Newcomer Lolino has posted another fantastic creation: Eon Castle. I really enjoy a castle with a bit of mottling, and I think Eon Castle accomplishes a nice, random look without being too busy. I particularly like the tower and the wood structures.
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Winner’s Circle
The competition was grueling, the competitors determined. All said and done, there were 231 creations contributed by 85 different builders.
Classic-Castle has announced the winners to their annual contest, the Colossal Castle Contest VIII! Head on over here to see the winning entries!
All of the entries can be seen here.
Congratulations to everyone!
Looking to add a bit of weather to your scene?
Sean and Steph Mayo have provided an alternate shot of their snow effect that shows fabulous ideas for using parts, and gives insight as to how they accomplished their scene.
I’m particularly fond of the icicles and the snow on the tree!
California Dreamin’ with PCHLUG
Looking for something to get your mind of the snowy, cold winter? PCHLUG has just the thing for you. Their first creativity challenge, aptly called the PCHLUG 101 Challenge – California Dreamin’, starts tomorrow. The premise is to build an entry based on the theme with 101 bricks. The theme for February’s challenge is, as you might have guessed, California Dreamin’.
What’s in it for you, you might ask? Prizes.
BrickJournal is the official sponsor of this contest, and is giving away a one-year subscription to their magazine for the first-place winner!
Second place will receive #8017 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, and third place will receive LEGO #7746 Single-Drum Roller.
Contest information, including rules, can be found here, and entries can be submitted via their Flickr group. If you have any questions about the contest, you can ask them here.
This contest runs from February 1 through February 28, 2011, so best get building!
The Fortress at Stonewall Point is prepared to defend.
Competition is heating up over at Forbidden-Cove‘s Jolly Roger Contest. Matthew Hurt steps into the competition with this fortress, prepared to defend against the oncoming enemy.
St. Phillip’s Chapel
There’s a certain grace in simplicity, and I do believe this build captured some of that essence. LegoLord posted this lovely little chapel, complete with columns, arches, and recessed windows. I like the little details that pop up to make the building visually interesting.
I may or may not have mentioned that I’m a fan of How to Train Your Dragon
Or, to expand a bit, Dreamwork’s How To Train Your Dragon. Which is, of course, based on a book. Aren’t most things?
Anyway, The Boneknapper. Taylor Bagg‘s rendition looks frightening, detailed, and quite lovely.
Almost there!...wait, no, still not at port. Sorry.
And the first entry out of the gate for the Jolly Roger Contest over at Forbidden Cove is a simply gorgeous rendition of the Flying Dutchman–barnacles and all. Rod Gillies delights us all with a ship that looks like it was rather eat me than sail me somewhere.
Yo ho! Haul together!
Forbidden Cove is proud to announce their second Jolly Roger Contest! You can check out their fantastic prizes and categories here–and head on over to their forums to see a list of rules. In addition to the traditional Pirate-type categories, to celebrate the upcoming Disney movie and subsequent LEGO line, there are five dedicated Pirates of the Caribbean categories to enter!
The Jolly Roger Contest runs from January 1 through March 15, so get building!
Boston’s Castle
Another late entry for Classic-Castle‘s contest: a simply beautiful rendition of “The Castle” of Boston University, built by Francesco Tavella. I really don’t have much more to add. The details on this building speak for themselves.
It’s all a matter of perspective.
Time’s running out to enter the Colossal Contest over at Classic-Castle! There are some fabulous entries this year, and it’s been a blast to watch them come through. I do not envy the judges.
Zack Milenius’s entry is all about relativity. Or, more specifically, Relativity.
I like the castle-twist to a classic art piece. It’s just a fun build.
A heart-breaking tale
One of the Categories for the Colossal Castle Contest is Fairy Tales–and Scrat has chosen to illustrate the Danish tale The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen. In the vein of many original fairy tales, this is a sad, sad story. Scrat’s rendition captures the melancholy atmosphere perfectly:
