 Review: 7979 Castle Advent Calendar (First Look), Don't peek until 1st December :\ |
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 Sep 11 2008, 12:05 PM
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  Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 150 Joined: 19-July 07 From: By the seaside :) Member No.: 1819  |
 So S@H delivered the goods today and I literally couldn't wait until December so here you are. First off the instructions in two parts.   With a total of nine figures there are 5 "good guys" including the jester and the maiden. You also get two knights and a dwarf. Nice to see lots of different accessories for these figures. The jester is great, I never picked up a "Harley Quinn" figure , so this is the first time I've really seen the hat.  The "bad guys" consist of 2 skeletons, a troll and the witch.  Assorted weaponry for both sides, there are plenty of weapons included in this set.  General Castle goodies. It's nice to see buckets , cauldrons, food , a table with gold goblet and plate.  The rest of the bits, including a mine cart for the dwarf, a rock with a jewel, plus assorted animals.  There are also the usual small pieces spare as is common with these sets, nothing special though. In summary this is simply a must buy for all Castle fans, and even those who aren't into Castle can probably find a use for most of the accessories anyway. Definitely a 10/10 from me. This post has been edited by KimT: Sep 20 2008, 07:53 PM
Reason for edit: Indexed and poll added
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Sep 11 2008, 12:10 PM
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 What's a title for anyway? ^^  Group: Eurobricks Dukes Posts: 2526 Joined: 5-September 08 From: Lausanne(switzerland) Originally from Marseille(France) Member No.: 3895 
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Oo there is a lot of cool things in it ... I'll give it 10/10 too
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Sep 11 2008, 12:34 PM
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  Group: Eurobricks Knights Posts: 983 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Steyr, Austria Member No.: 2594 |
Great stuff in there, it really fills my expecatins now. Already pre-ordered it several weeks ago, can't wait to get it. Not sure yet if i open the doors in order or all at once though
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Sep 11 2008, 01:02 PM
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 Topic Killer  Group: Eurobricks Counts Posts: 1186 Joined: 5-January 07 From: Aschaffenburg, Germany Member No.: 1193 |
that´s an excellent set! Best advent calendar ever, I would say!
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Sep 11 2008, 01:52 PM
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 Group: Eurobricks Knights Posts: 546 Joined: 6-April 08 Member No.: 2980 |
This is a great set. Glad we get 2 knights with printed torso, and not 1 printed and 1 unprinted+armour. I really like the jester, maiden and witch
Only 2 things I wish where different: The other type of dwarf beard in earth/dark orange, and I would have preferred an orc shield instead of a skeleton one. (+I don't really care about the 2 skeletons, a wizard and a peasant would be more usefull to me, but at least now all factions are represented) This post has been edited by Fluyt: Sep 11 2008, 01:52 PM -------------------- |
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Sep 11 2008, 02:00 PM
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 Kill'n George Group: Eurobricks Counts Posts: 1545 Joined: 28-June 08 From: Classic-Pirates Member No.: 3422 
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That is wonderful!
 Some great little pieces for MOC's!  I  the cauldron, the witch, the jester, the animals, and the maid! I give this a 10/10!Is this going to come out in the US? I hope so.....otherwise I'm going to have to have a talk with TLC..... 
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Sep 11 2008, 03:02 PM
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 Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 382 Joined: 2-August 08 From: Attempting to break into Lego Company HQ Member No.: 3622
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That is awesome. If I were to get this set, I probably wouldn't be able to wait until Christmas...
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Sep 11 2008, 03:21 PM
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 Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 330 Joined: 10-July 07 From: Stillwater, OK, USA Member No.: 1763 |
Well, that's pretty cool. I was going to get this set anyway (via a friend in Europe). The one thing I am disappointed about is that there is no king... I saw a set of pictures that showed the king in them and I was hoping that he would be in this. Oh well. I guess I will go to BrickLink for him.
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Sep 11 2008, 03:47 PM
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I shall get
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Sep 11 2008, 05:24 PM
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 Ich bin ein Berliner!  Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 2396 Joined: 24-November 06 From: sickbay, section 15 alpha Member No.: 1094 
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Thank you for the first complete pics, Brickbiz!
Can you tell something about the size and the weight of the box (including the bricks of course  )?
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Sep 11 2008, 05:53 PM
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 Undies-lover Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 2945 Joined: 31-October 04 From: Nevada Member No.: 84 
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Does the dwarf come with a beard?
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Sep 11 2008, 06:08 PM
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 Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 106 Joined: 8-July 08 From: Somewhere in Nowhere Member No.: 3484 |
Must Buy!!
If I can get one.... Undersigned MoWo -------------------- The Devil From Above!!
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Sep 11 2008, 06:24 PM
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 Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 142 Joined: 23-August 08 Member No.: 3812 |
We're they in random boxes or in order.
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Sep 11 2008, 06:27 PM
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QUOTE (randomparrot @ Sep 11 2008, 06:24 PM)  We're they in random boxes or in order. Nope. Nothing random about 24 individual packs...or at lest they're not to my knowledge  I believe they're marked with numbers from 1-24. You open one small room in the box each day as you're closing in on the 24th of December -------------------- When in doubt on how to do things - Check the Tutorial Index
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