Mac-K Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) ^ I absolutely agree samuraiturtle. I suspect a lot of opinion on the Great Helm will change once people get them into their hands. I remember the helmet made for the Trolls getting flak as well, but I believe it turned out to be a well liked piece. It shouldn't be that hard to judge either, just one 7950 Knight's Showdown is a cheap way to gauge whether you like it or not. I say the helmet is a great addition to Castle. Edited February 23, 2010 by Mac-K Quote
Sir Fred Posted February 24, 2010 Posted February 24, 2010 Personally I really like the great helm. Diverse helmets works best with what I want from the Lions/Dragons. Crownies can be all uptight with their matching troops (Though not enough shields for all of them...), but for dragons I want some randomness in their ranks. Quote
Raubritter Posted February 24, 2010 Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) Hi, I do like the Kingdoms line very much and I think it has the potential to become the best Castle line ever. But I am missing an important thing: knights! A knight has an armor, a horse and a lance. There are only two riders (without a lance) and both belong to the Lions. Edited February 24, 2010 by Raubritter Quote
metalandi Posted February 24, 2010 Posted February 24, 2010 A Knight does not HAVE to have a lance. And i think there will be more knights on horses in future sets, though we will never get like 4 horse knights in one set anymore ever, i guess. Quote
Jack Bricker Posted February 24, 2010 Posted February 24, 2010 Hi,I do like the Kingdoms line very much and I think it has the potential to become the best Castle line ever. But I am missing an important thing: knights! A knight has an armor, a horse and a lance. There are only two riders (without a lance) and both belong to the Lions. You could have dismounted knights with swords. That is what I am doing with my crownies and they are so cool. Quote
Raubritter Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 You could have dismounted knights with swords. That is what I am doing with my crownies and they are so cool. Well, I do like the infantry, but I´m missing sets like: 6009 http://www.rittersets.de/set6009.html 6035 http://www.rittersets.de/set6035.html 6021 http://www.rittersets.de/set6021.html 7009 http://www.rittersets.de/set7009.html 6026 http://www.rittersets.de/set6026.html 6095 http://www.rittersets.de/set6095.html Quote
metalandi Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 This is only the first wave of sets we have seen yet, man. I'm sure there will be more later, just like it was with the fantasy line. Quote
The Penguin Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 Indeed, and it might be wise for TLC to introduce another faction with sets to Lions and Dragons. ) Like they did it with trolls and dwarves. ) Good day, ladies and gentlemen! ) Quote
Nicker Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I am putting all my bets that the 3rd faction in Kingdoms will be the return of the Forestmen or something very similar. Quote
ANT Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I am putting all my bets that the 3rd faction in Kingdoms will be the return of the Forestmen or something very similar. TLG hear you Quote
Jack Bricker Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 (edited) Well, I do like the infantry, but I´m missing sets like: Well, I agree with you there. I would like to see more mounted knights but, I will also be happy with the dismounted knights especially since we are getting more great helms. Edited February 27, 2010 by Jack Bricker Quote
posades Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I am putting all my bets that the 3rd faction in Kingdoms will be the return of the Forestmen or something very similar. Don't get me wrong, I'd love a return of the Forestmen more than anyone but I just don't see that happening anytime soon. What color would the faction be? Dark green is already taken, and green would be too similar in my opinion. I'm sure TLG thinks kids need to have defined factions with separate colors, so unless they make them dark tan or sand blue or something I can't see that particular faction being released. Quote
The Penguin Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 Don't get me wrong, I'd love a return of the Forestmen more than anyone but I just don't see that happening anytime soon. What color would the faction be? Dark green is already taken, and green would be too similar in my opinion. I'm sure TLG thinks kids need to have defined factions with separate colors, so unless they make them dark tan or sand blue or something I can't see that particular faction being released. Now, I don't think it's going to be a problem. ) Remember the Fantasy Castle? The dwarves had exactly the same color scheme as the Crownies, and still they were somewhat of a different faction, let allied with humans. Same could be done here. Forestmen have always been some kind of raiders and bandits (very much like Hood and his "merry men" ) and since LEGO obviously gives us a hint about "good" and "bad" guys (even let it be vague) I can easilly see Forestmen following the Dragons. Not to mention the use of trees and wood in Dragon Castle (or tower ). ) Good day, ladies and gentlemen! ) Quote
Stiel Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 Hey everyone! Yes, knights are ominously missing. At the moment, only the two large sets contain a knight on horseback. I am positive there will be smaller sets though. I feel the time when you could get 3-4 riders for the same faction in one set (usually the big castle) is over, but something like 7009 would still be very fine. The only thing bugging me is that there will be a duel-themed set released with this theme, only with foot soldiers. On weapons: is there a consensus of sorts as to what colors are the green faction's weapons? Any chance it's black? *looks at short sword* Quote
badboytje88 Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I don't see why the new forestmen couldn't be green?! The new pirate torsos looked like updated versions of the old torsos. They could do the same with the forestmen series. Quote
metalandi Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I just pray to god it will be. The new robin hood minifig makes me want that so much Quote
Sandy Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 The new robin hood minifig makes me want that so much Just like the Robin Hood collectable minifig, the theorized new Forestmen could be colored green and tan, for example, to differentiate them from the Dragon Knights. Quote
Albero - BEL Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I am putting all my bets that the 3rd faction in Kingdoms will be the return of the Forestmen or something very similar. Yes it would be a very wise choice. Quote
Sir Dillon Posted February 27, 2010 Author Posted February 27, 2010 On weapons: is there a consensus of sorts as to what colors are the green faction's weapons? Any chance it's black? *looks at short sword* It's hard to tell because of the poor lighting, but they look to me like the same dark pearl colour as their armour, not black. Quote
Aanchir Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 It's hard to tell because of the poor lighting, but they look to me like the same dark pearl colour as their armour, not black. I think dark silver (metallic dark grey) weapons are awesome. It's almost surprising we've never had them before. On a related note regarding that picture, can anyone confirm whether the king's crown and sword are chrome gold or chrome silver? It's most likely chrome gold-- why would they change a long-established tradition?-- but I wish it were chrome silver. I really dislike chrome gold being used with warm gold (pearl gold). Also, what color is the horse's helmet thing (no, I'm not enough of a medieval buff to know what that's supposed to be called)? It looks to be reddish-gold (a color used in 2004-2005 Knights' Kingdom as well as 2003 BIONICLE), but I had thought that color was discontinued. Could be preliminary, of course. Quote
metalandi Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 The sword and crown are definitely chrome gold. You can see that in other pictures pretty good. Quote
Aanchir Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 The sword and crown are definitely chrome gold. You can see that in other pictures pretty good. Ah. It's a bit of a pity; I wish the colors were more consistent. If it were Chrome Silver, it'd have been OK, because you could tell it wasn't supposed to match his armor. Looking at Bricklink, it seems the crown has hardly appeared in anything other than chrome gold-- and only on the Troll king fig. That's a real pity--I like the warm gold they use for the king's armor, and would not have minded the sword and crown in that color. Not like I'll be collecting much of this theme; I've got to try to suppress my LEGO addiction a bit now that I'm in college (I haven't done a very good job so far). Quote
whung Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 2 Kingdom promo set instructions are found in LEGO.com instruction download page. 30061 Attack wagon 30062 Target practice a little bit similar to this set: Quote
bsong Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 2 Kingdom promo set instructions are found in LEGO.com instruction download page.30061 Attack wagon 30062 Target practice Thanks for sharing! Great for army building until battle packs (if any) comes out! Quote
CDC Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 These are nice, but promo sets unfortunately, meaning i wont be able to get them Quote
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