Can I Build a Castle with 30,000 Bricks?

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After builiding our miniature castle with 2500 bricks nearly 3 years ago, we decided to take it one step further: 35000 bricks!
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[@zanderdraws1961]

hi, have you ever considered creating a whole kingdom using this as a starting point and expanding as time goes on, possibly creating a miniseries or a series over time, creating houses for peasants to live it, markets, Black Smiths, Forest, farm land, the elements can go on and on really, sticking to your theme of fantasy or medieval? and because they will be on different platforms you can easily transport them if need be to store them or put them on display, its really your choice, and find a way of seamlessly connecting the platforms all together, this idea could go on and on depending on the Kingdom you want to create or forge, I hope that you see his post and possibly consider the idea, thank you for the content, keep doing what your doing, zander out peace and love. ✌❤

[@ladysybylgrey]

That sounds really cool

[@noalastname1391]

Great idea! It's really quite achievable too, if you have the time and dedication to not get burnt out. But taking the different parts as separate project should help!

[@windeskind7590]

I would definitely appreciate this idea. It just sounds epic ✨

[@ceciasa3376]

That sounds like a great idea!!

[@rosewolf8595]

Sounds so cool

[@JonNeimeister]

"I prefer this look and I'm gonna suffer for it." This is basically the key to all good art. 😂

[@aynain1810]

Ikr many ppl take the convenient way then complain (talking about myself)

[@janklas7079]

Exactly that piece of text is what I noticed too. It's the difference between really creating something beautifull, or just make a x-in-a-dozen standard thing. It's also an attitude seldon found in youth.

[@Sonther]

You mean: "Oh my god it's so huge"... 😂

[@betulaobscura]

It is lack of designing skills. Gathering material is not equal to building/constructing.

[@melindaflick631]

I feel like the texture roller could be good for a sidewalk in an urban setting, where it WOULD be mass produced (if contemporary), but a castle would have nothing mass produced because somebody with the funding for a castle can hire artisans Who Do It Right! Arrrrgh!

[@kevinhibbard320]

my favorite part of these is when I go, "oh no she ruined it, oh wait nevermind... it looks awesome again." repeat.

[@memorialinc.6429]

I came across this video by chance and it's the first time when I really want to thank KZbin's recommendation system, cause THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN! Such an attention to details - it's incredible! When you painted the rocks and stones I had thought that this is their final look, but then you started spreading grass and flowers... I really didn't excpect that level of elaboration. Amazing job! 👍 It's a pleasure to observe a someone who loves what he's doing and fully dedicated to it. I glad to stumble upon your channel and I definately wanna see your other works 😄

[@Taracinablue]

"My queen, the enemy approaches. They have begun to surround the castle." "Let them come. These walls are dense foam, with a solid cardboard core. We can withstand the greatest barrage of cotton balls or even foam rocks." "My queen, there's something else..." "Speak, commander." "The enemy fights dirty. Some of the scouts have reported a tell-tale odor... it's acetone, my queen." "...Prepare the white flag, commander."

[@marcioferreira5075]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Koowluh]

Imagine the enemy having ballistas at their disposal and behind that a full matchbox.

[@shadowheartart3898]

This comment is incredibly underrated! 🤣🤣

[@Sgt__Hawk]

And, Milady, there is something else, these trees at our castle. The enemy is using them to scale our walls...

[@jeffburnham6611]

The towers would collapse by themselves because there is too much weight at the top not supported by a solid base.

[@brooksf-l7619]

"Trust the process" indeed, stunning work! The subtle undertones in the rock is a very nice effect!

[@uniwolfgamer1094]

Ngl it did look like tiny children were messing around spray painting the castle before she put the white on.

[@therealiTeM]

I somehow liked the black castle in the white "snow"

[@knightjack]

Fun fact the song at 11:13 is the main theme of a KZbinr named TangoTek. Fantastic project and good work. 👍

[@Shadowdemoninsideyourwalls]

Ayyyy another Tango Fanificator! Wonderful

[@kevinkim3793]

If you made a Hyrule Castle version or a Princess Peach's Castle, I would be really excited to see those!

[@reynmcmurry4837]

Small tip: when applying static grass, you can add a drop of brown paint to the glue just in case the glue doesn't dry completely clear.

