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    It really works but I need to give credit for the idea to a poster on Brickset who himself got the idea from a member of his LUG. It was my idea to add the chakram piece both to smooth the transition from the head to the body - it’s pretty abrupt otherwise - and to represent a slave’s iron collar. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t sacrifice a Hulk bigfig to create a cyclops but a) I already have a Hulk bigfig I like more in my display collection, and b) I got the set the Hulk bigfig came in on clearance. With the discount and some loyalty vouchers from a credit card, my cash outlay for the set was only £6. An alternative combo with the Hulk bigfig is the CMF orc head and lower jaw piece. That works well, too.
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    @zoth33, Thanks! The head is from the Space CMF Series, no. 26, Blacktron Mutant.
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    @Mr. Elijah Timms, Very cool! I really like when each minifigure is visually coherent with a colour scheme and look. As for the name 'Equitane' as a portmanteau of 'Aquitaine' and 'equestrian', that's simply brilliant. My Serpent Knight raiders & thralls:
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    I never considered Nexo Knights part of Castle either despite what LEGO said. It was good for parts and some of the villains were outstanding but the knights, vehicles and buildings? No, thanks - not my idea of Castle should be.
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    I’m glad you like them and well spotted on Reddit. I did indeed post there as well 😊 The blue kettle hat works well with the Horse Knights. I also have the great helm in blue but decided not to use it. Maybe I should 🤔 I got the minifigures from PaB except for a few that came with the Horse Knights Castle, BAM (the jester) and my spares. The PaB ones were mostly accidentally sent free from LEGO as were my Serpent Knights (not shown). I called Customer Service to let them know and they said I could keep them - woohoo! Thank you! With a bit of creativity and enough parts, a couple of different torsos and leg assemblies can create quite a mix. Which blue helmet did you mean: the kettle hat worn by the halberdier or the armet worn by one of the mounted knights?
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    My Horse Knights court and castle garrison
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    Depending on where someone is, the minifigure parts are mostly available on Pick a Brick and the castle/horse parts are available either on PaB or on BrickLink. The set is available for 30% off at a couple of retailers in the UK where I'm based. At one of them, I had loyalty points so my cash outlay for the set was less than £40. I then spent another £15 on PaB to add a few minifigures to my Horse Knight and Serpent Knight factions. So my total spend, £55, is half the RRP of the set of £110. My point is that with patience - and yes, some luck - it's possible to get Lego for reasonable prices.
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    There’s also 31161 Creator Medieval Dragon. Traditionally, LEGO has thought of European style dragons as part of Castle settings. The image of 31168 Creator Horse Knight Castle in the background of the box art of the Medieval Dragon suggests it still does.
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    Pretty sure they’re Archer Helms by BrickWarriors: https://www.brickwarriors.com/archer-helm/ @Shroffy123, Cool army I don’t have 31168 Creator Horse Knight Castle yet - it’s too expensive. But I’m planning on building out the Horse Knights from the set when I eventually get it.
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    Can confirm that BL was down yesterday. Today, all's well. I was able to integrate my BL and LEGO accounts without issue.
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    I’ve used the omgbricks app for previous series which I find works well, but I have no way of knowing if it will be up to date with the European Spider-Verse CMF data matrices by the time I find the CMFs in store which could be as soon as tomorrow. The code numbers would ensure that a generic code reader, not a CMF reader-specific app, works in an emergency. UPDATE: Answering my own query, I managed to find the European codes on Reddit:
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    Does anyone have the alphanumeric codes for the European boxes of Spider-Verse CMFs? It’s actually only the last two digits of the first block of seven numbers that are needed for identification. If you have those, please share in reply to this post or provide a link. Thank you.
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    LEGO has, in a way, reintroduced battle packs. If you’re in a country with online Build-a-Minifigure, you can select from a variety of preselected minifigures in each bundle. The bundles are: - Viking warriors - Lion knight archers - Horses with lion knight caparisons - Wolfpack marauders with wolves - Magenta knights There’s little to no variety in each bundle and the price is no better than buying the parts separately. But if you’re army building, it could save you time. It also shows that LEGO is thinking in the right direction even if this isn’t quite what most Castle fans would consider ideal. You can find them in LEGO’s online shop on the 31168 Creator Horse Knight Castle page and scrolling down almost to the bottom.
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    The box art shows a silhouetted castle on the horizon - literally and figuratively. My guess would be that we’ll get a Serpent/Snake Knight Castle in 2026 with a bunch of factional minifigures.
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    There's also a thread for this mod. I don't have the set yet but when I do, I plan to mod it and post pics. That could be some time off though. The set's too expensive at RRP and even with the discounts already offered by Asda and Chaos Cards. I'm waiting till it's 20 - 30% off preferably at Argos as I have loyalty points there.
