Summer Joust results

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If you've been watching Flickr at all for the past few weeks, you've surely been enjoying all of the great castle MOCs inspired by the Summer Joust, an annual contest organized by Isaac Snyder. The results are in! Head over to Flickr now to see the results and check out the awesome MOCs in the dedicated Flickr group. Congrats to the winners and all of the participants. Thank you to Isaac and the other organizers for this great promotion of the best LEGO theme ever. Discuss your favorite Summer Joust entries in our forum.

Minas Tirith

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A few weeks ago a category in the Style it Up contest challenged builders to come up with a fully symmetric build. Mountain Hobbit came up with this great version of Minas Tirith. Be sure to scroll through his whole Flickr stream, as it's full of great castle-themed MOCs like the walls of Stoneharrow and his fishing docks. including, as you can guess from his name and from the MOC I posted, lots of Tolkien-themed MOCs like his Hobbiton collaborative build and his Minas Ithil. Discuss your favorite in our forum.

Grey Wolf Trail

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A different kind of castle MOC today with a modern setting, Daniel Stoeffler's Gray Wolf Trail: "The wars of the past have left us many ruins that today serve as hiking destinations. This creation represents a ruin of a small outpost invaded by vegetation over the centuries. The tomb of a knight is a reminder that its destruction is probably the result of a battle, and the well, restored and closed by a gate, is surrounded by white flowers which brighten up the place a little. After being secured, this place is a stop on the "gray wolf hike", identified by the sign, and a bench has been set up so that hikers can rest there and meditate on the passing of time."



How have you incorporated castle building into a modern setting? Maybe a ruin like this one, a Renaissance fair or other castle reenactment, something from a museum? Be sure to share in our forum,

Into the Ruins

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Carter Witz shares this great MOC, Into the Ruins. I'm really intrigued about the story of this explorer, where he's going, what he finds there, and why he's bringing a chicken. The combination of above-the-surface and below-the-surface reminds me of Carter's previous MOC Flooded. Share your theories of the story behind this scene in our forum.

Summer Joust 2020

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Castle LEGO is the best LEGO, and we here at CC are happy to promote Castle building all over the LEGO community. Check out Summer Joust 2020 over on Flickr, hosted by CC member and past Master Builder Isaac Snyder. See the categories and rules at that link. Also discuss this contest in our forum. Remember to post all of your entries in our Castle MOC forum as well, so we can all see them and give feedback.

Watchtower on the Road

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This is Roger Cageot's first posting on Flickr, but, man, he started out with a bang. Be sure to click through to the gallery to see all of the details, views from all sides, even coming apart in a clever way to see the interior, of his Watchtower on the Road. Then come back to discuss it in our forum.

Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder

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Anyone who's played Dungeons and Dragons will immediately be drawn to I Scream Clone's Dungeon Depths. He also used trans elements to make a cool lighting effect.



Share your favorite dungeon monster MOC, either by yourself or someone else, in our forum. If you're looking for some building inspiration, check out the D&D Monster Manual.

Chateau Mokotoff

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CC and LugPol member Kris Kelvin comes back from a mini-dark-age with a bang, showing his Chateau Mokotoff. It's been several years since he's been active in this forum, so if you're unfamiliar, check out his Brickshelf gallery and his Flickr stream for tons of great MOCs. Discuss your favorites in our forum.

Gatehouse and Guard Tower

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Sometimes you want to go out for a walk but you also don't want to leave the castle. Spencer Winson found the solution with his Gatehouse and Guard Tower, in a classic color scheme. BTW, check out that awesome part usage of the Duplo element, and discuss it in our forum

Majisto's Island Observatory

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Andhe:-) was checking out some classic sets and took the Scala set 6414 Dophin Point and reworked it into a classic castle theme with Majisto's Island Observatory.



So here's the challenge - if you're looking for something small-to-medium-sized to build during lockdown, take an old set from a non-castle theme and castle-ify it. Let's see what you can do. Be sure to post it in our forum.