[@goofusdestroyerofworlds9504]

Cool, that's really helpful since I've been wanting to get into the stuff Martina is doing!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Heyyyyy, you did it! And you finished before me even😆 (not a difficult task lol) One thing I was determined NOT to do tho was build brick by birck. MASSIVE Kudos to you guys and your madness!!!!😄

[@Nerdforge]

If we went for your level of realism we could never finish this in 4 weeks 😄 Thanks for the inspiration, looking forward to see how it turns out!!

[@LayllasLocker]

You two inspire me to finally finish my cat house! XD I'm stuck in the middle of the process because I also decided to go brick by brick (clay). BUT, only the outside wall. Inner walls have Winnie-the-Pooh wallpaper. :D

[@tailsseven]

You are both such inspirations. Every time I watch a video it encourages me to get back to the crafting desk and put another dent in my projects! Thank you both so much for all the work and love you pour into these builds!

[@Korina42]

@@Nerdforge Quick question; do you have music credits anywhere? I *love* your montage music! Thanks.

[@AzraelThanatos]

@@Nerdforge You do still need to paint up a bunch of knights and engines to defend it...

[@emiliegoold7166]

An other KZbinr would’ve done like a .. idk FIVE PARTS video for this project !!! You’re really one in a million you inspire me so much

[@TheStugbit]

Your castle looks perfect. Congratulations! It only misses one thing, though. It's the vertical marks and spots of humidity and reminiscent water marks from rain coming from the windows and some bricks. People often forget about this detail of weathering. But still very cool. I like it anyway. Regards.

[@John__67]

One other thing(s).....Orcs,.....Elves.....maybe a few catapults.....

[@hazzard_destroyer]

Now this this is what I call massive dedication and chaos I can respect. Keep up the amazing crafts ❤️

[@Av4ta7]

Amen to that. 👍

[@nukeever8906]

We need to stay stron

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sinssssssss

[@rylandplassmann9095]

Project Idea: a castle in a desert, with dunes and stuff. Maybe look at medieval Middle-Eastern castles as inspiration. Cool video!

[@urbosasflurry4711]

You mean, like those palaces in Aladdin? Our school is going to present a musical inspired by Aladdin REALLY good idea, Ryland

[@rosegarcia8374]

I was thinking of a Gothic style Cathedral, it would really be an incredible project🙊

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Decorative Corner Lamp/Art Piece : Make a 4 to 6 ft tree that would sit in a corner either totally fake or use real branches. With roots that could be the base that holds it up or use a large flower pot. Then make a cool looking whimsical tree house similar to those castles that sits in it's branches. Put some color changing led lights inside that are controlled by a remote in the tree house windows, maybe along the roof soffit and some led sconce lighting on tree house front door/porch and maybe some lights on the steps. Hide the cord inside that runs down to a wall plugin for a decorative corner mood lighting piece.

[@urbosasflurry4711]

@@michaelbrinks8089 this is even better😄

[@michaelbrinks8089]

@@urbosasflurry4711 If you get bored, look up "Marcus Barnard" Treehouse blacklight poster" I just remember winning it at a county fair as a little kid in the early 80's It looks similar in a way to her castle. She could paint it with blacklight paint, put led lights in the windows & a black fabric backdrop with little tiny led lights in it to make stars in the sky in the back round. Had I known & kept the poster framed & in mint condition, it'd be worth $400 to $500 right now.

[@irenecastellano182]

The chelo at 20:49 is like : " We've come too far To give up who we are So let's raise the bar And our cups to the stars..... " no? (Daft Punk - Get Lucky )

[@RegiekEy]

omg I can't unheard it now

[@ArcanePath360]

You are insanely talented. I thought this was done half way through, but you just kept adding more detail, more realism, and techniques that are on another level. Your skill with paint is awe-inspiring and your art is just jaw dropping.

[@zuzanakosticova4865]

Honestly, my very first reaction to the title was "oh no poor Martina, she got herself into it AGAIN". So if you started three years ago with a castle made of 2 500 bricks and now it's 25 000 bricks, it means that three years from now it's time for another castle made of 200 000 bricks, right?

