TroyTMoore

Bought 2 for parts and figs. I built one as I enjoy building official sets. This is a great set to build. Lots of actual bricks and a very nice model. I have, however, started to dismantle it as I need parts for my current MOC.

Aaaahhh, yes, I do recall that. I thought that you were perhaps referring to the "something special for Castle fans" that is supposed to appear in the fourth quarter of 2008. Seeing as we have orcs, dwarves and a grey wizard, elves are all that is needed to complete the races (OK, goblins, urukhai, and of course hobbits) I thought maybe you had inside info that made this upcoming set even more LOTRish than what our current options are. I am still curious about what awaits us in the 4th quarter of 2008. As to the topic at hand, I would much rather LEGO do it's own thing and avoid the flesh-tone figs. The current Castle theme is very cool and has more fantasy aspects being added in 2008. If LEGO insisted on taking The Hobbit license and did the sets/characters well I would be onboard in a heartbeat.

Athos wrote Whatchu talkin 'bout, Willis...er, Athos?

It all depends on what you have for parts already, but the King's Castle Siege is great for parts and a fun build/nice model. That and a Dwarve's Mine. I have these two sets sitting upstairs in my LEGO room side by side and they are the best sets currently available with good value for your money. Dwarve's Mine is no longer available on S@H... The smaller sets are great if you want more figs for reasonable prices. TRU in the USA has BOGO right now...you could have your cake and eat it too if Castle is included in that.

It is the end of the way we knew things to be, for sure. When I picked up the WishBook about a month ago, I did as I have for the last 28 or so years and went to look at the LEGO in the toy section. Nothing, nada, zip....this cannot be. I checked the index, went through the toy section hald a dozen times to no avail. I have fond memories of the WishBook from years past. I ordered my 6086 out of there. The overall quality of toys in the WishBook are much less....dollar store toys at Sears prices :-X Support LEGO, buy from S@H :-)

So far... 15x Crossbow Attack 12x Final Joust 1x Catapult 1X Prisoner Carriage 2x King's Castle Seige and, on it's way to Canada as we speak, er type, from S@H, 1x Dwarve's Mine. I have been a Castle-head as long as I can remember. This line is as good as anything pre Dragon Masters, thereby warranting support (by way of mass purchasing) from all Castle fans.

Let there be CASTLE! Please :'-)

Thank you Hinckley for the excellent review. SWMAN indelibly said @SWMAN; I nearly fell out of my chair when I read that. Firstly, an old adage is that a pic is worth a thousand words...plenty of words with even the first few pics posted. Secondly, you ungrateful whelp, I am primarily a lurker here, and rarely do I see this sort of blatant disregard for the significant contributions of very active members such as Hinckley. Thirdly, I am not trying to start a quarrel. You are fortunate that the other members that posted so far are so gracious. Back to the real topic; I will be waiting for this set to show up on S@H as there is no other way that I will be able to get it in Canada. Whoever said that there would never be LOTR LEGO is now proven sooo wrong. Gimli anyone? Those little trolls/orcs/goblins are dang cool. Based on this picture review I will get 2 sets as quick as I can and probably 1 for each of my children for Christmas. My LEGO Castle world will never be the same. Hinckley, I really appreciated the humour throughout the review, especially "Hello friend" with pic, I laughed out loud.

The metallic helms and metallic pointed visor add so much realism. The torso prints on the 2 styles of soldiers are beatiful. The large castle 7094 is worth every penny and is a neat model with minimal useless bits (large premolded pieces). I actually like the dragons more than I thought I would before I had one in hand...LEGO's LOTR fellbeast as far as I am concerned. Straight arms on the skellies are the biggest dissapointment. If they had a slight bend, similar to that of a minifig they would look more natural (at least as natural as an undead skeleton can look *skull* ) The maiden is a beautiful fig, the most detailed, and best dressed yet, plus, *wub* the hair. I have purchased copious amounts because it is so good. I cannot wait for the Dwarves Mining to come out this fall (Dwarves with new beards and helms, goblins and trolls)

The colour scheme is that of Claas farm equipment, which no doubt the design team responsible for this is familiar with given their proximity to mainland Europe.

hinckley39 wrote You are not the only one considering this! :-D Thank you *yoda* for these reviews *impatiently waits for Castle line to become available from North America S@H*

2007? Castlelicious *wub*

@ Starwars4J Actually under the armour I have blue non-castle torsos to prevent the "wastage" that you and I are both aware of ;-) I have this army as well; I have since changed the legs and added another 20 or so. It will be the next one I set up and take updated pics of (midterms and assignments plus work in the next couple of weeks, so may be a while) Brickshelf Gallery http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=TroyTMoore

I really enjoy setting up my troops after I have built a castle, in order to have a siege (though it seems to be happening a lot less these days). The "look" of a medieval army is quite beautiful to me, in spite of the gore of battle. First are my Black Falcons, a favourite among LEGO fans (BF's in general, not just mine). I like the black euro armour for the mounted knights. Next are almost my favourite, Lion Knights, Crusaders...or as I have made them, English. I love the kettle helm Want to strike fear into your enemies? Send in the Urukai! With all of my "Castle world" armies, I focus on the time period before gunpowder was introduced to Europe, anything 1000AD to 1350AD will do for me. As aforementioned, my English are almost my favourite, which is because it looks as if the 2007 Castle line will be most impressive, and quite possibly my favourite.

I think this is the first time I really feel like, "Stop it LEGO! Enough already!" :-P This is a beautiful set! I am not a mega SW fan....but I like anything OT (reminiscence of my childhood I guess). This set makes the SandCrawler look "slapped together" My only hope (besides Obi-Wan Kenobi ;-) ) is that this set is available for 1.5-2 years