Maulbronn Abbey 1:300

Publisher: Schreiber-Bogan # 636
No. of Sheets: 6.5
Size: 35cm x 26 cm x 15 cm high
Designer: P. Tabernacki

Founded in 1147, Maulbronn Abbey, a Cistercian Monastery is considered to be the best-preserved and most complete medieval monastery complex north of the Alps.

This is a classic Tabernacki model. The artwork is beautifully detailed and rendered with rich colour.

The fit of most parts was excellent.

This model uses the German platform style of construction. The footprint lines on the base of the model make for very accurate placement of walls.

Here is an example of the interesting architecture of this model.

Thank you gentlemen for the kind comments.

René, this was quite an easy build. Some of the building walls had to be shortened a bit so that they would fit exactly on the printed footprint lines. This meant that some of the roofs as well needed a trim to fit nicely.

The only part that gave me trouble was one roof section that cross joined two other roof sections. The valley joint had a step cut into it which did not fit the other roof properly. It left a gap. I filled it with glue, but as you know, the eye can not be fooled...

I mention only minor points here René. The monastery is a lot of fun to build. I would highly recommend it. If you're ever close to the real thing with a digital camera, feel free to pop a photo into this thread!

Cheers...John