- In the heat of battle between the forces of the good King and the army of the Dragon Knights, one of the King's brave soldiers duels a Dragon Knight soldier with a powerful catapult.
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Main Language(s)English unknown
Model Number7950
Number of Puzzle Pieces61
Batteries Required?No
Material Type(s)Plastic
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A pleasing, if expensive, return to a more realistic, historic setting for Lego's Castle theme. A huge success in its eighties and nineties heyday, somewhere along the way, lego completely lost the plot with the castle range, incorporating everything from witches, dragons and ghosts before swerving into the creative cul-de-sac of the dismal Knights Kingdom (the 2004 line in which four Power Ranger styled knights had adventures, to the interest of no one, given how many of those sets clutter up ebay these days). Tapping into Lord Of The Rings/ Warhammer territory for 2008s 'reimagining' lead to a brief resurgence of interest in the Castle line, but even that seems to have been considered as a direction that was too far removed from what made the Castle line popular in the first place, hence this 'back to basics' approach.
The set includes two minifigures, an updated version of the old lion-chested Crusader Kinght and a bucket-headed, axe weilding black knight. Both feature highly tampo-graphed torsos, including a back print. They also have nice stylised plumes for their helmets, both of which eschew the opening visor that came into fashion during the 1990s.
The Black Knight comes with a black sword and axe, as well as a little weapons stand with standard. Rather unfairly, the Crusader comes with a sword, shield...and catapult! The catapult is a very nicely designed model, except that it doesn't have the propulsion of previous years' models - the arm doesn't move as freely on the axle, so it doesn't fling its ammo very far.
Its a great little playset, but there is a massive issue with this latest subset of Lego's vast range: the price. Nearly all the new Kingdoms sets seem to be in a similar price bracket to their most expensive licensed range - Star Wars. Given that few new special pieces have been devised for the line, its difficult to understand why Lego have made this particular sub-line the preserve of more wealthy consumers. Maybe its because as with the recently relaunched Pirates range, its unlikely to be seen outside of online retailers or large out of town toy barns, and its a quick way to recoup the development costs. Or maybe, like the sporadic outings the Space theme gets, its just a niche line these days with limited appeal.
Whatever the reason, I would buy with caution, as this line of Lego doesn't offer the same value for money as the more common City theme. Even though as ever with Lego, there's the posibility to devise your own castle stuff, its hard not to feel stung by the price. A shame.
The set includes two minifigures, an updated version of the old lion-chested Crusader Kinght and a bucket-headed, axe weilding black knight. Both feature highly tampo-graphed torsos, including a back print. They also have nice stylised plumes for their helmets, both of which eschew the opening visor that came into fashion during the 1990s.
The Black Knight comes with a black sword and axe, as well as a little weapons stand with standard. Rather unfairly, the Crusader comes with a sword, shield...and catapult! The catapult is a very nicely designed model, except that it doesn't have the propulsion of previous years' models - the arm doesn't move as freely on the axle, so it doesn't fling its ammo very far.
Its a great little playset, but there is a massive issue with this latest subset of Lego's vast range: the price. Nearly all the new Kingdoms sets seem to be in a similar price bracket to their most expensive licensed range - Star Wars. Given that few new special pieces have been devised for the line, its difficult to understand why Lego have made this particular sub-line the preserve of more wealthy consumers. Maybe its because as with the recently relaunched Pirates range, its unlikely to be seen outside of online retailers or large out of town toy barns, and its a quick way to recoup the development costs. Or maybe, like the sporadic outings the Space theme gets, its just a niche line these days with limited appeal.
Whatever the reason, I would buy with caution, as this line of Lego doesn't offer the same value for money as the more common City theme. Even though as ever with Lego, there's the posibility to devise your own castle stuff, its hard not to feel stung by the price. A shame.
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I asked my son what his friend would like for his birthday, he came home with a liost for amazon - great!! It was free p&p so even better value for money and I hadn't even left the house.
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