Renedra Castle Build - In action

[eilif]

Excellent work.
I like how your floorplans are still relatively straitforward (and modular?), but the few changes you're making will make for a much more visually interesting castle.

[mweaver]

I like the layout.  Looking forward to seeing this project develop.

Might it be worth dropping a note to Renedra encouraging them to sell the crenelations sprue separately?

-Michael

[Eric the Shed]

Like where you are going with this....

Don't think I have seen too many castles that have the Square footprint (eg Bodiam) so I think your route is definitely the way to go...

Indeed your footprint shape is not a million miles away from the keep I built a few years back..

[Hupp n at em]

Really like that octagonal tower, anxious to see it finished. 

[jon_1066]

Thanks for all the comments.  Don't be too anxious as I am a slow worker!

The latest stage - with half the crenelations done.  Obviously needs a bit of filler.  I probably should have been a bit neater with the 22.5 deg cuts but nothing milliput can't fix.



The idea was to have something pretty modular that can also be expanded in the future.  With the modifications I am making there is probably a dozen different ways of laying out a castle plus I can use it for a fortified manor house, chapel, hall, church or watchtower.

[Captain Blood]

Most impressive surgery Jon. Fascinated to see how this turns out 

[jon_1066]

Well here's the octagonal tower complete except for (quite a lot of) filling.



Here it is compared to the gatehouse and a piece of wall. 



Pretty happy with how it is progressing.  I have also hacked up a couple more bits of wall for two half lengths and a 45 deg turn.  Next will be another 45 deg wall section then the half tower bastions.

[Captain Blood]

Well that's turned out very well 

[jon_1066]

Thanks.  I am pretty pleased considering I planned the whole thing from a few photos of the sprues off the internet.

[Ogrob]

That's looking super sweet. Bit jealous of your terrain skills.

[majorsmith]

Really great work on that so far!

[Elbows]

And, if this is like any normal gaming project...within a week Renedra will announce an octagon tower kit to make you furious you spent all the time doing it. 

[jon_1066]

I have enjoyed it.  Taking something and making it into something else is quite satisfying.  In the words of the A-Team "I love it when a plan comes together."  It honestly hasn't been difficult to do either.  A steel rule, craft knife and tube of glue is all you need and the guts to make the first cut into something that cost £150 

It is also a nice change from painting - harks back to building Airfix kits.

[Captain Blood]

Modelling is more fun than painting 

[jon_1066]

I think you are right - based upon the number of plastic kits that I have built but not quite got around to painting yet.

Well no football equals more chopping.  Up next one of the corner bastions.  I have also done a 45 deg wall.  Both need crenelations.



Here is the corner wall and an impression of the type of thing it will allow.