The Arabian Castle Gate – a detail of a medieval Arabian castle (Arabian Castle series)

The first model in a series of cardboard models, that creates a virtual castle world in the usual 1:87 scale, in the published series "Arabian Castle". The model is created on a 6 m x 6 m real base and is a generalized representation of a medieval Arabian castle with all the defensive and city or village attributes, surrounding it. Individual elements can be freely combined, and roads and walls smoothly transition into adjacent, compatible details of the overall picture. The same graphic tone is maintained throughout the series, despite the variety of tones and textures. The size and number of details of the castle are limited only by the modeler's imagination and the time, required to implement the idea, and the available free space for the model. From this publication You can make a model of a defensive castle wall with a gate and a tower, and the number of these gates depends on the future size of Your castle. This gate is one of the first line of defensive fortifications. It is intended to be combined with a defensive wall and the number of them You need will depend on the size of Your imagined castle model.

A sizeable model of an Arab castle gate, simple, well-designed and not overloaded with details, will suit both advanced beginners and modelers with little experience. Even they will not need any supervision from a more experienced colleague, but You will need to work without rushing, carefully and accurately. There are no reserves of colors and textures. There is no textual instruction at all, the graphical instruction is not very large, but informative, detailed and easy to read.