Another entry into Classic-Castle’s Colossal Castle Contest IX, Knight Eklund shows us something serene and beautiful with this lonely tomb on a hill. You can see more photos in his photostream, and the entry gallery on flickr.
The end of October has once again brought us Classic-Castle‘s annual building event of epic proportions! Now in its ninth year, I invite you to check out the past years winners, this year’s categories, and get your build on. The contest runs from November 1 to December 31, with twelve categories designed to fit everyone’s Continue reading →
I’m finding it difficult to pick my favorite shot for this blog, because the Liberty Inn by ZCerberus is just lovely. Every angle has something visually captivating. I picked one to put here, but I whole-heartedly recommend perusing the flickr gallery. Thanks for the tip, Walt!
Daniel Gran (shutinc) just finished a large LEGO Castle diorama with some lovely landscaping. The waterfall alone is worth a closer look: See all of Daniel’s photos in his photoset on Flickr.
Inspired by classic Dungeons and Dragons archetypes, Guy Himber’s (aka V&A Steamworks) roving party of adventurers look like they will make quick work of any trouble they encounter. Built in Guy’s unique “Shakespeare” scale, the figures allow for plenty of detail and pose-ability. Thus far, the characters include a stalwart and stocky Dwarven King, a Continue reading →
Taking the train medium back to the days of yore, this lovely creation by Matt and Anita Henry (aka Matt_Henry_Aus and tikitikitembo, respectively) makes excellent use of train motors and tracks in a medieval pastoral setting. It’s great to see Castle fans branch out and add motorized bits to their creations.
Oftentimes we see applications of a new building technique on a small experimental model, but rarely do we see them applied to a large creation. I am delighted to see tiberium_blue‘s T’Met Monastery, which not only uses Technic liftarms for its massive stone walls but also depicts a refreshing subject of a fictional sanctuary inspired Continue reading →
Time is running thin for Classic-Castle‘s Micro Castle Contest, and I assure you, I do not envy the judge(s). Lolino weighs in with this impressive interpretation of Tartarus. Wikipedia provides an excellent explanation of the location and purpose for any who are interested!
The amount of detail one can achieve on a 32×32 baseplate is pretty impressive, and de Gothia shows us just that with their Crown Knight Castle. The details just wrap themselves around this gorgeous little hilltop castle. Check out the rest of the gallery for more!
Over the last few weeks, Sean and Steph Mayo (aka Siercon and Coral) have been creating a strikingly skillful set of microscale dioramas for the Microscale Castle Contest at Classic-Castle, with each vignette depicting a scene from an epic struggle for a fantasy world. All eight of the individual scenes fit together, adjoining to create Continue reading →
This little treat was posted for Classic-Castle‘s Microscale Castle Contest by Toltomeja. The presentation on this is quite lovely. All of the focus is on the castle, foregoing the need for landscaping. It just works for this build!
Dave and Stacy Sterling (aka ToT-LUG) have charmingly recreated the time-worn tale of the Deathly Hallows, as portrayed in the seventh Harry Potter novel. If you’re not familiar with the story, be sure to view the pictures in order, as Dave and Stacy have recounted the legend for us below the photos. This scene was Continue reading →
Over at Eurobricks Luke Hutchinson (Derfel Cardarn) is running a ‘live’ how-to guide to building a medieval village. It’s a great way to learn some new tricks and follow a builders approach to construction. Just be ready to buy a lot of 1×1 rounds if you want to build as you read.
Marko Velic posted this amazing trebuchet a week ago. Today I finally get around to posting it. It’s exceedingly clever because it works, is only 120 pieces and you can vote for it on Cuusoo.
Each year, Classic-Castle runs a number of contests. Right now we’re in the middle of the Mini-Castle Contest, a sort of precursor to the massive Colossal Castle Contest. You’ve still got until October 31 to enter! In the meantime, I invite you to check out some of the competition. Ru Corder has posted this lovely Continue reading →