2025/26 Castle [wishlist/speculation]

[GreenhouseBricker]

6 hours ago, Roebuck said:

I hope you are right, but so far not a whisper in that regard so have not high hopes for anything (other that the GWP and maybe 1 CMF)

I hope I am too but it could also be a 2027 thing. LEGO may want to give a little more time between the Lion Knights Castle / MTS retiring and releasing a new large set so that Castle fans are ready to buy again. Even though is has been a long time since the LKC was first released.

[Black Falcon]

17 hours ago, zoth33 said:

Same thing happened with the BF's, lion knights, forestmen and wolfpack when they first came out.  They will restock and the same thing will happen as it did with those figs and eventually the stock will be available at a normal rate.  

He was talking about the tax collector and that one won´t restock, unless they find some leftover parts. But at this point even that seems unlikely.

14 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

That's quite frustrating that they release a palette of parts to use and then change some of them, especially so for a part that sets the theme of the set.

Having said that, getting a base for the snake knights with the shields available may end up being to the benefit of the set, but it's very lucky that they have a fine purple stripe and that snakes are associated with the desert. Otherwise it would be poorly matched or need a lot of redesign.

Well, of course it is, but in the end that is how BDP works, Sets may have to be changed according to production plan changes. And on the other side, Sets were also allowed to use some parts that were not in the palete when the designers polish their models.

Edited January 16 by Black Falcon

[Roebuck]

5 hours ago, GreenhouseBricker said:

I hope I am too but it could also be a 2027 thing. LEGO may want to give a little more time between the Lion Knights Castle / MTS retiring and releasing a new large set so that Castle fans are ready to buy again. Even though is has been a long time since the LKC was first released.

I do not think there is a advantage to have a gap between sets, normally the more successful a set/line is the longer the set stays on shelf’s e.g. the modular line with several sets at all times. It could of course be that MTS was suppose to stay a lot longer on shelf so they did not have time to release the next set before that retired and its in the works now. However it do not bode well for retro sets that everyone has retired before they suppose to except the LKC lately 

[GreenhouseBricker]

21 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

I do not think there is a advantage to have a gap between sets, normally the more successful a set/line is the longer the set stays on shelf’s e.g. the modular line with several sets at all times. It could of course be that MTS was suppose to stay a lot longer on shelf so they did not have time to release the next set before that retired and its in the works now. However it do not bode well for retro sets that everyone has retired before they suppose to except the LKC lately 

That makes sense. Yes It doesn't look great when the Black Tron Renegade and the MTS both got pulled off shelves early.

(Speculation) I have a feeling most of the sales for those retro inspired sets were soon after release. Then sales died of quickly after the fans got their copy. Maybe LEGO anticipated they would preform better with the casual LEGO audience than they did.

[Black Falcon]

20 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

I do not think there is a advantage to have a gap between sets, normally the more successful a set/line is the longer the set stays on shelf’s e.g. the modular line with several sets at all times. It could of course be that MTS was suppose to stay a lot longer on shelf so they did not have time to release the next set before that retired and its in the works now. However it do not bode well for retro sets that everyone has retired before they suppose to except the LKC lately 

Retiring earlier doesn´t have to mean they won´t make more Sets though, actually they still had normal shelf lives, even if they were supposed to last longer (Renegade lasted one year and the Town Square almost two years), and actually there are also more factors for them to decide whether a set will be retired or not, and Medieval Town Square had a lot parts that were unique to this set (especially the minifig torsos, the shield), also including parts it would have to keep in production because of the retiring LKC.

3 minutes ago, GreenhouseBricker said:

(Speculation) I have a feeling most of the sales for those retro inspired sets were soon after release. Then sales died of quickly after the fans got their copy. Maybe LEGO anticipated they would preform better with the casual LEGO audience than they did.

That is definitely what I think was the case for the Blacktron Renegade, maybe not as much for the Town Square, but in the end only Lego really knows of course. But that could also mean that those Sets can have good overall sales that make it worth to keep doing them,  but also to not keep them on the shelves for a longer period.

[GreenhouseBricker]

Received my BDP Outlaw Forest Den set this week on Wednesday. (I’m in Ontario Canada) Super excited, I haven’t had the time to build it yet. Has anyone else ordered it and received their copy? I didn’t think it was supposed to ship until March.

 

I remember last year I ordered the BDP Forest Stronghold and I received it a few weeks early as well. I opened it right away and the QR code link for the instructions wasn’t active yet. So I have to wait a while until the official ship date when the instructions were uploaded to the QR link. 
 

Has anyone else ordered/received their set early and if so, are the instructions posted? I don’t want to open the set until I can build it.

Edited February 21 by GreenhouseBricker

[Shroffy123]

I received my copy today. Plan on building it this weekend. 

[GeoBrick]

4 hours ago, GreenhouseBricker said:

Received my BDP Outlaw Forest Den set this week on Wednesday. (I’m in Ontario Canada) Super excited, I haven’t had the time to build it yet. Has anyone else ordered it and received their copy? I didn’t think it was supposed to ship until March.

