The Brothers Brick

Billy McDill brings his ‘A’ game to town with this classic confrontation.

If you ever wondered what happened to Daniel Z’s Hrothingas Castle, here is the conclusion to his castle evolution project, showing that not even the mightiest fortresses can stand up to the erosion of time.

Here’s a cool progression picture showing all stages of development:

Sebastiaan Arts lives up to his name with this thing of beauty. Gorgeous castles in tan are a rarity, but that isn’t all that sets this creation apart from most of the others. The detail, the height, the apocalyptic battlefield…the list goes on and on.

Among the many interesting things that eclectic (and talented) builder Karf Oolhu has posted recently is this brave troll, complete with both Gatling and ray guns.

As always, that’s not the only interesting thing in Karf’s photostream. I love this microscale fuel refinery abuzz with activity.

It’s been a good couple of weeks for LEGO Castles. This tower by Dillon (Pendragon) truly soars.

I love the stairway leading up to the door, the upside-down angles, and the little chimney on top of the half-timbered structure above the stonework.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any bigger, Daniel Z expands his Hrothingas Castle into a fully fortified fortress, complete with a parking lot for scooters.

Fresh from completing his massive Estuary Stronghold, Bryan (Professor Eggplant | Eggy Pop) takes on microscale. His resulting LEGO Castle is a thing of beauty.

The transition is gorgeous from blue ocean (apparently non-production trans-blue plates) to sandy beach and verdant land. It’s hard to pack a lot of detail into a castle this small, but [...]

For his “First serious Castle moc ever,” this substantial diorama by monsterphonic is pretty darn awesome.

The crenellations on the top of the walls are interesting, and the half-timber structure adds excellent variety. The water and landscaping are nice, but it’s the action taking place above the dock that makes this scene brilliant.
Via Legobloggen.

We’re used to seeing castle creations in gray and earth tones, but Rocko’s latest creation goes beyond that and adds in more exotic colors such as sand green, gold for the windows, and even a dark tan rope bridge for an all around beautiful and vivid scene.

The winners of Classic-Castle’s Battles Contest have finally been chosen. Not surprisingly, some of the winners will be familiar to TBB readers. But enough talking, here they are!
1st Place: Medieval Hooligan Brawl by forseti

2nd Place: Defending the Village by DNL

3rd Place: Defense of the Iron Oak by SuvieD

Best Vignette: Sir Wunstud jumped by [...]

I built this diorama with Donut, whom you may remember from our April Fools mock interview. Donut is actually a real person who’s indeed active online at Classic Castle and Eurobricks forums. I hope you enjoy our little project called The Last Samurai.

You can read the poem associated with the creation here.

There’s no doubt that 10182 Cafe Corner will go down in history as a classic. But what would it look like at different point in human history? Crises has the answer.

JD Luse built this cute little scene and it made me laugh. Yes, it’s cruel and mean. But what else are you going to do on a lazy, Sunday afternoon? And the cows like it, you know they do.

We continue our series of Admin interviews by talking to Ben Ellermann of Classic Castle.
TBB: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? What are you known for other than an Admin at CC?
Ben: My name is Ben Ellermann and I am a huge LEGO Castle fan! On Classic-Castle.com I work on [...]

…as Nelson Yrizarry shows us, in this historically accurate recreation. No wonder this one needed a little extra “courage”. I’ve always felt sorry for bus drivers. It’s nice to see that kids haven’t changed.

Rocko is hosting a contest! It’s a Castle Contest for those who don’t usually build Castle. Veterans need not apply. So get your permission slip signed and start building!

Chris Edwards (cjedwards47) recently uploaded photos of his fourth LEGO island, which incorporates something I’ve never seen before in a LEGO creation — dripping water.

The dripping water below the overhanging rock stands out, undoubtedly, but the island has lots more to offer the LEGO visitor. See more photos in the full photoset on Flickr.

Well folks, Rocko’s at it again. This time the castle is based off of the dynamic Lichtenstein Castle, and he sure depicted the drastic rise of the high tower and captured the sublime.