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March 2010
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Weekly Set Re-Review: Magic Shop
Ben E. 28 III 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 6020 Magic Shop.
Magic Shop was released in 1993 for the Dragon Masters.
This tree workshop was for Majisto/Merlin.
It contained various magical accessories including a spell scroll and glow in the dark magic wand.
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Weekly Set Review: Troll Warrior
Ben E. 21 III 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 5618 Troll Warrior.
Troll Warrior was released in 2008 for the Trolls.
This impulse set contains a troll and his ballista.
Various accessories such as spears, troll sword, and rat are included.
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Hogwarts
Bruce 16 III 10
Allen, aka Tohst, thinks of himself as a space-head.
He always appreciated others' castle MOCs, but he's always focused on the space theme.
Then he got into the Harry Potter books, and they really sparked his imagination.
He thought the official HP sets were fun,
but he "looked at them as a backdrop and realized [he] had the money and the existing Lego collection to (hopefully) capture Hogwarts as the character it was in the stories and not just a place to put your minifigs."
Thus began an ongoing project, that has been one of his most enjoyable experiences to date.
He's got big plans for the future.
As he wrote: "I want it to be bigger.
Hogwarts needs more towers and a sense of scale.
I don't think I'll ever be done with it.
In the near term if I ever have time I want to add the entrance with the huge clock seen in some of the films and a tower that utilizes the new arches from the PoP sets.
And a lake with a lake monster. And...and... well, you start to see the problem."
Allen is a member of the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club and From Bricks to Bothans.
His Hogwarts was on display in a Window Into the Community earlier this year,
and all of his MOCs can be found on Flickr.
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How-to article: Custom Centaurs
Bruce 11 III 10
Back for the CCC, Jim Darlack made a great custom centaur, Abusson.
He's written up a article on this and other centaur building techniques.
Check out other innovative techniques in our How-To section.
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Weekly Set Review: The Knight
Ben E. 7 III 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 5615 The Knight.
The Knight was released in 2008 for the King's men.
This impulse set contains a knight and a weapons rack.
Various accessories such as a spear, sword, shield, armor, and an extra helmet can be stored on the weapons rack.
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