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by Bruce N H
Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:10 pm
Forum: Stories
Topic: Forum guidelines
Replies: 6
Views: 17142

Re: Forum guidelines

Of course. LEGO illustrated stories are the best stories, IMO.
by Bruce N H
Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: Medieval Blacksmith will be a LEGO Ideas set
Replies: 49
Views: 33125

Re: Medieval Blacksmith will be a LEGO Ideas set

Sorry, I should have been clearer. It is US$150. I'm not sure what the price is in other countries.
by Bruce N H
Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:44 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: Medieval Blacksmith will be a LEGO Ideas set
Replies: 49
Views: 33125

Re: Medieval Blacksmith will be a LEGO Ideas set

what did I miss? what 3 in 1 castle set? At this point it is just an unconfirmed rumor. As far as I can tell, a Spanish store briefly had a list of upcoming products on their wibsite for summer 2021 and listed a LEGO 3-in-1 Creator Castle. There were no pictures on that store's website and no offic...
by Bruce N H
Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:31 pm
Forum: Medieval Life
Topic: Gate Sizes
Replies: 7
Views: 9601

Re: Gate Sizes

Hey, This is a totally unsystematic look, but I just did a search on "castle gate" on Flickr and there are a ton of really beautiful examples that would be great inspirations for builds. Anyway, here are some of the ones with people or cars so you can get a sense of scale: Warwick Castle, ...
by Bruce N H
Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:40 am
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: LEGO Ideas results January February 2021 - No castle love
Replies: 2
Views: 4618

Re: LEGO Ideas results January February 2021 - No castle lov

Okay, let's take a look at the third 2020 review group. There are seven sets that are castle, ancient, or related. [url=https://ideas.lego.com/projects/0cb1ea6d-d727-4d25-b95d-d5a8b5961138]Bag End[/url] - Okay, this is a very nice MOC, and I like the incorporation into a book. It's got good play val...
by Bruce N H
Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:24 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: Medieval Blacksmith will be a LEGO Ideas set
Replies: 49
Views: 33125

Re: Medieval Blacksmith will be a LEGO Ideas set

Hey, I'm late to the party, but no one posted pics, so here you go. It's [url=https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/medieval-blacksmith-21325]now available[/url] for $150. Nice looking set. Good parts and figs. I like that tree. Light-up element for the forge. Levels lift off to access the interior. Bl...
by Bruce N H
Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:16 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: LEGO Ideas results January February 2021 - No castle love
Replies: 2
Views: 4618

LEGO Ideas results January February 2021 - No castle love

Hi all, LEGO Ideas has [url=https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/f25c8120-f921-40af-af8b-a061179e1cb5]released their results[/url] from the second 2020 review period and, in a recurring pattern, no castle sets (though they did recently reveal the [url=http://classic...
by Bruce N H
Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:02 am
Forum: Castle MOCs
Topic: Colossal Castle Contest 18 Naughty List
Replies: 14
Views: 9746

Colossal Castle Contest 18 Naughty List

Hey all,

Here are CCC entries that violate the rules. If this is you, please fix this for your entry to be eligible:
by Bruce N H
Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: Are Legos More for Adults Now?
Replies: 18
Views: 16944

Re: Are Legos More for Adults Now?

Hey all, So, what recent set would you say is most specifically directed at "us" (here defined as 40+) (I'm 51, for the record). My vote goes to 71374, Nintendo Entertainment System: [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/fbtbnet/50111818371/][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5011181837...
by Bruce N H
Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: Hogwarts Moments sets - and other official buildable books
Replies: 10
Views: 8624

Re: Hogwarts Moments sets - and other official buildable boo

Usually those January releases are on the shelves of local stores before Christmas. I don't know if COVID affects the distribution schedule though.

Bruce
by Bruce N H
Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: CMF series 21 - centaur
Replies: 4
Views: 5472

CMF series 21 - centaur

Hi all, LEGO released photos of the upcoming [url=http://bricksfanz.com/lego-minifigures-series-21-revealed/]Collectible Minifig series 21[/url]. The are apparently changing to have 12 rather than 16 figs per series. The one especially useful one for fantasy castle builders is the Centaur. It uses t...
by Bruce N H
Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: Hogwarts Moments sets - and other official buildable books
Replies: 10
Views: 8624

Re: Hogwarts Moments sets - and other official buildable boo

Hey, Bricksfanz has a [url=http://bricksfanz.com/lego-harry-potter-hogwarts-moment-sets-review/]review of these sets[/url], including close-up photos. Unfortunately the graphic details are mostly stickers, not printed bricks, which is too bad for some of those details like the windows and the shelf ...
by Bruce N H
Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:33 pm
Forum: General LEGO
Topic: What was your first LEGO set?
Replies: 15
Views: 10406

What was your first LEGO set?

Hi all, I was just waxing nostalgic in a comment on a [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/horlack/50613857941/in/feed-154088815-1605627594-1-72157716925146523]neo-Classic Space MOC[/url] on Flickr and thought I'd raise the question here. We've probably discussed this before, but if so it's been a whi...
by Bruce N H
Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:49 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: Hogwarts Moments sets - and other official buildable books
Replies: 10
Views: 8624

Hogwarts Moments sets - and other official buildable books

Hi all, LEGO released images of four [url=http://bricksfanz.com/first-look-at-lego-harry-potter-buildable-books/]upcoming "Hogwarts Moments" sets[/url] due out in January. These are books that open up to fold out scenes: [url=http://bricksfanz.com/first-look-at-lego-harry-potter-buildable-...
by Bruce N H
Sun Nov 08, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: LEGO Castle Sets
Topic: New Chinese New Year sets
Replies: 4
Views: 5748

Re: New Chinese New Year sets

Ooh, good eye. I hadn't looked closely at some of the parts before. Those are nice. I also see this dragon-head piece as an architectural detail on the gate in the Lantern Festival set: [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50580550253_307ebe3a03_w.jpg[/img] Is that new? It looks like it could be...