Official Classic-Castle Poll Thread

[Dragon Master]

Screenname:
Dragon Master (No, I do not proclaim myslef the Master of all dragons, Anthony Sava has that title, I just love DMs!)
"Master" in chat

Age:
16

State:
Massachusetts

Profession:
Student

My BrickShelf Account:
http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Sea-Serpent

Themes I Build In:
Castle mostly, somtimes in town.

First Castle Set:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6034 Black Monarch's Ghost! I still have most of these nice pieces. This is a great set. A little castle adventure all in itself.

Favorite Castle Set:
Same as my first set, 6034!

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
I have 3!
Kevin Blocksidge's Earthflower Castle http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=31286
Johannes Koehler's Flackenstein Castle http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14853
and Jason Spear's Bookshop
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=62757

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Harry Potter provides a plethora of useful castle parts. I also like Pirate for more or less the same reason, and I also like town as a separate entity.

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
I would be a knight, or the village idiot. Maybe both at once.

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
No, I do not.

Bye,

Dragon Master

[Webrain]

Screenname: Webrain

Real Name: Yaron Dori

Age: 27 (31/7/1976)

Country: Israel

Profession: unemployed electronic engineer, embedded designer, computer programmer, web designer, electronic/computers and Mindstorms teacher.... (is that too long)

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=irod
http://www.ozbricks.com/webrain/

Themes I Build In:
Castles and I also sins from time to time with Mindstorms, Pirates & Western

First Castle Set: 6080

Favorite Castle Set: I can't really nerrow it to less then 10 so...
6080, 6074, 6062, 6067, 6066, 6061, 6090, 6044, 6054, 6041

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
I guess I love that one the best
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=60800

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
the underappreciated brillient work of the one and only

http://www.1000steine.de/iscc/iscc2/ent ... l?search=1
http://www.1000steine.de/myimages/albun13
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jojo/ ... luther.jpg
http://www.chutspe.de/cm/cm.html

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Mindstorms, Pirates & Western
I also use Ninja's, Advantures & SW for my castle's but don't like them as themes

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
Weird Wizard (medieval scientist)

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
just why it's Legendary? and No

Rewritten in 16/2/2004 as equivelent to previous post in lugnet
http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=16936

[footsteps]

Screenname:
footsteps

Realname:
Alan Findlay

Age:
42 (15 Feb 1962) - is anyone around here older than I?

Town/Province:
Elmira, ON (but I was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, so that makes me a Westerner -- and don't you forget it!)

Profession:
Missionary (full-time administration)

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Wag

Themes I Build In:
Themes? There's more than just Castle?

First Castle Set:
6080 http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6080 Got it when I was 25 for Christmas -- the only thing I asked for.

Favorite Castle Set:
6059 Knight's Stronghold http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6059 - I've never owned this one, but I always meant to buy it when it first came out. Kicking myself ever since.

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
City Gate and Wall -- currently under renovation
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=43288

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
Bob Carney's stuff http://12.223.136.182/index.htm

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
For parts: HP and SW
Awesome eye candy: Trains

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
Scribe

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
no, nyet, nein, non, nie

[Aidan]

Screenname:
AidanCole

Realname:
Mike

Age:
33

City/State:
Winchester, MA

Profession:
I have my Master Degree in Finance and I work as a Bank Analyst for a national corporation. Any banking questions?

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
I should get one of these

Themes I Build In:
Castle

First Castle Set:
375 baby, 375. I was 9 and it was awesome!

Favorite Castle Set:
6030 Catapult. Finally the Falcons arrive! Now these nancy boy crusaders are going to learn a thing or two!

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
My Castle is not yet complete. Will it ever really be...?


Favorite MOC of someone else's:
Johannes Koehler's Flackenstein Castle http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14853
My muse.

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Pirate. As soon as I finish my castle I am going to resurrect my Black Seas Barracuda and Caribbean Clipper


If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
King

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
No. Why do I need this tub? How about the legendary 383! That one I still have!

[jb]

Screenname:
jb

Realname:
James Brink

Age:
25 (July 30, 1978)

City/State:
Grand Rapids, MI

Profession:
Mechanical Engineer, unemployed since finishing my MSE. HIRE ME!

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/galle ... m=jbrink44

Themes I Build In:
Pretty much castle.

First Castle Set:
6080-at least it's the first I remember. I got it on Christmas morning

Favorite Castle Set:
6060 Knight's Challenge http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6060
I'm a big forestmen fan too!

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
Medieval Mill: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=68285

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
I have been inspired by and get great ideas from the creations of Ben E., Lenny, Jojo, Jon Furman, Daniel Siskind and Onishi Shinji.

If I *had* to pick one, it would be Jon Furman's Public House: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=33151

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Town/Trains, Western, anything with a minifig.

