WhiteFang Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Hello everyone, It is great to be back to do a small LEGO medieval castle review especially since I had not done one for a very long time and I had always wanted to re-visit Castle sets. So, this time round, I am sharing my thoughts on this one of the best Castle polybag assortment ever to be released under the LEGO Kingdoms theme and personally, I don't think you can find any reason to go against it. Perhaps, only the price consideration. Without further ado, let's view and read the rest of the review. Name: 30062 Target Practice Theme: LEGO System / Castle / Kingdoms Year: 2011 Pieces: 31 Minifigs: 1 minifigure Price: USD $3.99, GBP NA, EURO NA, SGD NA Resources: Brickset, BrickLink An original polybag image of the 30062 Target Practice Back view of the original polybag image of the 30062 Target Practice This is quite an unusual sight but perhaps this polybag is meant for exclusive distribution in the United States. I will assume the cut-out coupon at the back of the polybag which entitles to one free-child ticket with per adult ticket purchase to LEGOLAND California and LEGOLAND Discovery Center. Too bad, this offer expired last year and I felt this is a very good promotional offer for the US residents and incoming tourists. Training... training and more training Getting this polybag and build your archer army together with whole load of great assortments. This one of a kind LEGO Kingdoms polybag is limited in distribution and it is only heard to be only made available and exclusive in the US to Target and WalMart outlets. I had not seen this polybag in any other LEGO giveaway promotions or the famous UK Daily Mirror/Sun Newspaper giveaways. Based on this point, it is pretty exclusive and I do believe it can be bought off-the-shelf in these mentioned outlets. Please correct me, if I am wrong on this aspect. Beside the 30062 Target Practice polybag, the 30061 Attack Wagon is the only other polybag in this theme. By the way, I am still short of the other Kingdom polybag. Hope I am able to find one soon. Apart from these 2 designs, there are no more of such designs for such a small scale polybag packaging and if you ever see it in the check-out counter, you shouldn't hesisate to grab a few and put them in the basket especially these polybags are similar to an impulse set equivalent. Still, we don't get such good deals in Singapore and most of the countries worldwide. Instruction Manual (Front) Instruction Manual (Back) The content of the sealed package You get plentiful of useful parts and bricks which I will be highlighting below. I am very confident that many of you are pleased with the parts assortment despite of its limited quantity. After building, these are the remaining spare parts. Most useful LEGO parts and accessories Why am I recommending this set? LEGO medieval fans who are out to hunt for good decent parts to add into their LEGO bins, ought to consider this. You get 2 pearl coloured spears, round-brim helmet, quiver and crossbow which will be equipped onto the crossbow archer minifigure. You also get 2 tasty delicious green apples and a piece of chicken drumstick that can be easily used in any kind of environments. LEGO minifigures do need to eat. While, the remaining parts are the dark-green foliage, flame-type plumes, telescopes and a brown crate. I will love to stock those parts up as these are some of the stuff which helps to beautify your MOCs. Meet the trainee archer You may find this minifigure exclusive to this polybag, merely because of the combination given and there is nothing very special about this minifigure. All I can said is this archer must complete its archery training and ready to be send into the next fighting platoon which will be used for the army. I also like the fact that this minifigure comes with and the backprinting and this is not like any kind of sub-par quality design minifigure. Target practice board This target practice board is very simple, yet able to deliver the simplicity of the bright environment of a training set-up for archers. Situated near the apple tree, the round distinct coloured wooden board in yellow with the bullseye target right in the middle to hone archery skills to shoot like those Elves sharpshooters. Mini-camp site After completing a busy tiring training, the trainee archer can sit down in his own mini-camp site to enjoy a chicken delighting feast. I will likely break all of those and put it into my parts bins. Is she looking at me? I need to impress her with my archery skill To conclude, this polybag is not those typical exclusive kind of design and set-up. Instead, this polybag targets at both army builders who are also interested to get loads of decent minifigures' accessories to be stocked up for future usage. I also like to have more of those, if the pricing is reasonable especially if you hardly can get any decent polybags with limited building parts which boost great attraction. So, if you ever come by, don't think twice and grab it. Summary review Playability: 8/10 (Pretty fun to play around with this small little scene like the concluded scene.) Design: 9/10 (Design is very simplistic for a polybag scale, yet boost excellent minifigures' parts and accessories.) Price: 8/10 (Price is reasonable but unfortunately this is not available worldwide.) Overall: 8.3/10 (LEGO Kingdom fans ought to get this and add it into their collection.) I gave it a "5" based on my Review Score Card. What about yours? I hope every one of you enjoyed reading this simple review of mine. Comments and Criticisms are strongly welcomed. 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NiceMarmot Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the nice little review! This was available at Target stores in the US last year. I don't know if it was also available at Walmart, but I never saw it there. It was on a rack in the checkout line. I think it was $3.99 originally, but went on clearance (in the fall, or after Christmas 2011; I can't remember). I drove around to three Target stores and scooped up about 20 of them for $0.49 each. Talk about a great deal! That may have been my best LEGO find ever! Edited May 22, 2012 by NiceMarmot Quote
MikeyB Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 I too got a couple dozen in the post Christmas sale here in the US from Target. (never saw it wal-mart) I basically cleared out the four local Targets. While I was walking around with a stack of these in my little cart, a kid with his mom asked me where I found them. I could tell he want one and told his mom that they were really discounted and he could get six for the original price and that if they wanted that many, I'd give them up to him. He was over the moon and his mom started getting emotional and thanked me profusely. I felt good and hope he had as much fun as me as a kid when I would battle with my old black falcon knights... Quote
Stiel Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 I felt good and hope he had as much fun as me as a kid when I would battle with my old black falcon knights... Oh man, the memories... I had so much fun back then... Anyway, the current (OK, outgoing) crop of castle is quite good, so yeah, today's kids should have a lot of fun, too. This is a nice little set, with useful accessories and I like the general feel of this little scene too, with all those bright colors. Quote
Hive Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 I really wish those polybags were available here, both of them are great. Quote
just2good Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Excellent review, 'WhiteFang'! I picked this up at Target during the start of my dark age, back in September 2010. I especially like the figure and the tree. Quote
Bilbo Baggins Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) Great Review. I didn't even knew about these polybag existance. Edited May 23, 2012 by Bilbo Baggins Quote
WhiteFang Posted May 23, 2012 Author Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks guys! I realised I had left out Target by accident. As for WalMart's availability, I obtained the information from Brickset and it was indicated under the set information. I had adjust the content slightly to reflect those changes. I also don't mind to pick up more of these wonderful polybags! Quote
Legoman of War Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) While I was walking around with a stack of these in my little cart, a kid with his mom asked me where I found them. I could tell he want one and told his mom that they were really discounted and he could get six for the original price and that if they wanted that many, I'd give them up to him. He was over the moon and his mom started getting emotional and thanked me profusely. I felt good and hope he had as much fun as me as a kid when I would battle with my old black falcon knights... Nice, good on you for sharing a good deal with a kid. This beats the sight of a grown adult feeling up mini fig packs or baseball cards or searching all the matchbox cars for the rare ones. I know people collect these things but they are for kids! Not to get off the topic to far but I like this set. Small sets are difficult as the pieces have to be selected for the correct effect. The one thing I don't care for is the head on the figure. It could have been a better selection. LMW Edited May 23, 2012 by Legoman of War Quote
JackJonespaw Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 Nice review, WhiteFang! I have three of this set, and the accessories are great! Quote
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