[@thedicehavespoken6234]

At that point, she might as well just join Zorpazorp on his Minas Tirith project.

[@geniaadvincula2705]

I wouldn't be surprised in a few decades she'd make an actual castle-..../j

[@elieli2893]

Mine too xD Martina 3 years ago: I AM NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN I HATE BRICKS, I HATE GLUE, I HATE EVERYTHING Martina now: But what if a huge honkin' castle with individual bricks? :D

[@james14294]

wouldnt it be 250,000, can't forget the extra 50k

[@AlottaBoulchit]

@@geniaadvincula2705 Imagine if she made like a kid's playhouse but it's a castle built brick by brick! Or if they ever need a larger studio and she's like "I built my new castle studio brick by brick" 😆

[@alyssaking4628]

The fact that you were expecting this to take two weeks but it actually took a month is waaaaaaay too relatable. I read a book about cosplay once that said estimate how much time you think it'll take to make your costume, then multiply it by 3 and that's how long it'll take. 😂😂😂

[@solenn3995]

Same here for drawing T.T

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sinssssssss

[@Tornnnado]

@@jesuslovesyou2616 his loss

[@solenn3995]

@@Tornnnado Agreed

[@PitayaconQueso]

I have started into making masks as a hobby and relate too, because I have many things to do, like extra actvities, school and eating and I get distracted by planning things i will never do instead of finishing

[@mrbfros454]

The amount of back and forth that it takes to get these results is just amazing. Put it on cover it up, put it on mop it off, lay this down cover it up. Every detail has a purpose and comes through at the end but having the vision to purposefully undo so much of your work shows what a pro you are. And then, you find a way to make it into a cinematic masterpiece on top of everything else! What a pleasure to get to watch you work! I’m so grateful for your example! Keep it up Martina and team!

[@Zeeanost]

Bricks are awesome you never get the same effect as bricks when you use a roller. But now you have to make the rest of the town / city to go with it.

[@katrinaschulteis9071]

As someone who actually enjoys building things mini brick by mini brick, I can’t believe that you guys didn’t texture your bricks before you started building! Get yourself a tub with a lid and a handful of large gravel rocks. Put the bricks and the rocks in the tub. Then attach the lid securely and shake (drop-kick, and play soccer with) the tub until the bricks have the desired amount of texture that you want. I do things on a much smaller scale for dnd terrain, so I use a large coffee container as my tub and about 4-5 rocks. I use a foil ball to add extra texture to a few areas to give it a little more distress right before painting. Hope this tip helps if you ever decide to venture into the brick-by-brick building again. This turned out absolutely amazing! I am inspired to try making something on a bigger scale. Wish me luck!

[@Nerdforge]

A segment from this video was cut out in editing, but we explained how putting 35k bricks in a tub with rocks would demand days and days of work to make them texturized. On a smaller scale it is easier, but I think at this scale we would need a cement tumbler and a lot of gravel to get texture on them!

[@VTSfilms]

@@Nerdforge Big bucket filled with a small layer of rocks, tumble for a few minutes, pretty doable. I've done a project, about 1/4 the size of this massive project you have made here, and the texturing took me about half an hour. I really think that's the fastest way

[@SnorrioK]

@@Nerdforge - the way you did it, with a balled up aluminium sheet and rolling it on the visible surface did the job right? And only on the face that is needed which is 16,67% of all the sides to a cube. Plus, will there be thousands of guests coming to your house to look at it up close and criticize the texturing?

[@mothrey]

i can feel my back hurt just watching you lean over and glue all those bricks LOL, but HUGELY worth the effort!!! this is so cool!!! also adding the little color specs in the grass for flowers has to be one of my favorite little details, it looks so good!!!!!! absolutely amazing and inspiring video as always, hope/fear doing a project like this myself one day!

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sinssssssss

[@stephanie840105]

OMG, I hope my characters can pass by all the castles, bridges, landscapes and views you made. Desperately. They just look so beautiful and detailed. What a masterpiece!

