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I needed a bit of a break working on my Crusader fortress. So I figured I could do a little something from the other side and decided to do work on a Mamluk fortress as well. I planned to do a smaller fortress than the crusader one, but things escalated quickly and it ended up bigger than the crusader fortress. It is in essence a fantasy building, I wasn't trying to copy any existing structure. But it is heavily inspired by the Qaytbay Citadel in Alexandria as well as the ruins of the Akabah fortress. I'm not sure what to do with it though. I'm not sure it would be worth it to create instructions. At more than 6200 pieces, it would be a pain to do so. Plus, stud.io says that the cost of the parts amounts to more than 900$, so not many people will be interested in building it, particularly since this is a fringe topic to boot. Be that as it may, I enjoyed designing it. Here are some pictures:
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I've always been impressed by crusader castles. They are massive and they have a unique look due to the merging of European and Oriental architecture. The most famous example is of course Krak des Chevaliers, but I didn't find an angle to turn it into Lego without blowing it up to 10,000+ pieces. Instead, I took inspiration from the Fortress of the Knights Templar in Acre. I still had to shrink it a bit in order to not have it grow out of control, but I feel like I found a good compromise. I wanted it to fit onto two 32x32 baseplates which I just about managed to do. I'm close to finishing the model and I'm currently sitting at 4644 parts. I'm still looking to improve some details, the cobblestone in front of the castle is for example still very primitive and I might add more of a slope to the ground outside. Then there are still some gaps that I might be able to close better. Obviously, it's not minifig scale, that would have required a model that's at least three times as large. Also, it's not modular. While it would be easy to have removable elements, it would be difficult to build any interior at the scale I'm working at. So I saved pieces by having the caste be completely hollow on the inside. Anyway, here are some pictures of where I'm currently at.
