WesternOutlaw Goes Medieval (1 Viewer)

[WesternOutlaw]

Hey Guys,

Over the past few months, I've been admiring some of the Medieval/castle-related dioramas on the forum. I've always liked knights and related-fantasy elements, as I played D&D in my youth. Not sure if any of you are familiar with Playmobil's Steck System but it was their castle construction system. I recently broke out some old Playmobil castle sets combining them to built a large custom castle (looks smaller in the image due to the angle). Some slight photo-editing would provide the black and yellow colors that I needed.

What Came Next?

With a castle, knights would follow. Starting a new theme always takes some time (and money). I was really impressed with the color scheme of these black & yellow Nottingham men-at-arms so in process of starting a new collection. Love the figure detailing!

Here's a small dio I shot over the weekend with a few of the new figures and older scenic pieces. I know the figures have been out several years, but I'm often late in collecting a new theme.

More to come as WesternOutlaw goes Medieval!

 

[Horus]

Nicely done Rob. Looking forward to seeing you have some fun setting up some scenes of days of Olde, when knights were Bold etc !

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Additional knights/men-at-arms continue to move into the new castle posting their ornate banners:

Nicely done Rob. Looking forward to seeing you have some fun setting up some scenes of days of Olde, when knights were Bold etc !

Thanks Steve, appreciate it buddy.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Prayers before the battle...

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Into the night...

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Recently completed my collection of Nottingham figures placing all of them in and around the castle:

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Through the woodland:

 

[WesternOutlaw]

A sleepy little cottage rests somewhere in the forest where it is rumored that a venerable old mage practices his trade...

 

[MLH13]

Excellent as always, Rob!

Mark

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Excellent as always, Rob!

Thanks Mark.

 

[Horus]

All reminds me of the old Robin Hood series with Richard Greene. I can hear the theme tune running through my head now !

 

[WesternOutlaw]

All reminds me of the old Robin Hood series with Richard Greene. I can hear the theme tune running through my head now !

Hey Steve,
I must admit that aside from the story of Robin Hood, I didn't grow up with the series or remember the old movie(s). Just recently, I watched one of the classic films for the first time. Great stuff though, and I can certainly understand the charm.

 

[Andanna]

Great photos. Playmobil is underrated.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Great photos. Playmobil is underrated.

Thanks Andanna. I think so too. Have built a little collection over the years. Their older sets were fantastic.