Here is my last castle shell in 3D printing. Never say never, but I still have Tannenfels Castle, Castell de Mur, and Schlössel Castle to build. All of them are smaller structures in reality, but quite large in 1:72.
Description
Reconstruction drawing
Source: burgrekonstruktion.de
In a narrow part of the Lauter Tal (Lauter valley/Swabian Alb), the small Reichenstein Castle sits enthroned on a slope. It lies on the edge of a high plateau.
The Hohenstaufen castle complex is only partially preserved. The keep was rebuilt as observation tower with beautiful views of the surrounding Landscape – but not true to the original.
Reichenstein Castle was built during the Hohenstaufen period between 1230 and 1250.
The dimensions of the original are approximately 30 x 25 m - so a small castle. The model was designed slightly larger: 46 cm = 33 m in width, 40 cm = 29 m in depth.
Source: F.W. Krahe, Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters, Stürtz Verlag Würzburg 2000
The construction was again based on this floor plan and the sketch on burgrekonstruktion.de (see above).
It was constructed using the CAD program Autodesk Fusion 360.
And this is what the castle looks like in print so far. I’d like to add a few more details, but it already gives a good overall impression.
I’ve also printed the base for the different height levels of the buildings and walls.
This makes diorama construction much easier.
The Keep, anyone?