Maybe some weathing here and there?

[white knight]

It will need a big table indeed. Weathering is probably the way to go, as it would take forever to repaint it completely.

You can also arrange the front and side pieces as one long city wall along one side of the table. 

[Brummie Thug]

Fantastic Project! Cracking looking minis but that castle is ace!

[wolfkarl]

Great find on the castle! Like you said just detail the doors and fill in the open windows and arrow slits.

[fred]

Great castle. I'd probably look to lift some of the darkest bits, with a bit of a dry brush. And as the others say focus on adding details. Even just painting a few stones in a different shade will break up the stone areas. A few growy bits along the bottom edges, etc.

[levied troop]

This whole project looks great but that castle really is ace.

And I don’t want to make anyone feel too old, but WD was first released in 1977, so 40 years ago 

[Captain Blood]

Bloody hell! What a monster 
Fantastic!

[DintheDin]

An extremely good acquisition, arare item!
Your figures will have somewhere to live (and fight)!
Well done! Eager to see it finished, in foul splendour! 

[white knight]

Some weathering on the walls and detail work on doors and windows (and the drawbridge) seems like a must. Anything more and it'll likely never get finished.

Bloody hell! What a monster 

I haven't tried it, but I could probably stand inside it.

Well done! Eager to see it finished, in foul splendour! 

I'll also need to find a large enough backdrop to take some better pictures. My A3 sized prints won't cut it anymore.