And so it begins... Lego castle

[MariaLynda]

Don't think there are any bricks in American houses! let alone Cinders castle... haha...

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Lizzim

Geoff,

Have you found a lazy Susan? I really want one for mine too but with the house DIY haven't had time to look for one.

If you do find one I'd love to know where from

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Try wayfair.co.uk

[Guest]

So Bag 3 creates the roof arches, the castle entrance and doors. I finished the columns and then started to install the arches:

Castle entrance -Look to the middle right - you'll see two little frogs and a golden coronet which i forgot to mention earlier. This is a reference to Princess and the Frog:

The solid pieces that Bighal mentioned can be seen in the picture above. They have used these instead of individual bricks.

The front entrance gets worked on - some really fiddly bits here and the castle doors get added:

Finally the balustrades and portcullus arch start to give it grandeur:

So another 289 bricks and bits - Total 909 and four and a quarter hours spent on it.

[Guest]

Good Luck. I've just finished mine. It's fantastic.

[Talland 2016]

It's looking good
Love the frogs and coronet

[Eeyore rocks]

It is really taking shape now... cannot wait to see the next instalment. Xx

[Guest]

Looks awesome!

[dorsetmutley]

Originally Posted by Lizzim

Geoff,

Have you found a lazy Susan? I really want one for mine too but with the house DIY haven't had time to look for one.

If you do find one I'd love to know where from

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I am a very busy Susan, but hey ho bring it round my house, rental fees can be discussed . Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[Guest]

So today is bag 4. This will sort the arches and the first floor (second floor if you are American). Plus some more hints at Disney characters.
Now I don't know about others who have been building the castle but I found the arches particularly tricky. I had a few attempts before I could get them to stay properly in place:

There are two on the left and two on the right.

Here's a rear shot showing the other arch pieces in place ready for the 1st floor flooring:

And so the flooring pieces start to go on:

Time to put in the light fitting:

It hangs over the tiled floor:

Now come the character hints:

A clock for Cinderella:

Bow, quiver and target for Merida:

Vase of roses and (whispering) suits of armour - Beauty and the Beast:

All these get put in place:

So another 255 pieces - running total now 1164 so over 25% of the way there. 90 minutes today - so 5 hours and 45 minutes to date.

[parkgirl]

Wow this is great - very inspired by this to get out the Lego!