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I decided to update my standing armies, so heres the first group: Crown Knights and Dwarves. Breakdown: 3x Kings 2x Wizards 6x Dwarves 57x Knights Sets: 4x 7090: Crossbow Attack 4x 7009: The Final Joust 5x 7091: Knight's Catapult Defense 1x 7092: Skeletons' Prison Carriage 3x 7094: King's Castle Siege 1x 7036: Dwarves' Mine 2x 5614: The Good Wizard 6x 5615: The Knight 2x 7040: Dwarves' Mine Defender 4x 7038: Troll Assault Wagon 2x 7037: Tower Raid --Gallery when public

Ive come to realize that there are 3 wheel sizes, and the one in the Kings Chariot is the same as the Skeleton Prison Carriage. It will be nice in that brown color. Otherwise, I think its healthy for us as fans and for TLC to hear feedback from everyone possible, even if it is considered whining, being picky or griping about anything. As long as something is presented in constructive criticism with the tools and ideas of moving a concept forward. I agree that if its just "Needs like 5 more figs and armor and no more kings" or along the lines of selfish input for ones own gain then its better to rethink the advice for the purpose of the benefits for both the producer and consumer. Otherwise, I think its a low out put this year, but being its a spring or first half release Im hoping another 3-4 sets will pop on by this year. But 4 great sets non the less that are gonna be bought out and built up! :P

My impressions thus far, Kings Chariot: i agree with the general feeling that this poor horse needs some PETA back up. Maybe they could get a Pamela Anderson minifig in a bikini to protest. One more horse would be great, but I guess it will all come down to cost effectiveness. I see this set going about 20$. Otherwise good to see properly armed trolls and the golden armor is always welcomed. Also I dont know if the wheel size is new or not, I have 2 sizes myself, but this one look like its minifig and even horse sized. I hope the chest is gold as well. improvements: I think a shield for the knight would be nice, and a reduction in the overall bulkiness of the chariot and hitch. And is that knight floating or standing on his high lord kings chariot!? Drawbridge Defense: I disagree with the anti-ness towards the golden knight. It would be awesome if his legs and arms were pearl gold. The face mask looks pretty golden to me and coupled with a pearl gold helm would be pure pimpness. Imagine how many ladies he would pick up at the Medieval Market Place!? The new plume is a welcome addition. The jester is a bit out of place but it looks like the skelie will take care of him with that spear :) The princess or queens head is covered by some odd piece, but would be nice as well, the King and his 6 daughters. Again the Pimp knight needs his ladies. The fig selection is nice, good to have a cape as well. The building itself looks to have some nice details, I hope the ramp is attached to the tower itself and will be less steep. Ive liked the knights color scheme so far with Dark Blue and Pearl Gold but these new sets look great with just the Pearl gold as well. improvements: I hope they can smooth out the ramp and make sure it is attached from the bottom to the tower. Troll Fortress: This set looks tricky as well. When the photos of Kings Castle Siege came out it looked much smaller and less dimensional then it really is, I hope the same optical illusion applies here. It looks like a separate troll faction all together. The big trolls look great with the black armor and what looks to be the Troll jaw logo on they belt and helm. I hope they keep the black and the clubs look much better as well. There does seem to be a color difference in the Troll kings crown and the imprisoned kings. If you look closely it even looks like the Troll king is wearing the kings armor! I hope that could be taken as an indication that he will receive his own armor piece as well. Those new flame pieces are quite stylish. Its sticking nicely with the fig count, as far as I can tell 10 in total, just like 7094. 6 Trolls, and 4 Crownies. Though my only issue is if your gonna take a king hostage wouldnt you just take him out instead? And what kind of rescue is a 3 knight gang goinna pull off?! Otherwise I think it looks decent overall, should the structure be kept as is, you can always Troll it out with some flags and more flames and some rubble looks. Its also quite wide from the looks of it, as the structure is past the knight in the far left. improvements: A bit more griminess and grit, and maybe minus the king and replace with a golden knight or a wench? But in reality I wont judge until they are official and either way im looking to add all 3 of them to my bustling and growning collection. It might not be on par with the 07-08 collections but it still beats pretty much anything else besides the true classics.

This set is quite the magical box of bricks! a few things ive noticed, WOW has LEGO taken note of AFOL techniques. they are all over the place. from the brick built animals which are awesome to the windows and tree. its just all around amazing. the influences are splendid. the price is great too!! great set at a great price. LEGO is definitely on top of things with castle, im sure this is a theme that has a long road ahead! about the "plume" on the rooster. its not a plume, its the same piece as the new flame in this set and pirate sets. im sure its the default minifig accessory thickness. dont know its measurement. but its definitely not a plume. but still this set has no flaws! im loving it!

