This is a project I started sketching out & collecting stuff for as far back as 2004.
Ideally, this will hold quite a bit of my collection & customs in a relatively small footprint.

The base materials are a 4-shelf set from wal-mart (plus an extra one I had) and some cut-to-fit hardboard from home depot.
*note: the back pieces are cut 1/2" shorter than the walls, due to the construction of the plastic shelves.

I intend to get all the major construction & priming done before the snow flies, and involve my kids as much as possible moving forward.
They've been excluded so far, due to using the table & chop saw ... and the walls have a coat of acrylic primer on them

All but one of the levels will have a hardboard backing


I've cut some of the supports in half, to have different heights of levels


I cut 2x4's to put in the compartments to hold the casters


Showing the holes drilled for screwing the bottom level to the 2x4's


Marking out & drilling for the castors (but will wait to fully install them later)


Dang. drilled all the way through. good thing I know how to cover that up later!


Showing the walls up


Detail of how the board fits in behind the support structures


Rough assembly showing the Castle Greyskull top & various parts inside (thanks Chief!)


Additional structure detail, including another Castle Greyskull, some Helsing Castles, and various Fisher Price castles (thanks for the inspiration, JFAK!)


Eventually, I plan to have:
1. vehicle storage
2. MARS workshop / BAT factory
3. Mindbender Lab / detention cells
4. Armory
5. Destro (throne room?) (communications center?)
6. Roof - Landing pad & parapet artillary
7. Fold out landing pad/artillary/sliding walls


Thoughts or suggestions thus far?
-jm

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Very ambitious.

I've wanted to do something like this for a whil, but I keep getting the shelving and just arranging pre-existing playsets and dio pieces on it.

Your plan looks good so far.

Can't wait to see it take more complete shape.

I want invitation to come over and play with it when it's finished!!

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Wow, the ideas used here would SEEM to be obvious, but the way you're putting them together is genius. Wished I had thought to cut down those poles back when I was doing this...

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This is lookong great so far, can't wait for the end result.

Very excited to see where this goes (I have the same shelves...teehehehe). Now all those split missile launchers and bits and pieces will be put to good use!

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I'm looking forward to this a lot. Keep at it.

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oh cant wait to see this all done.

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so, I know it doesn't seem like much of an update, but I sorted tubs of fodder for this project ....

First up: more big plastic pieces, ready to go:


Then, the tech detail that I didn't sell or give away back at the Atlanta Con:


All the external parts of the Castle & Some of the underground base


The stuff that will be on the top level, inside the castle 'proper'


The guns & other things to arm the ramparts & parapets


All kinds of different communications gear & computer stations,
as well as Destro's office &/or throne


Various textured plastic, for use as floors or walls, etc.,


These are parts for what might be my favorite level, the Air Defense Level


This is all stuff for the Mindbender Lab/Snake & BAT Factory & prisoner cells level


Finally, the bottom level is for troops, vehicles, and weapons:


I also gathered up a box of figures & dio pieces to populate the playset:


And then I did an actual amount of real work on the piece: basecoating some of the facade:


As always, comments, critiques & suggestions are always welcome!

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Lookin' good. Let me know if you need more "Potential Tech Detail"

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that is looking fantastic. Can't wait to watch it all come together.

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I like the the idea for the structure (a simple idea to an easier storage) and all this pieces to create a high tech space for labs, workshops ....

Tunnel Rat
Spaincustoms

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Man I'm getting pumped just LOOKING at your awesome stuff! Please please please continue posting WIP photos!

Keep going, you might get me to make something again.

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I'm going to have to bookmark this.

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I'm looking forward to seeing this complete. Are you planning on putting aging, moss, etc. on the castle to give it an ancient look?

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