Battle of Dunbar

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Dan Harris, part of the Brick to the Past group of builders, presents the Battle of Dunbar. 724 years ago this past Monday, the forces of King John Balliol took to the battlefield to defend Scotland against the invading forces of Edward I of England. Check out this and other MOCs by the Brick to the Past team on their blog, Blog to the Past, and discuss them in our forum.

Harry Potter Summer 2020

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LEGO has released images of six upcoming Harry Potter sets, including these centaurs and some other new elements. Discuss their potential for castle builders in this thread.

Tensegrity

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Tensegrity, or tensional integrity, is a construction principle where solid elements are held together by tension among cables. You may have seen the Needle Tower at the Smithsonian or this children's toy (my daughter had one of those as a baby). Or I remember building a floating flagpole when I was in the Scouts (that one's not ours, just one I found online). Anyway, there's been a spate of MOCs on Flickr in the last few days that use this idea to make it seem as if elements are magically floating in air. IMO one of the best is CaptainSmog's Invocation. Esgyria, an elven sorceress invocating Tensegriton the mighty flying wyrm.



Discuss your favorite tensegrity MOCs, or share one of your own in our forum.

Shrine of Sir Simonochrometrical

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Innovalug is currently running the Style it Up contest with categories to inspire building. One category asks builders to use only one color element, another is looking for completely symmetric MOCs. Dave Hensel fits both of those categories with his Shrine of Sir Simonochrometrical.

Colossal Castle Contest XVII - Winning Entries!

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Congratulations to all of the winners in the Colossal Castle Contest XVII! Thank you to all of our members who entered the contest. Your creations were outstanding!



In addition to the winners, we also wish to recognize outstanding creations. An Honorable Mention is provided for the top two runner's up entries in a category and the top five runner's up in the miscellaneous category.



Please contact Ben Ellermann by private message or email if you won a category so we can ship out the prizes!



We would also like to thank our prize donors again this year for your generous donations! Please contact the admins if you are interested in donating a prize to the next CCC.



The Master Builder prize will be held for a future contest as the entry requirements were not met for eligibility.



Discuss the Winner's here.





Congratulations, Isaac

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Big news for one of our own. Isaac Snyder, Soccerkid6 in our forum, recently started his dream job as a LEGO designer. Maybe he can give us some inside scoop on future castle lines ... Just kidding, congratulations, Isaac!

Maxifigs

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Scaled-up versions of LEGO elements have long been a favorite subject for some AFOLs, and minifigs from all themes have been recreated at various scales. In 2000 TLG made it much easier for all of us by releasing set 3723, with instructions to create your own giant mini friend. Join this thread to celebrate castle-themed maxifigs at any scale, such as Steffan Rau's Gandalf pictured above.

Minifig Contest

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In celebration of Minifig Month, please enter the February Minifig Contest (follow the link for rules and other details). Four categories, 3 with standard parts, 1 for minifig customizers. Using official LEGO elements, build a royal court of five characters (like the picture above), a group of 5 peasants, or an army of five soldiers. The fourth category asks you to get out your paint, exacto knives, sculpy, decals, etc and make a great custom castle figure. Looking forward to seeing what you make!

Minifig Month

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Hi all! February is Minifig Month here at Classic-Castle. Let's spend the month celebrating our favorite little ABS friends. Tell us about your favorite fig, or maybe how you chose your sigfig. Share your armies or let us know what you're looking for. With no current castle line, what figs are you finding useful from other recent themes or the Collectible Minifig line (like maybe this or this)? Check out our Castle Customs forum to share your customs or learn from others' techniques.



BTW, if you're a newer community member, that happy little guy smiling at you is Henry, a early CC mascot, who years ago went on a long journey.

Happy Chinese New Year

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Happy Chinese New Year. 2020 is the year of the rat. Head over to this thread to post your favorite Chinese castle MOCs, or castle MOCs featuring rats. Feel free to post one you built or point us all to a great creation by someone else, such as this one, the Shrine of the Golden Dragon built by SpaceBrick.

Colossal Castle Contest XVII

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The Classic-Castle Admins are pleased to announce our seventeenth annual building contest: The Colossal Castle Contest XVII! Our contest begins on November 10th and ends on January 12th, 2020.



