by divonic » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:15 am
While I would love for LEGO to be reintroducing the Black Falcons, I am in the camp that this is a nod to AFOLs and not the introduction of another faction. (but I really hope I'm wrong) While there is an investment in designing a new brick or reintroducing an old brick that has been retired for years, the amount of effort for designing a new sticker or even a new screen print for an existing element is significantly less. So I'm not sure that this new shield is anything more than a new shield design, especially with the color scheme and minifig design of the "Black Falcon" knight.
That being said; is this the final design of this set or is this a preliminary design? perhaps the "Black Falcon" knight's torso design isn't finalized yet and he may have a totally different look in the final version of the set. maybe the brick colors etc are different as well. of course that could mean that the "black falcon" shield isn't part of the final design either. Oh well; just some ramblings.