[@tashikamala6917]

I absolutely loved this project! I find it fascinating how big your projects are getting now that you don't post as often anymore, it's well worth it in my opinion! I've noticed though that in your old videos you went into a lot more detail about the different steps you were doing and the different techniques you are using, and I was wondering if you could do a little tutorial-series that is sprinkled in between big projects where you just explain the things you do in almost every video. It'd probably be useful for newer followers… Anyway, I'll go back to my binge of what I missed in the past year, keep being awesome :)

[@belyndamaniez9703]

I can still hear you saying "never ever again", and somehow it went like "here we go again" 😂😂 What you do, Martina I swear :") It looks stunning tho ❤

[@SilverGhxst]

Literally Same 🤣🤣 I heard her say that in my brain immediately when I saw the title. And I was like omg she's gonna do it again and she's gonna make something epic again! I love it!

[@belyndamaniez9703]

@@SilverGhxst 😂😂

[@shaywhoop4040]

I remember when you said it was the last time you were gonna make bricks, and here we are again lmaooo love you and your art so much

[@5oups3yeVi3w]

My thoughts precisely! Haha.

[@DrHQuinzel]

"I prefer this look and will suffer for it." -my justification for every single project I take on, just never had the wording, thank you!

[@TheBart49]

I watch these over and over and it still blows me away. The amount of detail work you put in all of your projects is simply amazing. That, in my opinion is what makes all your work stand out. You know where and what to put in each spot and what colors to put on them. I look forward to seeing your new work.

[@LD-bv1pm]

My default reaction to 95% of YT recommendations is "not interested" but somehow it randomly brought me here. After a few days of checking out many of your videos all I can say is thank you YT!! Your talent is obviously off the hook brilliant, but your enthusiasm, charisma and work ethic are what make this channel so fantastic. And while I love your incredibly bubbly presentation style, when you show your "painting face" it really shows how seriously you take your craft. Looking forward to all of your future work.

[@Codametal]

I think Martina and Hans should start selling tickets for people to visit and stare in awe of the things they've already made in their workshop. I would. I love how Martina complains about the practical amount of work she (and we can totally imagine) goes through doing a project. She's just so real and she just motors on. That's how productive we all could be if we just strapped tight our bootstraps and motor on in life.

[@RandomGuyOnYoutube601]

Great job. So cool. I understand it is labor intensive but the first method of making the corner of building is so much nicer and much more realistic.

[@l2acc]

I don‘t know how I got here, but boy, am I glad i did. This is just incredible. Wow, great job!!! Can‘t wait for the 70.000 brick castle in white quartz… and there needs to be a mage‘s spire… and please show more of Hansi ;)

[@HunterMayer]

This is pretty darn amazing. Your optimism is contagious. There were so many lovely details. The bricks were among them by count alone, the roof texture came out great. but that portcullis really popped, the bridge as well. Your command of color theory wins the day. Thanks for sharing your analysis as well. The color may not be what you envisioned exactly, but it still came out amazing. You're also showing me to not to be afraid of colors and layers. 😉 For that I am even more grateful.

[@elisabethe8055]

Your attention to details differs you from the hobby artist to the real deal. Every stone, brick, colour spot, i mean all of it, it is just immaculate work! However, i would call this a fortress more than a castle, and way cooler than a castle at that! :) Vilket team ni är ni två! :)

[@juliacornejo7802]

I swear, your projects make me wanna cry, well sometimes I do cry Not only because of the amount of effort and hours you dedicate to each, but all the DETAILS and seeing the final result is admiring a piece of art And is an honor to see the whole making process

[@grammar_ash]

One of my favorite parts about watching the behind the scenes extra stuff about the Lord of the Rings trilogy was the Weta Workshop bits, especially where they made miniatures for the landscapes and buildings. I love finding channels that make similar things, this is so awesome!

[@chewsdaytea6129]

One thing I love about this channel is the edition of the clock in the background to see the time that goes into each part of the build.

[@1st1anarkissed]

The old one is still beautiful and adorable because it has so much character, but for sure, you can see the skill progression in the new one! What about going back to the old one with some paint addition using what you know now to give it more dimension? It seems flat next to the new one, but it's construction is still charming to the max. It's like the wizard's tower, not the king's castle 🏰

[@birdiesadventures101]

I have been watching some of your older videos and you have grown/learned so much, I think it would be amazing for you to redo one of your old projects discussing the old way you did it and how now you are doing it.

