Castle Sets 2010

[The Cobra]

edit: I've added set names.

An Italian online store has prices for the upcoming castle line:

7953 = 2.99 Jester impulse / Giullare

7955 = 2.99 Wizard impulse / Mago

7950 = 6.99 Knights Showdown / Resa dei conti

7949 = 9.99 Prison Carriage Rescue / L'inseguimento della carrozza

7948 = 14.99 Outpost Attack / Attacco all avamposto

7947 = 49.99 Prison Tower Rescue / La torre prigione

7946 = 102.99 King's Castle / Il castello del re

7566 actually is the Farmer impulse set.

Great to have 3 cheap sets, like in the 2007 line!

[Svelte]

Great to have 3 cheap sets, like in the 2007 line!

I agree - it makes sense for parents and consumers, lots of small sets for impulse purchases and then only one big Castle to buy! The mid-size sets are also the ones that seem to disappoint IMO, so I'm not sad not to have too many.

[Jack Bricker]

I hope that those low prices on the smaller sets means we will get a lot of army builder sets this time. I didn't like having to pay $4-5 for just one knight and $16 for just 5 knights.

[Joe H]

I hope that those low prices on the smaller sets means we will get a lot of army builder sets this time. I didn't like having to pay $4-5 for just one knight and $16 for just 5 knights.

I believe the prices coincide with the preliminary sets we've seen from the retail catalog, indicating that the cheapest sets (2.99) are the jester and the wizard, while the slightly more expensive set is the one with the two knights. Not bad if you'd like to build an army for both side in even proportions, but otherwise a bit more expensive than it was to get single figures in 2007 (i.e. The Knight). I'd prefer the latter since it allows more flexibility.

[Jack Bricker]

I believe the prices coincide with the preliminary sets we've seen from the retail catalog, indicating that the cheapest sets (2.99) are the jester and the wizard, while the slightly more expensive set is the one with the two knights. Not bad if you'd like to build an army for both side in even proportions, but otherwise a bit more expensive than it was to get single figures in 2007 (i.e. The Knight). I'd prefer the latter since it allows more flexibility.

Yeah, I agree with you there. Oh well, I still think it will be a great line.

Edited January 7, 2010 by bengun

[ziljin]

Does Lego ever make more than one wave of Impulse sets?

Because I was hoping they were making something similar to The Good Knight. 2 helmets, 1 armor, 1 printed torso (compared to the other knights that had armor but no printed torso), and multiple weapons. Kind of makes the other impulse sets seem less "bang for the buck".

Well I think I will order 5 of the wizards and jesters anyway. And probably buy some Harry Potter sets, and I can mix the wizards together to make a diverse group of wizards/mages/witches. They could be advisors or elite battle mages.

Edited January 7, 2010 by lego40k

[UsernameMDM]

Does Lego ever make more than one wave of Impulse sets?

Because I was hoping they were making something similar to The Good Knight. 2 helmets, 1 armor, 1 printed torso (compared to the other knights that had armor but no printed torso), and multiple weapons. Kind of makes the other impulse sets seem less "bang for the buck".

That or a mounted knight (knight, armor, sword, lance, shield, horse, barding & head armor)

[KurttKrueger]

I'm hoping we see more cheaper ways of building up a reasonable size force of the new factions.

My Crown Knight army needs worthy opponents!

[Sandy]

Does Lego ever make more than one wave of Impulse sets?

They sure do, the Fantasy Era got a troll impulse later on.

But there's the cheap Knight's Showdown set coming too, which includes a soldier for both sides, plus some extra pieces. Isn't that enough to fill your army?

Well I think I will order 5 of the wizards and jesters anyway. And probably buy some Harry Potter sets, and I can mix the wizards together to make a diverse group of wizards/mages/witches. They could be advisors or elite battle mages.

That's a fine idea, but for more diversity, I would suggest you buy the old Castle wizards and Harry Potter figs used instead hoarding many of the new ones. There are at least eight different type of mages available in the Castle line itself, plus a great number in the old Harry Potter line.

I know because I have almost all of them.

[ziljin]

They sure do, the Fantasy Era got a troll impulse later on.

But there's the cheap Knight's Showdown set coming too, which includes a soldier for both sides, plus some extra pieces. Isn't that enough to fill your army?

I hope so. But having impulse or other similary cheap sets would boost variety like you mention for the wizards.

That's a fine idea, but for more diversity, I would suggest you buy the old Castle wizards and Harry Potter figs used instead hoarding many of the new ones. There are at least eight different type of mages available in the Castle line itself, plus a great number in the old Harry Potter line.

I know because I have almost all of them.

Well I am thinking in the long run, they will make more wizard figures, so I can mix and match the new ones with the future ones. Plus I am currently too stubborn to order bricklink stuff. I prefer buying stuff from lego.com or amazon for the guaranteed quality and customer service. Orders being processed without further input from myself. And no hassle of using paypal.

AND I have thing for repetition. It must be the child within me. But I like having multiples of the same minifig so that I can have 1 original at least, then the rest can be changed around for diversity.

Edited January 7, 2010 by lego40k

[Legoist]

I hope that those low prices on the smaller sets means we will get a lot of army builder sets this time. I didn't like having to pay $4-5 for just one knight and $16 for just 5 knights.

I don't know what army you want to build, but last Castle series had quite good small sets for that. For example 7090 and 7092 were cheap and with a good minifig ratio, at least if you count skeletons as minifigs.

[Tobiasz]

I think the new castle shields don't show the unicorn. I realised that they are the same as duplo castle shields like in this picture !!!... but that's great because the duplo shields are very, very good and I always like to see it in "normal" lego Castle. They only have different colours.

