Castle sets 2008/2009

[Hinckley]

Thanks to new member wulf for this news:

"I just found "5372 Skeleton Chariot"and"5373 Knight & Catapult "on the lego site."

[iamded]

Where are we seeing this orc impulse set? All I'm seeing is a fire truck...

Steve

It appears to have gone now. I hope someone saved it... 8-|

In other news, those 2 new sets look great (IMO)! Nice little chariot, and to be honest, I can live with a couple of those little catapults. And if you don't like them, well then use the pots for you Lego kitchen! :-D Some more weapons have been added to the weapons section too, including magic wand, crossbow, and war axe.

~Peace

Edited January 1, 2008 by iamded

[Hinckley]

It appears to have gone now. I hope someone saved it... 8-|

Of course someone did... ;-)

[iamded]

:-D Thanks Hinckley! The you go, Steve! *sweet* Oh, and a big thanks to wulf for finding those 2 sets! Would they be considered Impulse? I reckon they would, they certainly don't qualify for a Crossbow Attack type set, they'd be cheaper than that.

~Peace

[MagPiesRUs]

Thanks, wulf *wub* The skellie chariot looks good, although I'm not sure about the catapult. There's already an impulse (although it's good to have the old torso) for the crownies, I would've much rather preferred a dwarf one :-( But still, they're good *y*

BTW, the background for the new products look great on the website *sweet*

[iamded]

BTW, the background for the new products look great on the website *sweet*

Doesn't it? :-D I like the way the wizard's magic ball glows, and how everything shines every now and then. And the lightning in the background. *y*

~Peace

[jifel]

the *skull* chariot is cool, but the best part is that it could herald the return of the *skull* !

i wish there were books like bionicle so we could have a large storyline and reasons for *skull* go byebye

jifel

[Athos]

Where the heck are all the shields? The catapult knight doesn't have one, the skeleton charioteer doesn't have one, the orc doesn't have one. What's the deal?

Steve

[iamded]

Where the heck are all the shields? The catapult knight doesn't have one, the skeleton charioteer doesn't have one, the orc doesn't have one. What's the deal?

Steve

Uh, troops are expendable? X-D The Medieval kingdom can't afford shields?

~Peace

Edited January 1, 2008 by iamded

[Piranha]

So we have three great army building sets, all thats missing is a dwarf impulse and some more shields :-D

I didn't see the need for another knight impulse but oh well, They should have given us the other style helm though *sad*

Impulse ON!

Edited January 1, 2008 by Piranha

[Shakar]

Do you think the chariot and the catpult sets cost 3 Euro? Anyway, they are pretty good army builders, however I wish the orc impulse set had some more useful pieces, such as a few more weapons, an alternate helmet, a armour piece, and a shield. Actually, like Athos pointed out, almost all the sets are lacking shields. Guess I'll have to do some Bricklink shopping.

Besides these aspects, I like where Lego's heading in 2008. There's the main line of sets, then a few small sets to help people in army building and other things.

Shakar

[xwingyoda]

Tks Wulf ;-)

Regarding 5372 Skeleton Chariot its an ok set but which still disapponts me |-/ Why oh why including another skellie horse !! Sure the set per se is nice but not really an army building set and I want more skellies but no more horses !! I'lll still buy 2 or 3 of these hehe

Regarding 5373 Knight & Catapult I am even more disappointed !! Why did TLC moxed up the torso and helmet of the 2 knights ?? Another puny shooting mechanism, are you kidding me ?? And even the choices of weapons is not brilliant !! Alsi I don't need more knights, I want more ennemies !!

I will gladly pass on that one :-P

*yoda*

[Shadows]

Great little sets! *y*

It's really nice to see LEGO returning to a tried and true sales method in offering some tiny sets to get fans hooked on a theme. I can tell you from experience that it works, fell for the same thing myself through the years with Adventurers, Arctic, and Rock Raiders.

I probably would have ended up liking Adventurers anyway, but I doubt I would have touched the others if it hadn't been for $3 sets with a single minifig and some parts.

Of course, once I had those, I realised that the bigger sets were pretty good.

That's how it works, and I have no doubt it will do so in this case, even with the crappy flick missile launcher.

Impulse On! *y*

[jifel]

with shields, put it this way. a catapult hits you, youre dead. if a skellie is in close combat youre dead. they dont have shields because theyre to heavy and make you run slower, and give you less of a chance.you can drop the shield, but then its useless. actually, i have no real idea about the lack of shields, but maybe theyre waiting so they can release a weapons pack, like that old one, with alot of longbows, crossbows, quivers, axes, swords, *skull* swords and shields,orc helmets, swords and shields, crownie helmets and shields, and dwarf helmets,axes and shields.

jifel

Edited January 1, 2008 by jifel

[Brainbox]

The Troll thing is pretty nice. Cheap, dinky and it's a troll. I think I may have to pick up a few of these.

The Skeleton chariot, again, is quite nice. More skellies arew always welcome. It looks a little big to be an Impulse set though. And I don't mind the horses, so that's not really a bad thing.

And the Knight and Catapult is just more of the same really. Still, it's an army builder and it'll be cheap. And I'm quite a fan of that particular head.

Yeah, dwarves would be nice, and it's a pity we've not got more available in a cheap way, but this isn't bad. And the chariot and catapult kind of crept up on us, so you never know what might be ahead. Maybe some other soldier units might be a good idea as well, rather than just having lots of 'knight' impulse sets.

