You may recognise the idea if you frequent the LEGO Ideas platform, as Martin originally submitted it into a micro scale castle contest, unfortunately it didn’t gain enough comments/votes to win.

Recreating a classic set that originally released back in 2000 is a great idea, especially with the release of LEGO 3in1 Castle (31120) and most recently LEGO Lion Knights’ Castle (10305), it makes total sense to bring back, or reimagine, a Castle from yesteryear.

This would be a fun build for any castle fan and would make an amazing display piece, just imagine many castles all on display together in a Diorama style… – Boom Brickz

You may have had, or still have, the original King Leo’s Castle (6098) set, if so you’ll know that it included a 3D moulded baseplate which the Castle sat upon. I personally loved those baseplates and wish I held onto the few I had when I was younger.

Martin has kept to the original set and included a brick-built version of the moulded baseplate, a move that was necessary but he’s executed it perfectly and it looks great!

The Castle towers and spires are in the right positions and have been scaled-down very well, nothing looks out of place or too big or small. The use of the frog pieces at the front gate are used in an ingenious way, they represent the Lion heads, it shows the level of attention Martin has put into this product idea and thinking outside the box.

Adding an expanded diorama base has really opened up the idea which allows you to play with the set in a fun and strategic way, planning sieges, invasions, and battles. The tall trees and meandering sandy road that leads up to the Castle’s drawbridge is a nice touch and really adds to the over aesthetic.

As Martin says in his description, how cool would it be to have a whole lineup of micro scale Castles on display, representing each of the LEGO factions. I personally would absolutely love that being a sucker for LEGO and Castles.

…just imagine many castles all on display together in a Diorama style… – Boom Brickz

Which Castles would you like to see recreated, LEGO or otherwise. Pop down to the comments section below and let us know.

We would like to wish Martin the best of luck with this product idea, and his others. Gaining the required 10k supporters is tough so please click the link below and help make this become a reality!

Official LEGO Ideas page:

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/4033d35b-b01c-466a-973b-9cdd32e130ff

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/boombrickz/

If you have not heard of ReBrickable before it is a website dedicated to MOCs and other users designs you can build from existing sets and your own bricks. When you set up a profile you can even add the sets and bricks that you own and you can search for alternative builds.

Whilst searching through ReBrickable, I came across this amazing looking White Batmobile which is an alternative build of the LEGO Creator Porsche 911 (10295) by a user called Gnat Bricks and after around 5 minutes of looking at the details I decided to purchase these instructions. I thought £5.40 was a bargain!

The Build:

I set to taking the Porsche apart, it needed a good clean anyway, as I had not opened bag 10 (the pieces that build the Targa version) I added these to the other bricks and got ready to build.

The instructions are very easy to follow and have been made on Stud.io which means they look just like LEGO instructions.

Using 944 pieces from the Creator Porsche 911 set its quite a large build which took around 4-5 hours.

Some of the techniques used in the build we very clever and it felt like how an official LEGO set feels to build, the designer has done an amazing job.

The designer captured the look of the 1989 Batmobile very well and it is instantly recognisable.

It was amazing to see how he managed to achieve all the small details to the front end, read and the grills around the car.

Even the guns have been included which you can remove if you decide you dont want them on the finished model and to complete the build there is a very nice and detailed interior which is accessed by a cockpit which is attached via 2 studs.

My Overall Thoughts:

If you like Batman, this is 100% something you need and it might make your mind up to purchasing the Creator Porsche 911! If you enjoy MOC building then you will enjoy this build and the final build is amazing.

The instructions are easy to follow and you will be pleasantly surprised by the techniques used throughout.

Is is worth buying the instructions for $7? (roughly £5.40) 100%!!!!

If you would like to check my review video on this amazing alternative/MOC build please follow the link below: