Modular Castle

[Micheal Kalkwarf]

This first small castle you see was built from my modular castle system. This modular castle system based on 4x8 and 8x8 modules. They are designed to connect in all 3 dimensions so you can build walls, towers, keeps and fortresses. The example below was built using the easily interchangeable modules in about a Minute. The modules themselves are constructed from standard Lego parts.

Modular Castle Two Towers by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Here is an example of a larger castle that you could build using this modular system. Something close to this version was displayed at Brickcon 2015.

Lego modular castle 16 by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Here is a picture of the room modules. These can be used to create castle walls, towers or a maze of rooms. They connect to each other using a pair of Lego Technic pins on each side of the module. These are located near the top of the module. Other modules, the balcony and bridge modules also make use of theses sets of pins to hang off the side of the rooms to create more surface area for additional modules to be placed. The top of the room modules has 4 raised flat round tiles, one at each corner and four exposed studs to help secure modules placed on top. These room modules can be stacked directly on top of one another to build a tower as tall as you wish. They can also be placed on top of each other offset by half a module which could create additional space on either side for a 4x8 battlement module.

[Herurl=https://flic.kr/p/AfPp6R]Lego Modular Castle room modules[/url] by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Here are various versions of the half or 4x8 battlement modules. They clip into the top of any room, balcony or bridge module using the same system of 4 raised tiles and 4 exposed studs. These allow you to create a play space on top of any of the other modules. It also allows you to have battlements on both sides of a wall.

Lego Modular Castle Half Battlement modules by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

The modules below are the bridge and balcony modules. They each come in half, 4x8 and whole 8x8. These connect to the room modules using the pair of Lego Technic Pins. Once connected, these modules use the same system of 4 flat tiles and 4 exposed studs to make placing another room or battlement module on top possible. They are designed to maintain the same floor height of the module they are attached to. This ensures a standard height for each floor making it easy to connect and have a flat battlement area all around your fortress without the need for steps. The bridges have a set of pins on each 8 stud side allowing you to bridge a gap between rooms or walls leaving a decorative archway in between. This can give the effect of a room suspended with nothing beneath it The balconies only have a set of pins on one side. This can create a new space to place a room or battlement that extends out from the side of the module it is attached to. Lining up the balconies with the large arched doorways creates passageways to the battlements.

Lego Modular Castle balconies and bridges by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

To see a video demonstration of this system go to

Here we have a front and back view of a hybrid of the balcony and battlement modules. They also use the pair of Lego Technic pins to clip into the corresponding pair of pin holes on any room or bridge module below where you want the balcony to hang. These match the floor level of the module above to allow a decorative balcony or curved battlement without a difference in the floor height.

Lego Modular Castle curved battlement and balcony by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

If you want to top off a tower with a decorative roof instead of a battlement, the roof and height extender module go together well.

Lego Modular Castle roof and extender by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Next is a view of the bottom room modules. Here is a front and back look at 3 different versions. The one in the center is a corner piece. Typically these bottom room modules are used to form the bottom level of your castle. These modules also have the Lego Technic Pin holes that allow you to connect any two modules together or hang balconies and battlement out from the wall.

Lego Modular Castle bottom Modules by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Below are 2 different whole or 8x8 battlement modules. These can be placed on top of any room module, bridge or balcony. The one with 4 sides is typically used to make the top of a watch tower. While the one with 2 sides can be used to connect the doorways of 2 rooms or towers that are diagonal to each other.

Lego Modular Castle whle Battlement Modules by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Here are a couple examples of some smaller castles built with this system. I also have a few more modules that I did not include in this post. The modules go together quickly and easily and do not break when pulled apart to move them. The more modules you have the larger and more intricate castle you can build. The possibilities are endless.

Modular Lego Castle two watchtowers by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Modular Castle Central Tower by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

If you are interested in seeing more castles built from this system as well as a demonstration of how the modules connect to each other. There are more pictures on MocPages and Flickr.

http://www.mocpages.com/mocs.php?id=120740

https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelkalkwarf/albums

To see a demonstration of how these modules go together or to see a small castle being assembled, please go to my YouTube Channel. There is also a stop motion of a castle morphing into over 100 different configurations by moving the modules around.

I have submitted this modular Lego castle system to Lego Ideas as the Kingdoms Modular Castle. If you like this system, please vote for it.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/116214

[dzidek1983]

That's a castle LEGO should sell. Great job.