[@simplediyr]

I don’t know how or why you came up on my feed, but I’m soooo glad you did. I absolutely love your builds. It’s just sparking up so many ideas in my head. Can not wait for your next build.

[@elizabethsomehow4813]

During the most video: Martina questioning her life choices and loosing her sanity day by day The end of the video: Sanity restored, happy Martina noises It looks sooooooo freaking good!

[@haitolawrence5986]

Graphic Designer for thirty years here. That sort of tedium and repetition is like kryptonite to the creative mind. Your patience is next level!! 😉👊🏻

[@sterlingknight8087]

What do you do with these when you're finished with them? (rater awestruck)

[@danielsigursson6215]

Awesome project. Your technique has improved so much., not just the quality but also the optimized workflow that makes it possible to blow your previous projects out of the water like you did here.

[@NeilJames1982]

Even though I was never really a arts and craft kinda guy when I was younger, and still not at 39, I really enjoy all your videos. It takes an exceptional talent to produce such great pieces.

[@Will_Forge]

@Nerdforge I love it! The only thing I would add which could be done very easily after this final stage is some banners. Castles often had large hanging banners down the outer and inner wall for decoration. Imagine a heroic liege lord or lady showing off their exploits in custom made banners like massive tapestries hanging over the wall to intimidate anyone seeking to lay siege on their castle. It would be fucking dope, and you could make a few sets of banners to completely transform the castle for different uses and looks. Seriously, keep it up!

[@John__67]

Also addition of some Orcs.....elves.....catapults......

[@trenallia]

The amount of patience and talent is enormous! Fantastic work, absolutely stunning!

[@wanderergrim]

I'd love to see you make Kaer Morhen from the Witcher 3. Maybe even with the pendulum is located in the courtyard

[@championcharlie2660]

That looks amazing! An idea: maybe add miniatures to the castle like guards.

[@joshyaks]

That bit with the grass was pure sorcery, but the final result is absolutely spectacular!!

[@gusteg83]

Your eye for details and especially for painting is So good. Love the process as well as the final results. ❤🎉

[@svenbreitkopf]

I am currently at home with Covid and have a bit of time to waste. I am so grateful that I stumbled upon your videos. The love for detail that you display is incredible. I feel like you must be the most patient person in the world Amazing. Thank you!

[@thecyberhobbit]

absolutely ridiculous... I think I said "wow" out loud at least 8-9 times as the video progressed. Amazing job! Also I'm very curious what you do with these when you are done. Do you have them all in one room? Would love if you guys made a video showing them all

[@riuphane]

Strange hearing Tango's intro here... Amazing project, so ridiculously massive and came out so well, just blown away

[@ThatCapybaraVibe]

She used Scar's superfast-build-mode music when she did the Minecraft enchanted book too. Maybe a Hermitcraft fan..? Maybe just chance..? Who knows. They use a lot of different music in their videos.

[@mic_is_dead]

I was wondering if anyone else noticed lmao. I started dancing when I heard it

[@ellielovestogame]

I really love Martina's work and the pieces she makes, but it was driving me crazy for that one pillar to look different than Hansi's method. Still an amazing piece 👏👍

[@wiggy5209]

this is a stunning piece of art, crazy to think that all the painting techniques used work so well, even considering how they are the very basics ..... never seen wash applied in a spray before, thats a new one. The longer and harder methods usually draws out the best results ....think you still shouldve gone with the staggered edges but the vertical brick slabs still look good Just watched a bit more of the vid and i can see home more intermediate techniques used....

[@GayPanicAtTheDisco1]

Absolutely incredible! You amaze me every time! You are such a huge inspiration for me, everything you make is wonderful. Because of you; I got into bookbinding, because of you; I have a huge interest in resin, because of you; I continued drawing. So thank you, and please; keep up the incredible work

[@Romygames]

I love this! It's so relaxing and satisfying watching you do these detailed projects ❤️ Also you could transform that IKEA clock into some sort of clockwork/steampunk magical time telling device, those timelapses would be insanely immersive

[@LoveParadise_lullabyblue]

the patience and commitment! I could never 😂 amazing work!