Now I know that the Advent Castle Calender 7979 has been updated and now features new figs, and the pre-pic is no longer useful. However I was looking more closely at the pre-pic and it seemed to me that the knight was carrying a quite bright broad sword, and even looks like it might of been pearl or chrome gold. Below you can see the pic for your self. On another note does anyone know any information about the set, its release date(probably Sept) or any new pics floating around? Ive seen that on the new box pic there are the parts detail on the box top, any possible close-ups? Ide sure like to know more about this special set! Pre-pic of 7979:

My Humble Little Army consists of:: Other Factions: Crusaders: 4 Black Falcons: 12 Forest Men: 6 Dragon Masters: 13 Wolf Pack: 5 Scale Mail/Generic Knights: 10 Royal Knights: 8 Fright Knights: 20 KK1: Royal Knights: 16 KK1: Bull Pack: 20 KK2: 4 Unsorted Knights In Budapest: About 30+ 07-Present Castle Theme Armies updated in more recent post* Edit

haha, great update! the cow carcass is just great, the ribs are awesome. I really like the small details injected into the MOC. great job. and dont let that mouse get away with the cheeeeeese!!!

For me its been the 2008 line that has really grown in quality regarding appearance, theme and expression but has seemed to slip in quality of parts. Ive bought recently 3 Impulse Knights and 2 of them have the loose leg problem. With little effort of wiggling they come right out. I have a simple solution for the problem. Hungary. Since 2007 Ive heard and seen that Hungary has built and produced Lego parts and have a factory as well. Big Problem. I dont know how many Hungarians there are on this forum, but I know I am of direct decent, both my parents being Hungarian. I lived for 4 1/2 years in Budapest and I know that Hungarians are one of the biggest short cut, easy way out cultures in the world I have seen. So I would not be suprised at all if more faulty parts are being produced from the beautiful country. I think it would be wise to have the knowledge of what parts, pieces are being produced from which Lego factories and I think it would be a good issue solving step for the company.

Hello, To be more specific the piece your looking for is a set of skateboard wheels, heres a link to an image and description on bricklink's web site:: Brinklink Link Hope that helps.

Wow some great Sounding collections out there. Well I havent yet checked on Peeron or Bricklink but my Brickset list is at: 141 Different Sets. Some sets I have 2 of, most Newer City and Castle Sets I have 3 or 4 of each, There is one Castle KK set I had 9 of, and another 12 of. I think I easily have around 200 bought sets, and another 20-30 inherited/adopted sets, and another 120-140~ inherited/adopted Minifigs and more then 3 Kilos of inherited/adopted loose bricks. Together I estimate more then 450 Figs, more then 12 Kilos of bricks and about 250~ sets. A rough estimate would put that around 3000-3500$. Though I need to follow it up to be more direct and less estimating. One of the things I most look forward to in being a father and parenting is to build this collection one day with my children and leave it to them when it will probably double in size and more then double in value. The way I see it, is that current Fire, Police and Castle Sets and Figs will be in 2030 something like the 80's Sets and Figs are today. Just need to wait a couple years to see :)

There isnt even a flick fire piece in the back, TLC wants kids to use their fingers directly to flick fire them? I smell lawsuits with broken fingers... Anyways, I dont understand the logic of the missile with no firing mechanism and I know its Castle Fantasy but what next? Mystic Elves with Nuclear Silos and Laser Sight Mounted Bows? just kidding but I think the older model itself would of been a better choice even without the leader fig with armor and using the current fig. Just my opinion.

Each Faction from the new Castle line only, or all our castle factions? Since Im currently living in Israel and have only Castle sets bought from Budapest with me and a bag of minifigs and accessories I have 25 Crown Knights, 19 Skellies and 1 Wizard. In California I have as of yet unopened sets bought from S@H, which equals out to:: 12 Crown Knights, and 2 Kings, 12 Skellies 2 Warlocks, and 4 Dragons, 4 Dwarves, and 8 Trolls. Basically with me I have:: 4x Final Joust 7009, 4x Crossbow Attack 7090, 4x Catapult Defence 7091, 1x Skeleton Prison Wagon/Carriage, 3x Knight Impulse 5615, 1x Wizard Impulse 5616 And back home in California:: 2x Kings Castle Siege 7094, 2x Skeleton Tower 7093 and 4x Dwarven Mine Defender 7040.

