I knew I wanted to have a castle on the layout.  The only castle model I could find that fit the space perfectly is a kit by the German company Kibri of an Italian castle called "Burg Branzoll".  I based the appearance of my model off the way the real-life castle looks, including the crazy vines on the tower.  An entire wall on the main 'house' part had to be re-built, roof adjusted, custom chimney and rain gutters added to match the real thing.  Fiber optics were used for spot lights - but one mistake I made was using super glue to glue them - never do that!  Always use white (wood/paper) glue or regular plastic cement.

Just messing around, taking some pictures from different angles.

Found at the Scrap Exchange in Durham.... a complete N Scale model railroad including track, landscape, bridges and even a voltage controller!  Took a while to convince myself (and my wife) that a second model railroad was even in the cards but it was only $25 and I knew I could put it inside a coffee table in our den.