Idea Book 250: Week 2 Reviews

[architect]

Check out pages 42-43! The focus of this week's Idea Book review is the medieval market. You can see the Scribe's Shop, Smuggler's Wagon, Well, Red Lion Inn, and Hay Cart.

Article:

http://www.classic-castle.com/sets/articles/ideabook250b.html

[Dragon Master]

I just checked it out and love it. A lot of these look like sets from the time or to be produced later. I like the barrel and the package designs.

Thanks for showing that,

DM

BTW, technically should this be in MOCs

[architect]

I just checked it out and love it. A lot of these look like sets from the time or to be produced later. I like the barrel and the package designs.

Thanks! Glad to hear that you like it.

BTW, technically should this be in MOCs

Actually, no it is fine. Idea Book has the number 250 and is an official product or set. It had stickers for sets, etc. Plus these are official designs by the set designers. So it is quite appropriate here, since they are LEGO's designs, not ours.

Ben E.

[Sir Terrance]

These are very cool. The scribes shop is my favourite, and I also like the barrel and package designs. Very neat.

[Sir Vincent]

I like the design used to make the well...

[Formendacil]

These all look great.

I like these better than the first article. If you continue to save the best for the last, I can't imagine what's in store for us (although I'm pretty sure you aren't. Still, I can dream, right?)

[wlister]

Another excellent selection of alternate models produced back when TLC had a clue. Ah well, back to the topic at hand. The scribes shop was great, I had one in my first modular castle. The well was pretty good, the wagon was not a bad design, considering that TLC wagon designs have historically been rather poor. The hay cart was one I had always wanted to build, but I didn't have the black cockpit piece. The barrel and package designs as others have said was good as well. I would give these designs as a whole about a 9/10 compared to today's designs.

Will

[Luís]

Thanks for showing us that arch.

[rick]

i really would love to see instructions for all these models... esp. the guarded inn alternate.

keep up the great work...

rick

[wlister]

Hi Rick,

The whole 250 Idea book is available to peruse on Brickshelf. You can find it here: http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0250-1987/ Unfortunatly they do not show all the instructions for all the ideas in the book.

Will

[rick]

He thx... i know it is available on bs. i even got a hard copy . I was just wondering whether it would be possible for someone to post instructions for the models not included in the original idea book.

Rick.

[architect]

Hi Rick,

I have made several instructions for creations that did not have instructions in the idea book. We do not plan to make instructions for all of these creations. I am working on other projects now and instructions are extremely time consuming. But the images should be helpful for anyone trying to make these creations.

Ben E.

[David Girard]

These are great exemple of imagination of Lego creators in 80's. I like all these creations a lot. I fyou want to make the instructions, Ben, I'd would be really happy. The Inn and the Scribe's Shop are my favourites.

[dariofol]

I realized the scribe shop... i miss some brick but i very kind...
soon I post some picture on brickshelf

[Lady Val]

The whole 250 Idea book is available to peruse on Brickshelf. You can find it here: http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0250-1987/

Ohh, fabulous! Thanks for that link wlister. I hadn`t realised that such things were on Brickshelf.