Chateaux in Card

John · Jun 18th 2007

One chateau remains to be built...Chambord. Who will get to it first?
John

Ricleite · Jun 25th 2007

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Who will get to it first?

I bet it will be you, John :D. Chambord is on my list, of course, but not in the near future...
What do you think of Azay-le-Rideau? The model on the front cover looks terrible
Was it hard to assemble it properly, as I can see in your picture?

John · Jun 25th 2007

Hi Ricardo.
Yes, I felt this model was poorly designed. It was extremely difficult to build. The towers and the machicolations above were expected to float freely and hold their shape. Along the straight walls, the overhangings (machicolations) required significant reinforcement. I ended up ripping a 1/4" x 1/4" strip of MDF to keep everything in line.
It's a nice model to look at from a distance, and it fills out the chateaux collection, but it bears no critical inspection at all. Some roofs of the towers are tipped.

Ricleite · Jun 26th 2007

Thanks for the tips, John I don't know how the model looks at close range but, in your pictures, it looks very well

John · Dec 7th 2007

Well Ricardo, it looks like I did get to Chambord first. Here is the completed collection with its addition.

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