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
Hmmm-not sure maybe a blacksmith or a carpenter. I like to build stuff.

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
Yes, I wish I would have bought more than the 1 I have!

[lemon_squeezer2]

Screenname: Lemon_squeezer2

Real name: Nick Mann

Age: 19

City/State: Formerly: Sturgeon Bay, WI - Now: Kings Point, NY

Profession: Midshipman in the naval reserve

My BrickShelf Account/Website: www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=lemonsqueezer

Themes I Build In: Castle, Space, and Castle

First Castle Set: OK - I have to revise this now that I think about it - my first set was 6009

Favorite Castle Set: I like the Guarded inn. It is simple and affordable, yet it puts all what traditional Lego Castle meant. I also like 6086 but I don't own it.

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own: This here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=77141

Favorite MOC of someone else's: I really admire Architect’s City Gate. I also like some of the castles Jojo has done

Your favorite non-Castle theme: Western, but I don’t really build in it.

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be: I would operate a merchant ship. Because that's what my line of work is now

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033? One


Updated for my own edification. I still lurk here from time to time

[stuifzand]

Screenname:
Stuifzand

Realname:
Saskia

Age:
30

City/State:
Northern Limburg, The Netherlands

Profession:
Advisor in communications specialized in new media at the local government of Eindhoven, The Netherlands

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
My brickshelf gallery and of course Lowlug

Themes I Build In:
Castle and Town

First Castle Set:
That would be 677 Knight's Procession

Favorite Castle Set:
I'm not really a set collector, so there isn't a real favorite one.
I like 6024, because my sigfig is in it. I also like Black falcons fortress and the moc blacksmith shop (3739). Forestmen sets are my favorite, but I only buy sets for parts.

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
I guess my entry for the colossal castle contest, Brickerlo Castle. But my next moc is going to be my favorite (as usual)

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
Anything from Jojo and Takeshi Itou. Bob Carney has nice stuff too

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Town. Sometimes I want to build modern things. It's nice to build daily life things in Lego.

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would your profession be:
I would want to be a musician, but I'm afraid I would be a witch. Or a nun if I wasn't courageous enough to express my real me.

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
yes, 2 of them.

[jtherlow]

Screenname: jtherlow

Real name: James H. Therlow

Age: 14 (It's too bad, my belief is that no one takes us 14 year olds seriously...Although I have convincingly played a 30 year old before )

City/State: Massachussettes

Profession: Nerd

My BrickShelf account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/galle ... m=jtherlow

Themes I Build in: Castle, and hopefully soon, Pirates

First Castle Set: I don't remember...I got it when I was about 6...

Favorite Castle Set: 6077, Forestmen's River Fortress

Favorite MOC of my own: None I'm gonna keep collecting 2 x 4s until I get 20,000...then I'll build. I wanna build BIG. (I have 2,000 only at the moment...mostly black)

Favorite MOC of someone else's: Dave O'Hare's Black Tower

Your favorite non-Castle theme: Pirates

Medieval Profession: Probably a royal architect

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
No...I build mostly in black right now, anyway...

[kajo163]

Screenname:
Kajo163

Realname:
Joel

Age:
21 (Aug ´85)

City/State:
Växjö, county of Kronoberg, duchy of Småland, kingdom of Sweden (Sverige)

Profession:
University student

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Kajo

Not very much in there right now, but just you wait':):'

Themes I Build In:
Castle, pirates, and other stuff when ever I feel like it

First Castle Set:
6038

Favorite Castle Set:
6076, Dark Dragons Den, a masterpiece
And of course (though I´ve never owned it my self) 6086, the most castle of them all!


Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
I'm quite excited by the council chamber.


Favorite MOC of someone else's:
Well, Pawels keep at http://www.hostultra.com/~verneer/keep/index.html is real nice, and then of course the works of Mr. Sava.

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Does "Arr, mate. Man the guns, Pirates on starboard!" mean anything to you?


If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
King, I would rule that Legoland!

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
No.

[kaloo]

Screenname: kaloo

Real name: John M.

Age: 14, who's younger than me other than barbapple??

Country: U.S.

State: Massachusetts

Profession: student, hoping to be a lawyer...

Brickshelf Account: Only a little one which Will made me for my shield, nothing else.

Themes: Castle, Pirates, Space. Mostly Castle, the others are just to use my pieces that dont fit with Castle.

first Castle set: Some DM or Fright Knight thing, it wasn't great.

Favorite Castle set: It's up in the air between BFF and Black Monarch's Castle. I only have the BFF.

My fav MOC of my own (at this time): something not online, I'll pass for now.

Favorite MOCs of someone else's:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=hachi you see it in their, and that's it. Those are my all time favs, nine others are tied for second place.

Fav non-Castle theme: between Space and Pirates.

