bountybossk Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Hello everyone! This is Samurai Castle my new project for LEGO Ideas! A modular Japanese castle with a full interior and 8 minifigures. The build is a tribute to Ninja, the classic Castle sub-theme for 1998 and 1999. One of my favorite themes from when I was a kid. The build takes a lot of inspiration from set 6093 Flying Ninja Fortress and features multiple references to the set. I would love to see a more '"realistic" samurai/ninja set from LEGO, similar to LEGO Ideas Viking Village. Let me know what you think! If you like the model, you can support it on LEGO Ideas: LEGO IDEAS - Samurai Castle Thank you! Quote
MKJoshA Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Love this tribute to one of my favorite themes from when I was growing up. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Quite the castle. I like all the details you packed into the design. Quote
hikouki Posted March 8 Posted March 8 Love it! It captures the scenery well without being too big. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 9 Posted March 9 What a beautiful set (just supported). The details are meticulous and numerous: the cart with wooden wheels, the vendor with the daikon, the stone columns, the bamboo canes, the trees, the mannequin for the samurai training, the perfect architecture. I especially like the windows on the main floor (did you use fences for those?) It would be nice if it became an official set! Quote
Back to the Brick Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Very nice castle! The interiors are great too. It would fit perfectly with those Ninjago sets. Quote
Khorne Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Wow, so cool! That's a really beautiful build with plenty of details, but still playful and "simple" enough to feel like a true LEGO set comparable to the Viking Village or something from Ninjago. I like the modularity of it and the furnishing of all the rooms. Great work all around! Quote
Garmadon Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Ooh, this is so good! The aesthetics are beautiful and there are a bunch of lovely details, with the fence windows and the triangle peaked gables being my favorite bits! And all while keeping that perfect balance where it's both an elegant MOC and a set remake at the same time - lovely stuff mate! Quote
oki_ebi Posted March 18 Posted March 18 I found you project on LEGO Ideas and supported it instantly. This looks awesome. And I think you are on a good way to reach 10k. This would be a great real set. Hope 8k more people will see it the same way and support you. Quote
bountybossk Posted April 8 Author Posted April 8 I lost my password to EB and I had some trouble resetting it That's why I haven't responded to all your messages until now... On 3/6/2025 at 11:04 AM, MKJoshA said: Love this tribute to one of my favorite themes from when I was growing up. I absolutely loved the minifigs and all the cool parts like the fish statues and the printed slopes! On 3/18/2025 at 10:08 PM, oki_ebi said: I found you project on LEGO Ideas and supported it instantly. This looks awesome. And I think you are on a good way to reach 10k. This would be a great real set. Hope 8k more people will see it the same way and support you. Just reached 5K yesterday! Really happy with all the support so far. On 3/9/2025 at 11:34 AM, Khorne said: Wow, so cool! That's a really beautiful build with plenty of details, but still playful and "simple" enough to feel like a true LEGO set comparable to the Viking Village or something from Ninjago. I like the modularity of it and the furnishing of all the rooms. Great work all around! Thank you! I wanted this model to have the classic LEGO building experience, while keeping things fresh and interesting. There's a lot references to Ninja and small easter eggs in there too! On 3/9/2025 at 7:57 AM, LEGO Train 12 Volts said: What a beautiful set (just supported). The details are meticulous and numerous: the cart with wooden wheels, the vendor with the daikon, the stone columns, the bamboo canes, the trees, the mannequin for the samurai training, the perfect architecture. I especially like the windows on the main floor (did you use fences for those?) It would be nice if it became an official set! Thank you so much for the kind words! I've indeed used fences for the windows. They really give the classic Japanese vibes and the top of the fences can slide into a brick without friction/stress. On 3/10/2025 at 4:43 PM, Garmadon said: Ooh, this is so good! The aesthetics are beautiful and there are a bunch of lovely details, with the fence windows and the triangle peaked gables being my favorite bits! And all while keeping that perfect balance where it's both an elegant MOC and a set remake at the same time - lovely stuff mate! Thank you very much! I really want a more "realistic" ninja/samurai set, so I figured I should build it myself ;) Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted April 9 Posted April 9 On 4/8/2025 at 11:14 AM, bountybossk said: I've indeed used fences for the windows. Thanks for the feedback On 4/8/2025 at 11:14 AM, bountybossk said: They really give the classic Japanese vibes I totally agree! Quote
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