The Fortress Of Tykla Imoorian: A LEGO® creation by Dave Benson : MOCpages.com

The Fortress Of Tykla Imoorian

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When I finally completed the design of Cora the great white, I felt motivated to create a castle/fortress of my own. Seeing all great castlebuilds here on Mocpages just made it easier. This creation was completed in September 2010, but because of other ongoing projects I´m posting this creation now instead. If you stay to the end make sure to watch the Youtube clip of the digital realltime build! I´m glad if you rate and comment before you leave this page! Now let´s go!

About this creation

The fortress were designed by the first king of the Tykla Imoorian kingdom in 1283. Many wars came and gone and despite numerous siege attempts the fortress was never defeated. Now in the year 2012 it serves as a public museum.
The opening hours are 10-16, Mon-Sun! Free entry so don´t hesitate!

The drawbridge is down, welcome inside!

So you want a guided tour? We are glad offering you sunny weather today!

First stop, the king´s great balcony where he keeped watch of his subjects!

The Keep has two main gates. This is the Dark Gate where evil monsters lurked!

The second gate is called the Bright Gate. It balances Evil with the Good!

In this view we see the secondary balcony of the Keep.

The balcony is shrouded in mystery. Some believed that the ghost of the king´s late wife lived there. Sometimes you could hear screams of agony and anger. No one dared to enter the balcony at night, not even the king himself. So do you believe in ghosts?

Down below the curtain wall you have the water outlets that continuously fills the moat with water from an underground well to preserve the defensive function.

At the Inn you can drink as much beer as you want! Very friendly staff!

Across the Inn you find the Great Hall where the king kept his festive gatherings. Do you see the tree in the middle of the yard? It´s as old as the fortress itself!

There are also a stable for horses and two small gardens with homegrown vegetables!

The pride of the fortress! The Gatehouse screams of power and glory!

When the fortress got built it needed a very strong foundation to stand the test of war and time. Over 700 years later it looks as strong as ever!

It´s unknown why the king prefered the bullhorn as the symbol of his reign, but it´s a qualified guess that he used it to place fear in his many enemies.

But wait, where did that strange crystal come from?? Humm ackward, well anyway...

Taking a close look at the curtain wall reveals the nearly indestructible design.

The guard towers are not open to the public right now as they are under renovation!

WHAT?? The crystal has moved! What Evil could be at work? Stay away from it...

The outer curtain walls were built long after the sieges had ended. Still very old!

Most of the Tykla Imoorian kingdom consisted of large forests. The trees have grown very tall indeed and makes this a beautiful place, far away from any civilisation.

Bird´s eye perspective!

Top-view perspective reveals the layout.

This concludes the guided tour! Be sure to visit again if you find your way back!

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BONUS! If you want to see the creation get built in digital realltime, check the clip!

Comment and rate please! See you next time!

Regards Dave Benson

Building instructions

Download building instructions (LEGO Digital Designer)

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Ryan "Ronin" Dragonslayer

February 27, 2013

Excellent micro! I love the curtain walls the best.

I like it

Clever Crowe

November 14, 2012

I respect that you balance your time between LDD and Physical Builds. Very nice detail on this MOC, love the decals used as tiles for the balcony and entranceways. Cheers, Dave!

I like it

Romy British

June 20, 2012

Absolutely EXCELLENT !

I like it

Andre Benjamin

June 12, 2012

Fantastic features and texturing! I particularly like the trees and drawbridge; cool backstory, too!

I like it

White Knight

May 28, 2012

Lovely job, so many little pieces !>....well done

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Dave Benson

May 28, 2012

Quoting White Knight Lovely job, so many little pieces !>....well done

Thanks! 1425 parts to be exact :)

I like it

Builder Allan

May 28, 2012

I must agree with Lego Family - excellent details for a build this scale. Clever use of the barred window-piece as gate :-)

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Dave Benson

March 21, 2012

Quoting Daniel Mayhew The detail in this small scale is incredible. Beautifully done. Inspiring.

Yeah I fear no scales no matter what!

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Dave Benson

March 21, 2012

Quoting Michael Kringe I love the trees! The transparent water is great, too!

The trees gives this place a feeling of life :)

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Dave Benson

March 21, 2012

Quoting LEGO Family Fantastic microscale build. Details are stunning. Wise use of bricks. Cant believe you got so many details into such a small build. Well done !

Hyperdetailing is fun! But it takes a lot of parts :)