Kumamoto Castle MOC Interiors

1godzilla - After Kumamoto Castle fell to the forces of Ieyasu in 1600, godzilla was
            sighted off the coast of Kyushu.  Two weeks later, Kumamoto was in the path
            of destruction of godzilla and it was destroyed.  It was rebuilt much later.
            Probably the cutest godzilla you will ever see - lolol  =)

don3_01-07,pcs are interiors and piece shots of the 3 tiered donjon 
don5_01-18,pcs are interiors and piece shots of the 5 tiered donjon
donflr01-01 are overview shots of the flooring/carpeting before the interiors were made
donint01-10 are interior shots of the lowest level and connecting area of the donjons

don3_01 - 3 tiered donjon (3TD) full view
don3_02 - 3TD roof piece
don3_03 - 3TD 3rd tier (observation tower)
don3_04 - 3TD 3rd tier piece
don3_05 - 3TD 2nd tier (daimyo's private meditation room/audience room)
don3_06 - 3TD 2nd tier piece
don3_07 - 3TD roof structure to hold top levels
don3pcs - 3TD pieces (4 total)

don5_01 - 5 tiered donjon (5TD) full view
don5_02 - 5TD roof piece
don5_03 - 5TD full view without roof piece
don5_04 - 5TD 4th & 5th tier (highest defense area/treasury room, ladder can be pulled up)
don5_05 - 5TD 4th & 5th tier piece (note steps to get to highest windows)
don5_06 - 5TD full view without 4th & 5th tier
don5_07 - 5TD closeup view without 4th & 5th tier, gable designed with hole for access below
don5_08 - 5TD 4th tier gable piece
don5_09 - 5TD full view without 4th tier gable piece
don5_10 - 5TD 2nd & 3rd tier roof structure
don5_11 - 5TD full view without 2nd & 3rd tier roof structure
don5_12 - 5TD 2nd & 3rd tier interior (defense floor with many stone throwing windows,
          walkway on 3rd tier for access to windows, supply boxes of "stones" and central
          stairwell structure (gray) to get to 4th & 5th tier.  Note carpet design.
don5_13 - 5TD 2nd & 3rd tier interior reverse view showing trapdoor to 1st tier
don5_14 - 5TD closeup of samurai soldier (ashigaru) using stairs from 3rd to 2nd tier
don5_15 - 5TD 2nd & 3rd tier piece (was split into 2 floors in previous design but then
          the floors were too short even for minifigs)
don5_16 - 5TD full view without 2nd & 3rd tier
don5_17 - 5TD closer view without 2nd & 3rd tier showing interior
don5_18 - 5TD 1st tier roof structure piece
don5pcs - 5TD pieces (6 total)

donflr1 - Top view both donjons with flooring/carpeting design
donflr2 - Top view 3TD carpet design and my last name in "Kanji" - Quah
          Nice signage and it makes a nice oriental looking floor.

donint01 - Donjon Tier 1 (DT1) top view 5TD side includes armory, kitchen, a well and
           walkways on higher level with access to stone throwing windows (STW)
donint02 - DT1 closeup of the well (historically correct since the wooden donjons were
           often attacked with fire arrows and useful in sieges) and gated armory with
           guards.
donint03 - DT1 closeup of kitchen (with cook and grill) and the double doors to 3TD
donint04 - DT1 reverse view showing corridor to outside.  Historically narrow corridors
           and multiple right angle turns were built to enable better defense.
donint05 - DT1 reverse view showing staircase to higher level with manned STWs.
donint06 - DT1 view from 3TD inside with spear stand and higher level walkways.
donint07 - DT1 view from 3TD spear stand deployed in defense mode.  The 3TD was
           historically used as a "last stand" area.
donint08 - DT1 view of staircase to higher level and ladder to red platform which leads
           to the 2nd tier of the 3TD via another ladder.
donint09 - DT1 top view 3TD "last stand" area
donint10 - DT1 view of the daimyo poised for the last defense and walkways.

Interior features include
- fully removable tiers and modular roof sections to show all aspects of the interior
- access to all tiers enabled through staircases, stairwells, ladders and platforms
- access to STWs through mid level walkways,steps
- interesting flooring/carpeting design on 3 areas
- "last stand" room

Kumamoto Castle features
- Historically accurate double donjon castle called Kumamoto which is a 5 tier donjon 
  connected and integrated to a 3 tier donjon
- many Japanese fortification features from stone-throwing windows, barred/marksmen 
  windows, observation areas, etc.
- large and imposing.  It is 96 studs x 54 studs (30 inches x 17 inches) and stands 18.5
  inches tall and weighs about 21 pounds.
- building sets include the better part of five 6093 (FNFs), two 6089 (Stone Tower 
  Bridges), three 3053 (Emperor Strongholds), eight 6033 (Ninja Treasure Transports), 
  black and white bricks from two blue tubs, 4 large green baseplate, 1 large gray 
  baseplate, two red roof bricks from dacta 9265, two service packs black roof bricks 
  5216, and more black bricks from an ebay auction.