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January 2010
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Weekly Set Re-Review: 6049 Viking Voyager
Ben E. 31 I 10
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 Viking Voyager.
Viking Voyager, a longboat for the King's Men, was released in 1987.
This set included the viking inspired boat, a captain, three rowers, a helmsman, treasure chest, and accessories.
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Colossal Castle Contest VII - Winning Entries!
CC Contest Team 28 I 10
Congratulations to all of the winners in the Colossal Castle Contest VII!
Your creations amaze us every year.
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.
The huge number of well crafted 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 by private message or email 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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Orc Chariot
Bruce 27 I 10
Most Classic-Castle members will probably recognize Qworg for his
Pegasus' Fortress entry for CCCVII.
The man behind the MOC is Michał Świetlik, an AFOL from Bydgoszcz, Poland.
His next project is a hippodrome, where various factions will race.
He's already posted chariots for human and orc groups,
including a great brick-built horse design for the humans and some sort of monster for the orcs.
Keep an eye out for his future factions and the completion of this project on Flickr,
MOCpages or one of his
two Brickshelf accounts.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: 6023 Maiden's Cart
Ben E. 24 I 10
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Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week’s set is Maiden's Cart.
Maiden’s Cart, a lady’s carriage, was released in 1986.
This set features a maiden, a foot soldier, treasure chest, and accessories.
The rare white maiden’s hat is only available in this set.
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Weekly Set Review: 6099 Traitor Transport
Ben E. 18 I 10
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Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week’s set is Traitor Transport.
Traitor Transport was released in 1997 for the Fright Knights.
A dragon pulls this prison wagon for traitors.
A mounted knight, a driver, a prisoner royal knight and various accessories are included.
A premolded plastic "Dragon Cave" piece was included with this version of the 6047 set.
The cave was not system compatible.
Traitor Transport has the distinction of being last possible number of the original 6000 series devoted to Castle sets.
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Tiger's Tales
Bruce 15 I 10
Tiger0207, aka Tigerggyy, is known for his dynamic posing, beautiful photography and striking presentation.
He's been a LEGO fan for well over 20 years, but in 2004 he started making LEGO illustrated comics to tell stories.
Since he comes from Taiwan, his tales are strongly influenced by Chinese themes.
Journey to the West is a classic Chinese novel from the 16th century, based on the legend of a monk's journey to India.
Spirit War finds inspiration in the Buddhist cosmology.
He's recently gotten help from BrickTW in translating part of his Last War into English.
This looks into the history of the Manchu dynasty, but he's also bringing in more Western elements as well.
He hopes to continue on and tralnslate more of his stories.
Tiger0207 has three different LEGO blogs.
LEGO Martial Arts Heroes focuses on his LEGO storytelling.
Tiger's Style is about building and customizing.
LEGO in Tiger's Mind at Night brings in more modern subjects and cultural references.
He is a member of the Taiwan LEGO Users Group and Minifigs.net.
All of Tiger's creations are posted to his Brickshelf gallery.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: Weetabix Castle
Ben E. 10 I 10
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Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week’s set is Weetabix Castle.
Weetabix Castle was the first LEGO Castle set.
It was available around 1970 as a mail in promotion in exchange for Weetabix Cereal coupons.
The castle features a gatehouse, keep, corner towers, stairs, and allure.
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Weekly Set Re-Review: Siege Tower
Ben E. 3 I 10
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This week’s set is 6061 Siege Tower.
Siege Tower was released in 1984 for the Lion Knights.
The set featured a modular hinged wall section, a rolling siege tower with a drawbridge, and a brown ladder to scale the wall.
A knight and his horse, an archer, two foot soldiers, and various accessories were included.
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