marcandre Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Looks nicer on the box. This would pair nicely with the bricklink castle. Quote
coelian Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 37 minutes ago, Achilles said: Using Black Falcons is a dirty trick. I seldom do day 1 purchases for myself but I think I will succumb to this one. Both kiddo and I are huge castle fans. We were a little disappointed by the original model vs this but it looks OK at the end of the day. 32 minutes ago, marcandre said: Looks nicer on the box. This would pair nicely with the bricklink castle. I've got two of those in storage, maybe it's time to pop the seals.. 1 Quote
locidm Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, coelian said: I seldom do day 1 purchases for myself but I think I will succumb to this one. Both kiddo and I are huge castle fans. We were a little disappointed by the original model vs this but it looks OK at the end of the day. I've got two of those in storage, maybe it's time to pop the seals.. I love Lowenstein but the scale will be a little off next to blacksmith's hut. Lowenstein had to keep under 2,000 pieces and had very little interior space. I built mine plus the expansion and loved it, but the mill and medieval village does look a little too large next to it. It does serve as a very nice background though! No doubt this hut will have more interior space than Lowenstein. I'd post a pic but Imgur is currently down. 1 Quote
KShine Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, coelian said: I seldom do day 1 purchases for myself but I think I will succumb to this one. Both kiddo and I are huge castle fans. We were a little disappointed by the original model vs this but it looks OK at the end of the day. I've got two of those in storage, maybe it's time to pop the seals.. Yes, the Lowenstein Castle is great (so well thought out) - You'll also want to bricklink the expansion build. Quote
BricksBrotha Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, KShine said: You'll also want to bricklink the expansion build. He did say he had 2 copies. Quote
locidm Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, locidm said: I love Lowenstein but the scale will be a little off next to blacksmith's hut. Lowenstein had to keep under 2,000 pieces and had very little interior space. I built mine plus the expansion and loved it, but the mill and medieval village does look a little too large next to it. It does serve as a very nice background though! No doubt this hut will have more interior space than Lowenstein. I'd post a pic but Imgur is currently down. Here's the pic now that imgur is back up: 13 minutes ago, KShine said: Yes, the Lowenstein Castle is great (so well thought out) - You'll also want to bricklink the expansion build. 5 minutes ago, BricksBrotha said: He did say he had 2 copies. Even with 2 copies one would still need to bricklink additional pieces. Edited January 7, 2021 by locidm 2 Quote
KShine Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, BricksBrotha said: He did say he had 2 copies. I can't recall the precise %, but I think that would cover about 80% (guessing from my memory). The builder did try to use as many of the same parts as possible, but I don't know if that makes opening the second one worthwhile. 1 Quote
coelian Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 I was just browsing the expansion and I should have a fairly significant number of parts just from my own collection. I've been on the fence about selling the second set seeing how much it will fetch now. Quote
BricksBrotha Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, KShine said: I can't recall the precise %, but I think that would cover about 80% (guessing from my memory). The builder did try to use as many of the same parts as possible, but I don't know if that makes opening the second one worthwhile. Now that you mention it, you are right. I do remember now the set only consists of ~80% of parts needed for the expansion pack. I was thinking it was a 1 for 1. Quote
Mathew Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 And now suddenly everybody likes it...lol. The original model was probably thousands of pieces and fragile. This looks comparable or even nicer than the old fishing store (my opinion of course). Any guess on the price? Quote
Alpinemaps Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 That box art makes it look much better. That minifigure is 100% Tormund 1 Quote
HandyHand Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 I love this set already! Most definitely have to add this to my LEGO collection! Quote
HandyHand Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Showing now on LEGO Shop at Home. Available per February 1st. Looking great and the more angles and details I see it, the more I'm liking it. Definitely a winner! 2 Quote
coelian Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) I'd be getting it but the Swiss RRP is a bummer, 189chf (~175EUR) vs 150eur in germany or 160eur in france. Maybe I will wait for the eu amazons to have stock. The piece count is a lot higher than I thought though, 2164 pcs. Edited January 19, 2021 by coelian Quote
BricksBrotha Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 The bear carpet upstairs is pretty cool! 2 Quote
HandyHand Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, coelian said: I'd be getting it but the Swiss RRP is a bummer, 189chf (~175EUR) vs 150eur in germany or 160eur in france. Maybe I will wait for the eu amazons to have stock. The piece count is a lot higher than I thought though, 2164 pcs. Similar here. In The Netherlands the RRP is €170. For that price difference I'll wait until Amazon DE will start selling it ! Quote
coelian Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, HandyHand said: Similar here. In The Netherlands the RRP is €170. For that price difference I'll wait until Amazon DE will start selling it ! The only question is whether is will even be sold at the amazon's. Some of the ideas sets like dinosaurs and Iss are still not sold at the EU amazon's. Steamboat Willie was also quite hard to get. Having said that sometimes ideas sets go for good discounts amongst the various EU amazon's. Quote
Captain_chaos Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Good RRP in the UK, surprisingly (£134.99, which I guess is broadly equivalent to the German RRP). No sign of post-Brexit currency crashes thankfully (though we're still riding the pre-Brexit one). Over 2100 pieces means it's no surprise that they cut down the size compared to the original submission. That would have been simply too expensive. Quote
elmaslıefendi Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Captain_chaos said: That would have been simply too good to be true. Fixed it. Quote
scatmanjack Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Any chance for a Castle-Themed GWP being added at last minute? Quote
KShine Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, scatmanjack said: Any chance for a Castle-Themed GWP being added at last minute? That would be cool, but at this price point, I wouldn't really expect it. Quote
Mathew Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Nice little set. Feels like it closer resembles the original Blacksmith shop than the Ideas submission. What it’s lacking is a current Castle theme. It’d be neat to see them release a series of AFOL castle themed sets. Maybe a tavern inn next. Similar piece count. A updated Black Falcon fortress would be amazing. 1 Quote
MotorCityMuscle Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 Saw some fellas video that shows he spotted a mini castle in the background of the reveal video. Potential GWP? Quote
keymomachine Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 2 hours ago, MotorCityMuscle said: Saw some fellas video that shows he spotted a mini castle in the background of the reveal video. Potential GWP? ENHANCE! ENHANCE! Woah, that's one hell of a GWP! 2 2 Quote
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