The contest is designed to offer building opportunities for castle fans with small and large collections of brick. You will find small categories such as vignettes and microscale and large categories such as the great wall category! We are looking for your most creative ideas and builds that stand out from the crowd.



Check out the prizes. Classic Castle sets include Supply Cart, Catapult, Siege Cart, and Twin-Arm Launcher. The contest also has great new sets including Desert Attack, Forest Ambush, Target Practice, and Ice Dragon Attack. To top it off, this year's master builder will win the classic set that started it all in 1970, the rare Weetabix Castle! The contest is colossal!



Thank you to several anonymous donors and soccerkid for donating prizes for this contest. Please contact the admins if you are interested in donating to next year's CCC. The contest rules can be found here. Enjoy!



Ask admins contest questions here. The submit an entry page will be activated in several days.





CCC XVII Update

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Hello fellow Classic-Castle members.



The CC Admin team needs a little more time preparing this year's Colossal Castle Contest. Please be patient. We hope to have the contest up about a week or so later than usual. Do not worry, we will extend the build times as well. Check this thread for the latest.



Thank you all for helping keep the castle building community alive and well. Happy building!

CCC XVI Master Builder

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The Classic Castle team is proud to announce the Colossal Castle Contest XVI Master Builder! The Master Builder recognizes the individual who creates the greatest overall body of work in this year's contest. This year's oustanding entrants include (in alphabetical order) adamsonofwilliam, LittleJohn, MrHobbitFoot, Ranghaal, Soccerkid6, and valerius_maximus.



Each year there can only be on master builder This year's Master Builder title goes to ... ranghaal!



Please check out his entries and then congratulate him, and all of the great builders this year in our forum.

Colossal Castle Contest XVI - Winning Entries!

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Congratulations to all of the winners in the Colossal Castle Contest XVI! Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. Your creations were amazing this year!



In addition to the winners, we also wish to recognize outstanding creations. An Honorable Mention is provided for the top five runner's up entries in a category.



Please contact Ben Ellermann by private message or email if you won a category so we can ship out the prizes!



We would also like to thank our prize donors again this year for your generous donations! Please contact the admins if you are interested in donating a prize to the next CCC.



The Master Builder prize will be announced in a few days.



Discuss the Winner's here.





Colossal Castle Contest XVI

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The Classic-Castle Admins are pleased to announce our sixteenth annual building contest: The Colossal Castle Contest XVI! Our contest begins on November 1st and ends on December 31st, 2018.



The contest is designed to offer building opportunities for castle fans with small and large collections of brick. You will find small categories such as vignettes and microscale and large categories such as the great wall category! We are looking for your most creative ideas and builds that stand out from the crowd.



Check out the prizes. Classic Castle sets include Black Monarch's Ghost, Royal King, Twin Arm Launder, Camouflaged Outpost, and the Guarded Inn. The sixteenth CCC also has awesome new prizes including Dwarves Mine Defender, Prison Carriage Rescue, the Great Wall of China, and Medieval Market Village. It truly is colossal!



Thank you to several anonymous donors, Rich Stehnach "Blackrock", and soccerkid for donating prizes for this contest. The contest rules can be found here. Enjoy!



Ask admins contest questions here. The submit an entry page will be activated in several days.





71043 Hogwarts Castle

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LEGO announced the largest castle set, and second largest LEGO set of all time, 71043 Hogwarts Castle.



The set has over 6,000 elements and is designed as a microscale castle with the great hall, classrooms, towers, etc. Additional micro builds such as Whomping Willow and HagridÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â´s hut are also included. The set features 27 microfigures and 4 new exclusive figures.



Like all castles, this set will lighten your wallet, with the following price points: US $399.99 ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ CA $499.99 ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ DE 399.99ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¬ ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ UK ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£349.99 ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ FR 419.99ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¬ ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œ DK 3499DK



Discuss the set in our forum.

CCC XV Master Builder

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The Classic Castle team is very pleased to announce the Colossal Castle Contest XV Master Builder. The Master Builder recognizes the individual who creates the greatest overall body of work in this year's contest. Each year several entrants stand out including (in alphabetical order) Jaaxap, LittleJohn, and soccerkid6.



