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  • megoscott
    Founding Partner
    • Nov 17, 2006
    • 8710

    King Arthur's Castle

    Here's one I've been wanting to do for a long while but only recently figured out the design. This is a deluxe 22" X 10" X 10" carrying case playset that opens up into a 30" long x 33" wide playset with two 15" towers. Includes a draw bridge with crank to lower and raise it, a dungeon with a locking jail door (Lasermego, thanks), and detachable parapets (also Lasermego, with cool etched rock detail). I should have picked up a set of Paul's round table and thrones to finish off these pics!

    For more pictures and ordering info, click here.



    Truthfully, the door is a little short to get the knight through on top of the horse, but that's Mego for ya.



    Carry it to school, work, on a date, wherever you want to impress people.



    I love the way the drawbridge doubles as the case latch. This kind of thing thrills me.



    The fold up towers are great--I took one of my 30inch towers used for Batcaves and Daily Planets and cut them in half. The parapets slide onto the sides of the walls very easily, I chose not to have them snap on--too much work for me and the user. These stay in place firmly.



    Adding a Mego style turnlock to the lasercut door just make it super awesome, I'm thrilled with the result.



    Here's a view from the tower. I love these platforms. The interior art is based very closely on the round table room in the 1950's movie that inspired Mego's Knights.



    Trading card photos reused for the big door panel image. I added some dot screen pattern to make it feel like it was printed old style.
    Last edited by megoscott; Oct 26, '09, 11:16 AM.
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  • Random Axe
    The Voice of Reason
    • Apr 16, 2008
    • 4518

    #2
    WOw, that look like so much fun. That's a great idea for a playset/display/carry case. I never had any of the knights, but that makes me want to grab the CTvt versions and play siege. Completely awesome.

    Scott
    I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she dumped me before we met.

    If anyone here believes in psychokinesis, please raise my hand.

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    • jackson5677
      Banned
      • Oct 19, 2008
      • 708

      #3
      Great Job.

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      • Dave Mc
        Administrator
        • Oct 20, 2002
        • 17827

        #4
        Another excellent design Scott. Love what you've done.

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        • megoscott
          Founding Partner
          • Nov 17, 2006
          • 8710

          #5
          Here's video of the drawbridge. Simple, but effective!
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          • toys2cool
            Ultimate Mego Warrior
            • Nov 27, 2006
            • 28605

            #6
            wow !! That's so cool
            "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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            • SUP-Ronin
              Stuck in a laundry shoot.
              • Oct 8, 2007
              • 3146

              #7
              That's really neat. Nice video too. Great work.
              "Steel-like jaws clacked away, each bite slashing flesh from my body - I used my knife and my hands, and when they were gone, my bloody stumps - and yet the turtles came."

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              • BlackKnight
                The DarkSide Customizer
                • Apr 16, 2005
                • 14622

                #8
                That's Freak'in Bad Arse Scott !
                ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


                always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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                • The Toyroom
                  The Packaging King
                  • Dec 31, 2004
                  • 16653

                  #9
                  I'm not into the Knights but that playset makes me want to be! Super Cool Scott!
                  Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!

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                  • TEXASFETT
                    #1 Bounty Hunter
                    • Aug 29, 2008
                    • 1473

                    #10
                    Thats one bad arse castle great work !

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                    • Pascal
                      Museum Patron
                      • May 8, 2008
                      • 141

                      #11
                      Wow. Great playset !!!

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                      • DocDrako
                        Formerly Doc Drako
                        • Nov 11, 2004
                        • 2813

                        #12
                        Totally awesome as usual! Really really cool!

                        "I prefer to remain an enigma."

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                        • starsky
                          veteran member
                          • Aug 26, 2007
                          • 6207

                          #13
                          super cool!! i like it!! too bad i dont have any knight figures.

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                          • vulcan2074
                            Live Long and Prosper
                            • Mar 23, 2008
                            • 7817

                            #14
                            That rocks. Awesome design
                            Sammy

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                            • rche
                              channeling Bob Wills
                              • Mar 26, 2008
                              • 7391

                              #15
                              very nice. I really like the platforms.
                              The deedah is such an awesome scalable design. A little tweaking with graphics and you could easily make a WOZ witch castle or a Mad Scientist lab for the monsters. A different top on the parapets/platforms and you could make a cool Apes set from this one. Just awesome.

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