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August 2005
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Autumn Scene
Ben E. 31 VIII 05
It is not Autumn yet but we have fallen in love with the latest vignette by Nelson Yrizarry, Sir Nelson in the forums.
Check out the scarecrow in a pumpkin patch with a new type of hay bale construction made of brooms.
His other vignettes can be seen here.
Discuss this vig in our forums.
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Weekly Set Review: [Dragon Master's Chariot]
Ben E. 27 VIII 05
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 1794 [Dragon Master's Chariot].
[Dragon Master's Chariot] was released in 1994 in the United States.
It was part of Variety Pack 1723.
This chariot comes with one Dragon Master's knight, a whip, and several weapons.
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Inn at the Olde Road
Bruce N. H. 22 VIII 05
Christian Treczoks (new user "treczoks" in our forum) has spent the last three years building and expanding this creation,
adding new building and expanding the grounds.
At this ultimate stage it's reached up to 60,000 bricks and 50 kilograms, covering an area of 144x192 studs.
Various stages have been displayed at such German AFOL gatherings as 1000SteineLand and Frechen.
Now it has come time to say good-bye to this layout, as Christian has exciting plans for a future project.
Be sure to check out all the pictures
and read more about it while there's still time.
Christian's creations can all be found in his
MyImages gallery or his
Brickshelf gallery.
In addition to recently joining our forum, he is also a member of 1000Steine.de and Lugnet.
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Weekly Set Review: King Leo's Castle
Ben E. 20 VIII 05
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 6091/6098 King Leo's Castle.
King Leo's Castle was released in 2000 for Knight's Kingdom.
This castle has a gate tower with a portcullis and drawbridge, side towers, a throne room, and crossbow stations.
King Leo, Queen Leonora, Princess Storm, a soldier, an archer, and a skeleton are included along with various accessories.
Two Bull's soldiers attack the castle with their cannon.
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Classic-Castle meets with Jørgen Vig, CEO of LEGO!
Lenny and Ben E. 18 VIII 05
At BrickFest 2005, Admins of Classic-Castle were given a chance to have a one-on-one meeting with Jørgen Vig,
CEO and President of LEGO. Ben, Lenny, and Troy were able to attend
(Tony and Kevin had faulty time information),
and give Jorgen an idea of what it is that we do, what sets we'd like, and how LEGO can help us.
Read more here and check out the partial transcript.
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The Legends Poll
Ben E. 18 VIII 05
Some day LEGO will have to make another Castle Legend.
I am curious to see what set is the best of the best in your minds.
I have put together a list of landmark sets from 1984-1990.
Choose your favorite and tell us why.
You may also rank the sets in order of favorite to least favorite.
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BrickFest 2005 Rocked!
Ben E. 17 VIII 05
Where do you go to meet castle fans from around the globe, buy LEGO on sale, hear the lastest product news,
shoot catapults at people, watch flying dragons chase spacemen, see a castle trailer park,
play BrickQuest, have Kjeld or Jørgen Vig ask questions about your creation,
see little kids (and adults) point, jump, and smile because of what you have built?
BrickFest!
If you have questions about what happened at fest or just want to share your story, please post.
Check out the BrickQuest thread,
Magnus' wrapup,
the castle room pictures,
and one fantastic photo for Nathan.
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Ulmaris
Bruce N. H. 8 VIII 05
He's teased us and poked us and prodded us, but Anthony has finally revealed his Ulmaris Castle, built with the help of his wife, Christina. This MOC is based on Beaumaris in northern Wales. Check it out and discuss it in our forums.
In addition to being an admin here at C-C, Anthony is a member of other LEGO forums such as Lugnet. Off-line he's a member of TexLUG. Anthony's creations can be found on his website, The Kingdom of Ikros, or in his Brickshelf gallery.
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Weekly Set Review: Fright Force
Ben E. 6 VIII 05
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 6031 Fright Force.
Fright Force, released in 1998, is the Fright Knight mini-figure pack.
It includes Willa the Witch, the Bat Lord, a knight, a soldier, and various accessories.
This set is the eighth and last mini-figure pack that LEGO has produced for the Castle theme.
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BrickFest MOC Card deadline is today!
Ben E. 1 VIII 05
Pre-registration is over and fest is only 11 days away.
Hurry over and fill out your moc cards if you are attending.
They will be sent to the printers tomorrow.
If you do not have a moc card, there is no guarantee that we will have room to display your creation.
Discuss the deadline here.
Magnus, castle room coordinator, has also asked us to pick flag colors for our mocs.
This allows everyone to look at a CCC building and tell who built it.
Read more in this thread.
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