There can be only one master builder every year. This year's Master Builder title goes to ... soccerkid6!



Be sure to check out his entries and then congratulate him, and all of the great builders this year in our forum.

The Ancient Eyrie

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Australian builder Nick Runia built an impressive castle The Ancient Eyrie. It features a square tower, round tower, and curved keep wall with a new angled rockwork technique.



Nick's moc won best in show at Brickvention 2018 in Melbourne last month.



Check out the castle on Flickr and then discuss it here.

Colossal Castle Contest XV - Winning Entries!

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Congratulations to all of the winners in the Colossal Castle Contest XV! Thank you to everyone who participated in the CCC. Your creations inspire the entire community each year!



In addition to the winners, we also wish to recognize outstanding creations. An Honorable Mention is provided for the top five runner's up entries in a category.



Please contact Ben Ellermann by private message or email if you won a category so we can ship out the prizes! The Master Builder prize will be announced in a few days.



Discuss the Winner's here.





The End of Nexo Knights

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News reports first featured on Zusammengebaut indicate that the Nexo Knights line will be discontinued:



"At the Toy Fair, we were told what has been speculated for weeks: there will not be a sixth wave of LEGO Nexo Knights in the summer. Say: The most recent six sets will be the last and the product cycle has been shortened by half a year.



At the press conference, FrÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â©dÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â©ric Lehmann, Managing Director of LEGO GmbH, once again emphasized the importance of the digital component, mentioning the Nexo Knights app. Probably one last time. The knights of the future move on: A quiet farewell."



Share your thoughts on this news and your feedback for future LEGO Castle lines in our forum thread.





Colossal Castle Contest XV - Grand Prize

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We at Classic-Castle are happy to celebrate our fifteenth annual Colossal Castle Contest by giving away the largest LEGO Castle set of all time, 71040 Disney Castle!



This grand prize will be awarded to the builder who enters 6 or more categories and has the highest score when their top six creation scores are averaged. The winner will also be granted the title of master builder for the next year!



Check out the creations of previous master builders here.



Questions and comments can be posted in the forum thread.





Colossal Castle Contest XV

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The CC Team is proud to announce our fourteenth annual building contest: The Colossal Castle Contest XV. It will begin on November 1st and end on December 31st, 2017.



This contest is a bit different than other contests. We have a variety of categories each with one prize for the winner. Some categories require small creations and others need larger ones. Everyone, even with a limited supply of bricks, should be able to enter several categories. We are looking for creativity, not who has the most LEGO.



Check out the prizes. Classic Castle sets include Horse Cart, Catapult, King's Catapult, Battle Dragon, Black Knight's Boat, Sea Serpent, Black Knight's Guardshack, Black Knight, Dragon Wagon, and Skeleton Surprise. The fifteenth CCC also has awesome new prizes including King Pig's Castle, Magic Rescue from the Goblin Village, and Breakout from the Goblin King's Fortress. It truly is colossal!



Thank you to several anonymous donors and Rich Stehnach "Blackrock" for donating prizes for this contest. The contest rules can be found here. Enjoy!



Ask admins contest questions here.





Reformation at 500

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500 years ago today Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of Schlosskirche (Castle Church, aka All Saints Church) in Wittenberg, Germany. What began as simply an academic debate over the sale of indulgences soon led to huge changes that reshaped both the spiritual and political map of Europe. Several years ago former forum regular Jojo posted his LEGO rendition here at Schlosseclassic. The links are all dead in that thread as he has since migrated from Brickshelf to Flickr, but you can find several scenes by Jojo depicting the life of Luther in this Flickr folder. I linked other Reformation-themed MOCs in this forum thread. Check them out and add your own, or ones you've found around the Legoverse.

Giant Yellow Castle

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Paul Janssen created a giant version of the beloved Yellow Castle. It is now displayed at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio. They are running a eight month LEGO celebration called Build it. Check out the yellow castle on Flickr and then discuss it here.

Flame of UdÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â»n

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Jonas Kramm built this great Balrog. You should also check out this video showing all of its features. You can see this along with all of Jonas' MOCs on Flickr and then discuss it in our forum.

