U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CASTLE

This 25,000+ piece replica of the US Army Corps. of Engineers caslte logo was built on commission during May and June 2000. For reference I have included a drawing taken from an official manual (actual castle is red).

INFO: This castle was built on commission for a private collector who happens to be an officer in the US Army Corps. of Engineers. These three pictures are 99% accurate as to what the finished product looked like (some refinements in design were made just prior to shipping). The finished castle was then bolted to a wooden display stand / shipping crate, which I also built. A total of only 16 elements were glued into place on this model, which led to some major damage in transit. Having learned the hard way, I would never attempt to ship such a large model again unless all of the elemts were glued. Fortunately the buyer had some experience building with LEgo bricks and was able to repair the damged sections. While I will not disclose the amount paid for this particular piece, I would say that I wouldn't undertake such a large project again for under $1500.