 

I remember last year I ordered the BDP Forest Stronghold and I received it a few weeks early as well. I opened it right away and the QR code link for the instructions wasn’t active yet. So I have to wait a while until the official ship date when the instructions were uploaded to the QR link. 
 

Has anyone else ordered/received their set early and if so, are the instructions posted? I don’t want to open the set until I can build it.

The instructions of all Series 6 sets are available through (at least) the Series 6 page on Bricklink.

[RichardGoring]

My series 6 sets are arriving today apparently. Outlaw Forest Den is probably the first I'll build, although I still have Castle in the Forest on my 'to build next' pile, but it always gets bumped by something else! I really need to do both of them and the Lion Knights Castle before the end of winter.

[Mr. Elijah Timms]

Started my Outlaw Forest Den last night. I was a bit surprised and how different the bagging was, even to a massive set like Lion Knights Castle.

I think there’s, what, 29 bags, but the piece count of each bag seems fairly small. I guess that makes it less daunting, but 29 bags could certainly be interpreted the same way to a novice builder.

also found it interesting that after the first bath featuring the cart and the Lion Knight driver, there’s not another minifig until, like, bag 10. Lego does a pretty great job of spacing those out well so they serve as a bit of a mini payoff throughout a large build.

still very exciting.. my first BDP set

Edited February 21 by Mr. Elijah Timms

[Shroffy123]

Curious if anyone is noticing a large number of extra pieces? Also, is there a mistake on instruction number 291? 

[Lyichir]

4 hours ago, Shroffy123 said:

Curious if anyone is noticing a large number of extra pieces? Also, is there a mistake on instruction number 291? 

From my experience with BDP sets they tend to do extra pieces more generously than average sets (one extra of each small piece in each bag, instead of just around one extra per piece for the whole set). Probably a result of logistical differences in how they're packed and weighed compared to regular retail sets.

[Shroffy123]

2 hours ago, Lyichir said:

From my experience with BDP sets they tend to do extra pieces more generously than average sets (one extra of each small piece in each bag, instead of just around one extra per piece for the whole set). Probably a result of logistical differences in how they're packed and weighed compared to regular retail sets.

Thank you.

 

Finished this set. I am very impressed. It was a very fun, smooth build. The set is solid ! 

Still holding out hope for a full fledged castle theme. 

[iragm]

20 hours ago, Shroffy123 said:

Also, is there a mistake on instruction number 291? 

Yeah, duplicate step, someone forgot how to edit a PDF.

I enjoyed the build immensely.  There was nothing new or groundbreaking in it, but it was very well executed and polished.  It is my third favorite castle build behind Castle in the Forest and Lion Knight's Castle.  Really my only complaint is in the use of color, with darker colors used higher up on areas like the roofs and on plants -- would look a lot better with brighter colors higher up.

[GreenhouseBricker]

On 2/21/2026 at 4:13 PM, Shroffy123 said:

Curious if anyone is noticing a large number of extra pieces? Also, is there a mistake on instruction number 291? 

Yes, I have noticed that as well with the BDP sets. The Forest Stronghold had a ton of extras. It filled a small bowl.

[Mopasali]

Wow, a leak for the One Piece wave coming later this year has a cool looking castle: Castle on Drum Island.  The Lego sets are modeled after the Netflix series, instead of the comic or animated show, so careful when you Google images, but it's a castle in the snow.  The Netflix version looks like Scottish or Irish stone castles, rather than a Disney Cinderella style with towers.  

While we don't have an official Medieval theme, it's nice to get a non-HP castle!

[zoth33]

BDP series 10 winners have been announced and The Joust from Moccermommy won.  It looks good.  I think it needs more minifigs but it is a solid set.  

[MAB]

1 hour ago, zoth33 said:

BDP series 10 winners have been announced and The Joust from Moccermommy won.  It looks good.  I think it needs more minifigs but it is a solid set.  

I don't mind about minifig numbers for these. In fact, I think I prefer the sets having fewer figures and cheaper prices. The figures are all PAB parts so can be added a few at a time to hit GWP thresholds when placing other orders in the meantime.

[icm]

Besides, the typical thing has been that BDP sets increase their minifig counts between the time the selection is announced and the time the design is finalized for production. I'd be surprised if the Joust didn't end up with more minifigs than it has right now.

[zoth33]

On 3/20/2026 at 5:28 PM, MAB said:

I don't mind about minifig numbers for these. In fact, I think I prefer the sets having fewer figures and cheaper prices. The figures are all PAB parts so can be added a few at a time to hit GWP thresholds when placing other orders in the meantime.

was there any of the 5 sets you liked?  Yeah that's true about the BDP sets and figs but I was just saying for a joust it needed more figs to flesh the scene out.  

 

On 3/20/2026 at 5:34 PM, icm said:

Besides, the typical thing has been that BDP sets increase their minifig counts between the time the selection is announced and the time the design is finalized for production. I'd be surprised if the Joust didn't end up with more minifigs than it has right now.

Yeah that will probably happen as they have been doing that a lot with the series lately.  

[Artanis I]

I would hope so, or it's likely to be another 'miss' series for me (3 of the last 4).

[HothFan1987]

I like that joust. It may be my first BDP purchase and I’ll convert it to a Black Falcons themed.