May the Fourth be with you

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Happy Fourth. Celebrate today by posting your favorite castle / Star Wars MOC (either your own or one you found online) in this thread in our forum. For instance, see this Jar Jar catapult by dr_spock_888.

Middle Earth LEGO Olympics 2017

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Another great castle building contest is also underway. The 2017 Middle Earth LEGO Olympics can be found on MOCpages. Round 1 actually started a week ago, but since the deadline is May 21 you have plenty of time to enter. For round 1 you have to build a MOC based on a poem or song from anywhere in Tolkien's Middle Earth work. I'm hoping to see some really deep cuts, like something found in the 8th volume of the History of Middle Earth series. The top 32 entries from round one will then go into a five round single elimination tournament, with head-to-head matchups based on assigned themes. As with the Summer Joust, I hope to see lots of CC participation. When you do enter, be sure to post your entries in our Castle MOC Forum.

Summer Joust 2017

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Get out your bricks and start building. It's time for Summer Joust 2017. This contest, administered by Isaac Snyder and a team of other FOLs, can by found in the Summer Joust 2017 Flickr group. That's where you will find all of the rules, discuss the categories, and post your entries. There are six categories to challenge you and great prizes to win. I fully expect Classic-Castlers to make a grat showing in this contest. When you do enter, be sure to post your entries in our Castle MOC Forum.

National Unicorn Day

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Have you ever noticed that on Twitter, everything is National Something Day? Well, today is National Unicorn Day. A few years ago Sean and Steph Mayo made this Amythyst Unicorn for Eilonwy. AlbertU built this unicorn. Monsterbrick made this coat of arms. Of course there's the Unicorn Girl CMF. Brick Blue Wren built a sculpture of it and her husband built some other CMFs. Share your favorite LEGO unicorn in our forum.

Middle Earth LEGO Olympics 2017

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It's almost time for the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics (MELO) 2017. This is an annual Tolkien-themed contest held over on MOCpages. Check out the contest details and discuss it in our forum. I'd encourage everyone to participate, and if you do, remember to also post your entries in our Castle MOCs forum.

Nexo Mecha

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Chubbybots has been one of the most prolific Nexo-builders I've seen. He's come up with a great number of mecha and other MOCs including the three shown here.

Whitefang

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BobDeQuatre's Whitefang dragon spaceship may be the most elegant Spastle MOC ever. You can see some other designs here that are equally fantastic.

Space Knights

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Heavily armored knights are one of the easiest things to translate to space, as with a few modifications they become amazing hardsuits. Here are some great examples, from left to right, by Logan Thyr, Dan Rubin, Giyeol Choi, and Zeesi.

Spacey Castle Set Review: 70327 The King's Mech

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Join the Spacey Castle set review discussion. Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc. Which sets stand up to our laser-catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!



This weekÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢s set is 70327 The King's Mech.



This 2016 set was the first to include King Halbert. The left hand of the mecha detaches to become a separate fighter. There's an extensive review of this set on Brickset.

Trolls in Space

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Trolls don't just live under bridges. They also live in space, as DarkSpawn showed us here.

Elemental Dragon of Classic Space

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Geoff, curator of the Square Feet blog, came up with this MOC using a color scheme that warms my heart, the Elemental Dragon of Classic Space.

Nexo Power Shields

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Did you know that there are, at last count, 104 Nexo Power Shields (or, as Bricklink calls them, Tile, Modified 2 x 3 Pentagonal with Nexo Power Shield Pattern)? How many do you have? Which is your favorite?

Templar Assault Mecha

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Your castle walls won't stand a chance against Dan Rubin's Templar Assault Mecha.

Spacey Castle Set Review: 70357 Knighton Castle

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Join the Spacey Castle set review discussion. Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc. Which sets stand up to our laser-catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!



This weekÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚Â¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢s set is 70357 Knighton Castle.



Knighton Castle is part of the 2017 wave of Nexo Knights sets. It's the biggest set yet in the theme with 1426 pieces. Finally, our heroes have a home worthy of their fame that doesn't have to roll around all the time.

Classic Spacetle

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In one of the earliest Spastle MOCs, Chas Trish built this Classic Spacetle for the 2008 MOC Olympics.

