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A lego build I did over the summer- a homebrewed fortress I had my eyes on ( Vladek's dark fortress, from the Knight's Kingdom collection, if I recall) , until I thought t to try and build one of my own. It was continuallyslowedcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… "> by the need of essential pieces, while the wait for shipment of said pieces varied, it did provide a few benefits: I was able to find a number of smaller sets to supplement it for a couple good bargains.

The fortress itself comprises of three separate structures- the left and right wings, and the gatehouse tower- these are joined in a modular fashion at the base of tower.

The wings themselves comprise of a few smaller chambers, including a basement, a prison cell, and stairs. Interior features aside, the wings have an interesting feature: the structures are foldable, courtesy of hinge pieces incorporated at the midsections, this allows the to fold in, to create a more compact structure, or fold outwards, to make it look like a large, grand fortress.

The gatehouse tower has a few components included- two large doors, a working drawbridge (operable via crank on the side, and a murder hole for those unwanted guests.

Moving along, after the fort was built, I included a few banners on the towers to make it look a bit more suitable. Though no fort is complete with out residents, so I added a load of soldiers, awizardcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… ">, and a lord to oversee them.

Outside the fort is a plethora of siege vehicles for the business of battle and war: including a prison carriage, a siege tower, a catapult-laden wagon, and a compact ram with limited catapult function. Aside from them is awizardcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… ">, astride a red dragon.... quite a fearful sight for future provinces or enemy kingdoms, that's for sure.

Overall, this was an interesting build, though I never expected it to grow to such a scale. Pretty fun to see it all come together.

I have it sitting by my desk, mostly for display purposes, but I may have a little fun with it, now and again.
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Lego belongs to the lego company, obviously.

Description
A lego build I did over the summer- a homebrewed fortress I had my eyes on ( Vladek's dark fortress, from the Knight's Kingdom collection, if I recall) , until I thought t to try and build one of my own. It was continuallyslowedcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… "> by the need of essential pieces, while the wait for shipment of said pieces varied, it did provide a few benefits: I was able to find a number of smaller sets to supplement it for a couple good bargains.

The fortress itself comprises of three separate structures- the left and right wings, and the gatehouse tower- these are joined in a modular fashion at the base of tower.

The wings themselves comprise of a few smaller chambers, including a basement, a prison cell, and stairs. Interior features aside, the wings have an interesting feature: the structures are foldable, courtesy of hinge pieces incorporated at the midsections, this allows the to fold in, to create a more compact structure, or fold outwards, to make it look like a large, grand fortress.

The gatehouse tower has a few components included- two large doors, a working drawbridge (operable via crank on the side, and a murder hole for those unwanted guests.

Moving along, after the fort was built, I included a few banners on the towers to make it look a bit more suitable. Though no fort is complete with out residents, so I added a load of soldiers, awizardcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… ">, and a lord to oversee them.

Outside the fort is a plethora of siege vehicles for the business of battle and war: including a prison carriage, a siege tower, a catapult-laden wagon, and a compact ram with limited catapult function. Aside from them is awizardcdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/… ">, astride a red dragon.... quite a fearful sight for future provinces or enemy kingdoms, that's for sure.

Overall, this was an interesting build, though I never expected it to grow to such a scale. Pretty fun to see it all come together.

I have it sitting by my desk, mostly for display purposes, but I may have a little fun with it, now and again.
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Lego belongs to the lego company, obviously.