6/24/2023 0 Comments Lego medievalHere’s a look at the little cottage/building that awkwardly sits just a little offset from the walls. It looks great, and I especially like the use of transparent cheese slopes to create the effect of rushing water. The Castle folds together into a compact square, and here’s a look at the left side, which has a stream, and a water wheel which powers the blacksmith. There are also some considered features that break up the monotony of the drab walls such as this tree to the side with pink blossoms and small mushrooms growing at the foot, and also mossy cliffs with brown roots emerging out of them on the corners. The Creator Castle checks all the right boxes and has all that a good LEGO castle needs – a moat, functional drawbridge, a dragon, and looming parapets and towers on each side of the keep. What immediately strikes you is just how vibrant and colourful the exterior is – with the use of constrasting brown and yellow walls, red and white banners which give the grey walls some personality and character. (28 cm) deep – the height and “volume” of the Castle is really impressive, and it makes great use of larger-elements and bricks to give it its heft, instead of relying on tons of smaller pieces to pad up the piece count. It’s a substantially large set thanks to its height, but also has a fairly compact footprint, which means that if you’re low on display space, it shouldn’t be too hard to fit it in. Here’s the completed Medieval Castle, and I was wowed when it was finished. Unfortunately, the Black Falcon knights don’t come with the cool shoulder pauldrons like the ones in the Medieval Blacksmith set.įor a set this size, which will likely remain in Castle form, I feel that only 3 minifigures feels a little lacking, and when displayed, it could really benefit from another 2 minifigs at least – maybe some peasants, or younger children running about the Castle. Here are the back prints on the minifigures, but they don’t have dual-sided heads. Or he could be the king, and just enjoys dressing up like a bum to not draw attention. Why waste the awesome new Black Falcons torsos and legs introduced in the Medieval Blacksmith? You get 2 Black Falcon knights in the set – a male and female knight (yay gender balance) who are each armed with a spear and shield, and a longbow.Īlso included is a random minifigure, who looks like a bum, or peasant but is actually the Castle blacksmith. It’s great fun that will last you a couple of hours (on the main Castle build) at a really affordable pricepoint. That’s not to say that the build was boring, but this is obviously aimed at younger kids aged 9+, so it has to remain quite accessible, while at the same time leveraging modern building techniques. It’s been a while since I’ve built a Creator 3-in-1 set, and after a whole slew of detailed, complex 18+ sets like R2-D2, this was a refreshingly chill build – no complicated Technic machinations, or high-level building techniques – just straight forward simple LEGO building. Special thanks to the LEGO Group for providing this set for review 31120 Medieval Castle Set Details The new LEGO Creator Medieval Castle will be released in Europe and Asia Pacific from 1 June 2021, 1 August 2021 in the US and will retail for US$99.99 / AU$159.99 / £89.99 from, LEGO Brand Retail Stores, and most toy stores. Read on to check out LEGO 31120 Medieval Castle in more detail! The reveal post was one of the most popular and talked about posts on the blog this year, and it seemed that fans were split and unsure about the Medieval Castle being a basic Creator 3-in-1 set, and I had similar fears too, but after building the set, I can confidently say that this is a standout set this year. The rumour mill went into overdrive when LEGO teased a mini-Castle in the designer interview, and fans were expecting LEGO to give a classic LEGO Castle the full 18+/Creator Expert treatment, but turns out, LEGO had other plans, and here we have this year’s 31120 Medieval Castle, which sits within the Creator 3-in-1 theme. LEGO have been absolutely slaying the game when it comes to large, ambitious 18+/Creator Expert sets, and doubling down on nostalgia in 2021.įollowing the very positively received launch of the Medieval Blacksmith early this year which brought back the Black Falcons faction, and the resurgence of Vintage Castle thanks to its strong showing in the 90th Anniversary Fan Vote, it’s been quite a renaissance year for Castle.īonus reading: check out my interview with Medieval Castle designers Wes Talbott and Austin Carlson to geek out on all things vintage and Castle.
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