TheFuzz
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I did the same as you. PR is my favorite, but grab a Fire Brigade if you can. It's one of my favorite sets.
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I did the same as you. PR is my favorite, but grab a Fire Brigade if you can. It's one of my favorite sets.
Yeah I have no idea. All those bags are thrown away now too. Sorry that I cannot give you any help there
Thanks anyway lol...
Got an update for you. There are 2 bags for step 6.
https://youtu.be/7hi8IWSSKWQ?t=8m42s
I did a search for "distribution of bags for lego sandcrawler"
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
There is no fix in Europe. NA version suffered from a weak part, that was fixed. All fixed versions still have the loose head, that won't change. It's no problem as a display piece, though.
thanks for the clarification
SiegfriedFM
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Ever since I first saw the Lego Elves set Skyras Mysterious Castle, I wanted it. But I didnt know why. Really, a tan and purple castle has very little place in my collection, even though I generally like the Elves series. But the castle itself is very well designed and has a bunch of great play features. The idea is that a number of relics are recovered to open the portal at the top of the castle. Now, doesnt that sound familiar?
From there, it was obvious to turn Skyras Mysterious Castle into Draculas Devil Castle, Akumajo Dracula or Castlevania as its known outside Japan. I built the entire set in Lego Digital Designer and then switched out all colours. While the actual Castlevania has a bunch of colour schemes across the games and between stages, I stuck with the red/white/black scheme for consistency. From there, I made some changes to the design and then, as usual, ordered all the pieces (except a few I knew I had) off Bricklink.
Legojo Dracula - the castle entrance by siegfried_fm, on Flickr
There is a gate at the front and there are six distinct sections of the castle to place bosses in. Instead of friendly paintings, the hallway received the classic Castlevania curtains and I built a huge bat and added some detailing, making it a cross between the outside area and the very first stage. The shower room obviously and easily turned into a watery cave, where the retractable water curtain reveals the medusa and instead of a lilypad, theres a bowl holding the heart of Dracula (which, thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean, actually exists as a printed Lego piece!). Medusa herself was released as a collectible minifigure but I made a fleshie version using the classic slave Leia torso. The bakery of Azari turned into a treasure chamber, to keep with the golden theme. This was inspired by the stage in Super Castlevania IV, although I used The Monster as the boss rather than a gem bat. The Monster was easily combined from recent collectible minifigures, and I finally found a use for at least one of those crappy rockers!
Legojo Dracula - overview by siegfried_fm, on Flickr
Going upstairs, I made the biggest changes to the right tower. I really wanted to make a classic clock tower level and there was no real room for that, so I extended the tower section. On the back theres a lever which, through a number of gears, turns the clock. Theres even a pendulum which hangs freely but, unfortunately, doesnt accurately tick. The werewolf is mostly the great recent minifigure with a new torso. The throne room on the left was another section which screamed Castlevania already, so there are no real changes there. Death has a Ninjago torso, the brand new Ninjago/CMF Spectre ghost legs, a Taskmaster skeletal face, a Nazgul hood and cape and of course a huge scythe.
Then theres the central portal room. The original set has a neat Technic contraption hidden behind the cutesy Elves facade, which opens the dimension portal. In my version, I added holders for four relics (and left the pedestal for the fifth one). Turning the pedestal opens the shutter panels for the portal in a really clever way. The Dracula inside is simply the Vampire from the second collectible minifigure series, who Ive wanted a reason to buy until now. There are plenty of other official vampires (from Monster Fighters and Scooby Doo), but they tend to look a bit goofy.
Legojo Dracula - minifigures by siegfried_fm, on Flickr
There has been a bunch of Castlevania heroes, but since the castle was mostly based off the first game and the idea of the relics of Dracula from the second, I wanted to have Simon Belmont as the hero. He has seen a number of designs, but while I prefer the old games, I like the redesign which gave him red hair. But while browsing Bricklink for parts, I came across a torso which is quite literally perfect for Alucard, my all-time favourite. So I had to build him as well. Storms white hair completed his look along with a cloak which is actually cut out from a bigfigure cloak, using a regular one as a guide. There IS an actual red/black cloak which comes with Aragorn, but meh, I didnt want to take him apart.
This build let me create a tribute to my favourite games and offered a perfect place for many of these great monster figures, and also let me try out the build of Skyras castle without buying the set itself. Theres only one problem. I still dont have a Skyra figure. Doh!
A couple of more pictures in the stage by stage walkthrough here.
