Hrad Kost scale 1:300, Betaxa

[The--Mouse]

I started the castle Hrad Kost from Betaxa.

Kost Castle is located in the Jičín District of the Czech Republic.

Kost Castle lies in Northern Bohemia, specifically the region Bohemian Paradise (Český Ráj) and is privately owned by Kinský dal Borgo noble family. It was first proposed by Beneš von Wartenberg in 1349 as a possible construction site and was completed by his son Peter von Wartenberg. It retains most of the original features and is overall very well preserved and maintained.

The castle is known for its so-called "White tower" (Bílá Věž). In about 1414 the family of Zajíc von Hasenburg moved there; later the family of Schellenberg (1497–1524), Lobkowicz (till 1576) and others; in this time some more buildings were built near the castle and joined to it.

Unlike most other castles in Bohemia, it does not lie on a hill, but on a spit between two brooks. Another peculiarity is the tower, which has a trapezoid-like ground-plan. The trapezoidal tower has the corners facing the areas of most likely catapult attacks. This is to make the missiles glance off the tower walls instead of hitting it headon thereby minimizing the damage.

Bron: Wikipedia







First step, cut out the walls





Than I cut out the windows:





And placed them back behind the paper:


Fred

[Mike Stamper]

I haven't seen a Betexa build for a long time. I will follow it with interest!

Is there a reason for choosing this castle?

Is it a new kit and is it printed with a gloss finish?

Cheers

Mike

[The--Mouse]

Nope Mike, no reason at all
I sell some kits for Scaldis at fairs and this was new for me, so I built one.

I don't know how old it is and it isn't printed on glossy paper

I made te tower:








And here you can see the strange corners of the tower:


And the tower is ready:


Fred

[The--Mouse]

In the courtyard are a number of buildings, they are the next step:





dry fit:














All the buildings are ready now, just glue them together





Fred

[SCEtoAUX]

That castle is turning out very good. Thank you for the details in the contruction of the model.

The explantion in the description for the unusual shape of the tower is interesting. The besiegers need to bring up something like the Warwolf trebuchet for some serious destruction.

[Mike Stamper]

Nice one.... or two!

[The--Mouse]

The next building:


I have only two hands....


Dry-fit:





And cut out more windows........



The roof was pasted on:



And this is as far I'm now:


Fred

[elliott]

This is a nice build thread to follow. The castle is turning out well.

[The--Mouse]

I made the rond tower:



And cut out the last pieces:




And started to glue everething together:
















Until it was a nice castle



Fred

[The--Mouse]

Fred