{"id":8530,"date":"2017-12-17T22:22:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T22:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=8530"},"modified":"2017-12-17T22:22:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T22:22:49","slug":"a-risky-endeavor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=8530","title":{"rendered":"A Risky Endeavor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My 2nd entry for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classic-castle.com\/events\/ccc\/prizes.cgi?contest=cccxv\">15th Colossal Castle Contest,<\/a> for the &#8220;Ye Old Switcheroo&#8221; category. I used a technique somewhat similar to my technic rockwork, but using plate modified with clip and handle instead of technic bricks for the cliff, and really like how it turned out.<\/p>\n<p><em>Getting a dragon&#8217;s egg is always a dangerous business. 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