Colossal Castle Contest III

Hothir Ethelnor · Post by **Hothir Ethelnor** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:31 pm

I was planning on entering a large Trebuchet
and I wondered could I put it on a 32x32 baseplate
and put part of a castle wall on another 32x32 baseplate
then put them apart from each other for a siege scene?
or do the baseplates have to be attached to enter it in the
siege catagory.

Stone Goblin · Post by **Stone Goblin** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:57 am

: I'm building a dungeon with a boobytrap within the interior, but I have a lever on the outside just for me to set off and reset the trap. I was wondering if I can have this lever on the outside limit zone walls?

The trap can be set off without the lever but would be impossible to reset the trap without it.

Hothir Ethelnor · Post by **Hothir Ethelnor** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:16 pm

I have another Question. Does every Piece in my creation have to be a lego piece? Or can I have a non lego
sling on my trebuchet.

Post by **architect** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:11 am

Is the room meant to be designed as a Castle room or can it be a Lego Castle room? ie, a certain faction based room.

It is meant to be a castle room, not a faction room. Of course if your castle belongs to the falcons, lions, etc, some of their banners and shields could be displayed around the room. Really we will be grading on the small details of rooms, not which awesome accessories a person has.

I was planning on entering a large Trebuchet
and I wondered could I put it on a 32x32 baseplate
and put part of a castle wall on another 32x32 baseplate
then put them apart from each other for a siege scene?
or do the baseplates have to be attached to enter it in the
siege catagory.

This is a good question that I want to talk to the other admins about. Normally we would want the baseplates attached. But in this case you are using a long range siege weapon so we may allow them to be separated just for projectile throwing siege weapons.

I'm building a dungeon with a boobytrap within the interior, but I have a lever on the outside just for me to set off and reset the trap. I was wondering if I can have this lever on the outside limit zone walls?

Can you edit out the lever with a program like gimp or photoshop? That is my recommendation.

I have another Question. Does every Piece in my creation have to be a lego piece? Or can I have a non lego
sling on my trebuchet.

You can use cloth and string for slings, sails, ropes, etc. Using bricks that arent LEGO would not be ok, except for custom accessories in the custom figure category.

Ben E.
Contest Admin

Snap Dracone · Post by **Snap Dracone** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:18 pm

Forgive me if I sound impatient, but this is now the third time I'm asking this... Could someone please answer it this time?

A while ago (several months at least), I uploaded a teaser picture of a castle I had built to Brickshelf, just of a small and digitally-darkened portion of the MOC (so it didn't show much of it at all). I never posted this on CC or anywhere else, nor did I ever get around to uploading any other pictures, so would this MOC be allowed as an entry or not?

...Anyone?

Post by **architect** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:35 pm

A while ago (several months at least), I uploaded a teaser picture of a castle I had built to Brickshelf, just of a small and digitally-darkened portion of the MOC (so it didn't show much of it at all). I never posted this on CC or anywhere else, nor did I ever get around to uploading any other pictures, so would this MOC be allowed as an entry or not?

If it was darkened and could not be seen, and if you changed it later, that would probably be ok. It sounds like nooone will recognize it so you should enter it.

Ben

Hothir Ethelnor · Post by **Hothir Ethelnor** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:59 pm

I have another question,
I recently fixed and painted a set of the original classic armor however when I painted it I painted it a silver color
would I be able to include this armor in the castle interior
catagory (I was building an armoury and this is the only breastplate piece I have) or would it be banned because
it is not its original color.

Kanduu · Post by **Kanduu** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:30 am

Finally getting around to asking my question...

I have a castle with no side towers or interior buildings; I would consider it more of a fortress. It does have extensive landscaping, but would it be better to put this in the Misc. category, rather than the Castle category?

Also, unfortunately, I put one picture of this castle up on my website before Nov. 1, but I had not finished the landscaping (actually, I still haven't), and I've decided to add another tower thing. I'm pretty sure no one really looks at my 'site here, so since I didn't put it on here or Brickshelf, I figured it was worth a shot to ask.

So my questions: what category (you can see a pic on that site link), and can I even post it.

Awesome prizes, by the way, thanks guys for donating.

Maedhros · Post by **Maedhros** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:16 am

Are creations from other parts of the World OK? Like India, China or Japan...

Kanduu · Post by **Kanduu** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:54 pm

Ok, I don't think it's been mentioned. Just to clarify:

For the siege scene, does it actually have to be two 32x32 (or smaller) plates, or can it be a combination of the 2048 studs? Like, say, a 32x32, a 16x32, and and two 16x16s, set up in a square, or almost-square. Or is it better to just have a long rectangle?

What combinations of plates are allowed?

Post by **Robin Hood** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:46 am

Ok, this is something I think I know the answer to, but better safe than entry not accepted.

Does the entry have to be minifig scale? Can it be a miniture or a larger-than-minifig creation?

Thanks,
Dan

Post by **architect** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:44 am

I have another question,
I recently fixed and painted a set of the original classic armor however when I painted it I painted it a silver color
would I be able to include this armor in the castle interior
catagory (I was building an armoury and this is the only breastplate piece I have) or would it be banned because
it is not its original color.

This is probably ok. However if you are making a armoury it would be good to have more than one piece of armor in it.

I put one picture of this castle up on my website before Nov. 1, but I had not finished the landscaping (actually, I still haven't), and I've decided to add another tower thing.

The admins will have to discuss this but it probably will not be allowed. Some other people have tried to enter creations they put online before Nov. 1st and we have not allowed them. So it would not be fair to make exceptions, especially when the castle was already more or less complete.

Are creations from other parts of the World OK? Like India, China or Japan...

Yes if they fit in the correct time period. LEGO Castle has mainly focused on European Medieval times and so will our contest. However a very good Eastern medieval moc (Byzantine, Chinese, etc) could win in a category.

For the siege scene, does it actually have to be two 32x32 (or smaller) plates, or can it be a combination of the 2048 studs? Like, say, a 32x32, a 16x32, and and two 16x16s, set up in a square, or almost-square. Or is it better to just have a long rectangle?

A 32x64 rectangle or smaller would be best. You can use smaller baseplates but do not build your scene outside of the 32x64 rectangle.

Does the entry have to be minifig scale? Can it be a miniture or a larger-than-minifig creation?

Every category should be minifigure scale with the exception of miscellaneous. It is not easy to grade a micro scale ship vs a minifig one. Make the admins lives easier by building in one scale. Thanks

Ben E.
Contest Admin

Hothir Ethelnor · Post by **Hothir Ethelnor** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:59 pm

I do have more than one Helmet however the breastplate is the only one I have, and an armoury was more for storing weapons than armour.

Stone Goblin · Post by **Stone Goblin** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:47 am

Can I have images that are 600 x 800 pixels?

Lord Mikal · Post by **Lord Mikal** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:10 pm

I totally messed up my Siege Scene entry, nameley by including non-lego and other custom parts all over the place.

May I remove the offending pieces, re-take the pictures and upload them with the same filenames as the already submitted pictures, or do I have to re-enter the whole thing and have you delete the previous entry?