From there, it was obvious to turn Skyras Mysterious Castle into Draculas Devil Castle, Akumajo Dracula or Castlevania as its known outside Japan. I built the entire set in Lego Digital Designer and then switched out all colours. While the actual Castlevania has a bunch of colour schemes across the games and between stages, I stuck with the red/white/black scheme for consistency. From there, I made some changes to the design and then, as usual, ordered all the pieces (except a few I knew I had) off Bricklink.
Legojo Dracula - the castle entrance by siegfried_fm, on FlickrThere is a gate at the front and there are six distinct sections of the castle to place bosses in. Instead of friendly paintings, the hallway received the classic Castlevania curtains and I built a huge bat and added some detailing, making it a cross between the outside area and the very first stage. The shower room obviously and easily turned into a watery cave, where the retractable water curtain reveals the medusa and instead of a lilypad, theres a bowl holding the heart of Dracula (which, thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean, actually exists as a printed Lego piece!). Medusa herself was released as a collectible minifigure but I made a fleshie version using the classic slave Leia torso. The bakery of Azari turned into a treasure chamber, to keep with the golden theme. This was inspired by the stage in Super Castlevania IV, although I used The Monster as the boss rather than a gem bat. The Monster was easily combined from recent collectible minifigures, and I finally found a use for at least one of those crappy rockers!
Legojo Dracula - overview by siegfried_fm, on FlickrGoing upstairs, I made the biggest changes to the right tower. I really wanted to make a classic clock tower level and there was no real room for that, so I extended the tower section. On the back theres a lever which, through a number of gears, turns the clock. Theres even a pendulum which hangs freely but, unfortunately, doesnt accurately tick. The werewolf is mostly the great recent minifigure with a new torso. The throne room on the left was another section which screamed Castlevania already, so there are no real changes there. Death has a Ninjago torso, the brand new Ninjago/CMF Spectre ghost legs, a Taskmaster skeletal face, a Nazgul hood and cape and of course a huge scythe.
Then theres the central portal room. The original set has a neat Technic contraption hidden behind the cutesy Elves facade, which opens the dimension portal. In my version, I added holders for four relics (and left the pedestal for the fifth one). Turning the pedestal opens the shutter panels for the portal in a really clever way. The Dracula inside is simply the Vampire from the second collectible minifigure series, who Ive wanted a reason to buy until now. There are plenty of other official vampires (from Monster Fighters and Scooby Doo), but they tend to look a bit goofy.
Legojo Dracula - minifigures by siegfried_fm, on FlickrThere has been a bunch of Castlevania heroes, but since the castle was mostly based off the first game and the idea of the relics of Dracula from the second, I wanted to have Simon Belmont as the hero. He has seen a number of designs, but while I prefer the old games, I like the redesign which gave him red hair. But while browsing Bricklink for parts, I came across a torso which is quite literally perfect for Alucard, my all-time favourite. So I had to build him as well. Storms white hair completed his look along with a cloak which is actually cut out from a bigfigure cloak, using a regular one as a guide. There IS an actual red/black cloak which comes with Aragorn, but meh, I didnt want to take him apart.
This build let me create a tribute to my favourite games and offered a perfect place for many of these great monster figures, and also let me try out the build of Skyras castle without buying the set itself. Theres only one problem. I still dont have a Skyra figure. Doh!
A couple of more pictures in the stage by stage walkthrough here.
SillyEskimo
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Well done! Lots to look at and take in. I like that just doing a building was not enough. You went above and beyond by getting the figures just right too.
BentBricks
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Ever since I first saw the Lego Elves set Skyra’s Mysterious Castle, I wanted it. But I didn’t know why. Really, a tan and purple castle has very little place in my collection, even though I generally like the Elves series. But the castle itself is very well designed and has a bunch of great play features. The idea is that a number of relics are recovered to open the portal at the top of the castle. Now, doesn’t that sound familiar?
Excellent! I agree about the Friends (as I call all sets with minidolls) sets. They have great designs, but the colors aren't ideal if you aren't the target demographic. I like the brick built bat.
EDIT: Is that an official LEGO skull you used for Death/wraith fig? I don't recall ever seeing one like that. The black "cheeks" work well with the hood. If it is, what minifig is that from?
Could be Taskmaster fig.
El Pescado
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Ever since I first saw the Lego Elves set Skyras Mysterious Castle, I wanted it. But I didnt know why. Really, a tan and purple castle has very little place in my collection, even though I generally like the Elves series. But the castle itself is very well designed and has a bunch of great play features. The idea is that a number of relics are recovered to open the portal at the top of the castle. Now, doesnt that sound familiar?
