The Brothers Brick

Flickr user JD Luse (Jesse) has finally posted pictures of his magnificent temple. I don’t think the pictures do this justice–it was on display at BrickCon, and certainly was a sight to behold!

Flickr and Classic-Castle member TooMuchCaffeine has posted this gorgeous entry for Classic-Castle’s Mini Castle Contest:

The micro-castle itself is rather lovely, but what really caught my eye was the presentation. Building his castle to fit inside the chest was ingenious!

Flickr user -infomaniac- strikes fear into the heart of the upper class with his diorama depicting the beginnings of a revolution:

I love the sense of utter chaos captured here! Nothing says anarchy quite like a brick through a window, either.

In addition to the fantastic new creations coming out of Dan’s Mini Castle Contest V, we get to see immense creativity in micro-scale recreations of our favorite classic castle sets.
Griffon brings an excellent rendition of 6080 LEGOLand Castle, originally released in 1984:

It even opens up, just like the original! Check out the rest of [...]

This microscale castle scene by Marcos Bessa looks pretty nifty, especially the dock and the ship. Looking at this makes me want to see a full-blown medieval landscape that rivals the size of the famous Shannonia microcity.

Hippotam takes on the evil amphibian menace with his forest wizard and out-of-control, whirly flames!

Classic-Castle user Karrde posted his excellent interpretation of the

Mr. Brick combines good sculpting, novel techniques and a lot of attention to detail to make the excellent cliff-side diorama of Grimmhavn. The wave techniques in the sea and use of multiple angles really bring an extra air of realism to the display.
Thanks to Klocki for bringing this to my attention.

William Gage has built a very nicely detailed medieval creation that he has dubbed “Castle Carlin”. You have to check out all the nifty details. He says you’d better like it.

And it’s beautiful! It’s the best layout I’ve seen in a long time. Very few people try to build in this style. The pieces are hard to get, European castles get more press, and the architecture is difficult to pull off. None of that stopped Sandy Cash. As soon as [...]

Brickshelf user and Classic-Castle member nanuck95 posted this Throne Room:

Each detail deserves recognition! I particularly like floor design, the statues, and most of all–the eagle adorning the wall above the thrones.

Innocently disguised by the name Hill House, this demonic diorama by einsteinonthebeach is a work that would delight any Satanic cultist or others simply looking for a cool creation. Don’t miss out on the gory details such as the guillotine, the pentagram sacrificial altar, and the nice and warm blood bath.

Brickshelf user ppoa66 posted this magnificent Mansion:

The details are incredible! The builder includes some amazing shots, like this darkened one detailing the stained glass windows.
Thanks to Johan for the find!

After more than a year since the first chapter, Mark Kelso has completed the second installment in his “Apocalypsis” series.

As before, Mark’s diorama includes some of the most complex landscaping and amazing photo editing being presented by LEGO fans today. Click the picture to read the story (with music) on MOCpages.

Sebastiaan Arts has taken up the 32 challenge and pulled it off well. Of course, would we expect anything else? No. What is the challenge you ask? To build a castle on a nothing larger than a 32×32 baseplate.

Flickr user einsteinonthebeach1982 posted this gorgeous River Citadel. It has so much incredible detail! It’s hard to pick my favorite.

Every detail is well thought-out and exquisitely executed, from the landscaping to the marketplace and well inside the Citadel itself.

Okay, now this is strange…but cool…in a rather demented way. Uspez Morbo mashes up Castle and Aquanauts in this bizarre battle scene. I have a strange urge to build something in this theme. Must…resist…crazy…mashup!

Anthony Sava challenged Classic-Castle members to build their own version of Steve the Ogre.
Sebastiaan Arts (Aliencat) took a more…modern approach.

You can check out some of the other creations in this thread!

Although he actually completed it last year, Bryan recently announced the completion of a project that he had been working on for quite some time, namely his Classic Crusader Giant Fig and Horse. I thought this would be a good opportunity to pick his brain and share with our readers some of the “behind-the-scenes” [...]

This medieval soldier bravely takes on the undead in this scene by Luc. I’m really impressed with the fig posing in this little diorama. Unfortunately, knives don’t work that well against undead skeletons. I’m afraid he’s doomed.

Guy Himber (V&A Steamworks) recently kicked off a series of LEGO creations that each incorporate a Knights Kingdom II shield.

Guy started with a clockwork lionfish (above) and followed it with an eagle ray (below).

As always, Guy combines SYSTEM, Duplo, and Bionicle elements in new and interesting ways.

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.