[TheFrisian]

Why did TLC moxed up the torso and helmet of the 2 knights ??

Erm, what mix up? It seems to me the soldier has the correct combination of torso and helmet.

ImperialShadows is probably right though, these smaller sets will probably sell really well, especially to those who haven't got any Castle sets yet. But for those who already own some of the great 2007 sets, these "introduction sets" are rather disappointing. I think Yoda pretty much summed it up: too many skellie horses, no shields, and another crappy catapult thingy. As for the soldier, I got plenty of that type already, I would've loved some more archers or a Dwarf instead.

[xwingyoda]

Erm, what mix up? It seems to me the soldier has the correct combination of torso and helmet.

None actually !! My bad :-$

I got confused looool

I think Yoda pretty much summed it up: too many skellie horses, no shields, and another crappy catapult thingy. As for the soldier, I got plenty of that type already, I would've loved some more archers or a Dwarf instead.

Indeed !! I always want more ennemies, thats why I am so happy with the goblin/orc/green creature (or whatever you wanna call it :-P ) impulse !! I wish we would have a skellie imulse as well !! And I agree a dwarf would be sweet ;-)

*yoda*

[Derek]

Wow! I dont think I ever recall seeing a set for the first time on Lego's site since Eurobricks! :-D That Chariot is a must for me and the catapult the complete opposite!

[Zarkan]

Tks Wulf ;-)

Regarding 5372 Skeleton Chariot its an ok set but which still disapponts me |-/ Why oh why including another skellie horse !! Sure the set per se is nice but not really an army building set and I want more skellies but no more horses !! I'lll still buy 2 or 3 of these hehe

Regarding 5373 Knight & Catapult I am even more disappointed !! Why did TLC moxed up the torso and helmet of the 2 knights ?? Another puny shooting mechanism, are you kidding me ?? And even the choices of weapons is not brilliant !! Alsi I don't need more knights, I want more ennemies !!

I will gladly pass on that one :-P

*yoda*

I have to totally disagree with yoda on this one. First of all, what's wrong with Skeleton horses? We only got 5 in the entire 2007 lineup, so a way to get REALLY cheap ones is great IMO. ;-)

Also, the knight kit isn't the best, but I don't see what's wrong with the weapon choices. You get a crossbow, an axe, and a classic sword all in a two dollar set. And what's wrong with the torso and helmet? They look fine to me. Oh wait, you already corrected that. :-$

For me, these will be great sets since they will be really cheap and they have some great stuff. Respectufully disagreeing, of course. ;-)

[xwingyoda]

I have to totally disagree with yoda on this one. First of all, what's wrong with Skeleton horses? We only got 5 in the entire 2007 lineup, so a way to get REALLY cheap ones is great IMO. ;-)

what what what ?? How dare you :-P

To explain myself, there is nothing wrong with the skellie horse, its a fantastic part BUT:

* I don't think its gonna be an impulse set (too big IMO), or a more expensive one

* and you already had a cheap one in a 5

[TheFrisian]

I have to totally disagree with yoda on this one. First of all, what's wrong with Skeleton horses? We only got 5 in the entire 2007 lineup, so a way to get REALLY cheap ones is great IMO. ;-)

"Only" five, all of which were in the lower price range products, which in turn probably means that any army builder has got loads of skellie horses right now. No disrespect to your opinion, but unless someone's planning on making an all-cavalry skellie armie, I'm sticking with my earlier comment that we really don't need any more skellie horses.

In comparison, we only got four knights on horseback, two of which were in the most expensive sets of the line. Would've liked to be able to pick up a couple of grill helmet knights on horseback cheap, especially the one with the chain mail horse barding *wub*

[Klaus-Dieter]

Thanks to new member wulf for this news:

"I just found "5372 Skeleton Chariot"and"5373 Knight & Catapult "on the lego site."

Thank you for that news, wulf and Hinckley!

To 5372:

The most of you probably know my point of view concerning undeads and too much fantasy in the Castle theme (and in all the other themes, too) - so it would be boring for the most of you to say what I think about this set!

To 5373:

This is a very nice and little Impulse set that even delights AFOLs who aren't interested in the new "Castle" theme - like me - but in the old Castle themes. Of course it's very similar to 5615 and the catapult is in my eyes needless, too. But I nevertheless like this set because it includes another sort of lance which isn't part of 5615, a crossbow and a barrel. (I really need lots of these brown barrels for the Wild West theme as well as for the Castle theme to create a market in each of these themes.)

Edited January 1, 2008 by Klaus-Dieter

[Athos]

I like the idea of a skeleton chariot with a skeleton horse. Very spooky. So I like that set. The knight and catapult isn't that great. Same old soldier without a shield and has yet another stupid catapult. Not much need for that one.

Steve

[Vader]

So 2 more impulse sets are coming out but i'm not that impressed by either, i'll no doubt buy quite a few and i welcome the chance to add more skellie horses but i can't help but feel that somethings missing.

Perhaps the other great sets have spoilt me.

[Chuck]

So 2 more impulse sets are coming out but i'm not that impressed by either, i'll no doubt buy quite a few and i welcome the chance to add more skellie horses but i can't help but feel that somethings missing.

Perhaps the other great sets have spoilt me.

I think what the skellie chariot lacks is accessories, like the other Impulse sets. As for the catapult, I think the mechanism is fine, seeing that it is a 5 dollar set and it shouldn't be too complicated.

-Chuck