Castle Neuschwanstein

A Creation in Clay

(Part 2) The Gatehouse

Return to the Paper Neuschwanstein Castle plans here -

In this part of the tutorial Frederick makes the front gatehouse of the castle.

Day 2

Anyway, here goes the 2 nd day. Here is the mess trying to translate Will's american measurements to metric and getting the templates cut ready to go!

Here are the templates for parts 2 and 4, the gatehouse and the courtyard wall.

Note the roof is in one strip at this point, I changed our mind and did it as individual bits which was much more successfull.

As you can see it was quite an operation, working of the laptop with Will's plans and cardboard bits flying everywhere!

The remains after cutting out the gate house and the white bits are the templates for the courtyard wall #4.

Here are all the bits laid out drying to leather hard. This was last night.

Gatehouse going together without the roof, had to make sure that the walls were parallel to ensure that the roof fitted....

This is blocking out the walls as they dry further so that they remain straight.

The courtyard wall in progress.

Raising the roof! All this was happening while the gatehouse was drying further.

Here the roof sections are being put in place, quite a fiddly job due to the angles.

Completed gate house!

Here is a front on shot of the gatehouse completed. I will probably be adding some crenulations as per the real castle tomorrow!

So day 2 complete *phew*!! I am actually enjoying this.

Frederick.

Continue on to the making of the Servants Quarters

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