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  • megomaniac
    Veteran Member
    • Feb 10, 2006
    • 344

    A Custom Castle Idea

    Here's a quick drawing of a castle idea I had. I wanted a decent castle to display my knights/Robin Hood figures with. My plan was to use foamcore or to actually design rock walls and print them out somehow. And with some minor decal changes to the inside, it would convert from Knight's Castle to Monster Castle!!

    I don't have the time to build the thing, but I figured I'd share the idea with the gang in case someone got a wild hair to try it.

  • toys2cool
    Ultimate Mego Warrior
    • Nov 27, 2006
    • 28605

    #2
    hey that's a great idea,If I ever buy the knights I might just try this
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    • Meule
      Verbose Member
      • Nov 14, 2004
      • 28720

      #3
      You could also walk into a toy store and see if they have one these from Lego, that's what I did



      I've done some work already, but still have a long way to go to convert it into a monster castle
      "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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      • kingdom warrior
        OH JES!!
        • Jul 21, 2005
        • 12478

        #4
        that is just awesome!
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        fantastic Job really nice!
        Last edited by kingdom warrior; Aug 16, '07, 7:39 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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        • ctc
          Fear the monkeybat!
          • Aug 16, 2001
          • 11183

          #5
          SAY!

          That's a fantastic pattern for a castle! It'll work quite well, but I don't think you NEED to use foamcore. Foamcore is great, but kind of expensive. You COULD use.... (wait for it).... corrugated cardboard! Run the corrugations up and down, score on the folds and you're good to go.

          For a stone pattern, you could print one out and glue it on; or cut out stone shapes from mroe cardboard, glue 'em on and spray the whole thing with that stone texture specle paint. (That's how I did my dungeon.)

          Don C.

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          • batmanmc
            mego batman collector
            • Jun 22, 2004
            • 6227

            #6
            thats a nice castle thomas.

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            • megoscott
              Founding Partner
              • Nov 17, 2006
              • 8710

              #7
              That is a nice design, I love castles. This is the one I've made. I've resisted showing anymore Dida stuff until I get confirmation that everything is going to work according to plan (next 2 weeks maybe...) and I'll be able to start selling them. But I can't resist showing this one. I think it's still a work in progress, I have ideas to expand it by adding a tower and adding more details in the artwork, but it's already pretty substantial. The knight statues are based on the round table room in the Knights of the Round table movie that inspired Mego's Knights designs.



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              • YANOULI
                Part-Time Timelord
                • Jan 9, 2006
                • 2209

                #8
                Originally posted by MegoScott
                That is a nice design, I love castles. This is the one I've made. I've resisted showing anymore Dida stuff until I get confirmation that everything is going to work according to plan (next 2 weeks maybe...) and I'll be able to start selling them. But I can't resist showing this one. I think it's still a work in progress, I have ideas to expand it by adding a tower and adding more details in the artwork, but it's already pretty substantial. The knight statues are based on the round table room in the Knights of the Round table movie that inspired Mego's Knights designs.


                Looks good Scott!
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                • Meule
                  Verbose Member
                  • Nov 14, 2004
                  • 28720

                  #9
                  Scott,
                  these Dida Display Sets may be just the thing I need to finish the inside of my castle. Can you design these backdrops to specific sizes or are they just standard sizes?
                  "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                  • megoscott
                    Founding Partner
                    • Nov 17, 2006
                    • 8710

                    #10
                    They are standard. 10 inches high, 10x10, 10x13 and 10x10 hinged together, 22 inches wide when in the base.
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                    • HardyGirl
                      Mego Museum's Poster Girl
                      • Apr 3, 2007
                      • 13933

                      #11
                      That does look cool, Scott. One guy looks like he's pinned to the wall like Spidey. How did you do that?
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                      'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
                      Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
                      If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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                      • megoscott
                        Founding Partner
                        • Nov 17, 2006
                        • 8710

                        #12
                        He's just hanging onto one of the parapets. They are my favorite part---laminated, not vinyl, but still pretty cool, especially with rivets.

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                        • ABMAC
                          User
                          • May 16, 2002
                          • 9665

                          #13
                          You should enlarge the parapets into practical battlements.

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                          • megoscott
                            Founding Partner
                            • Nov 17, 2006
                            • 8710

                            #14
                            I'm going to try that, but I'm afraid the laminate will get floppy at that height. I wish I could do it with chipboard and vinyl, but the shape is to complicated to do by hand and too expensive to have made. I could probably reinforce the laminate with vinyl backing though.
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                            • ABMAC
                              User
                              • May 16, 2002
                              • 9665

                              #15
                              Ah, I didn't notice the laminate earlier. I thought it was just surface coated like the Apes' Fortress pieces.

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