Dwarves' Mine Review!!

[Batbrick]

Thanks so much for this review Hinckley! *wub* Is this a good time to say I love you? :-$ :-P

I love all the playability features in this set, what once looked like random add-ons now form an intricate mine system! :'-)

I am also loving everything else! *wub*

TTFN! >:-)

[Hinckley]

Howmany crystals are included by the way?

4 silver and 4 gold. The Pauldrons can be found on Brickforge...

Thanks for all of the thank yous everybody! I love you too Batbrick and you are all certainly welcome. I love to spread the love! It is a very cool set and I'm very excited about it. I'll post more pics as I play more... *wub* *wub*

[Batbrick]

4 silver and 4 gold. The Pauldrons can be found on Brickforge...

Thanks for all of the thank yous everybody! I love you too Batbrick and you are all certainly welcome. I love to spread the love! It is a very cool set and I'm very excited about it. I'll post more pics as I play more... *wub* *wub*

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Awwwwwwwww he loves me! *wub*

Good to see that you are having fun playing with it, one of the main reasons that TLC still captures my imagination is because the infinite amount of possibilities in it!

I just have one question (and then some probably later X-D ), could you tell me how the mine feature actually works? Because I looked through it a couple of times but couldn't work out how the rocks are supposed to go up that slope or what way it is meant to happen! *wacko*

I would greatly appreciate it if you could get back to me on this but if not then I completely understand what with all buzz surrounding this set! *sweet*

TTFN! >:-)

[Hinckley]

I just have one question (and then some probably later X-D ), could you tell me how the mine feature actually works? Because I looked through it a couple of times but couldn't work out how the rocks are supposed to go up that slope or what way it is meant to happen! *wacko*

I have the set in front of me and still can't quite figure out the answer to that. I'll explain more in a possible fourth page of the review tomorrow and probably make fun of it too :-D . Until then Hinckley out! *wub*

*sad* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[CopMike]

Excellent review hinckley *y*! This set will be mine very soon I hope ....!

Such a lot of new minifig stuff - LEGO is really pushing the envelope nowadays *wub*!

Beside the *wub* *wub* *wub* - picture of the big party this is my favorite >:-) :

Whack that "wannabe-viking" good Mr Troll!

The dwarfs hair and overall look are very Asterix & Obelix *sweet*!

Dwarfs On

copmike

[Joey Lock]

Ive got to say I love the set but I think on Brickshelf your gonna see alot of Asterix and Obelix minifigs also alot of BlackBeards.

But thats what makes the set so good theres alot of useful pieces

[xwingyoda]

You lucky beeeeep X-D

Tks Hinckie for this great and hilarious review !! And I really love all the live action shots X-D

This set is a definite MUST buy and I'm really pissed to have to wait april for it |-/ Like Indy BTW !!

So what will have I to buy in january except SW !! City ?? Think NOT !!

I love all the details of trhe set and the new moulds are just stunning (dwarves' beards and helmets !!). I also love the goblin's face and torso !!

Plus it had loads of great accessories: weapons, crystals...

I want it now *sing*

*yoda*

[Tanotrooper]

hehe, you made bonaparte smaller :-P

thanks for the pics, looks like a great set but is the troll helmet removable and of so, can you take a pic of it and perhaps on a minifig head X-D

TT

[Aredhel]

That was a really really great review. I hope to get this set too! I love the dwarfes and the trolls and everything!

-Aredhel

[sam89]

I'm not really into Castle, but I love this set! The playability looks great and figures are just fantastic! So many new molds in lots of different colours!

[Asuka]

Thank you very much for a nice review and very cool pictures of a really great set, hinckley! *y*

There

[Khorne]

Wow! Hinckley, you lucky guy!!! I really, really want this set! The orcs and dwarves look so *wub* . The set looks way better than I thought at first. I'm glad that TLC changed the prototype orc helmet to the barbute one. I really hated the first one :-X . The dwarf helms really kick megablocks too *sweet* . Great set, can't wait to get it *wub* .

[Wobo Ihi]

Thanks for the pictures, hinck.

I really like the new "troll" minifigs and parts, especially their shields. The dwarves are pretty good too...

[TroyTMoore]

Thank you Hinckley for the excellent review.

SWMAN indelibly said

Personally, i think it was a really weak review. For such a great set, it could have been so much better. All of the other lego characters threw me off and made it annoying. Also, words help.

@SWMAN; I nearly fell out of my chair when I read that. Firstly, an old adage is that a pic is worth a thousand words...plenty of words with even the first few pics posted. Secondly, you ungrateful whelp, I am primarily a lurker here, and rarely do I see this sort of blatant disregard for the significant contributions of very active members such as Hinckley. Thirdly, I am not trying to start a quarrel. You are fortunate that the other members that posted so far are so gracious.

