Tag Archives: Castle

Dragons! Knights in shining armor! Trebuchets & ballistas! From enormous LEGO castles buttoned up for battle to peaceful village market scenes, we’ve got your LEGO Castle needs covered right here.

The English village

It seems like fans of medieval LEGO have really started expanding beyond the traditional castle, with complex dioramas and market town scenes. Ryxe contributes a verdant English village, complete with a wonderfully detailed church, graveyard, and public house.

Notice how Ryxe builds the structures at an angle to the landscape and each other — the town isn’t all straight lines that reflect the underlying LEGO studs. I don’t recall too many town scenes that incorporate this much landscaping, with a stream or small lake and a large outcropping of rock.

See more photos in Ryxe’s photostream.

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Vulcan Hall

Hello to all again. It’s been a while since my last post – I’ve enjoyed my vacation without much internet. Now I’m back to work and back to blogging. Here’s a beautiful castle building by ZCerberus. He built this for the Albion Community Build for the Guilds of Historica. Enjoy it on Flickr.

Swamp castle

Joshua Morris (I Scream Clone) decided that his first complete castle build should take place in a swamp setting. I like the how the rocks seem suspended over the acid pool, making the castle look very formidable in this view.

Unconventional MOCs

The two latest creations by Sean and Steph (Siercon and Coral) feature completely ridiculous yet interesting methods of building (or unbuilding). The first is a sea-scape made out of only transparent bricks that are not connected in any way.

The second is a medieval scene made from clone bricks and modified by real fire.

There’s a video to prove it:

The simpler things in life.

Sometimes all you need are a small number of pieces to create something wonderful. That is exactly what Brickshelf user Jetboy (badjoy) did with this Black Temple. The use of the technic tread links to form the columns of the Greek style temple is ingenious!

EDIT:
You can also find more on his Flickr account.

Big thanks to Titolian for pointing this out to me.

Elemental Attack on Avalonia

ZCerberus sure knows how to build a nice castle village scene. The elemental monster is also a cool creation by itself. But, what really caught my attention on this MOC is the ingenious use of Power Functions on the scene. Both the moving tentacles and the leaning tower are what makes this creation really great.

Watch the video on YouTube.

An enchanted forest

Sean and Steph Mayo (Siercon and Coral) present an amazing fantasy creation called Faerie Forest. From the tree spires to the textured river that weaves through them, this diorama is bursting with interesting details. Check out the Flickr set for more pictures.

Dawn Rock Castle

When something this marvelous and huge pops up on the internet, there isn’t much to say. Just lay back in your chair and enjoy the pictures. What I like the most about this castle built by LegoLord isn’t just the size, but the fortified and massive feel it gives. It looks like it serves its purpose well – defense. I would feel safe inside this one.

The Vintner’s Shop

There are a number of things that caught my eye in Stefan‘s latest creation, The Vintner’s Shop. The lovely color for sure, but then I took a closer look. The detail on the windows on the second floor! The cobblestone road! I had to do a double-take for the stairs to the entrance, too. Just lovely.

There are definitely some good techniques. I highly recommend a closer look!

Return to Schloss Ferkelstein

At first glance you may think you’re looking at another typical large castle diorama, but a second look will quickly reveal anachronistic elements such as a train, a military patrol boat, and… a mad scientist’s lab? Indeed, this diorama by Ciamosław Ciamek is no ordinary castle. Check out the story on Flickr and visit Brickshelf for all the detail shots.

Massive Helm’s Deep diorama in Lego

Daniel Z presents the best Lego rendition of Helm’s Deep I’ve seen. In addition to its massive scale, the creation maintains a high quality such as seen in the texture of the landscape. Unfortunately it does not appear that any official Lego Lord of the Rings minifigs or new parts were used, which leads me to believe that the creation was made before their release. But overall, one cannot deny this majestic recreation of an epic battle.

Prepare to be Pillaged!

This awesome creation by Eero Okkonen shows just how awesome Bionicle and Hero Factory based figures can be. This fierce Viking warrior named Ragnfast stands ready to do battle with both his axe and his mug.

And here’s a close up of the other side of Ragnfast’s shield.