I think it could be a great thing for Lego and for Lego castle, if it were done the right way. Now im not a Trains fan but from what i could tell, the hobby train set wasnt half bad, even for parts to make your own. Now the Market Place set does stand out somewhat from the Cafe Corner and Green Grocer but it still keeps a similar style. As for the space sets, Lego hasn't released space sets for about a decade now, as Star Wars took the reign. But if you look at the last Lego space sets, like UFO, Exploriens, and Insectiods these new sets dont stand out so bad from a progression point of view. I wouldnt want Lego Factory to make useless castle sets of course, but if a modular Castle set would be made with AFOLs in mind I think it couldnt go so wrong. Possibly a town square, or a village to expand the castle world. Just like how Cafe Corner and Market Place gave city figs and sets a place to eat, sleep and hang out, making it more real. Because so far all we have are catapults and horses and a Castle, but no real place for the minifigs to live and interact with their environment. So if Lego would expand on this just like with their modular buildings I think it would be a benefit.

Looks ok, not too bad, some castle pieces are always nice, do you know how long they will last? Is it a seasonal souvenir? Im going back to California in Sept. and will be going to Legoland for sure, I might just pick one up, along with many many other castle sets. Will you be posting more pictures of it on BS, or any other hosting sites?

I surfed over to http://www.classic-castle.com/ today, to see what was happening there and found a new news article on the main page, that Pick-A-Brick now has Castle mini figs, armor pieces and crossbows. Could this be a brighter future for Lego Castle? It seems to me that Lego is taking quite an interest in expanding the theme. Check it out for yourself! http://us.factory.lego.com/pab/ Could it be possible that we could see Factory Castle sets in the near future? I would really hope so!! I think this theme is very rich in imagination and expansion and I really am looking forward to seeing that! On another note, I would really like it if Lego would produce a yearly diagram/portfolio of how well they sold, which themes sold well. Ide be interested in seeing how well the Castle theme is doing compared to others. And to see in general which themes people buy the most, before 2007, Ide guess Star Wars, Bionicle and City, but Castle now I think would be in the top 3....Just my thoughts.. Castle Expansion ON!!

I did that to start with and went only to the image on BS and this is what came up when I tried to post it:: THE FOLLOWING ERROR(S) WERE FOUND Sorry, dynamic pages in the tags are not allowed so Im stuck with what to do next... also, how long does it usually take for folders to become public, do the BS admins look over each new folder before accepting it or is there just a time period? sorry for all the noobly questions, but greatness requires knowledge :) ---Figured out the problem, Thanks iamded!---

Well, Im very limited on pieces, besides the castle sets i bought this year and a bag of minifigs and accessories I brought with me to Israel, my current location. As all my sets and pieces are in Budapest and California, I made a little vig with what i could. The story is of our hero, who travels to the high wizard of the kingdom to learn of his fates future, after the king told him he must go on a perilous journey. The wizard in turn uses his mystic foretelling crystal ball to peer into the heroes future, what he finds, somewhat scares our hero. Heres some shots, and better photography is yet to come with future builds. (EDIT:) currently the file is not yet public. I hope its up soon, as for now here is also the as of yet not public folder link: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=312555 Enjoy! Feedback, ideas, tips and productive comments in general are appreciated!

Ive been checking your work out for a while on brickshelf and now here too, great skill and imagination, the true meaning behind LEGO. really liking it... I can hear Warcraft II music in the background when looking at this *sweet*

so, besides the figs we dont really have any idea as of yet what this great set will include, so i thought i would post some ideas. so here i go:: For the knight: an archer target range, a classic bullseye on a board, one mini set, and a bow and arrow stand with extra quills. another armor stand, with shield, spear and sword. For Hero knight: like a swinging practice joust body, when jousting, the rider would run his lance into a dummie for practice, and the other mini set would be an armoured horse. Jester: a small magical box that would make some 1x2 tile, lets say with money print dissapear for tricks. and the other mini set could be a trumpet and music stand to play on. Maiden: a nice little make up table, something with flowers and a brush to make her self pretty. and a small bar stand to give those thristy heroes fresh cool ale. Troll: a cooking pit comeplete with fire, spinning grill and meat. a a looted treasure chest filled with shiny objects. Skeletons: a small fortification to hide behind with heroes show up. maybe a small catapult, lego likes those. Witch: an evil crystal ball the exact opposite as the good wizards, complete with a black parrot for a crow, and a trans black gem. maybe a big cauldren to cook up all her nasty witchery in. Dwarf: a nice anvil and hammer to make weapons with. a small guarded stand with a dwarven made pretty gem or shiny ore. So these are my ideas so far, give your own and ill post more as they come. 2007-2008 Lego Castle....The Savior Theme For Bricks One And All ! ! !

