Post by juicymcduck on Aug 11, 2018 16:15:40 GMT
Hello everyone. As you can probably infer from my handle and avatar, I'm a big fan of McDuck history. I've been willing to create floorplans of the clan's castle for some time, based on what we saw in Carl Barks and Don Rosa's stories, but I don't really know the first thing about architecture or drawing maps. I think it could be a nice collective project if other people are interested.
A few stray observations:
- The workable sources are The Old Castle's Secret (W OS 189-2), The Billionaire Of Dismal Downs (D 93121), The Last of the Clan McDuck (D 91308), The New Laird Of Castle McDuck (D 92191), The Dreamtime Duck Of The Never Never (D 92314), and A Letter from Home (D 2003-081). I feel we should discard Hound of the Whiskervilles (W US 29-04), because the castle is depicted too differently in that story.
- Carl Barks likely drew inspiration from Harlech Castle (general structure), Cawdor Castle (the keep), Glamis Castle (turrets and battlements), and Winchester Castle (some interior parts). Studying the architure of those castles may help.
- There ARE inconsistencies, which we will inevitably be forced to brush off. For example, in A Letter from Home, it's first implied that the fireplace room with the dining table is located on the first floor above ground and has a windows, but on the very next page, it's pretty obviously located on the ground floor and lack windows!
- Although the story A McDuck by Any Other Name (D 2010-143) was made by Vicar, the castle is clearly intended to be the same as in Barks' and Rosa's stories, so I think it's fair game to use it as a source.
Duckly yours,
Friar Juicy McDuck
A few stray observations:
- The workable sources are The Old Castle's Secret (W OS 189-2), The Billionaire Of Dismal Downs (D 93121), The Last of the Clan McDuck (D 91308), The New Laird Of Castle McDuck (D 92191), The Dreamtime Duck Of The Never Never (D 92314), and A Letter from Home (D 2003-081). I feel we should discard Hound of the Whiskervilles (W US 29-04), because the castle is depicted too differently in that story.
- Carl Barks likely drew inspiration from Harlech Castle (general structure), Cawdor Castle (the keep), Glamis Castle (turrets and battlements), and Winchester Castle (some interior parts). Studying the architure of those castles may help.
- There ARE inconsistencies, which we will inevitably be forced to brush off. For example, in A Letter from Home, it's first implied that the fireplace room with the dining table is located on the first floor above ground and has a windows, but on the very next page, it's pretty obviously located on the ground floor and lack windows!
- Although the story A McDuck by Any Other Name (D 2010-143) was made by Vicar, the castle is clearly intended to be the same as in Barks' and Rosa's stories, so I think it's fair game to use it as a source.
Duckly yours,
Friar Juicy McDuck