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 Bryan manages with a nice little dome, itty-bitty cheese-slope roofs, and Technic pin-hole windows.
See more angles on MOCpages.
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 Orcs by Rod Gillies
Congratulations to the winners! There were a lot of good entries in there and judging was very difficult. Way to go!
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 contests, interviews, various articles, and the sets archives. Offline I am involved with my local lug in the Saint Louis area, GatewayLug. I also have been a theme coordinator and/or presented at North American Lego fan festivals (BrickFest, BrickWorld, and BrickFair). From 2006 to 2008, I served as a Lego Ambassador giving fan feedback to TLG. Other than designing castle mocs, I also enjoy building in the Western, Pirate, and sculpture themes. Occasionally I dabble in Town and Space as well. This year I also teamed up with several fans to found a new Pirate fan site: www.forbiddencove.com
TBB: How long has Classic Castle been in existence? Can you give a brief history?
Ben: Classic-Castle.com has been a part of the online fan community since September 2003. A small group of like-minded Castle fans felt that www.lugnet.com was not meeting all of the castle communities needs. The active early administrators were Troy Cefaratti, Anthony Sava, Lenny Hoffman, Kevin Blocksidge, and myself.
TBB: What is purpose of CC?
Ben: Our mission is to meet the needs of LEGO Castle fans. We try to do this by providing castle articles, set reviews, building tips, preview pictures of new sets, contests, highlighted mocs, designer interviews, a chatroom, and a friendly organized forum.
TBB The site is called Classic Castle. What does that mean? Do you exclude things that aren’t “classic”?
Ben: When Classic-Castle was founded in 2003, the retail Lego Castle theme was not in production. Castle fans were looking for a well-designed Classic-Castle line of products similar to lines of the 1980’s and 1990’s.
We accept all castle fans, including those who love Knights Kingdom 2. Many fans have a favorite castle sub-theme from when they were children. We have a General Lego forum for discussion of other Lego themes in which are fans are interested, such as Space, Pirates, and Steampunk just to name a few.
TBB What is your vision for the future of CC?
Ben: My vision is that Classic-Castle will remain relevant by continuing to meet the needs of our community. Fan sites must be able to adapt and grow over time in order to survive. To do this we must always listen to the fans and incorporate their suggestions into the site.
TBB What issues are you dealing with as CC grows?
Ben: Real life is an issue that most Lego fan sites have to deal with. Members, moderators, and administrators often move on from our community due to real life circumstances. Fortunately we are always gaining new members, excellent moderators, and talented admins. Classic-Castle has always been a team effort. This prevents our site from ceasing to exist if one person tires of running it.
TBB Why should someone join CC?
Ben: If you are a Lego fan who loves castle, please check out our site and forum. We are the source for all your Lego Castle needs.
Classic-Castle also recently completed a forum upgrade and it’s looking good. Go join now to immerse yourself in all things medieval!