Classic-Castle.com

My LUG got official notice that due to "budget and space concerns" there will be no AFOL space for displaying. I was told this was not the only Kidsfest that it was happening at too. Huh-- which LUG is that? And how soon before the event were you told? Is this the first year KidsFest came...

There will not be an AFOL layout at any of the up coming Kidsfests. Oh? Looks like that may be the case for Raleigh and Cleveland-- but Hartford has AFOL contributions listed as a "Fun Activity" (and it's what we heard from LEGO the last time we asked them about participating). Interestin...

I gave up on Kidsfest. I wrote them three emails asking them some questions and they never responded. I haven't been overly impressed with the firm that LEGO hired to handle the logistics for KidsFest-- not sure if they're related to the lack of response. We had issues getting replies from them, pa...

I am wanting to know what happens and such. It's been varied-- but I believe it's gotten better. The first year, it was really the "LEGO-themed Family Trade Show". In Hartford, there were hundreds of advertising booths for parents. Everything from educational supplies to cosmetics to fami...

... Dragon Knights was already taken, ... ... I figured the Dragon Knights are all still Dragon Knights. ... I wasn't aware that "Dragon Knights" was already taken, really-- Which faction do you mean by "Dragon Knights"? Do you mean Black Knights? Or Dragon Masters? Personally, ...

How many is in a case? I was told approx 1300. The case costs $70, so that's less than $0.054 per piece (before tax). Waaaay cheaper than even Bricklink. :) Huh-- I haven't bought a case from PAB in a long time-- back in 2003, I bought a case of 1x2 bricks, and it had 4812 bricks in it, although I ...

Tower of Iron Will wrote:To bad the site looks dead or not updated on a regular basis such that you could have emailed the creator and asked him.

Cha-ching!

http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=7738

As expected, they're painted.

DaveE

Yeah, I was just joking about the abundance of classic swords-- Not too much rarity there!

DaveE

Elbadar wrote:[...] anyone who either doesn't have a classic sword [...]

I dunno-- if you're a castle fan and you don't have a classic sword! Maybe not an ABS one, I suppose. But at that point, we might have to start considering fans who don't have access to classic smiley heads!

DaveE

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kcrmccoy/Castle/Misc/piccyfix_1313693158_harvey_c-c.png Honestly, I really like this idea of being half-and-half, since it makes him so distinctive. Not that it has to be half-and-half, but I support the idea of making him something that's VERY intentional. If it's...

If memory serves, the cypress tree mould was one of those, like the original pitchfork mould, that LEGO lost or wore out (or both) a long time ago. Pretty much-- LEGO stopped making these after a while for reasons unknown-- possibly because they were too expensive, or they were unhappy with their d...

After writing a quick script to go through BrickLink inventories: LEGO didn't really start using [Old Brown] very much in sets until roughly 1999ish. Looks like for its early life, Old Brown was mostly used in things like minifig hair, brooms, treasure chests, and so forth. Not really "standard...

Brown is probably the most common brown? Dark brown wouldn't be as common, would it? It's tricky to say whether "Old Brown" or "Reddish Brown" is the most common. I'd probably say Reddish Brown is the most common brown at this point. "Old Brown" (AKA "Brown" ...

krzyzak wrote:So is this boat a BF, or a BK?

There's no good answer, read the thread for a re-cap! (Personally, I say it's a BF boat, but you could argue otherwise)

DaveE

which is the best of the three, figs-wise and display-wise? Fig-wise, obviously King's Castle and Black Monarch's Castle have double the figs, so that's a big plus for each of them. Display-wise, I'd go for either King's Castle or Black Falcon's Fortress, only because I never liked the all-black lo...