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    That's brilliant! It's imposing like the previous Creator castle (31120) was which is what a castle should be. It's also prepossessing in its proportions, contours and surfaces. Great job If I might venture one criticism it's that it lacks the look and feel of the original. If I had two Horse Knights Castles - I don't even have one yet - I would create a super version of LEGO's design rather than a mostly original edifice. I appreciate that that wasn't the intention here. That's just my preference.
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    I voted for the Series 3 Elf. I waited so long for an elf and when it appeared, LEGO did not disappoint! Ironically, I didn’t vote for the one that, I strongly suspect, was inspired by one of MOCs. I’m not going to say which one it is, but more than appearance makes me think that my design inspired LEGO’s.
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    @Wardancer @SpacePolice89, Thanks for your kind words and apologies for the tardy response. @Wardancer, There are a couple of reasons for the self-imposed constraint: 1. It’s a fun challenge to see what you can do within limitations. I’m in admiration of some Rebrickable designers and wanted to test myself to see if I could do as well. 2. If I opened it up to unlimited additional parts, I’d wind up splurging on BrickLink when I’m trying to save for some of the summer releases. Sadly, my LEGO budget is pretty meagre. @SpacePolice89, This one’s a good size but I do like large LEGO dragons, too. I have Cinderhowl the D&D set dragon, the 2025 3in1 Creator dragon, and Maleficent in dragon form among others. I also have Smaug but it’s still in its box.
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    You certainly can re-whiten parts as long as they don’t have stickers on them that you’re not willing to sacrifice. Here’s how to re-whiten yellowed parts: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/forums/topic/7167-brick-de-yellowing-techniques/#findComment-1977178
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    @DonQuixote, Unfortunately, I don’t have any intel on the Castle minifigs. Sorry
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    I have it from a fairly reliable source that one of the CS astronauts is a shade of turquoise (teal) and the other is one of the azures, so they’re not both the same. I’m guessing - not based on any particular info - that there’s only one warm gold one and that the fourth spaceman is either a different colour or space themed but not from the CS era. It just seems that in a prize machine, it would be more fun to have a variety of colours/styles with no two minifigures the same.
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    @danth @SpacePolice89 @Feuer Zug @LEGO Train 12 Volts Thanks for your kind words. Apologies to anyone who came to this thread, couldn’t see the pic and was wondering what was being talked about. The picture is linked to Brickshelf which was down for quite some time. LEGO has a thing about not-minifigure-scale Classic Space. First there were the micro fig sets and today, 15 May, there’s a new GWP of an oversized red CS baby. I’m glad we’re getting new colours of CS astronaut minifigures in the forthcoming Prize Machine though will wait for the set to be on sale before getting it.
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    As a LEGO dragon fan, I had been eyeing up Ninjago set 71829 Lloyd's Green Forest Dragon for a while but hadn't pulled the trigger when a friend bought it for me as a surprise gift. The reason for not getting it myself was that there were features of the dragon that bothered me. I'm not particularly into Ninjago so was seeking a more generic green dragon, e.g. a quadruped, not a biped, and one that was better proportioned (the wings are very large compared to the body). When the set recently went on sale at a retailer where I have loyalty points, I couldn't resist the urge to get a second dragon and combine them. The resulting dragon is very much more to my liking. I set myself the following requirements: Quadrupedal dragon More proportional overall More posable/better articulation More greebling/more organic looking More generic fantasy/not specifically Ninjago Not designed to be ridden Smallest possible number of additional pieces, i.e. parts not from two 71829s In the end, I only used four additional parts: two 6043656 and two 6039479. This is what I came up with. What do you think?
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    Maybe I need to see the balrog in person at a LEGO store because the images make it look too squat and stocky even when you account for LEGO aesthetics. It should to be taller, leaner, more menacing. As is, it’s dangerously close to being chibi. Of the four spring/summer 2025 sets I was considering - this, Fantastic Four, Creator Castle and Prize Machine - this one comes last. It’s not bad, but not a must have. Also, as others in this thread have pointed out, it’s not good value.
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    As others have noted, NOT acetone/nail polish remover. Gently detach the arm, apply a very thin coat of Humbrol Satin Cote to the male part (the shoulder ball), allow 24 hours to dry and gently reinsert into the torso. If it’s not stiff enough, repeat the steps above. You won’t be able to see the shoulder ball once inserted but even if you could, Humbrol Satin Cote is clear and has identical lustre to LEGO’s ABS. The trickiest aspect of using it is that you can’t see it going on as you apply it because it’s invisible, so there’s a temptation to put too much.
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