Red Book of Westmarch

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Have you ever noticed that on Twitter, every day is the official something day? Today claims to be #Tolkienreadingday, and so I thought I'd post something appropriate. Rather than just do something from Middle Earth, I figured I'd focus on an actual book MOC, Patrick B's rendition of Bilbo's Book from a few years ago. Share your favorite book-based MOC in our forum. BTW, follow @Classic_Castle on Twitter for MOCs as well as website and other LEGO Castle news.

Waelras Castle

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Sir Gillian recently posted a MOC he actually built last year, Waelras Castle. Check this out along with all of his MOCs on Flickr and then discuss it in our forum.

Cyclops

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LEGO 7 built this imposing and highly poseable Cyclops. Check this out with a lot of creatures, robots, and other articulated figures, as well as other MOCs, on Flickr, and then discuss it in our forum.

ChÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢teau de Chenonceau

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The Marchitecture contest over on Flickr challenges builders to come up with microscale version of real buildings and skylines. Soccerkid6 shows us how it's done with his ChÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢teau de Chenonceau, based on the French ChÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢teau built on the River Cher in the 1500's. Check this out along with all of his (and LittleJohn's) MOCs on their site, Brickbuilt, and then discuss this great micro-MOC in our forum. And now it's your turn. What other castle can you turn into an Architecture-scale MOC?

CCC XIV Master Builder

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We are extremely pleased to announce the Colossal Castle Contest XIV Master Builder. The Master Builder recognizes the individual who creates the greatest overall body of work in this year's contest. As with every year, there are several who stand out, including (in alphabetical order) Disco86, LittleJohn, Mark of Falworth, and soccerkid6. In the end, though, there can be only one. This year's Master Builder title goes to ... LittleJohn! Be sure to check out his entries and then congratulate him, and all of the great builders this year in our forum.

Ravenhill Castle

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Harry Russell, known as Karrde in our forum, has been working on his Ravenhill Castle for the past couple of years in between other projects. This can be seen along with his other work on Flickr, and you have also seen his work as part of the Brick to the Past collaborations. Check it all out and then discuss this castle in our forum.

Carrie Fisher 1956-2016

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Very sad to note the passing of Carrie Fisher, actress, screenwriter, author, best known to all of us in the iconic role of Princess Leia. Fisher suffered a heart attack four days ago and passed away this morning.

Colossal Castle Contest XIV: Naughty List

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Are your entries not getting approval even after submitting them 23 times? You may want to check our annual CCC Naughty List.



Entries make this list if your images are too large, you have too many images, broken links, missing white background (1 image), etc.



Reviewing the contest rules found here is also a good idea. Admins will respond to your questions in the thread as well.





Colossal Castle Contest XIV

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The CC Team is proud to announce our fourteenth annual building contest: The Colossal Castle Contest XIV. It will begin on November 1st and end on December 31st, 2016.



This contest is a bit different than other contests. We have a variety of categories each with one prize for the winner. Some categories require small creations and others need larger ones. Everyone, even with a limited supply of bricks, should be able to enter several categories. We are looking for creativity, not who has the most LEGO.



Check out the prizes. Classic Castle sets include the popular Forestmen's Hideout, Camouflaged Outpost, Dungeon Hunters, Twin-Arm Launcher, King's Archer, Knight's Arsenal, and Castle Guard. The fourteenth CCC also has other awesome prizes including LEGO Books, Gold Getaway, Troll's Warship, Elsa's Sparkling Ice Castle, and Kingdoms Joust. It truly is colossal!



Thank you to several anonymous donors and Rich Stehnach "Blackrock" for donating prizes for this contest. The contest rules can be found here. Enjoy!



Ask admins contest questions here.





Toltobury Wharf

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At 3x4 baseplates, Toltomeja's latest MOC, Toltobury Wharf, is an amazing layout. You simply must click through to the folder to see all of the details. Be sure to give feedback on this great scene in our forum.

