The use of flag brown pieces to create a Tudor style exterior was fantastic, and although putting some of these pieces on was a bit of work to line things up properly, the final product looks absolutely amazing. The final fascianting design piece that I enjoyed was the detail on the side of the building, as well as the ornate moldings on the roof edges. For the look of these, as well as the playability, this is a huge plus, and one I was amazed by as I put it together. Would it be hinged? Would it be stuck like the bases of each layer? I was shocked to find out neither of these two options were used – rather, the two side roof pieces simply lay in place, using hidden blocks on the underside of the roof that neatly sit in notched spots on the side of each roof. While the first and second layer easily detach from the base since they are only held on by a few studs, I was interested to see how LEGO would handle the slopped roof. Other aspects of the build also show off the incredible creativity that goes into these massive sets.
The amazing way they have used pieces in untraditional ways in phenomenal – the thing I noted here was the use of the three stemmed flower base to create small branches. I’ve seen some creative tree concepts before, but this one takes the cake. Still, this moment also highlighted how creative the design team at LEGO (and the original IDEAS creator) actually was.
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Most notably, putting together the tree that juts out from the side of the shop was much more difficult than I would have imagined, based on the angles of the instruction manuals and the very specific process required to put each branch of the tree together, as well as the trunk. Throughout the build, there were a few tough moments, even for myself. He definitely struggled with putting some of the steps together, especially at the beginning when laying out the terrain around the base of the blacksmith’s workshop and house. That being said, I built the entire set in a few hours with the help of my seven year old son. With more pieces assigned to each step, the difficult and perception required to put these sets together is always a tad more difficult, hence why they are tailored to an audience of 18+. One of the biggest differences between LEGO Ideas sets and other LEGO sets is more so in the instruction manuals than the actual set building difficulties. There are also two animals included in the set, a horse and a dog. The set includes 4 mini-figures: a blacksmith, archer, and two knights. The LEGO Medieval Blacksmith set retails for 149.99 USD / 199.99 CAD and comes with 2164 pieces. But with the hefty price tag, is this set worth it? Let’s dive in! This large and detailed set from LEGO brings me back to the days of playing with my castle LEGO sets, complete with knights, peasants, and more. That’s just my opinion though.Author: Adam Roffel Category: Articles, LEGO, Toys Categories, Toys Reviews, Date: 28th May, 2021 It is not often that we look at one of the LEGO Ideas sets here on GamesReviews, but LEGO was nice enough to track down the Medieval Blacksmith set for us to review, and although it took a bit of time to find and get it here, it was well worth the wait. My preference would be to rig the set up with LED lights instead. As an 18+ set, I don’t think most adults like the play feature of being able to turn the light on and off. I think we could have done without it and saved a few dollars on the set or added another minifigure or two in. The back also points out that a light brick is included.īefore moving on, I’ll just say I’m not sure the light brick really adds anything to this build.
The back, upper left shows how the set is built like a modular in that you can remove the different levels and the roof to have access to the internal details. The back shows off some of the details of the set.
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The front shows the full set with all of the minifigures. My set box got a bit beat up in shipping, but I can’t complain. With 2,164 pieces it works out to $0.069 per piece which isn’t bad. I was not a day one buyer when it was released on 2 February 2021, but I grabbed one when it was available with a good gift with purchase. I was definitely impressed when I saw #21325-1: Medieval Blacksmith be released as Ideas set #33. I recall having a few knights, a glow in the dark ghost, and some horses. I was not a big Castle theme fan as a kid, although I did have a few small sets.
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