Filled with stunning photos, step-by-step instructions, and creative ideas for customization, The LEGO Castle Book shows you how to build mini castles complete with moats, drawbridges, gatehouses, and more! Build a castle using basic bricks or make one of the six master builds. Create your own medieval village with windmills, taverns, and chapels. Travel through the history of castle architecture and learn how to build walls, towers, gates, and keeps.
Whether your goal is to add realistic details like crenellations, turrets, and parapets to your designs or to create a believable medieval setting, you'll find endless inspiration in The LEGO Castle Book.
Includes complete parts list and building instructions for 6 castle master builds:
• Sleeping Dragon • Land's End • River Gate • Winter Palace • Eight Arches • Mountain Kingdom
"It's really impressive to see what Jeff has done with some of these these builds. . . quite exciting, great to look at, very informative, and you should find a lot of inspiration from them." —Adam's Brick Junction
“This may just be the most beautiful LEGO book ever published. It really is stunning.” —Brickset
"Jeff’s builds are beautifully presented not only in the images of complete creations but also for the instructions." —BricksFanz
Jeff Friesen is an award-winning photographer and LEGO enthusiast whose work has been exhibited in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. In 2017, he was awarded the Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year. He posts his popular LEGO photography on Instagram (@jeff_works). He is the author of LEGO Micro Cities (No Starch Press). Friesen lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Introduction Chapter 1: A History of Castles Chapter 2: Building a Castle Chapter 3: Castle Architecture Chapter 4: Building a LEGO Castle Chapter 5: Making a Medieval Village Chapter 6: Sleeping Dragon Chapter 7: Land's End Chapter 8: River Gate Chapter 9: Winter Palace Chapter 10: Eight Arches Chapter 11: Mountain Kingdom
Filled with stunning photos, step-by-step instructions, and creative ideas for customization, The LEGO Castle Book shows you how to build mini castles complete with moats, drawbridges, gatehouses, and more! Build a castle using basic bricks or make one of the six master builds. Create your own medieval village with windmills, taverns, and chapels. Travel through the history of castle architecture and learn how to build walls, towers, gates, and keeps.
Whether your goal is to add realistic details like crenellations, turrets, and parapets to your designs or to create a believable medieval setting, you'll find endless inspiration in The LEGO Castle Book.
Includes complete parts list and building instructions for 6 castle master builds:
• Sleeping Dragon • Land's End • River Gate • Winter Palace • Eight Arches • Mountain Kingdom
Praise
"It's really impressive to see what Jeff has done with some of these these builds. . . quite exciting, great to look at, very informative, and you should find a lot of inspiration from them." —Adam's Brick Junction
“This may just be the most beautiful LEGO book ever published. It really is stunning.” —Brickset
"Jeff’s builds are beautifully presented not only in the images of complete creations but also for the instructions." —BricksFanz
Author
Jeff Friesen is an award-winning photographer and LEGO enthusiast whose work has been exhibited in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. In 2017, he was awarded the Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year. He posts his popular LEGO photography on Instagram (@jeff_works). He is the author of LEGO Micro Cities (No Starch Press). Friesen lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Introduction Chapter 1: A History of Castles Chapter 2: Building a Castle Chapter 3: Castle Architecture Chapter 4: Building a LEGO Castle Chapter 5: Making a Medieval Village Chapter 6: Sleeping Dragon Chapter 7: Land's End Chapter 8: River Gate Chapter 9: Winter Palace Chapter 10: Eight Arches Chapter 11: Mountain Kingdom