SirBlake

How do you figure? By putting a black falcon image on space armor and a rocket sled that's supposed to pass for a shield? I don't think so.

Aaaaaaaand, I'm out.

'Atta boy!

Fun build! Great application of the gargoyles. That angle just works.

. Sci is a trusted source.

While this theme sucks out loud, I have to applaud Sci for the really wonderful drawings. This illustration style is lovely to look at, even if the subject matter makes me want to slam my genitals in a desk drawer.

This sounds craptastic.

Based on these descriptions, the only thing I have to look forward to with release of photos is confirmation that Brick Jagger's avatar is about to get a lot better looking.

Thank you for providing some clarity to this mess. If it's as "castle" as Ninjago is "ninja", that makes sense. Seems consistent with what we've figured so far. That sounds ridiculously stupid.

What a massive reduction of the main point. Of course nobody is forcing anyone to buy anything, but what will be produced that is worth buying while power ranger Knights 2.0 are on the scene?

LMAO, great idea! I think my daughter and I have a new project to work on.

I understand that nerves are frayed, but let's not bite the hand that feeds us shall we? No need to beat up a reliable source because of an unfortunate word choice. I have no inside info, but I have a feeling we'll see pics in days rather than weeks.

It's probably best not to joke in this thread using words like "confirmed". We're just too fragile for that right now.

This is awesome? How did you do toothless' eyes? It totally works.

Wow, Jag, these are excellent suggestions! I seriously love every single one of them. Your descriptions are giving me some good ideas. Spare bricks are certainly an issue. I've got lots more in the form of a dozen or so assembled classic castles, but I can't bring myself to take them apart. Most of them were built with my own kid hands. :-) I'm going to my local used Lego store this weekend to try and stock up on castle parts. Thanks for the great ideas!

These are great suggestions! I particularly like the idea of moving the railing on top of the roof, and a stackable option is a super cool idea. Imagine how impressive a wall that high would be. Thanks!

That's cool!

This is a fun idea! How about Charon, the boatman on the river Styx? He's generally depicted as a grim reaper-looking character, though he could come with an oar and maybe a lantern?

The more I look at the dark green roof, the less I like it. I think I need to find another color to use. Good point on the barrel. Thanks!

Ok, after another day of building, I think I'm done for now. I have exhausted most of the useful parts I have. The stables. This is designed to be the mirror image of the jail. It comes with the stable boy and a knight with his steed. The wagon wheel is attached to a wagon axle piece. There is another wagon wheel intended to go with this set, but it somehow didn't make it into the photo. Stairs. A simple, small set that brings accessibility to the castle. It also brings the formidable ballista to the battle. I think the dark red color is confusing here, but it's what I had in parts, so use your imagination that this might be a dark green ballista with flick fire missiles. Lastly, the kitchen. I somehow didn't get a shot of this one by itself, and the wife wanted the dining room table back so my "photo studio" is out of commission at the moment. This one will have to do: And finally, we have the lineup of 12-stud wide modules and some assembled shots of the ModCastle and siege wall. In this shot, you can see the variety in forms of the wall-side of these modular sections. This shot is a bit of a cheat because the gate is hiding the fact that I ran out of bricks for another corner piece or tower. A different setup that isn't connected, but you can see the symmetrical look with the stable and jail "wing" pieces attached to the gate. I've got to say, this has been really fun to build out, and it's made for a great weekend of Lego-ing. (you guys use Lego as a verb too, right?) I would love to hear your thoughts on what could be different/better, and especially what I may have missed. I know the bad guys could use a castle too, but as far as further building out the ModCastle, what do you think? I'm thinking I need another tower, and maybe the introduction of some hinge pieces so everything doesn't have to be at a right angle. I'm thinking of the classic 6062 Battering Ram when I say that. Also, are there any castle functions that I'm missing? Blacksmith, armory, wizard, stables, jail, kitchen... what else?

The Cook, First of all, I want to thank you for your time and advice. I've long been a fan of your work and look forward to more of it. Totally get it. This is what I was able to come up with given parts limitations. It's a good rule, and I'll look at it again and see if I can improve on it with this principle in mind. I'm afraid we're just not going to agree on this one. I absolutely understand where you're coming from here, but I opted to have a different color for each roof in the 12-stud sections. Perhaps it's a tad confusing on the wizard set, but in context, I think it's fine and I'm sticking with it.

I don't know. Maybe? I'm starting to run out of spare bricks, so if I do, it'll have to use different colors.

Next up: a corner tower and three more 12-stud wall sections. The tower needs a damsel and some treasure, so that's what we've got here. This is one of the only sets that I don't have a siege weapon designated for. I'll think on that one. All the same, it's 201 pieces as it sits, so there's room to add some bad guys and keep this at around $30. It's hard to get a good shot of it, but there is some furniture in her room with perfume bottles. To compliment the blacksmith, here's the armory, and this one comes with a dealer. This one is 137 pieces with the catapult. Detail on one of the catapults. Of course, we need a king, so here he is on his regal throne. The bad guys have constructed a barricade wall outside the castle. It's built to connect to the catapults to make for a nice siege wall. Lastly (for now), we have the court wizard. He's got all of his wizardy goods, and it looks like he's going to need them because the siege tower is headed his way. You wouldn't think it to look at it, but the siege tower is only 33 pieces, taking the total here to just 175 pieces.

Thank you for the feedback! I stayed up way too late last night and got a lot done. I've got to go run an errand this morning, but I'll post pics of progress as soon as I get back. As far as color goes, I hear what you guys are saying. I'm using the Kingdoms castle as my touchstone for general aesthetics and any given 12 stud wide section of it really doesn't have much color to it aside from some brown. For the chimney, I was thinking that the dark red would pass for red brick. I value your input and I'll do my best to keep it in mind moving forward. I'm afraid that when I'm done, the outside walls may still feel a bit grey, but there's going to be lots of color on the inside, so hopefully that will help. Stand by!

Hahah, I'm workin' on it. By that I mean, I've already made more progress, and this might be one of those MOC situations where working is way more fun than sleeping. Good thing it's the weekend. I'll have more tomorrow for sure!