[@thoms6982]

Im so impressed for the attention of details, the filming, editing and choice of music. So cool to watch! You both have such a cool talent

[@dinoinadress2273]

Okay I’m about halfway through the video, and I have 3 thoughts so far. 1.) Ever consider doing what Real Terrain Hobbies did for his huge castle and doing some bricks but then using plaster to cover the cracks? 2.) the walls with just the grey base looks amazing, and it would be a really cool contrast if you made the walls grey and the inner castle a white stone. As if the walls were from the land there and the castle was imported stone. 3.) I love that you used the same time lapse music that TangoTek uses

[@aoifethebest899]

Not me looking thru the comments for hermitcraft references

[@dinoinadress2273]

@@aoifethebest899 🤔🤣

[@jennylawson1980]

Massive respect. This castle is one of the best I have ever seen over the years. The dedication has really really paid off. Your work is beautiful. I can definitely see how you can keep building on castles increasing their sizes as tech gets more advanced and helpful to do so. This one would make a killer miniature for a fantasy movie set. Love ❤️ your work.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sinssssssss

[@marieroberts392]

Wow this is beautiful. Your channel has grown on me....I really love the light work you do with your projects omg if you applied some lights this would be absolutely phenomenal. This is so pretty 😍

[@crawlingvictor9383]

The production of this channel is top-notched. Contents, flow, editing.... everything is well-made. I love it when everything is whole-heartedly done. Great job!

[@TraderMatt89]

WOW! Looking at the final, it's difficult to imagine those are styrofoam bricks. The time you took to place each one and then the layering of paints to develop the authentic look in the end is stunning! Another fantastic project! Very well done!

[@HeyItsAlexCZ]

I have no idea why 9:58 made me laugh as much as it did. Anyways, The castle looks amazing. Keep it up! 💕

[@Sam-uh9nt]

😂😂😂

[@TheFlamingMantra]

Same here!!! 🤣😄😂

[@craigr13666]

🤣🤣

[@kevincampos3418]

Thank you LTT, now I’m a binge with all the videos!

[@Lydario]

your shingle application! so clean, quick, and simple... just make a sheet of layered shingles and cut to size! mind blown!

[@jaynobeanies7979]

Every time I see a notification saying Nerdforge has posted a new video, my heart fills with joy and it just makes my day, awesome project it looks absolutely incredible :)

[@solarstarfish303]

Same friend :D

[@EstherHulst-Artist]

Same here 💜💛

[@berouja]

You seem so excited and proud of your work, and you absolutely should be! It's so refreshing to see this kind of reaction from creators.

[@XeniaGrae]

I know you'll never see this since it's an older video, but I love seeing the two of you work together. I got on my phone to comment asking why you don't split the work more often as a lot of this could've been done by both of you in the beginning with more of an artist's touch required after the foundation was built. I feel bad seeing Martina doing so much work herself. I'd assume that works best for videos, but I'd absolutely still watch and enjoy the content with Martina getting more help especially with those tedious tasks! ♡

[@kingjohnlll5731]

Wow...I was impressed, amazing and beautiful work! One of the best and most beautiful Medieval castles I have seen; Bravo! 😍🏰👏👏

[@ryanmccampbell7]

The other castle was my first Nerdforge video! You've come a long way, this is absolutely incredible. Thanks for creating such inspiring content.

[@frankierzucekjr]

Omg I FREAKING LOVE THIS ONE. By far one of my favorites. Just amazing work. It's awesome, phenomenal job as always. Just think, where do you go now, bigger next time? Hahaha. The next one will be big enough to live in. The only thing that would make this better would be lights, like fake fire lamps and torches. I would love to make something like this. It's so inspiring. Well done.. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 Absolutely gorgeous

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your sinssssssss

[@peacekeeper4528]

That reminded me years ago when I built a small brick house. I used the cardboard backing of a 11X9 notepad. Used a brush and put a quick thin coat of elmers glue on one side. Caked it with sand and waited for it to dry. Tapped it sideways to get the excess sand off. Painted it red and on the other side. Measured 3X5mm and cut them out with a papper cutter and scissors. Painted the edges white and laid the bricks.

[@TechChucker]

Absolutely amazing build as always love seeing the projects you work on.

