Flickr user and Classic-Castle member 2 Much Caffeine has posted another entry for the CCCVII—Castle of Illusion.
The set includes a photo detailing how he achieved the optical illusion without using a photo editing program. I am impressed with the amount of thought that went in not only to building this, but photographing and presenting it!
I’m still trying to recover from shock knowing that a 15-year-old built this. I thought Sven Junga‘s earlier Juggernaut had set the bar for what TFOLs are capable of, but this diorama from Stargate Atlantis clearly blows me away.
The Daedalus ship itself is already an impressive stand-alone piece. The texture of the hull nicely resembles the thick metal armor on many sci-fi spaceships.
This pumpjack diorama by Miles Finlay is quite an interesting build. It’s larger than minifig scale and takes on the theme of industrial realism that’s rarely depicted in LEGO.
…or, at least it’s melting for Artizan. Not so much on the East Coast right now. Anyway, Artizan has posted this fantastic Russian Orthodox Church for that contest over at Classic-Castle.
I’m particularly fond of the curved roof-lines. They really help make this creation work for me. The spindly crosses in the graveyard give it an ghostly feeling.
On one hand, it’s difficult to continue being surprised at the brilliant LEGO creations that Kris Kelvin churns out with alarming regularity. On the other hand, we can rely on a steady stream of cool stuff to enjoy every month or two, like “Castle of the Order of the Black Falcons”.
busboy489 has produced another fantastic entry for Classic-Castle‘s annual contest. I particularly like the gentle curve of the walk-way between the two towers over the water. It’s quite elegant.
Barney Main (SlyOwl) is known for his action-packed, medium-sized castle dioramas. His newest creation depicts the dissolution of a monastery 1536 under Henry VIII. There are lots of details and techniques to soak in, including the roof, the window designs, and the chandeliers and altar in the interior.
Though this was featured as part of TomarLEGO earlier this year, we’ve had to wait nearly six months to see more pictures of one of the display’s centerpieces, “St. Ann’s Cliff” by Ricardo Silva (evildead):
A working windmill and round tower complement excellent landscaping, but my favorite bit is that tiny chunk of exposed brick in the otherwise white wall. Classic.
Alex Eylar has really outdone himself with his Cup and Ball Automaton. While the build itself is amazing, and has this wicked sense of macabre, the icing is the fact that it moves…
I know I’m a pathetic sucker for any creations based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, but it’s impossible to resist another of Sylvain’s (captainsmog) dioramas. Aside from the tie-in with my favorite author, this uses a variety of both sophisticated and simple techniques to create a detail rich scene. Plus, it has a wizard’s bad ass (not a town near Lancre) wheelchair almost running over a watchman.
Windle Poons isn’t my favorite character, but this is just a good all around medieval city scene. I especially like the weeds growing through the textured cobbles, the drain pipe on the left, and the wooden roof.
