The Playmobil Castle….

Liam’s big gift this year was a Playmobil knights castle.  I cannot stress BIG enough.  this thing is giant.

I wish I had taken some photos of the building process, as it was a nightmare of tiny parts.  It took me over 2 hours to get the whole thing together, and it was long after Liam was asleep.

Here is the thing in all its beastly glory… Basically every place there is a different colour of plastic, there was at least 2 pieces or more.  The walls and towers had many segments, and all of them needed tiny plastic fasteners inserted with a special tool.  It was very fiddly and slow, but the instructions were clear and nothing was missing.  They are one up on Ikea in that department.

Here is the view a little Playmobil munchkin may have riding through the front gates.Liam was of course overjoyed to see it all put together and ready to play on Christmas morning.  He was so excited to get it the night before and a little disappointed that papa was not a faster builder.  He wanted it to pop out of the box ready to play.   Just look at the size of the thing next to Liam.  We had to clear out a big space in his room to house this beast.  The Ritterburg has seen extensive play since that first day, and Liam of course makes everyone join in the fun.  Of course, Liam always gets first (and second) choice of which knights to use.  In keeping with a feudal themed toy, we poor peasants are left with the scraps once royalty has had its way.