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Blessing Of The Fleet by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr

For those of you who aren't familiar with what the "Blessing of the Fleet" is...

--Tony

Lord and Lady Sava of Aggie, and young master Anthony, Duke Sava of Aggie, would like to announce the arrival of Katherine, Duchess Sava of Aggie. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5267476783_594508d7a8.jpg Katie_Birth_26 by SavaTheAggie , on Flickr The young Duchess has already begun her rule con...

Luau by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr

--Tony

Ho Ho Ho! Classic-Castle's gone all jingle jangley! Worry not, this is a simple skin change to the forum. If you experience trouble with the new forum, remember you can change your forum style at any time by going into the User Control Panel, going to "Board Preferences" and choosing the f...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5245544939_562c46afdf.jpg On one of my unsuccessful trips to Toys R Us looking for Series 3 minifigs, I saw this guy in a box by one of the registers. I took him over to the price scanner. $0.01. I thought - "Well then..." and headed over to the registe...

I wasn't even aware there was a brick railroading magazine! Nice! Thanks for the link. It looks like a great calendar from the preview. I particularly liked the November 2011 image. It'd make a unique Christmas gift for somebody. RAILBRICKS is a great publication, it's why I supported so highly. Th...

Thanks much, all! I can't take credit for the technique of using the chest lid for a trough, but it certainly is effective.

--Tony

Mele Kalikimaka by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr

--Tony

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5229408035_79f0af3133.jpg Click here to order from LuLu.com! Help support RAILBRICKS , the brick railroading magazine, with this gorgeous 13 month calendar. Each month features photos from Anthony Sava's Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series, showcasing trains ...

One of my favorite seasonal images, I'm not sure why.

--Tony

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/5165693271_f167d922b5_m.jpg The Spare Partman Bridge by SavaTheAggie , on Flickr I had a few light grey 2x4s left over from building my Cathedral, so I decided to throw together this tablescrap bridge for the upcoming TexLUG train show this weekend. It's designed...

I know Dan, through Bricklink, has forever changed my life. He will be sorely missed.

--Tony

Boo! You may have noticed Classic-Castle has gone all spook'dified! But this time around, it's not only the main page that's changed. Those of you who have been around a while are no doubt use to my shenanigans. This was a quick and dirty thing, so I apologize if something stops working for you. If ...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5078565904_be1272a5d6_m.jpg Thanks to our new senior editor, Elroy Davis, a new issue RAILBRICKS is here! Inside you'll find articles for beginners, lessons on how to photograph your trains, more RCX/PF train experimentation, new ideas for smooth curves, instruct...

You've really done a perfect job of integrating the elements and the lighting there. That looks like an official LEGO catalog photo! :o Thanks much! I've got a lot of practice under my belt with my Sava Railways Scenic Tours. You've really done a perfect job of integrating the elements and the ligh...