wunztwice wrote:Well, to answer the original question, in a round-about way. You'd have to be specific as to the type of castle. I try to build most of my MOCs out of smaller-type pieces (bricks) rather than wall sections. I am very lucky to have alot of both, however. I also think, that put to the test here at CC, jsut about any piece can be used in a castle, as evidenced by things like the seed part challenges.
Castle walls are great for supporting structures (ie a mountain or hilltop. If you don't want your castle walls to show, but still want to utilize them, build supports to elevate whatever your building.
As for my own collection:
At this point, I have amassed a huge amount of grey. I'm not sure exactly how big my collection really is (at every opportunity, I would gather more grey bricks), but I probably have enough bricks to build Ulmaris. As I'm not a set collector, I look for large quantities of grey at a good price, rather than specific sets/minifigs.
Currently, I'm more focussed on collecting green plates and slopes in order to improve my landscaping. This is necessary in order to complete my next castle, which I hope is large enough to adequately house forty+. Unfortunately, even with my vast collection of bricks, I find that I simply don't have close to enough bricks to adequately house all of my minifigs. Accordingly, most of them still rest in a bucket.
Later.
