posted 06-27-2000 07:01 AM            

To what kind of scale do you intend to work?
There are a number of excellent cardboard models of some large castles such as Caernarfon and Conwy:

Cut and Assemble a Medieval Castle by A. G. Smith ISBN: 0486246639

posted 06-27-2000 07:58 AM            

I would also like to have a look at some Fantasy castles. Please let me know of a few web addresses.

posted 08-04-2000 03:57 PM         

I have been looking into doign the very same thing, and I have a few links to send you. The first one I literally JUST found, and it looks like just the thing:
http://members.tripod.com/Hirst_arts/

It is a site that sells molds that you can use to make plaster of paris blocks of various shapes and sizes, and make castles from them. I think that this is the way I am goign to go.

For an alternate view, check this page:

http://www.webfiles.net/casmain.htm

This is the web site of a guy who makes some of the best model castles I have ver seen. In his Links area, you can buy a how-to book from him. It looks like he starts with 1/4 plywood, coats it with paper-mache for textures, and paints. I am not sure how he gets paper-mached to look just like brick, but he does a great job.

You may also want to check out Exin Castles. They are supposedly "architecturally accurate" and it looks like you could make quite a castle with a large set. They go together like legos, though you come out with fewer of the little circles actually showing. Online resources are hard to find--I have seen pictures in eBay auctions, and I know they can be ordered through hobby shops. I can't find anywhere to order them online except in the occasional auction.

I am still looking for any reasources that will be helpful in building a castle siege diorama in 1/72nd scale.

Good luck!

Sincerely,

Cthulhu