[Micheal Kalkwarf]

Vassal

Thanks for the encouraging comment. I also hope the make it set. Please tell Lego to make it a set by supporting / voting for it at

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/116214

[TitusV]

Cool castle!

[kabel]

Very cool castle, but wrong topic. For general caslte mocs please use the History main forum!

However, it'd be cool to have someone of your skill join the GoH project!

[Micheal Kalkwarf]

Oops, Sorry about posting in the wrong area. I am very new to Eurobricks and trying to find my way around. Thanks for the compliment. What is the GoH project?

[Isundir]

Very nice, I'd too like it if LEGO sold us modular castle bits and this could be a good inspiration for them.

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Very clever design approach.

[SirBlake]

I thought for sure I had commented on this build somewhere before, but just in case I'm imagining things: This is amazing.

Some truly innovative ideas to have this be modular-within-modular, where you can attach elements to a wall or tower to change it. So cool. I would throw so much money at this if it were real.

[talex]

This is very clever and I like a lot your project! As mentioned on Facebook as well you have my support as well!

[KlodsBrik]

This is a very cool modular idea, and on top of that it does look incredibly fine, as i mentioned in the other post you posted it in.

I would surely get a few packs of this, if not for the build itself, then for the pieces.

A very inspiring build to say the least.

Love it

[gamejutzu]

Great build. Too bad Lego only sells huge sets every time an idea is approved on Cuusoo.

Can you take close ups of the build? It looks very interesting.

[Micheal Kalkwarf]

Now you too can be a castle master builder. This Kingdom’s Modular Castle Creator set allows you to very quickly build a large variety of different castles by simply rearranging the 4x8 and 8x8 modules in any configuration you can dream up. You no longer have to spend weeks or months to build the castle of your dreams. Instead it only takes minutes. Imagine, picking up a tower and moving it to where you want it be With this real modular set, you can easily do that and much more.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/148797

2 Kingdoms Castle Creator by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

This set can build more than just the 5 castles shown above. This set includes instructions and bricks for 18 universally interchangeable modules. Then, as a creator set, it has additional instructions for 13 more modules that you can build from the same included pieces or use some of your own pieces to make extra modules. You can mix and match the original modules and the creator modules to build an increasing variety of castles. Unlike other creator sets where you must tear down the entire build for something new, you need only tear apart the module you do not need and build the module or two that you want for your new layout.

1 Kingdoms Modular Castle Creator by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

You could also sign up for the module of the month club and automatically be sent a new exclusive module each month. These could be themed rooms like a kitchen, armory or wizards tower, or even stairs, and doors. Each new module would then exponentially increase the style of castle you can build. Each new castle design will inspire the mind to buy another set in order to make a fortress, wall or tower just one story taller.

5 Modular Castle Creator by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

3 Kingdoms Castle Creator by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Each module meets a design standard to ensure all modules fit securely together with any other module. They are designed with large spaces for staging minifigs inside the modules as well as on the battlements. Regardless of how you stack or connect the modules, all the floors on a story are level with each other. You can find a video demonstration of how this modular system works at

12 Kingdoms Modular Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

You can also see a video demonstration of how this system works

Room / Wall Modules – Used to build walls, mazes of rooms, an enclosed fortress or tall towers. They can be stacked top to bottom or connected side by side, in a line or even a cluster using the included Lego Technic pins. You can also connect them off set by half a module to make a staggered wall, series of terraces or a pyramid.

14 Creator Modular Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Top Room Modules – Have connections for the other modules on all six sides. This allows you to build out your castle in 3 dimensions instead of being limited to a wall or tower The main difference between the 5 configurations is the count and location of the walls or open sides.

16 Modular Castle Battlements by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Battlement Modules - Are placed on top of the room, bridge or balcony modules to provide a large stable play surface. There are 6 different 4x8 or half battlement modules that are included with the set.

17 Lego Creator Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Balcony Modules - Clip into the side of a room or bridge module using two Lego technic pins to create space for additional room modules or more battlements. There are 2 variations included in the set, both a half (4x8) and a whole (8x8) balcony module. Balconies can extend the area of your castle beyond the outside wall as if hanging in the air. Placing 2 balconies end to end can create an open archway two modules across.

4 Kingdoms Modular Castle Creator by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

18 Lego ideas Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Bridge Modules – Connect to rooms, balconies and other bridges to create more play space, battlements or open archways between rooms. You can place room or battlement modules on top of a bridge. This allows you to connect towers by sky bridges or create floor space between modules. Both the whole and half bridges are included in the set.

