Winged Hussars' Castle

The winged hussars were a real-life heavy cavalry corps, their distinctive feature were the wings attached to the saddle or armor in which feathers were inserted.

The castle depicted dates back to around 1500, we have a door with a drawbridge and bastions on which there are artillery pieces.

Inside the bastions we find an armory, cannonballs, the barrel with gunpowder, this section can be detached trom the rest of the fortress so you can play with minifigures (the whole work is well playable with minifigures).

The fortress is accessed via a wooden staircase, above the entrance door (working) we find two intertwined keys as also represented in the shield above the drawbridge.

In the towers of the fortress we find a bedroom and a chest, on the lower floor respectively a cell and the treasure also accessible from the outside by removing the rock panels.

Wide and confortable stairs (finally), give access to all floors of the castle, on the ground floor we find the cellar, a kitchen equipped with warious furniture and cupboards, a table and a corner firreplace (I love it); there is a secret passage that leads to the outside of the castle, I inserted some shrubs to hide it better.

On the first floor we find the large banquet hall illuminated by large windows (I love the idea to medieval banquets, and I would also like to point out the refined workmanship of the windows).

Above the fortress we find large crenellated bastions, small turrets and a high watchtower complete the work.

I do not want to leave out the bandits who try to besiege the castle, a black knight helped by a man-at-arms and a musketeer use a large cannon (I point out its workmanship), but the highlight is arriving, the cavalry of winged hussars led by the captain in golden armor. The castle is not unguarded, however, two halberdiers and two female musketeers guard it.

I hope you enjoy this project, I am particulary enthusiast about how I made the turrets and their supports, but there are many other finishes that I am proud of.

A big thank you to everyone who will vote for it.