Earendil Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Sorry, if this has already been disscussed, but have you noticed the new flames? I love them. edit: Picture Edited January 27, 2009 by Earendil Quote
alex12 Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 These sets look awesome. More female minifigs are a great thing. Loving the orc fortress loads. I know its waaaay early but if we do get elves next year we are gonna be in for a treat. Quote
hewkii9 Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) the zillion or so leftvoer dark brown slopes produced in 2008 Hey don't go trash talking dark brown! Is the catapult next to the witch made with some new container type of piece. It looks rounded like a big bowl of some sort. The new flames look great!. I can't wait to put those to use. Although I agree the seaweed pieces look a little out of place, I am glad they are now making them in dark green. Very useful that!The golden knight does look pretty flashy. He's all pimped out! I like him. Not at all rainbow like... I'm pretty sure the witch's catapult's made out of the cup half of those ball pieces you see in a bunch of Star Wars sets. And two pimps this year? Would make sense, Gold Pimp vs. Orc Pimp.. I'm definitely going to get the Drawbridge Defence now, my reservations about it are gone. Liking the little ballista on top. Edited January 27, 2009 by hewkii9 Quote
trooperdavinfelth Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Methinks I'll get the Drawbridge set; at first I was dismayed. It looked a lot like the Castle stereotype drawbridge set, but seeing the Queen and the Jester and that knight guy... Oh ya... And the Troll Fortress of course. I think the Troll King deserves a new head; or maybe he has one? It looks a little wrinkled... Quote
tiberium_blue Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Some better pictures are needed but the mountain fortress looks too much like King's Castle Siege for me. I was hoping for more of a mountain look like the Agents Volcano set with a lot more dark green and brown thrown in. Quote
Athos Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I was hoping the Troll Fort would be a cross between the Volcano Base and the Viking Fort. I'm not sure about the design-tack they've taken with it. Hopefully the final design will be better... Steve Quote
flywheels Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 So can we expect these to hit U.S. shelves in August or around that time frame? Quote
Bricks Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) I really felt in love with this new Castle sets! They are so awesome, I love especially the fortress and the drawbridge attack. -Must buy- But one point I didn't understand: Why they made now again a set with skelleton's? So great work TLC! Greetings 'Bricks' Edited January 28, 2009 by Bricks Quote
metalandi Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Why shouldn't they? They are part of the current castle line, just vecause they were absent for a year it doesn't mean they are gone at all. Actually they weren't even absent, cause there were some in the advent calendar. But..what forest and skeleton attack are you talking about? Edited January 27, 2009 by metalandi Quote
Dark_Avenger Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Why shouldn't they? They are part of the current castle line, just vecause they were absent for a year it doesn't mean they are gone at all. Actually they weren't even absent, cause there were some in the advent calendar.But..what forest and skeleton attack are you talking about? I think he meant the fortress and the drawbridge attack. Quote
Tinn-man Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Just noticed this (and i know i'm extremely late) . The drawbridge defense has skellies instead of the usual trolls!!! I personally like this a lot more, because I never liked those smaller trolls at all, and I'm glad to see the skeletons return . Quote
Dadster Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Dangit!! I go away for a mini-vacation and now I come back to find you all have been ogling these new pics!! Love the Fortress and even the drawbridge. The design of the arched walkway is cool. Quote
Dr.Cogg Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) I like the Troll Fortress,but the color scheme still bothers me,I think its because everything of the trolls is dark,their siege engines, their outfits,their boats,but their fortress is light and looks like an old crowny fortress, that all they did was add a few parts here and there. Also the Troll fortress seems like it lackes the chains,flags and spears,the trolls always seem to have. Edited January 28, 2009 by Dr.Cogg Quote
Dr.Cogg Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 [should the Trolls' Fortress colour be changed?] I just wanted to hear peoples opinion. Quote
SiRoa Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 where is the poll?? I agree, to change the color.. Quote
metalandi Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) I think this is really pointless, since we still haven't seen really good pictures of the whole set, and also we still don't know if this is already the final version of it. And it wouldn't change anything anyway, if most people here don't like the color scheme... Edit: Just saw your signature, SiRoa, you got a few mistakes in the set names there, and also you can find most of these sets at S@H. Edited January 28, 2009 by metalandi Quote
frogstudio Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 their fortress is light and looks like an old crowny fortress, that all they did was add a few parts here and there. That's a great explanation!!! It's an old Crowny fortress they trashed during a raid. Remember their sense o aesthetic is null.... I would also prefer it to be dark gray or with a color scheme similar to that in Vladek's Dark Fortress, but if it comes in this lighter color scheme, that's the explanation I'll use to give myself some peace of mind... :D Quote
metalandi Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 i actually think that's exactly what TLG was thinking when designing it. I mean, orcs and trolls are really silly and simple creatures, and there's no way they could design and build a big fortress on their own, so they raided a crownie castle and made their own fortress out of it. Quote
Scop Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 i actually think that's exactly what TLG was thinking when designing it. I mean, orcs and trolls are really silly and simple creatures, and there's no way they could design and build a big fortress on their own, so they raided a crownie castle and made their own fortress out of it. I don´t believe, that "really silly and simple creatures" could build things like siege tower, the battle wheel or the assault wagon ;) Quote
Athos Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 I think a brown, dark brown and dark tan color scheme would be great. Steve Quote
Natman8000 Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 I don´t believe, that "really silly and simple creatures" could build things like siege tower, the battle wheel or the assault wagon ;) Perhaps they stole them? I really like the new printing on the large trolls, and I really with they'd make different troll faces. Quote
DNL Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 The fortress would have looked nicer if the light bluish gray parts were dark grey, but i understand why TLG decided to use LBG for the walls, if they were dark gray they would blend too much with the rocks. It would have been better if the walls were brown (and dark brown). A bit like the viking fortress, but then with no log pieces and a lot of dark brown. Quote
metalandi Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 I don't understand why you alla re talking about "what would have been better" Guys, this is still the PRELIM version, and it could look completely different in the end. Maybe they just used light parts for now. I don't get it why people are bashing about sets that are not even finished yet Quote
metalandi Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Maybe i am wrong with that, yeah. But still i think that it really could be a raided castle they took over. Quote
Sir Dillon Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Dr. Cogg, I have merged your topic with this one. At this point please try to keep all discussion of the 2009 sets in this thread. Quote
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