[Albero - BEL]

I'm really glad to see that we will have a medieval farmer impulse set, if it will have a pig included, I'll buy more than one.

Edited January 8, 2010 by Albero - BEL

[Sandy]

Well I am thinking in the long run, they will make more wizard figures, so I can mix and match the new ones with the future ones. Plus I am currently too stubborn to order bricklink stuff. I prefer buying stuff from lego.com or amazon for the guaranteed quality and customer service. Orders being processed without further input from myself. And no hassle of using paypal.

You can find excellent lot from Ebay, as well. I never use Bricklink because I can find most stuff from Ebay cheaper.

And PayPal is the easiest thing ever, you just sign in and click a button, and the payment goes directly from your bank account. There's no need to write any sort of numbers anywhere, so there's practically a zero percent chance for mistakes.

I think the new castle shields don't show the unicorn. I realised that they are the same as duplo castle shields like in this picture !!!... but that's great because the duplo shields are very, very good and I always like to see it in "normal" lego Castle. They only have different colours.

Those crests are close, but they don't seem to be quite the same as in the Kingdom sets. In Kingdoms, the lion is shown whole and standing, and the dragon is of different shape as well, with a checkered background like in the lion.

But nice find, anyway!

[Rick]

I'm really glad to see that we will have a medieval farmer impulse set, if it will have a pig included, I'll buy more than one.

Where did you hear/read that? The 2010 Farmer impulse set is a City set.

[KurttKrueger]

Where did you hear/read that? The 2010 Farmer impulse set is a City set.

When I read one of the above posts I got the impression that there was a Farmer Impulse for Kingdoms. Its only when I went back and reread the post and clicked the link that I realised it was for City.

Easily done.

[Albero - BEL]

Where did you hear/read that? The 2010 Farmer impulse set is a City set.

I'm really sorry: I missunderstood from the Italian website.

[Jack Bricker]

I don't know what army you want to build, but last Castle series had quite good small sets for that. For example 7090 and 7092 were cheap and with a good minifig ratio, at least if you count skeletons as minifigs.

I was trying to make a unit of armed swordsman similer to what the Medieval 2 Total War game had for the English Faction. I ended up just giving up. Oh, well I will build it later and now I will have a couple new factions to have my forces battle with.

[army23]

Alot of these sets are already on brickset.com just go to browse then 2010 the choose the castle theme. any way the wizard and the jester sets look good

[cdljal]

I hope that those low prices on the smaller sets means we will get a lot of army builder sets this time. I didn't like having to pay $4-5 for just one knight and $16 for just 5 knights.

Those prices are in Euros, 2.99 euros is about $4.80 so they are about the same as the good knight and troll single fig sets.

Any one know when these will be available, some say this month some say june.

Edited January 9, 2010 by cdljal

[Tyrant]

Those prices are in Euros, 2.99 euros is about $4.80 so they are about the same as the good knight and troll single fig sets.

Any one know when these will be available, some say this month some say june.

The price doesn't directly translate like that most of the time. In the past, it has seemed like the euro amount (2.99 euros for example) is very close to the dollar amount (in this case, $3.49 instead of $2.99). This may change this year with the increase in prices across the line but I doubt it will be anywhere near the direct conversion price.

[Klaus-Dieter]

Thank you all very much for all this many information!

The new Castle sets look !

It's great to see that TLG is finally going back to the roots and releasing more classic Castle sets!

Negative:

- architecture of the Prison Tower looks to fantasy-like (perhaps the final version will be better)

- no knight Impulse set

- no siege tower and/or battering ram

- nearly no horses

Positive:

+ classic and realistic look more

+ much less useless action elements (like catapults, war vehicles etc.)

+ great minifigs

+ great architecture

+ sets in different sizes and price categories

+ reasonable prices

Btw: I haven't found the following information has already been posted (if still please forgive me):

7952 Kingdoms Advent Calendar - 20 Euros (source)

Klaus-Dieter

Edited January 9, 2010 by Klaus-Dieter

[Treader]

Any one know when these will be available, some say this month some say june.

This italian site say these will be avaible in september.

http://lego.e-toy.it/d_468_7949-l-inseguim...a-carrozza.html

[phoinix]

oh come on September is too far away!

at least bring them to us for summer!

my birthday is in August and i am dreaming about the caste already!

i find the castle to be the best set of them all in design

the "evil" smallest castle reminds me of something Japanese or Chinese or smth and i dont really like that dark green,

the tower with the evil catapult looks so empty and boring

the impulse sets look very nice!

the color on the boxes have a peaceful look and nothing screams war (although there apparently is a conflict )

i really dont get why the Castle line ended and we went from the fairytale back to "reality"

there was so much more TLG could have done with that line

and when i think of all the new and amazing minifigures and creatures it makes me feel sad.

we were all so hoping to get more dwarfs as they were only in a couple of sets

and we wanted to see elves and more evil characters!

i am not so much amazed by this new line as i was when i first saw the Castle line first picture..

maybe they will turn out better than they look.

(and the dwarfs might return!..one can only dream)

and let me point out that we cant clearly see a female character in the line so far...i miss the queen the princess and the village girls :(

Edited January 10, 2010 by phoinix

[Jack Bricker]

I wonder if we will see more of the trolls and fantasy themed stuff. I wonder if Lego just decided to change the name from castle to Kingdoms because they were creating so many different factions and I wonder if Lego is just throwing in another human faction because a lot of the collectors were complaining that there was just one human faction when the 2007 castle theme premiered. So we may see more fantasy elements and factions in the near future.