Back to the real topic;

I will be waiting for this set to show up on S@H as there is no other way that I will be able to get it in Canada. Whoever said that there would never be LOTR LEGO is now proven sooo wrong. Gimli anyone? Those little trolls/orcs/goblins are dang cool. Based on this picture review I will get 2 sets as quick as I can and probably 1 for each of my children for Christmas. My LEGO Castle world will never be the same.

Hinckley, I really appreciated the humour throughout the review, especially "Hello friend" with pic, I laughed out loud.

[blueandwhite]

Thanks for those shots. Great picks. Oh and Hinckley, that last shot was priceless! *y* *y* *y*

[szww]

I *wub* the set

hickley, you just gave a new meaning to word "review" X-D

New quality of reviewing ON :-D

EDIT:

I would love to see the new shield pictured with other shield types...to compare size... will it be possible to take that photo... PLEASE :-$

Edited October 6, 2007 by szww

[SirNadroj]

Great review! *y* How much was this set? $50, $60 even?

EDIT: And Hinckley, could you take the troll apart and take a picture of the serperate peices together? I'm curious how <insert that tiresome argument> it really is. ;-)

Edited October 6, 2007 by SirNadroj

[trooperdavinfelth]

I have to say, I couldn't stop laughing at that review! Superb job, hinckley! Superb! May I ask, are there any dwarf heads other than the cheek-boned police head and the bearded Creator train conductor? The Troll legs are a little small, in comparison with the entire monster. It's still a great set, and it's funny how the gems go back the same way every single time! :-D *even more deafening applause*

[SWMAN]

I just think that while the pictures are the best part of a review, words help to explain the set like whats included, how stuff works, and if you think it is a good set. Also, I just think putting all those other figures in it makes it hard to see the actual set.

[Siegfried]

I just think that while the pictures are the best part of a review, words help to explain the set like whats included, how stuff works, and if you think it is a good set. Also, I just think putting all those other figures in it makes it hard to see the actual set.

Hinckley did say that he "will be changing it over the weekend" so your comment was, in my opinion, rude. He went out of his way to post a half review, even though he had work to do, and instead of thanking him you complained. You didn't even have one positive word to say... :'-(

[trooperdavinfelth]

I just think that while the pictures are the best part of a review, words help to explain the set like whats included, how stuff works, and if you think it is a good set. Also, I just think putting all those other figures in it makes it hard to see the actual set.

Nonsense! That's the whole point, to make it more enjoyable than an ordinary everyday review! And hinckley is clearly good at that, which I find most gratifying to know! Come on, I don't really know what's left to say. Everything is pretty much summed up in his review. If you think that with those other figures it's hard to see, then that's just over the top. What's left to see? What's blocked in one pic is revealed in another. It's called viewing with coordination.

[Brick Miner]

thanks hinckley. im most interested in the backside of the mine. i like seeing the path of the gold/silver, and how it starts in the bottom level of the mine, and its many outputs in front. the bottom of the mine looks dark and scary down there... so that's a nice touch. i only wish there was more bricks and slopes representing rocks in the bottom of the mine.

all-in-all it's not a bad set, the playability is supurb, i just wish it was more enclosed and felt like a model, not just a playset.

- BM

[Corvus]

all-in-all it's not a bad set, the playability is supurb, i just wish it was more enclosed and felt like a model, not just a playset.

I think It'll still look amazing on a shelf, even if it isn't enclosed. The level of detail it has will be great for sitting on a fairly good level (head-height, I think) shelf. I probably won't play with this set as much as strip it down ( :'-( ) for parts, but if I can salvage it I'll shelve it. (Once I buy more shelves, that is. |-/ )

Hinckley, do you mind if I ask a silly little request?

[oo7]

Many thanks for such excellent pictures of an excellent set, Hinkie! Now that I know what this set is about, I think I might just have to purchase a copy from a Target vending entity in the next day or to. I love those beards, they gave Gimli written all over them. *wub*

The complex system of chutes and cable lines is quite impressive. I wonder why they put slits like that those technic pin tubes, however.

[WesternOutlaw]

Great review Hink, and I love your Web Site. Very nice.

I can't believe we finally have dwarves. Now we just need elves for the next batch of new Castle figs. I really like the orcs. They will make a great addition to Grave Stone (eventually). We can finally have a great game of Lego D&D.

The set has some great playability factors. I also like the iron wheel. I'm most impressed with the mining cars - both color and build. I would have expected single piece molds as well, but the design is very nice. You had commented about the use of a catapult in a mine. I'm picturing this set within a much larger cavern/grotto.

In any case, I've been noticing your avatar and guessing you had the new set. Great review and the bit of humor with adding some of the EBers to it, priceless.

Thanks for an excellent review!