[@1976Cordoba]

Your enthusiasm is infectious and the humor is on point as usual - love this project and this channel!

[@mrscb5303]

So unbelievably gorgeous that I was near tears. Your talent and hard work creates such beautiful creations! I cannot believe you tackled bricks again 😬 I think it was worth it😉. I wish I could physically make things, but since I cannot, it wonderful to get to watch you two. Thanks for sharing. Also you almost made me spit out my coffee with the “trust the process”🤣

[@Nuno.Soares.GeoTagXplorer]

Love your creativity and technique. You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@Wings_of_foam]

I love these long videoes. I watch the beginning, the middle, and finally the end.

[@hanavesela5884]

Even unpainted it looks great, kinda like some Ice fantasy castle. Well done.

[@nightfall89z62]

Great job Martina. Looks good as always. I kind of agree with some of these other comments. The white looks good but the original gray looked better to me personally. Either way though I definitely agree that the next step should be to build a medieval village/city around the castle. It would be as different pieces but they could all fit around the castle like a real city would. And the old castle could be a Wizards tower or something added to the city as a whole. Just a thought. As long as you like your project results though that's really all that matters.

[@freewind5294]

I would absolutely LOVE to see you do a collaboration with Jazza. You both are so talented with SO many different mediums and genres of art and you are both nerdy (that's a compliment obviously) which is one of many reasons I love your content.

[@andrewcoon7695]

Fantastic as always! I've been wanting to start on projects like you make but my life has been so up side down. Now that it is settling down I'll try what I've learned from you. Thank you very much.

[@KittyUnicorn56XD]

Oh boy she’s done it again, she has made a masterpiece out of bricks! 🤩

[@madbiach]

You are insane - but in a good way! You are so amazingly talented and creative and I am constantly in awe of every project!!

[@alwayscensored6871]

Used to do this sort of stuff forty years ago for model trains layouts. Nice to see that flocking machine again.

[@Ceverah]

You guys are so talented, really enjoy the content, keep this up!

[@sindre.]

I remember that video with the “old castle”. It was the first I saw from your channel!!! My oh my how things have escalated! ❤️🙌🏻

[@TastyPurpleGum]

That's some very impressive crafting skills, plus the lovely somewhat uneven bricks and levels makes it some much better than one produced with precise machinery like cnc routers/cutters. Extra enjoyable to watch, keep it up !

[@keinname2662]

Last year i build 10.000 Times the same Product at work, been standing at the lathe almost the whole year. Hearing 24.000 bricks runs a shiver through my spine. Great work nerdforge i understand your "pain". :D

[@Garrison_the_Barbarian]

Your dedication and creativity knows no limits. That castle looks amazing! Thank you for the awesome video. In fact, your videos in general are currently helping me get through autistic burnout. Thank you for providing me with creative joy!

[@ladyscarlette6289]

Absolutely stunning! I freaking love this castle, omg, it looks so good. You guys worked so hard on this, and it really, really shows in all the little details, from the shingles to the tiny patches of tiny flowers in the long grass. Good job, high five, congratulations, you mad mad chaos queen of tiny bricks

[@Varient]

I saw this video on my recommended and was like: *oh no Martina, not the bricks*

[@Dreamworld986]

Looks move in ready to me. Sure glad I wasn't watching this in real time. I love that you speed up the video and we can see the finished product in 30 minutes or less. Very neat castle.

[@AbdulAleemShekhani]

It was a joy watching the whole process, what a journey, great energy throughout the build :]

[@lenamintras4268]

I absolutely love it! Thanks for doing this, because I simply would not have the time or patience, but watching you create this art is beautiful!

[@nono_c.est_tout]

And here I am having flashbacks to all the times you said you would NEVER use bricks again xD But creativity FIRST!

[@shawnwales696]

Just a note, on your arch, you should have a wedge shaped Keystone at the center top of the arch. This stone is a bit larger than the rest of the stones in the arch. This shape helps distribute the load on the arch and makes the arch more stable. Plus, it looks pretty cool.

[@jasonmyersOU812]

Beautiful work guys. I am super impressed with all the care and attention to detail you put into your displays. I hope you have lots of room to store that stuff. :)