Middle age Profession: I'd be the guide to China for the King's army so they could steal gunpowder and make me a lord!!!!! Seriously, a falconer or eagler (bird tamer.)

Do you own a copy of 3033: I wish.

[J1A3L5]

Screenname:
J1A3L5 (Online most of my 'friends' call my Jail, a shortening)

Realname:
John Langrish.

Age:
15

City/State:
PROVINCE! BC, Canada.

Profession:
Student, grade 10.

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
Brickshelf.
MOCpages.

Themes I Build In:
Basically everything except trains. I don't do trains. And modern/historical modern war.

First Castle Set:
1723 maybe. I don't really know what my first castle set, but I do know that's one of the first ones I got...

Favorite Castle Set:
I really don't know...so many of the older castle sets are just awesome.

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
Probably my Futuristic Military Machine Shop Building that I'm working on right now.


Favorite MOC of someone else's:
I don't know, I've always liked Keith Goldman's work as well as Dan Jassim's. And lots of others that I don't know offhand...that is an extremely hard question.

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Probably Star Wars before they started to go downhill lately...

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
I really don't know...invent me a time machine and I'll find out for you.

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
Oh yes, one copy of it.

[Dan_BL]

Screenname:
Dan, Dan_BL

Realname:
Daniel Massicotte

Age:
19 (Jan)

City/State:
Quebec (St-Eustache)

Profession:
Studying to be a chartered accountant

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi

Themes I Build In:
Castle
Star Wars (on occasion)
First Castle Set:
6086 Black Knight's Castle-rules!!!

Favorite Castle Set:
6086 Black Knight's Castle

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
"My Castle is not yet complete. Will it ever really be...?"
Well ain't that the truth!
Mine would have to be:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DLM/C ... stle02.jpg
Even though I built in 4 years ago!


Favorite MOC of someone else's:
I can't find who did it. Heck!-I can't find it on BS either. Its that big grey BF castle with black rooves. There is a crowd of troops carrying banners in the front of it; and the castle opens up to reveal piles of rooms! Whenever I see a lego picture I like, I just save it in some folder. Now I have over 500 pictures of all sorts of cool MOCs.

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Star Wars! Where else would I get all my cool castle parts?!


If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
Knight! (hey, a knight is the closest thing to badminton!)

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
Perhaps if I knew what this legendary set was I might have one. But wait! I just checked on Lugnet and it appears to be a tub?!?! Whats so legendary about that?[/quote]

[Todd]

Todd

Age: 20 (Sept. of '83)

Grand Rapids, MI

Currently work in Blood Center lab, Studying to be a missionary.

No website right now.

I build in Castle, Pirates (I love Steve Jackson's Game), Space, and Adventures. Castle is my favorite though.

My first castle set was the Forsest Men's Hideout.

My favorite MOC of my own is a 3 foot tall version of Hogwart's that I made in the span of a week and a half over the summer.

My favorite MOC of someone else's is Ed Boxer's Lego Castle.

My favorite non-castle theme is pirates.

If I lived in the middle ages I would've been the captian of a mercenary company...or dead.

Yeah, I own 3033, but it wasn't that special...

[porschecm2]

Screenname:
Porschecm2 (called Cm2 or Chris)

Realname:
Chris

Age:
17

City/State:
Del Rio, Texas

Profession:
Studying to get out of high school...

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi

Themes I Build In: Mainly Star Wars, Castle, and Town(in that order)

Favorite Castle Set:
4818 Dragon Rider(I know it's a lame set, but it's the best one I own)

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
My YF-4
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=72181

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
Oh man, there's too many..

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Star Wars

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
Hmm...Probably a Robin Hood type figure, assuming I could shoot me a good shot.

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
Considering the fact that I had look this set up, the answer should be obvious...

Cm2

[doctorsparkles]

Screenname:
DoctorSparkles

Realname:
Chris Snyder

Age:
20 (As of January, 2004)

City/State:
Medina, Ohio, U.S.A.

Profession:
Retail! *sigh*

My BrickShelf Account/Website:
I can't remember my web address, which is okay because there is nothing of interest there.

Themes I Build In:
Castle
Space

First Castle Set:
As far as I can remember, it was the Black Falcon's Fortress.

Favorite Castle Set:
The Black Falcon's Fortress.

Favorite MOC (at this time) of my own:
I have a decent sized keep that I love... simple, boxy, with no bells or whistles, but I love it. I don't have a picture of it though.

Favorite MOC of someone else's:
Hmm... I don't know! I love all of the huge castles people build, but I'm so jealous because I can't build them!

Your favorite non-Castle theme:
Space

If you were to be in the medieval ages, what would you profession be:
I'd probably be a serf. Serfdom rocks.

Do you own a copy of the legendary 3033?
I'm afraid not.[/b]