My intro post!

Hey there! Just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Ian, aka Brickninja, and I'm the newest contributer to The Brick Tavern.
Some things about me:
I am a TFOL.
I like sushi.
I like making my own duct tape/foam swords to fight with.
I am living for a year abroad in the UK, I will return to the US about 6 months from the time of writing this.
My favorite theme to build in is probably Castle, followed by space and mecha (I don't know if those count as the same)
I, like Ieuan and Ignacio, am involved in the Lands of Classic Castle role-play on Classic-castle. I am in the Garheim faction, and I recently joined.
And last of all, I'm sorry to break the streak of contributors to this blog with the initials I. R. At least I'm an "I"!
Finally, here is my sigfig in his LCC garb:

I'm looking forward to being able to blog all those amazing models that I don't see getting blogged!

Rewind please....

VHS Tape (HARDnuary 2014), a photo by Kosmas Santosa on Flickr.

This month Kosmas Santosa organized the HARDnuary competition which consists of building everyday items. His VHS tape is an excellent copy of the real one to the point that from afar you can't even tell the difference. Yet again another great build by Kosmas!

I would love this to be the Western Gate to my castle

This creation, The Western Gate - Morastius-Renu, by Mattiusxavier on Flickr, is amazing! The architecture is just perfect, especially with the white mixed in. All budding castle builders should aim to build something like this one day.

"Let's go beat some prawn!"

District 9 - MNU APC, a photo by Disco86 on Flickr.

For those of you who have seen the film (yet another of Peter Jackson's awesome movies),you will instantly recognize the MNU vehicle. Paul (Disco86) captured the style and design of the armoured vehicle.

Artic Steampunk Crew

Arctic steampunk figbarf!, a photo by Pate-keetongu on Flickr.

We have seen many Figbarf's but one of the best people to make them is Pate-keetongu. Using quite a few of the new The Lego Movie series minifigures hats, mustaches and beards he has created a perfect and well fit Artic Steampunk crew.
Be sure to check their backstories out in his blog here.

 

The Lands of Classic Castle Roleplaying Game

Ignacio and I are both involved in a LEGO fantasy-based roleplaying game called The Lands of Classic Castle (the LCC). It involves four distinctive factions and an intricate storyline often based around the power struggle for the throne of Roawia, the land this game is based in. Both of us are part of the faction called Loreos, a country in the south of Roawia that is covered in flat grassland, dry desert and huge mountains. I highly recommend that you click on the link and read through the thread; the LCC is perfect for LEGO experts and beginners alike, and is full of great builders!

Here are photos of our respective characters, for your own interest:

 

 

Erathor Pridenar (my character):

 



 John Drake (Ignacio's character):





Hello and welcome to The Brick Tavern!

Hello, and welcome to our blog, The Brick Tavern! We focus specifically on LEGO related MOCs (My Own Creations) and stories, both from other people and ourselves. Feel free to look around and view our pages. Feedback is appreciated!

Contributors to The Brick Tavern:

Ieuan R., known in the LEGO community as Erathor Pridenar. Often uploading LEGO creations to his Flickr account, he is very active in the community, which he joined in May 2013. He mostly builds in the castle theme, though sometimes branches out into other themes such as space.

Ignacio R., or BrickThinker as he is called on Flickr. He is another member of the online LEGO fan community and has been active since April 2013. Like Ieuan, Ignacio is a keen castle builder who occasionally builds in the Steampunk theme, as well as a few others.