From there, it was obvious to turn Skyras Mysterious Castle into Draculas Devil Castle, Akumajo Dracula or Castlevania as its known outside Japan. I built the entire set in Lego Digital Designer and then switched out all colours. While the actual Castlevania has a bunch of colour schemes across the games and between stages, I stuck with the red/white/black scheme for consistency. From there, I made some changes to the design and then, as usual, ordered all the pieces (except a few I knew I had) off Bricklink.
There is a gate at the front and there are six distinct sections of the castle to place bosses in. Instead of friendly paintings, the hallway received the classic Castlevania curtains and I built a huge bat and added some detailing, making it a cross between the outside area and the very first stage. The shower room obviously and easily turned into a watery cave, where the retractable water curtain reveals the medusa and instead of a lilypad, theres a bowl holding the heart of Dracula (which, thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean, actually exists as a printed Lego piece!). Medusa herself was released as a collectible minifigure but I made a fleshie version using the classic slave Leia torso. The bakery of Azari turned into a treasure chamber, to keep with the golden theme. This was inspired by the stage in Super Castlevania IV, although I used The Monster as the boss rather than a gem bat. The Monster was easily combined from recent collectible minifigures, and I finally found a use for at least one of those crappy rockers!
Going upstairs, I made the biggest changes to the right tower. I really wanted to make a classic clock tower level and there was no real room for that, so I extended the tower section. On the back theres a lever which, through a number of gears, turns the clock. Theres even a pendulum which hangs freely but, unfortunately, doesnt accurately tick. The werewolf is mostly the great recent minifigure with a new torso. The throne room on the left was another section which screamed Castlevania already, so there are no real changes there. Death has a Ninjago torso, the brand new Ninjago/CMF Spectre ghost legs, a Taskmaster skeletal face, a Nazgul hood and cape and of course a huge scythe.
Then theres the central portal room. The original set has a neat Technic contraption hidden behind the cutesy Elves facade, which opens the dimension portal. In my version, I added holders for four relics (and left the pedestal for the fifth one). Turning the pedestal opens the shutter panels for the portal in a really clever way. The Dracula inside is simply the Vampire from the second collectible minifigure series, who Ive wanted a reason to buy until now. There are plenty of other official vampires (from Monster Fighters and Scooby Doo), but they tend to look a bit goofy.
There has been a bunch of Castlevania heroes, but since the castle was mostly based off the first game and the idea of the relics of Dracula from the second, I wanted to have Simon Belmont as the hero. He has seen a number of designs, but while I prefer the old games, I like the redesign which gave him red hair. But while browsing Bricklink for parts, I came across a torso which is quite literally perfect for Alucard, my all-time favourite. So I had to build him as well. Storms white hair completed his look along with a cloak which is actually cut out from a bigfigure cloak, using a regular one as a guide. There IS an actual red/black cloak which comes with Aragorn, but meh, I didnt want to take him apart.
This build let me create a tribute to my favourite games and offered a perfect place for many of these great monster figures, and also let me try out the build of Skyras castle without buying the set itself. Theres only one problem. I still dont have a Skyra figure. Doh!
A couple of more pictures in the stage by stage walkthrough here.
That is amazing. Now I want to hook up my NES and play Castlevania. Which minifig parts did you use to build Simon and Alucard?
tiggerkiddo
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That castle is pretty slick, makes me wish you made it even bigger in scale.
SiegfriedFM
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Death uses the Taskmaster head, a Nazgul hood and cloak (plus a purple one) and Ninjago wraith legs.
Alucard uses Storm's hair and Brickbeard's (2009) torso and a modified bigfigure cloak (cut down to match a regular one).
Simon uses the spare dark red hairpiece from the Heartlake Hair Salon. The torso is from the Sakaaran (GotG).
Medusa has the slave Leia torso and Karai's head.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
That's not Echo Base...
Oooh, Rodian and Duros.
BentBricks
Member
Yes!!! Sets I don't have any interest in and minfigs I don't want.
EDIT: Spoke too soon. I think I'll need this one.
Although that prison set is pretty cool. Those balloon pieces in those color will be pretty expensive on Bricklink until the come out in cheaper sets.
Speaking of balloon pieces. This is an awesome use of the white one. I'm in awe of NPU on that one.
Brothers Brick did a post on his stuff which is amazing. It's a whole story with several characters.
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2015/10/10/tiny-adventure-tells-a-huge-story/
Tiny Adventure. by Yosool 27, on Flickr
EDIT: Spoke too soon. I think I'll need this one.
