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I don't think the castle is anymore <insert that tiresome argument> than the kingdoms one IMO.

I wonder how hard it would be to change the string lifting the drawbridge in King's Castle to chains?

I wish the Kingdoms barding could fit on the new horses so they can be in the rearing position. I want to update all my horses lol I also noticed the new head piece for the horses has the slot for the unicorn horn. Hopefully they will release more colors of the headgear.

Lego is getting stingy with the horses again. The Crown/Lions only get one white horse with barding, and the Dragons get two black horses one with barding and the other without. An additional white horse for the Crown/Lions in the Dragon Mountain or the gatehouse Raid set would have been nice. Oh and another note is this is the first time since the Crown King of Castle 2007 and the Lion King of Kingdoms that the king doesn't have euro armor?

Yeah we got the Target Practice, and Weapon cart for Kingdoms poly-bags but I don't think those count as impulse, but who knows. I actually think the Crown/Lion siege engine in the Dragon Mountain set looks pretty decent, and it looks like it has golden spears. I don't like the Dragon Knights one in the King's Castle and the Gatehouse raid though, looks weak LOL

We got the jester and the green dragon wizard for Kingdoms. Anyways I hope there's at least going to be at least a second wave of Castle though. Anyone know if scheduled August release sets are released a bit earlier?

I wonder what the impulse sets will be this time around? Last time for Kingdoms we got a jester and a wizard. Maybe another jester and a soldier ? Or a jester and a queen LOL

On the flame piece, on the torches I wonder why they went back to the older longer flame piece? instead of using the smaller one.

I like the set designs, they should have just did the crown emblem and not a combination of lions and crowns.

Photo from the toyfair courtesy from Brickset Lower left corner you can see the red dragon from Castle theme! Looks like the fantasy era dragons are coming back!

LOL

Which mall is that?

no the map is like the printed one that came with Pirates 2009 line

Well it did have Gandalf a gray cape a printed map and some other little accessories like a sword, torch, staff, little rock formation, but I agree its a waste of a polybag.

I''m just gonna wait and pick up the sets at the LEGO store on Tuesday with and get VIP points too :( I was gonna snap a photo but the sales people kept walking by the LEGO aisle LOL

Not to be mean but how does a post like this help out the community? It doesn't even say what store??? Anyways I went to a Toys R Us in Chino Hills California and they had The Hobbit Gandalf polybags in a box up on the top shelf , it had a sticker box price off 3.99. It's just another Gandalf the Grey minifig + a map and a rock formation with a torch and sword I was gonna pick up three but decided against it. Who need so many Gandalfs! lol FYI the polybag number was 30123 Gandalf I think if I remeber correctly 81 pcs. Oh they also had 79003 for 79.99 and 79002 for 59.99 but still boxed up. Again TRU overpriced!