![]() And lastly, thank you all for the likes and comments you have left, I do appreciate it. I’ve been thinking of doing a Lord of the Rings build for a while and feel like Helm’s Deep would scratch that itch. I will probably take a step back from this project and work on some other things for a bit. I would like to make both of those but the forest is a huge undertaking that will involve lots of world edit, and the quidditch pitch is kinda a boring build. The only big update posts I can make after this are Hagrid’s Hut and the forest, and the quidditch pitch. The four copper pillars around the fountain are meant to be statues of the four founders, but ya know… it’s Minecraft.Īnd that is pretty much it for this project. There are plenty of places for students to sit and admire the plants, lots of different trees and flowers, and a hedge maze. The greenhouses themselves have no interiors and probably never will, just like most of the castle, but I am very happy with the rest of the area. The main aesthetic of the greenhouses was inspired by Victorian era botanical gardens, which I thinks make sense because that era would probably be around the time that Hogwarts would make their greenhouses. ![]() Like what is going on with that gatehouse bit next to this? What is the entire point of this side of the castle? Also, a mini rant: the big bell towers with their huge door make it seem like this is a main entrance to the castle, but it isn’t, which I always found weird. (I know it’s in Scotland, but c'mon, it’s magic) So I made it more whimsical, after a lot of trial and error, and changes in planning which you can catch glimpses of in previous posts. This is supposed to be where all the magical plants are kept, it should be one of the most whimsical parts of the castle. ![]() ![]() This area of the build is where I have done the most changes because I find the canon version of this area just so bland and square. The last part of Hogwarts Castle is now complete. Overall, I am extremely pleased with how this build turned out, and I may be looking back to Middle Earth for more one off builds to make for this blog, *cough* Rivendell *cough*, so maybe check back in several months for that. Unlike the model, my build does not feature any parts of the glittering caves beneath the castle as I just didn’t want to spend my free time building caves. I even made my build a bit like a collectible diorama, with the mountains and landscaping cut off to focus the attention on the castle itself. It is a true work of art, (check out their website for pics of the model and a bunch of other expensive stuff) and was invaluable for this project. The main reference I used for this was the collectible model that Weta Workshop made of the castle. This castle takes center stage in the second movie of the trilogy and is the setting for what is probably the greatest fantasy battle ever put on screen, and I don’t care what those hacks who made Game of Thrones say. The build I chose was the fortress of Helm’s Deep from The Lord of the Rings franchise. Short term became several weeks due to large amounts of Total War Warhammer 3 and having a job, but I got it done eventually. After working solely on long term, multi-part builds, I decided to do my first short term, one post build, for this blog.
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