19 Kalkwarf Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

One Piece Curved Balconies – A hybrid of a balcony and battlement module that are a single piece. They clip into the set of Lego Technic pin holes on a room or bridge module creating a small semi-circular place for minifigs, The railing version is perfect for the top level of tower.

20 Brickcon Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Topper Modules – are placed on top of any room, bridge or balcony to create a decorative top to the highest level of a wall or tower. This set comes with a decorative height extender that is half the height of a room module and 2 different 8x8 battlement modules that can be used for a watch tower. There is also a roof module to dress up your tallest tower, which is also be available in pink or purple to appeal to female builders, quickly converting the king’s castle into one fit for a princess.

15 Lego Fortress by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Lower Room Modules – Typically used to form the lower level of a castle. They have decorative support buttress on the front wall with large open arches in the back.

20a Kingdoms Creator Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Here are some example of larger castles that you can quickly build using this system

Keep Modular Lego Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Tower Modular Lego Castle by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Lego Modular Castle 2 towers by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Lego Modular castle all 1 by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

modular lego castle tower 1 by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Here are some examples of smaller castles you can build wit this system

Modular Castle Two Towers by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Kingdoms Castle Creator by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

Modular Castle Central Tower by Michael Kalkwarf, on Flickr

[Dannylonglegs]

Hate to be that guy, but I think this was posted in the wrong subforum. This subforum is Guilds of Historica, a role-building game here on Eurobricks. Something like this would belong in the main "Historic" theme forum... except that Eurobricks also has rules about Lego Ideas threads too.

But for what it's worth, those MoCs are great!

~Insectoid Aristocrat

[Capn Frank]

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Moved.

As long as the request for Ideas support isn't too shouty, and you're thinking: 'I want people on EB to see my MOC and comment on it. If they like it, perhaps they'll support it on LEGO Ideas', rather than: 'I want Ideas support! If I post it on EB, perhaps more people will vote! A single mention and link to ideas is fine.

Great modular build though.

By the examples, there is a lot of various models that could be made.

[Csc167]

The only reason I don't like this is because I would honestly go broke lol. If never have enough! Awesome job!

[eve nightfall]

This is a great idea and you made a perfect presentation of all the possible combinations!

I really like the look and that there can be made so many differnt designs!

Good luck!

[MAB]

I see a few problems:

I don't think lego thinks that castle needs reviving.

To get a useful collection of modules requires more than one set (not allowed for ideas).

If a customer wants large castle sections that are quick and easy to build with, they could use duplo castle.

[Sinthoras]

The modules and their endless combinations are really great. I supported this half a year ago and today I saw it in Bricks Magazine and now here. Hope you make it on Lego Ideas.

[x105Black]

I love this idea, and the builds are great. It's just great work overall.

But this is not what I expected to see in this thread. I was expecting something more like the Creator Expert Modular Buildings, like the Palace Cinema or Brick Bank, set in medieval times. I think that's the kind of thing that would help revitalize Castle.

[Lyichir]

This is a fantastic idea. It reminds me of the days of my youth when I would try to build huge, complex, and realistic castles based on diagrams from books on medieval architecture. And the modular system is a great idea—comparable to the rearrangeable nature of the Minecraft sets, but much more refined. I've supported the project and wish you success!

One thing that I noticed that your project uses the retired double arched doors. Unfortunately, no such part exists for current hinge designs, apart from the doors designed for the large prefab "Juniors" arch piece. Still, it's hardly a deal-breaker—at worst, the set would instead be forced to use a more complex brick-built door, which might turn out more interesting anyway.

[x105Black]

I forgot to add that I've supported the project. It look fantastic, and I would likely buy multiples.

[Agent Kallus]

This is great I've supported but the suggestion of a monthly subscription (though that would be lovely) could potentially hinder it in the review stage as I doubt lego would do that.

[ZCerberus]

I edited the title because it did seem to be more of a promotion to the ideas part than the build itself.

This topic is amazingly similar to prior posts, and so I merged them. The only reason for the whole new topic is to promote your Ideas project, that puts your topic on thin ice. There are better photos and more to view in the updated post, so I chose not to axe the whole topic, but it did make me consider more serious action. Be careful with such choices as they make the Mods grumpy.

[The lego fan]

This is a very clever and usefull technice. I realy like your big castle. Keep up the good work!?