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December 2009
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Colossal Castle Contest VII
Bruce 30 XII 09
CCC VII is drawing to a close, and I wanted to give a quick word, since several people have asked about this both in the forums and by private message.
All entries must be moderated by the admins before they appear on the contest page.
This is to ensure that they are in the right category and conform to the contest rules.
If your entry has not appeared on either the contest page or the
naughty list, it simply means that we have not had the opportunity to check it yet.
I'm sure I speak for all of the admins in saying that this is a very busy and hectic time of year, so be patient with us.
Don't be concerned; if your entry is in by the deadline, it will be in the contest, even if we don't get all of them moderated until sometime next week.
Even if you are on the naughty list, we will work with you to make sure that entries will be properly judged.
In the meantime, let's take a look at last year's winners
as a bit of inspiration for those who are frantically trying to get their last entries perfected and photographed.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: King's Castle
Ben E. 20 XII 09
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 6080 King’s Castle.
King’s Castle, released in 1984, was the first Lion castle.
It has a central gatetower with a plate portcullis and a drawbridge.
Two side wings fold open. They contain two archer towers, stairs to the battlements, and a jail.
Four knights, four archers, two axemen, two spearmen, and accessories are included with the castle.
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Church of St Govan
Bruce 16 XII 09
Derfel Cadarn has been collecting LEGO since he was six, but only started building MOCs in the past year with his
Village Elder's Cottage.
He's mostly been building in the Pirates theme, but we'll forgive him, as MOCs such as the Church of St Govan
would look just as beautiful if they were populated by knights as they do with figs from a later era.
This church was inspired by a few churches found in the Cornwall area, which led him to use the 1x1 round plates to give a textured look.
All of Derfel Cadarn's MOCs can be found on Flickr and
MOCpages.
He's planning a large scale Camelot project, inspired by his interest in medieval Britain and the Arthurian saga, so keep an eye out for more great MOCs.
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Weekly Set Review: The Good Wizard
Ben E. 13 XII 09
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 5614 The Good Wizard.
The Good Wizard was released in 2008 for the Crown Knights.
It includes a magic wand, table, crystal ball, owl and his perch.
This impulse set was sold in Europe, Canada, and Asia.
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Colossal Castle Contest 7
Bruce 9 XII 09
There are still three weeks to go in the Colossal Castle Contest
and already a great number of impressive entries have been submitted. For instance, at this point we have four entries for the 'Brick Castle' category,
and each is a beautiful MOC - I don't envy the judges! (Oh, wait, I am one.)
Check out all the entries and
submit your own!
If you've already submitted something and it has not yet appeared, be sure to check the naughty list,
as your entry may violate the category or one of the
other rules.
See this thread for any clarifications on the rules.
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Weekly Set Review: Viking Chess Set
Ben E. 6 XII 09
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 G577 Viking Chess Set.
Viking Chess Set was released in 2006 for Vikings.
This game has 32 chess pieces and 24 armed minifigures.
Figures exclusive to this set include the rooks, knights, and good and evil queens.
It is also the first set to feature dark blue cloth capes.
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Custom Chrome Accessories
Ben E. 6 XII 09
The guys at BrickArms recently released chrome versions of their
custom blade weapons.
If you are a castle fan who likes high quality custom accessories, I highly suggest checking out this thread.
Winners of the CCC 7 Custom Castle Figure will receive some of these items.
In an added bonus, custom castle figure honorable mention winners will also be given smaller prizes from BrickArms.
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Colossal Castle Contest 7
Bruce 2 XII 09
There's still a month to go in the Colossal Castle Contest
and already a great number of impressive entries have been submitted.
For instance, here are the six entries that have been approved by this point for the 'Religious Life' category.
Check out all the entries and
submit your own!
You've got another 29 days to do so.
If you've already submitted something and it has not yet appeared, be sure to check the naughty list,
as your entry may violate the category or one of the
other rules.
See this thread for any clarifications on the rules.
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