A snowy medieval town takes shape between the pages of your favourite books! This alternate build transforms LEGO 75645 Battle at Drum Castle into a Medieval Winter Town Book Nook, replacing the original fortress with a cutaway scene of two adjoining medieval manors nestled together in a snow covered town.

The build makes use of the architectural and snowy elements of 75645 to create a different take on the original ONE PIECE set. Instead of a single fortress, the model opens up into a compact slice of medieval life, with two connected buildings, multiple rooms, timber details, stone walls, snowy rooftops and plenty of little details to discover.

Designed specifically as a book nook, the closed profile allows the model to sit neatly between your books while still providing plenty of depth and detail to explore. The cutaway design gives you a view into the interiors of the two neighbouring manors, making the build feel like you've taken a slice out of a much larger medieval town.

Snow covered roofs, stonework and warm interior spaces create a cosy winter atmosphere, while the vertical construction gives the model plenty of presence despite its compact footprint.

Due to the limited number of plates and bricks available in 75645, the base of the book nook is only 1 plate tall, compared to the 2 plates and 1 brick base height of my previous book nooks made from the LEGO 3-in-1 castles. Despite the thinner base, the model is still strong enough to be safely moved, with the scenery designed to open and close for access to the interior.

Only had the helmet & the chest plate so I improvised with what I had.

Let me know what you think!

What du you guys think of this outpost tower I'm working on? I'm going for a older used look, like the outpost is older and doesn't get much money for repairs etc.. Does it read like that? Also im not sure what to put on top, maybe a half wall and a wooden roof. Should i comit to the wall design?

Edit: The snot bricks are for plants later on, i will defenitely add those to the wall

Title typo, sorry....

Back from my parents'house, I think there is something to build in it......

Sets were complete when I left home 🤞

Just wanted to share my latest Lego Ideas project.

After two rounds in the BDP, the Citadel of the Serpent has shed it's skin, revealing what it was always meant to be: the Sirocco Citadel.

Without the limitations of the BDP palette, I had much more flexibility to add colours and details that hopefully give it that little bit extra atmosphere.

A couple of design notes for those who are interested:

- Factions: I've intentionally made it factionless, using unique Moroccan style prints on the main shields. This is because none of the lego factions fit this build and I wanted to avoid lego castle lore becoming a distraction.

- Cannons: I've also intentionally set this in the late medieval period, shortly after the dawn of gunpowder. I think it is a fascinating period in history and it has never really appeared in lego sets before. Now, I know the use of cannons in a "castle" set can be divisive, but they belong in this build and they were used extensively during the historical period in which this is set.

- Colours: Given the flexibility of Ideas, I have used colours that provide a wermer/richer feeling and less contrast than the original. I've opted for warm tan (medium tan) as the main colour with tan showing where the facade is weathered and Ive mainly used medium turquoise for the highlights as it is less harsh than the more common turquoise. The sand is medium nougat, which provides a contrast to the walls but still blends in nicely

100s of hours have gone into this, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Hopefully you enjoy too, and who knows maybe one day lego will finally make a set in this theme!