Although that prison set is pretty cool. Those balloon pieces in those color will be pretty expensive on Bricklink until the come out in cheaper sets.
Speaking of balloon pieces. This is an awesome use of the white one. I'm in awe of NPU on that one.
Brothers Brick did a post on his stuff which is amazing. It's a whole story with several characters.
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2015/10/10/tiny-adventure-tells-a-huge-story/
Tiny Adventure. by Yosool 27, on Flickr
"This is my island! I paid 5 bucks for it."
BentBricks
Member
What is this? It looks like LEGO is expanding it's line in the girl demographics.
Angry Kitty!
Is this a new "pet" theme? Or is it tied to Friends theme?
It's tiered like it's a whole theme or sub-theme.
EDIT: NVM, didn't see the rest of the photos. It looks like it's tied to Disney Princess theme.
Why does a cart underwater need wheels?
I like this progression for the B-Wing: Bigger and tankier.
Is that an underwater port-a-potty???
And if that Supes vs. Bats set is accurate thats a bit of a spoiler for that fight.
It is but it's very mild... especially once we knew Lex was also in this film there is no way this was not going to be in the plot in some form.
BentBricks
Member
You beat me to the port-a-potty joke.
One of the trailers already reveal part of that scene.
Throw on a black version of the Series 13 CMF Galaxy Trooper armor on Batman and suddenly I want it.
That is a must get set for me.
Thanks for the posts Ghostmind!
Where did this come from and what is this set called?
description is very detailed so it rings very true. it's an interesting combo that's for sure. I guess a laundromat would have to exist since none of these lego homes have washer and drier units
BentBricks
Member
Interesting but... I don't really understand what it's supposed to be... huh. Is it supposed to be a generic park setting or is it something more specific.
Seasonal animals... I prefer the minfig sets but I understand, they want to bounce around to keep things fresh. Hope they do a good job with them this year.
No name given, unlike the other Star Wars sets. It came in the same wave of leaks as the other pictures in the thread. Only Force Awakens set that seems to be in the bunch.
BentBricks
Member
I would have guessed generic park as well for Spring or Summer, but the lady has a reporter badge or something. She doesn't seem to fit with the dog and bike.
What's interesting is the hairpiece on the ground. Looks like that statue can also be a girl.
Minifigs come with stands now? This is new, right?
BentBricks
Member
Dang! I'm not a car person, but those LEGO Speed Champions are hawt!
Dat Hot Rod! Just to be clear, I'm referring to the car.
Dat Hot Rod! Just to be clear, I'm referring to the car.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Wow, lots of interesting stuff here.
* Kristoff set is a sure hit for two new characters, and the sled will probably find a place somewhere. A bit of a tease with the storefront, but okay.
* Elsa set is meh. Looks nothing like the castle, no Hans (post-movie?), an Olaf for no particular reason.
* Nexo Knights sure have a few sets that might be worth picking up for parts. An even more balrog looking demon, and DAT MECH!
* Modular sounds awesome, and getting a ton of Nexo shields for detailing is exactly what I wanted to see. They'll probably use the book somewhere too.
* Star Wars remains one of the last outposts for fleshie figures, so I need closer looks to see if there are any new, interesting ones.
* Hmmm... Friends birthday hats. They seem to peg into the hair, but I wonder if there's room inside for the new transparent piece, so you can get them reasonably perched on standard studs as well.
* While those pieces are rather useless overall, that's a cool use of the spiral stairs steps on the Friends stage.
* Is that a half-rounded tile on that box Mixel?
* Let's see some Elves!
* Kristoff set is a sure hit for two new characters, and the sled will probably find a place somewhere. A bit of a tease with the storefront, but okay.
* Elsa set is meh. Looks nothing like the castle, no Hans (post-movie?), an Olaf for no particular reason.
* Nexo Knights sure have a few sets that might be worth picking up for parts. An even more balrog looking demon, and DAT MECH!
* Modular sounds awesome, and getting a ton of Nexo shields for detailing is exactly what I wanted to see. They'll probably use the book somewhere too.
* Star Wars remains one of the last outposts for fleshie figures, so I need closer looks to see if there are any new, interesting ones.
* Hmmm... Friends birthday hats. They seem to peg into the hair, but I wonder if there's room inside for the new transparent piece, so you can get them reasonably perched on standard studs as well.
* While those pieces are rather useless overall, that's a cool use of the spiral stairs steps on the Friends stage.
* Is that a half-rounded tile on that box Mixel?
* Let's see some Elves!
ooh, wave 7? i need these
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