Bayeux Tapestry

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On this day 950 years ago, the forces of William the Conqueror were victorious in the Battle of Hastings. This battle was depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, a fragment of which is recreated here in LEGO form by Nathan Sawaya. Nathan is perhaps the best known LEGO builder to the general non-AFOL public, as his works have been shown at museums around the world, such as this installation of his Art of the Brick show photographed by Tom Alphin in Seattle earlier this year. Check it all out and then discuss it in our forum.

Happy Hobbit Day!

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It's Hobbit Day! September 22 is the date of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' birthdays (though 78 years apart), and also the date of the Long Expected Party that comes at the start of the Lord of the Rings. A few years ago Jonas Kramm built this Hobbiton scene, including party preparations. Check this out along with all of Jonas' work on Flickr and then discuss it in our forum.

Colossal Battle Contest

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The Colossal Battle Contest is in full swing in the LEGO War group over on Flickr. Categories exist for "epic siege", "ultimate battle", and "final duel", with lots of great prizes. The deadline is fast approaching (September 30), so you should get building. It's not exclusively castle, but most of the organizers and participants are well known castle builders.

Hamlet

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Such a nice peaceful little hamlet by Tim Goddard. Everyone is waking up and getting about the day's business. Little do they know what's coming ...



The Bricks to the Past builders are known for epic collaborations. I'm excited to see what they reveal at the Great Western Brick Show in a couple of weeks. From Tim's hints, I don't think it will be so peaceful.



Check out all of Tim's creations on Flickr and then discuss this scene in our forum.

Globe Theater

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Jeffrey Kong (aka Artisan Bricks) made this microscale Globe Theater as a gift for a Shakespeare fan. Check out all of his MOCs on Flickr and then discuss this in our forum.

Cogsworth and LumiÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¨re - Toys R Us build

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Fairy tales count as "castle", right? Toys R Us stores in the United States are having two in-store building events this month. Build and take home Cogworth tomorrow (Saturday the 17th) and LumiÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¨re next week (Saturday the 24th). Unfortunately those in the rest of the world this appears to be US-only, but check your local Toys R Us. In Australia there's a Nexo Knights build on the 24th, for instance. News found via FBTB. If you attend, be sure to take some pictures and share them in our forum.

Hogwarts

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Imperium der Steine is holding an Architecture Contest, to build a MOC in the scale and style of the Architecture sets. Kit Bricksto came up with this great version of Hogwarts for the "Entertainment Architecture" category. Check this out along with all of his MOCs on Flickr and then discuss it in our forum.

Kingdom of Octan

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May I have the envelope please? Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present the winner of the Flag of your Kingdom contest. Drumroll please. Congratulations to Elephant Knight for winning with the Kingdom of Octan. You can check this out along with all of EK's MOCs on Flickr and then discuss it in our forum.

Classic Castle Progressive Vigstory

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Meet Sir Falcon d'Black. Who is he, you ask? He's the hero of the Classic Castle Progressive Vigstory. What's he up to, you ask? Well, that's up to you. Dig a Falcon out of your collection and build a vignette, a small scene on an 8x8 or 10x10 footprint, and add to the Classic Castle Progressive Vigstory.

Great Wall of China

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The existing Great Wall of China was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, as protection against invasion from nomadic groups living to the north. Here Andy Hung and Iki Lai depict a section near Beijing. Yes, look closer, that's a LEGO mosaic. Andy and Iki are members of the Hong Kong LEGO group LegendBricks. You can see all of Andy's MOCs on Flickr and then discuss this mosaic in our forum.

Qar Riva

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Tirrell Brown built this amazing fortress for the Guilds of Historica, Qar Riva. Here is the description:



Qar Riwa is a fortress located along one of the tributaries of the Qar-Arkhan River in southeast Kaliphlin, An ancient and weathered fortress originally under the control of the Desert King, he has allowed High Council soldiers to take over manning it. In the past, it was a outpost along the frontier of the Desert King's empire, but these days, it's main purpose is to guard and maintain the integrity of a spring that sits farther up the canyon, which serves as the start of the tributary. The waters provide irrigation to a few small villages nearby, which in turn serve as reliable rest stations in the vast sea of sand.



Check this out along with all of Tirrell's MOCs on Flickr and then discuss it in our forum.