Castle sets 2008/2009

[Batbrick]

The new torso doesn't look very armoured, it looks just like an undercoat for the armour piece, wheras the old torso had nice armour plating, and a big steel 'bib' thing with the crown symbol on it.

~Peace

Really? I think its the other way around, the new torso has the armour underneath the patterning.

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[iamded]

Really? I think its the other way around, the new torso has the armour underneath the patterning.

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Oooh. You bring up a good point. Well, I still prefer the original armour!! :-P

~Peace

[MagPiesRUs]

Oooh. You bring up a good point. Well, I still prefer the original armour!! :-P

~Peace

Indeed, I think of the old one as a standard soldier torso, while the other is for guards or lighter infantry. It doesn't look as good in large numbers as the old one.

Edited January 19, 2008 by TinyPiesRUs

[hollisbrick]

The new torso doesn't look very armoured, it looks just like an undercoat for the armour piece, wheras the old torso had nice armour plating, and a big steel 'bib' thing with the crown symbol on it.

~Peace

mm i agree, it dosnt look like its for battle, it looks to fancy.

[iamded]

Indeed, I think of the old one as a standard soldier torso, while the other is for guards or lighter infantry. It doesn't look as good in large numbers as the old one.

mm i agree, it dosnt look like its for battle, it looks to fancy.

See! I have support! You guys have put it well, and pretty much explained what I was thinking. X-D Thanks!

~Peace

[blueandwhite]

mm i agree, it dosnt look like its for battle, it looks to fancy.

It was common practice to wear a surcoat over your armour prior to the fifteenth century. The new torso also matches up with the older castle figs who wear similar designs. I actually prefer this design to the scalemale torsos of last year.

[Batbrick]

It was common practice to wear a surcoat over your armour prior to the fifteenth century. The new torso also matches up with the older castle figs who wear similar designs. I actually prefer this design to the scalemale torsos of last year.

I like them both, why can't we all get along?

I think I might use the new torso as an "Army to the East" thing, a legion of troops assigned to defend against the troll invaders, while the old torso is situated somewhere else. Like a uniform for each sector.

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[iamded]

I like them both, why can't we all get along?

I think I might use the new torso as an "Army to the East" thing, a legion of troops assigned to defend against the troll invaders, while the old torso is situated somewhere else. Like a uniform for each sector.

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Ooh, clever. I'll just have the newer troops as knights and guards, and the rest as the main army. Is this still on topic, as it is talking about the '08 torsos... 8-|

~Peace

[hollisbrick]

I like them both, why can't we all get along?

I think I might use the new torso as an "Army to the East" thing, a legion of troops assigned to defend against the troll invaders, while the old torso is situated somewhere else. Like a uniform for each sector.

Batbrick is Back! >:-)

oh, never thought of that, great idea! the new torsos could be the more important knights and the old ones could be the not so important, and the other old ones could be even less important and so on ect ect

[ScottManDeath]

On http://castle.lego.com/en-us/Downloads/ColorPages.aspx, they posted a feew more of the .pdf files to print and color.

Those are artsy

• Image of all characters including the dwarves and trolls
  
• Image of dwarves (those who were accidentally leaked some time ago)
  
• Image of trolls (those who were accidentally leaked some time ago)
  

Those look like the instructions

• Image of 7036
  
• Image of knight impulse set
  
• Image of wizard impulse set
  
• Image of sentry impulse set
  
• Image of skelleton impulse set
  

[TheFrisian]

It was common practice to wear a surcoat over your armour prior to the fifteenth century. The new torso also matches up with the older castle figs who wear similar designs. I actually prefer this design to the scalemale torsos of last year.

Yes, very true. Metal armour tended to get very warm in direct sunlight and to rust when exposed to rain, so a surcoat was worn over the armour to provide some protection against the weather. So the new torso actually quite accurately depicts how the average soldier would've looked like in the Middle Ages. It may come to no surprise that I therefore prefer the new torso for generic soldiers, using the scale armoured torsos for either elite soldiers or guards.

[hollisbrick]

does any one know the release date for the *skull* impulse?

[Batbrick]

Ooh, clever. I'll just have the newer troops as knights and guards, and the rest as the main army. Is this still on topic, as it is talking about the '08 torsos... 8-|

~Peace

Yay!

And I'd say we were still on topic, since the 08 torsos are part of the 08 line :-P

oh, never thought of that, great idea! the new torsos could be the more important knights and the old ones could be the not so important, and the other old ones could be even less important and so on ect ect

Thanks, I'll have my men set up as different battalions, but I like iamded's idea, the new torso seems like a guard torso, something you would see in the castle.

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[Siegfried]

Instructions for 5372 Skeleton Chariot

Thanks Chuck! *sweet* There are a lot of others there too...

[DJ Force]

So the Skeleton Chariot is an Impulse Set? Wow! I could see this being a huge seller!

[TheFrisian]

It may list as an Impulse set, but it seems a bit larger to me than the current Impulse sets, so I would be pleasantly surprised if this still turns out to be a

[jifel]

8-

Edited January 21, 2008 by jifel

[Batbrick]

8-

[hollisbrick]

I like that too.

I still hope that they bring out a skellie impulse without the horse though, as awesome as the chariot is I want some ground troops too.

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you could just not use the horse and just the skele but then i guess you'll have to find a job for the horse :-/ mayby instead of using it as a chariot it could be a weapon carrier then you could use the skele as a ground soldier *y*

[Batbrick]

you could just not use the horse and just the skele but then i guess you'll have to find a job for the horse :-/ mayby instead of using it as a chariot it could be a weapon carrier then you could use the skele as a ground soldier *y*

Good idea actually, but I'd still prefer not having a billion skellie horses. I'll definitely do that though. Oh well, looks like theres going to be a lot of skellie horses in my parts box.

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[iamded]

I too am a tad disappointed that we get yet another horse. I don't need anymore! See for yourself!

What I need is some more troops.

~Peace

[Looking for a display name]

any one seen this yet?

sorry if its all ready been posted

im gonna get this and the city one this year :-D :-P

[Vader]

any one seen this yet?

sorry if its all ready been posted

im gonna get this and the city one this year :-D :-P

Yes it was posted some time ago, though you were detained elsewhere. See reasons like this are a good excuss to behave ;-)

So do you like it?

[Looking for a display name]

Yes it was posted some time ago, though you were detained elsewhere. See reasons like this are a good excuss to behave ;-)

So do you like it?

like what being free?

(sorry im quite slow on the up take at times)

but if your referring to the calendar i think its awesome!

i love te new jesters hat and the wench? and the knights armer and the fact you get a castle too! (lol)

Edited January 22, 2008 by Looking for a display name

[Batbrick]

What I need is some more troops.

~Peace

Wow, you seriously do need more troops! I agree, skellie soldier impulse ON!

Also, nice avvie!

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