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im amazed but a bit skeptic at the same time, i mean what is the point of the plastic, a 'what you see is what you get' effect, or cheaper to package then boxes? where is the information about it before it showing up on ebay? why are there flags on different weapons and not the 2 together as in all the other sets? the face of the grill helm knight looks like this one to me: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3626bpb023 and i havent seen it in other sets, yet its here... the brown cross fits because its in the castle, but other wise no price, no number and looks very simple and generic. either it could be a prelimanry picture or a smart two bit ebay seller looking to cop in some extra bucks with nice packaging. BUT, if it is real....yessss, my army is be doubled many fold and they shall conquer the world of brick unchallenged and hence, i the master of their domain and creator of their world shall be pleased and i shall give forth great gratitude to Lego.... and all this talk always....I want a horse too, i want more figs, i want more factions...always I WANT....i am pleased to see the progress of TLC and wait patiently for brighter suprises to come..and till then i shall swell my pocket so i can please my self by not just looking at pictures of things to come, but to hold them in my hand and send forth their destiny in the land of bricks...

Ive been thinking for a while now, that i have a few new crown knights numbering in the 20s, they have quickly started to outnumber my other castle factions. what is the fate of the older castle themes? To start the new castle line has a level of detail i think no other faction or theme can relate to; there are beautiful vibrant colors and great figure details. the armor colors are brights and have a nice shiny factor to them, when putting my new castle figs next to the older ones i sometimes become saddened. as my falcon knights and wolf raiders now seem only to be adoring a simple tunic with their respective banner. only the original Knights Kingdom (not the power ranger knights) have any sort of nice detailed body parts to stand next to the new ones. some fright knight figures seem to be able to stand up to some level of detail as well but not so much. My view of the new castle line vs. the old ones..... to be honest, i would any day take the new Kings Castle Siege over the 6075/375 Yellow castle...i know that MANY will dissagree with me, but to me the new castle has much much more playability and expandability then the yellow castle. Of course i Respect the Yellow Castle as being the first one, and so much depth and theme richness has come from it, but to me its so simple, the brick built horses, the all yellow when you compare it to the dragon and modular walls of the new castle, the high level of detail and lively colors. dont get me wrong i dont have a problem with the Yellow Castle but its just a thing of the past, sort of like an old statue youde look at and say, ye that was the top of the top in its day. the investment of its value would be my only want for the Yellow Castle. So do you think that Classic Castle is being made a thing of old with the new line of Castle? Do your new Lego knights stand out strangely from your older ones? what is your thoughts on this matter? And how are your Dragon knights and Falcons, and Forestmen reacting to the invasion of the New Generation of knights?

Is there any pictures of the boxes for the skeleton chariot and knights and catapult? i dont think we can really judge them as impulse or not without box pictures, though i havent seen them in the retail catalog either. it would be nice if they were a plus size impulse line, with other plus size impulse sets such as the city raft 2230 though im not sure if that will be an impulse set because www.brickset.com/ lists it as helicopter and raft and the pic shows the raft and a 1, which im guessing is the instructions picture. anyways, i hope they will be impulse, if not then easily attainable sets, though they are not too important, a impulse set of the skellie and chariot with horse, you can find the figs quite easily and who really needs more catapults :-D

are the Impulse sets: 5372 Skeleton Chariot, 5373 Knight and Catapult, and 5618 Troll Warrior set to be released in April with the rest of the 2008 line? does anyone know? and are the Skelie and Knight going to be impulse sets, or promotionals or specials as they have a differet feel, background to them then the Good Wizard 5614 and Knight 5615. If anyone has information I would appreciate it. on another note I hope the troll warrior pic is a preliminary, it would be great if it would enclude a shield and the red missle is completely troll like.. I hope the added shield goes for the rest as well.. None the less im really looking forward to all of them! *knight*

I must respect others views towards certain illegal substances i mentioned in my previous post, as one great Bob Marley once quoted "you must respect those who dont smoke, so i say, excuse me while i light my spliff." ill leave such things out of EB and keep it clean ;-) but did you know lego is illegal in some muslim countries?? a couple years ago or maybe last year.... there was a Danish political cartoon about terrorism with a muslim prophet looking man with a bomb shape coming out of his turbin and the newspaper did not appologize for it so some muslim countries including saudi arabia banned Danish products including lego.... anyways, yes i let my GFs brother still play with my legos, though mostly supervised. my only problem is that being my girlfriend and her family is Israeli he doesnt speak english or Hungarian, which i speak so i cant really communicate with him throughly. i mostly give him my old old collection of legos but he always wants to play with my new city and castle themes and MOC which i forbid, but its ok my GF supports it and tells him what it means to me. he still has fun and i still am influencing a great toy on him, this past channuka i got him 3 small city sets, the police car and motorbike and the airport firetruck, he really loves them and it is nice to see the love of lego blossom in a young childs life.