Castle Builders' Page

1. Joe Vigliotti from Pennsylvania Joe has been a very enthusiastic castle builder since August 2001. He began with a rendition of the Fortified Bridge over the River Monnow in Monmouth, Wales, followed by the Keep at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northumberland, England. As he turns out castles, he promises he's also doing his homework. You can email him at GIJOE163@aol.com.


Monnow Bridge from the front.	Monnow Bridge from the side.	Newcastle-upon-Tyne was completed...	September 19, 2001 & was much larger.


Next came Hermitage in the Scottish Borders...	built in just one day in September 2001.	Joe's fourth castle was Ballytarsna in...	southern Ireland, currently being restored by the owner.


Here's Joe's sixth, Burg Leibenstein in Germany.	Boy, does the lad get around!	The current project is also his largest...	..the 300 year old Ashford Castle in County Mayo.

2. Jeremy Folkman from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jeremy just got inspired to build castles in March 2001. His first castle, the Duke of Albany's powerful Castle Doune in Stirlingshire, Scotland, can be seen below. If his wife doesn't murder him for taking out a second mortgage to buy plastic building blocks, you can expect great things from him! [Only kidding, of course!] Needless to say, this's not Jeremy sitting in the courtyard at Doune, but Alycia is much cuter and I couldn't resist. A new addition is due in May and it's NOT more Lego bricks! You can email him at jeremyfolkman@shaw.ca.


The massive gatehouse tower on the left...	...is connected by a hall to the kitchen tower.	A hign curtain wall protects the other...


...three sides of the courtyard.	Jeremy did lots of research and even...	drew his own elevations before starting construction.


Jeremy's striking third castle is Corgarff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.	The star-shaped courtyard was added in 1748.	Hopefully the castle's ghost won't bother the villagers nearby.


Jeremy's unusually shaped fourth castle will be Criccieth in Wales.	It's finally complete in February 2004.	Here's another view with growing Alycia & "new addition" Tristan.

3. Corey Gehman from Phoenix, Arizona Corey has just gotten back into Lego building in March 2002 after a twenty year hiatus. The stimulus was a robotic tape stacker he saw at a friend's home, but before he could start the project, he became intrigued with Lego castle possibilities. His model of Castle Rising in England, completed May 12, 2002 was his first project. He's also finished models of Bolton and Bunratty. He also sees skyscrapers and sees them built in Lego! You can email him at cgehman@cox.net and also see his models at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25732.


Corey's model of Castle Rising is ...	... an excellent first project.	His model of Bolton Castle...	...has very interesting battle- ments.

4. Stephen Wroble from Michigan Stephen is a middle aged college professor who teaches art history as well as "interactive computer graphics", which he translates as "game design". His wife Karen is a writer and political analyst. Stephen's website is at http://www.swroble.com/Castles/Castles.html. It's filled with great games and graphics, as you would expect. Please visit his website, and if you are inclined, email him at swroble@swroble.com.


Stephen' would probably say his fanciful project titled Castle Caeran...	...derives from the Brittonic. "caer" for hill or fort, but I personally believe he...	...named the very livable model in honor of his wife, Karen!


Stephen's beautiful castle in black is named Wroford.	Modelled after Orford Castle in Suffolk, England..	...it's unusual shape kept me from trying to build it!


His most recent model is the picturesque Aughnanure,...	...located near Loch Corrib in County Galway, Ireland.	I admire his dramatic use of black Lego in his castles...	...while I use mine mainly for infrastructure!


Massive Castle Rising in England...	...was Joe's next venture. Let them...	...try to capture this stronghold!


Second project: Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders	Powerful and forbidding... yet hospitable - great work!


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