BrickForge Crusader Knight Accessory Pack Review
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 11:02 am
BrickForge recently had free shipping to promote their new accessory packs so I took the opportunity to pick up a couple of items and hope you find my review helpful. Any opinion expressed is that of myself and in no way connected to Classic-Castle or BrickForge.
Firstly the contents.
- Great Helmet (this item has been available before but is newly printed).
- Double Plume (again newly printed)
- Tunic (a new item that fits of the minifig neck like a bib)
- Waist Armor (this item is made of a coloured rubber type substance, and is newly printed on one side)
- Knight Shield (this item has been avaible before, but is newly printed).
- Sovereign Sword
- Military Sword
Brickforge Crusader Knight Contents by andhe , on Flickr
I think the 'bib' is a great new item and has an excellent quality of print very similar to that of an official LEGO product. It's a shame that the bib doesn't also cover the back of the minifig, but this can be easily covered by a cape or choosing a plain torso.
The 'rubber' skirt/waist armour provides flexibility for leg movement and figure posing, but is not compatible with your knight being able to ride a horse. In some ways the 'bib' also interferes with a minifig sitting on a horse, unless you lean the figure back a bit.
Brickforge Crusader by andhe , on Flickr
Compatibility.
The following picture shows some of the combinations that are available with these new pieces. As you can see, the BrickForge and LEGO plumes are interchangeable in the different helms, but may be a looser or tighter fit, but not to a degree of causing any stress or damage.
BrickForge Crusader Variants by andhe , on Flickr
The LEGO breastplate is compatible with the BrickForge waist armour/skirt but in my mind doesn't look that good together, though I'm sure someone will come up with a combination that works. The shield printing is great and works especially well on the Lion Knight. The Dragon Knight uses a different colour scheme on the shield to the official LEGO version, I'm sure there may have been a reason for this (ie number of printable colours) but I think it would have looked nicer with the yellow/dark yellow quarters. The swords are similar in colour to pearl light grey (for the Lion Knight) and pearl dark grey (for the Dragon Knight). The sovereign sword (bigger one) is a great option, but I found the military sword to be a bit loose in the minifigs hand and rotated easily.
Finally, here's a picture of both knights kitted out in the full Brickforge accessory pack. A Templar Crusader pack and Black Lion pack are also available.
BrickForge Crusader Knights by andhe , on Flickr
Price.
Each pack is currently selling for $6 (about £4) which I think is a great price for such a complete product. I don't know if this is an introductory price, and shipping was currently free when ordering two or more accessory packs.
Over all I'd say these packs currently offer great value for some really interesting pieces. The 'bib', skirt and shield are great new pieces and offer something ahead of what other 3rd party companies are currently offering and I look forward to seeing further innovations and variants from BrickForge utilising these new products and techniques.
Thanks for reading.
~ andhe
amended for corrections.
Firstly the contents.
- Great Helmet (this item has been available before but is newly printed).
- Double Plume (again newly printed)
- Tunic (a new item that fits of the minifig neck like a bib)
- Waist Armor (this item is made of a coloured rubber type substance, and is newly printed on one side)
- Knight Shield (this item has been avaible before, but is newly printed).
- Sovereign Sword
- Military Sword
Brickforge Crusader Knight Contents by andhe , on Flickr
I think the 'bib' is a great new item and has an excellent quality of print very similar to that of an official LEGO product. It's a shame that the bib doesn't also cover the back of the minifig, but this can be easily covered by a cape or choosing a plain torso.
The 'rubber' skirt/waist armour provides flexibility for leg movement and figure posing, but is not compatible with your knight being able to ride a horse. In some ways the 'bib' also interferes with a minifig sitting on a horse, unless you lean the figure back a bit.
Brickforge Crusader by andhe , on Flickr
Compatibility.
The following picture shows some of the combinations that are available with these new pieces. As you can see, the BrickForge and LEGO plumes are interchangeable in the different helms, but may be a looser or tighter fit, but not to a degree of causing any stress or damage.
BrickForge Crusader Variants by andhe , on Flickr
The LEGO breastplate is compatible with the BrickForge waist armour/skirt but in my mind doesn't look that good together, though I'm sure someone will come up with a combination that works. The shield printing is great and works especially well on the Lion Knight. The Dragon Knight uses a different colour scheme on the shield to the official LEGO version, I'm sure there may have been a reason for this (ie number of printable colours) but I think it would have looked nicer with the yellow/dark yellow quarters. The swords are similar in colour to pearl light grey (for the Lion Knight) and pearl dark grey (for the Dragon Knight). The sovereign sword (bigger one) is a great option, but I found the military sword to be a bit loose in the minifigs hand and rotated easily.
Finally, here's a picture of both knights kitted out in the full Brickforge accessory pack. A Templar Crusader pack and Black Lion pack are also available.
BrickForge Crusader Knights by andhe , on Flickr
Price.
Each pack is currently selling for $6 (about £4) which I think is a great price for such a complete product. I don't know if this is an introductory price, and shipping was currently free when ordering two or more accessory packs.
Over all I'd say these packs currently offer great value for some really interesting pieces. The 'bib', skirt and shield are great new pieces and offer something ahead of what other 3rd party companies are currently offering and I look forward to seeing further innovations and variants from BrickForge utilising these new products and techniques.
Thanks for reading.
~ andhe
amended for corrections.