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February 2007
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The Castle Contest
CC Team 28 II 07
The CC Team and the LEGO Group are proud to announce a new competition: The Castle Contest.
It will begin on March 5th and end on April 30th, 2007.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
Check out the prizes.
Each category has its own prize for the highest scoring creation.
Every new Castle set will be given away in the contest!
This is your chance to get these sets before they are released to the public.
As usual, the building categories are based on the prizes given away.
Build your creations from your own collection of LEGO® elements in the style of the good knights or evil skeletons.
Thank you to the LEGO Group for donating prizes.
The Official Rules can be found here. Enjoy!
Discuss the contest here.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: Witch's Magic Manor
Ben E. 25 II 07
Join the weekly Classic Castle set review discussion.
Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc.
Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week’s set is 6087 Witch's Magic Manor.
Witch's Magic Manor, released in 1997, is a rocky fortress for the Fright Knights.
The set has a rock portcullis, a jail, a secret entrance, and a room for casting spells.
Willa the witch is included along with her flying machine, a dragon, a Fright Knight,
two soldiers, a skeleton, a forestman prisoner, and various accessories.
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Monocle Interview with Jørgen Vig Knudstorp
Ben E 22 II 07
Listen to the thoughts of the LEGO Company CEO on where the company is headed in the latest inteview by Monocle Magazine.
This candid interview touches on many subjects such as company culture, production location, licensed vs in-house themes, and the changing nature of time for play.
Watch the interview
and discuss it in our forum.
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Citadel of Minas Tirith
Bruce N. H. 21 II 07
Stefan Lesschaeve (Astuanaks in our forum) is an AFOL from Belgium.
Recently he posted the Citadel of Minas Tirith,
drawing on the movie version for his visual inspiration.
Be sure to check out the whole gallery to see all of the details included, such as a furnished interior,
the white tree, and Denethor's palantir.
This is the first phase of a very ambitious project.
He ultimately plans to build a four-level version of Minas Tirith fitting on four 48x48 baseplates.
Next he plans to build other sections of the city,
and has already built a beacon.
All of Stefan's creations can be found in his
Brickshelf gallery.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: Catapult Crusher
Ben E. 18 II 07
Join the weekly Classic Castle set review discussion.
Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc.
Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week's set is 6032 Catapult Crusher.
Catapult Crusher was released in 2000 for the Bulls.
This catapult has large wooden wheels.
It comes with stones to shoot, one Bull soldier, and various weapons.
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Colossal Castle Contest IV: Master Builder
CC Contest Team 15 II 07
The Master Builder prize will be awarded to the builder who entered 6 or more categories
and had the highest score when their top six creation scores are averaged.
This year the scores were extremely close.
We are proud to announce the 2007 Classic-Castle.com Master Builder: Jens!
Check out his submissions here.
This year's Master Builder scores were extremely close.
Please also congratulate the runners up:
Tom Snellen and
Kenn Oldham.
You may be wondering what what prizes will be awarded.
Our Master Builder receives a 375/6075 Yellow Castle!
Jens is also granted the title of Classic-Castle Master Builder until the conclusion of CCC V.
Discuss the Winner's here.
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Griffon Rider
Bruce N. H. 13 II 07
Aaron Andrews is one of our Australian members, going by the username DARKspawn.
He's been building with LEGO his whole life, starting with DUPLO,
but has become more active in the hobby over the past year.
He started his interest in Castle right, with the classic
Yellow Castle,
and has collected Castle ever since.
This goes hand in hand with his interest in history.
Recently he presented his Griffon Rider.
Cedric the Bull's much more stylish sister, the Lady Celeste, rides in style.
This MOC was inspired by the Creator sets, but with a desire for a more fantasy style beast.
Be sure to check out the poseability and
discuss it in our Castle MOC forum.
Aaron is also a member of BrisLUG
and participates in the Eurobricks
and LEGO and More LEGO forums.
His creations can be found in his
Brickshelf gallery
or on his MOCpage.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: Blacksmith Shop
Ben E. 11 II 07
Join the weekly Classic Castle set review discussion.
Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc.
Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week’s set is 3739 Blacksmith Shop.
Blacksmith Shop was released in 2002 by LEGO.
It was originally a custom set designed by Daniel Siskind in 2000.
LEGO purchased the rights and made the Blacksmith Shop the first set in their "My Own Creation" line of fan designed sets.
The lower floor of the shop contains an anvil, tool rack, fireplace,
and stairs while the upper living space has a bed, table and chair, and a keg.
A Blacksmith and his wife are included along with various accessories.
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Colossal Castle Contest IV - Winning Entries!
CC Contest Team 5 III 07
Congratulations to all of the winners in the Colossal Castle Contest IV!
Your creations show the finest that Classic Castle has to offer.
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.
The huge number of talented entries is what made this contest colossal once again!
The scores were very close so we have provided an Honorable Mention for the top five entries
in each category that did not win.
Please contact Ben Ellermann if you have won a category so we can ship out the prizes!
The Master Builder prize will be announced in a few days.
Discuss the Winner's here.
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