I do not care for the revised design, especially the brighter colors and the less weathered appearance. If you're running a script or application, please register or sign in with your developer credentials here. The compromise the designers made was for the best imho, it's cheaper and more people will be able to enjoy this great set. Huw In your verdict you mention the 'boar rug', but I actually assumed it was supposed to represent a bear skin.

I do like that she is given a bow and a quirky one-eye-closed facial expression, setting her up to be more than a traditional housewife. At first the difference was jarring but seeing a full review convinced me it's done justice to the original submission. This set is perfect for collectors and fans alike, with its intricate attention to detail and authentic design.However, the same part in Reddish Brown would have been the absolutely perfect part to give the gable ends a perfectly smooth shape. It's certainly the best castle-themed set ever and further proof that LEGO Ideas continues to deliver some of the best sets that the Danish toy manufacturer produces. Yes, the floor plates are slightly off colour to the rest of the walls but you don't really notice that, they blend in really well.

The layers of pentagonal tiles are a real departure from his original submission in both their use and colour, reflecting the wider design choices of the official set. Contrary to many claims that the set has been "simplified", I feel that many of its clever and conscientious details actually ADD to the complexity and level of detail. This part was new in this color in the two 2021 Lunar New Year sets, but still new enough to highlight here. The end result is pleasing and gives the model a hint of the rougher aesthetic present in the original LEGO Ideas submission. Oh, and maybe the knight is also with his daughter who instead of being a princess wants to be a knight.The point is that you’ve really got everyone you need to fill out 21325 Medieval Blacksmith – any extra minifigures might have felt superfluous. Our other knight sports a large halberd/pike, using the Monkie kid handle and silver axe head, this imposing weapon definitely lets you know that she’s the hot-headed newbie on the block ready to kick some butt.

Take a break from modern life to build this magnificent Medieval Blacksmith model that LEGO has faithfully recreated. The result deviates me personally again too far from the fan design and has too much color - especially turquoise, light blue and light brown.The half-timbering and wall texture is not as elaborate as on the original but not as parts-intensive, either. This includes a stack of wood beneath what I expect will be the stairs, and some interior furniture including a workbench, grinding wheel, and large crate. Medieval Blacksmith might particularly interest Harry Potter fans as the style suits buildings like The Burrow, or even Diagon Alley.

The fifth bag is all about the tree, which begins by building a gnarled tree using a variety of SNOT techniques. An improvement would be to have the plexiglass less shiny and exposed to a direct source of light it is pretty reflective. If the project is approved and cleared for production, it is developed and later released as an official set under the "LEGO Ideas" banner and the original designer receives 1% of the royalties and a number of free sets. As an Ideas set, the concept was based on a fan design that achieved 10,000 supporters on the LEGO® Ideas platform.Perhaps when it's available with a nice discount I might pull the trigger, but it's certainly not a day one purchase for me. We’re always happy to say hello to more pooches (even if they are made of plastic), but we dearly hoped Clemens Fiedler’s original pitch of a goat would have materialised in the final set. But it is the question what you expect or whether you like it and whether you can not use your money better. The timbers were almost all created from SNOTted 1x4 tiles, which resulted in numerous gaps — the horizontal and vertical beams around together weren't joined neatly at the corners or connected in any way to the wall posts, and the diagonal roof trusses had gaps every four studs where the separate 1x4 tiles didn't meet together neatly.