a good place to buy Castle sets?

[mikey]

I am in the UK, my main interest is Town, but having seen all the amazing creations in this forum I am very tempted to try some medieval Lego!

I am buying blay, reddish brown and tan bricks and plates etc. from Bricklink for Town MOC's, so would like to start with an impulse set 'The Knight' 5615 and 'The Joust' 7009 (although I am of the opinion that warrior skeletons perhaps belong with Lord Of The Rings, not Castle?), I do not see Castle in any toy shops here, so I check out Lego.com. The site says these are not available in the UK? I could understand LEGO company not releasing them for sale here (why?), but what difference does it make to there european distribution center where they dispatch sets to?

Does anybody know where I could obtain these sets?, for a reasonable price and not have to pay over the top for shipping etc?

Or should I just try to obtain a few MiniFigs & Weapons ( i have a good collection of suitable utensils and other bits in realistic colours ), from Bricklink?

I am sure Castle is strong in the UK, so do you not need to buy the smaller impulse sets because you have a good range of bits already, and have bought the larger sets (which are available on Lego.com, but I do not see in any shops eg: Toys Are Us)?

cheers

[UsernameMDM]

The site says these are not available in the UK? I could understand LEGO company not releasing them for sale here (why?), but what difference does it make to there european distribution center where they dispatch sets to?

I believe the sets you are looking for are retired. If you are just interested in army building and not so much so set collecting, I would go on bricklink or eBay and look around or post a thread in the BST section with your wants.

Other than that, the smallest set in the Castle line (not counting the Creator set) is the Troll Wagon that comes with two Crown Soldiers, a troll and a large troll with weapons and accessories. It runs for $20 USD.

[mikey]

I believe the sets you are looking for are retired.

Right I understand now, really I am just looking for a few small sets that would contain the finishing touches to a medieval MOC. Perhaps a Bricklink is the answer to get a few minifigs and some weapons then.

cheers

[SWMAN]

I don't know if you have access to one, but Lego stores are the best option when it comes to buying sets that are hard to find anywhere else.