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The LEGO Castle Book

Build Your Own Mini Medieval World

by (author) Jeff Friesen

Publisher
No Starch Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2019
Category
Models, Miniatures, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781718500167
    Publish Date
    Aug 2019
    List Price
    $33.95

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Description

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

About the author

Jeff Friesen’s photography has received worldwide acclaim for a remarkably diverse array of work. His awards include the most prestigious in the photography world, including those from Communication Arts and Photo District News. Every summer Jeff works alongside his elementary school-aged daughter, June, as they take pictures of dioramas made with June’s toys. It’s serious fun. To see more of Jeff’s work visit jeff-friesen.com and thebrickfantastic.com. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Editorial Reviews

"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