Karl ;

 I have followed this piecemeal .Now , I have to say the trees brought it to life .That's why I tell my staff at the Museum - C'mon guys , more trees ! I hope it was recieved well .  T.B.

Hey !

 You mentioned the crannies . Did you get to the nooks too ? LOL.LOL Very nice job so far .

TigerII

Hey Doog,

Some great work. The different color foliage of the trees really throws this vignette over the top. Very impressive.

 

Hey Doog,

Some great work. The different color foliage of the trees really throws this vignette over the top. Very impressive.

fermis

I did find the kit, on Amazon...ordered! 

Finally!

This is a little bigger than I was expecting!!!

Tanker - Builder

Hey Karl !

 That castle is gorgeous .Now I gotta say it is way more beautiful than my "Metal Earth " model of this structure .  T.B.

 

Hey Karl !

 That castle is gorgeous .Now I gotta say it is way more beautiful than my "Metal Earth " model of this structure .  T.B.

the doog

Cool story, Fermis! ANd I remember that church--we have a photo of it ourselves! We went to Berchtesgaden too, to the "Eagle's Nest". Awesome!

 

Glad you like the castle. Hope you can find one of these models to build--they're rather rare. Good luck in your quest, I hope you can do one for your wife as well!

 

I did find the kit, on Amazon...ordered!

The day was a bit too short to make it up to the Eagles Nest....BOOOO...but we did see it (kinda) from down on the road.

mustang1989

This is just simply amazing Karl!!! Really good use of color and magnificent detailing. The work you put into this beauty really paid off.........BIG!!!

 

fermis

Another late comer!...I really dig this idea...x-mas present! My wife would LOVE it....searching for that kit NOW!!!

My wife and I went there last December, with my parents (they were stationed in Erlangen/Nuremberg back in the early 70s). Stayed in Nuremberg, our first "trip" was to this castle...beautiful place! A great time, we had!

My favorite was a parish church of St. Sebastian, by Berchtesgaden. We were driving along, and I recognised the church from my parent "slide shows" (remember those?!!!). I had to get a picture. We stopped, I hopped out, walked across a bridge...looked back, over my right shoulder (which was odd, as the church was more to my left)...jumped out to a boulder in the stream, squated down for this pic...

When I got back to the car...my mom had a tear running down her cheek..."Uh...what's up, ma?"...she said she watched my Dad cross that very bridge...look back over his right shoulder (she even mentioned that that was odd), jump out to the very same boulder, squat down for the picture, just the same as I did...but 40 years ago.

Anyway...I'm stealing this x-mas present idea!!!

Great work!

 

Glad you like the castle. Hope you can find one of these models to build--they're rather rare. Good luck in your quest, I hope you can do one for your wife as well!

This is just simply amazing Karl!!! Really good use of color and magnificent detailing. The work you put into this beauty really paid off.........BIG!!!

Another late comer!...I really dig this idea...x-mas present! My wife would LOVE it....searching for that kit NOW!!!

My wife and I went there last December, with my parents (they were stationed in Erlangen/Nuremberg back in the early 70s). Stayed in Nuremberg, our first "trip" was to this castle...beautiful place! A great time, we had!

My favorite was a parish church of St. Sebastian, by Berchtesgaden. We were driving along, and I recognised the church from my parent "slide shows" (remember those?!!!). I had to get a picture. We stopped, I hopped out, walked across a bridge...looked back, over my right shoulder (which was odd, as the church was more to my left)...jumped out to a boulder in the stream, squated down for this pic...

When I got back to the car...my mom had a tear running down her cheek..."Uh...what's up, ma?"...she said she watched my Dad cross that very bridge...look back over his right shoulder (she even mentioned that that was odd), jump out to the very same boulder, squat down for the picture, just the same as I did...but 40 years ago.

Anyway...I'm stealing this x-mas present idea!!!

Great work!

WOW! That just doesn't say it - at all! I love this. Of all the dioramas I've ever seen this is by far my favourite. I've seen everything from the stone age to Star Wars to Madam Tuseuds' house of wax, but this is just too awsome! The foliage, and the weathering make me feel as if I'm looking a pictures in a magazine article. This is a pretty good size model. I wish that I was more inclined to build things like this, but as I get older I find that doing a lot of the things that I wish I could have either the time, or space for I'm less, and less motivated to do. I know that this is an old thread, but I'm glad that I finally got to see it. I'm also glad that someone revived it - it needed to be! Thank you very much for sharing this with us. The tiny Doog, and Jenn figures are a neat touch.

~ Cobra Chris

hi Doog

you're welcome.

Do you have a log on here about your Heavy Metal Muscle car?

Thanx

Lol, I would have to be a Japanese castle since I don't know of any German giant monster movies. Though I guess I could have a giant (1/12th scale) George S. Patton rampaging across The Fatherland... 

Thanks, Cliff. That's a fun idea you have. I don't know if it would work with this one becaiuse of where it's situated in the mountains, but you could always get one of their Japanese styled buildings.

This was a real labor of love for me. :)

That is awesome Karl, I'd seen these before but had no idea how good they look when built up! I'd thought about buying one of the Japanese castles to use with a Godzilla or Gamera figure. Not sure I could do it the justice you did here. 

Xena: Thanks for kicking this to the top, so many cool things posted here before I joined the forum that I've missed. 

Xena

hi Karl

 

I know i am very late posting here now but i have to say this is AMAZING!!! I am so blown away right now that i really cant find any words strong enough to express my amazement and wonder at the beauty and detail of this castle. Its so beautiful and stunning and matches the lady its meant for .

 

Thank you for the link you sent, its really awe-inspiring and exciting to see how it was done, makes one appreciate it even more. I have said it before and i will say it again and every single time, you are an absolutely amazingly talented and gifted individual, mr Logan.

 

 

 

 

hi Karl

I know i am very late posting here now but i have to say this is AMAZING!!! I am so blown away right now that i really cant find any words strong enough to express my amazement and wonder at the beauty and detail of this castle. Its so beautiful and stunning and matches the lady its meant for .

Thank you for the link you sent, its really awe-inspiring and exciting to see how it was done, makes one appreciate it even more. I have said it before and i will say it again and every single time, you are an absolutely amazingly talented and gifted individual, mr Logan.

Boba Fett wrote:

What scale were the boots?

the doog wrote:

Boba Fett wrote: Well, how could she not love it? Your work simply amazes me! Now you need to think up something good for her birthday... LOL! I got her clothes and boots--we went on a little shopping trip! Her birthday is/was December 29th! Thanks again, Boba Fett! Thaks too sincerely, Sam, Huxy, and Buddho!

What scale were the boots?

Thanks a lot, Stern0 and Mike! Wow, I've never been bowed at by so many Smileys! LOL!

I appreciate your kind comments, guys! I know Jenn will too (she has this post bookmarked now as well! ) 

(Hi honey!!! ...) XOXOXOX!!!)

Karl - I apologize as I missed this one. I love the perspective with the paint jar. After looking at this all I can say is

Rounds Complete!!

Mansteins revenge wrote:

Nice model...and I like what she's holding too...

Thanks, guys; Jenn will appreciate the comments, I'm sure! I appreciate the nice sentiments!

Hope you all have someone like her to hold this New Year's Eve!

Agree with all the above.  Any gift is better when you know the giver spent so much time and effort on it!  And, like everyone else, I'm a bit amazed at the sheer SIZE of the thing!

Good work, good gift, and great smile.  

Michael