Knights Kingdom set # 5994 "Catapult"

[Count Blockula]

Hi!

I was at Target this weekend and they have this year's LEGO Easter basket. Along with the other goodies inside is:

Knights Kingdom set # 5994 "Catapult"
27 pieces, no minifig



(Here's a link to a page I made with pics of the rest of the stuff it comes with.)

The set is OK. The little crank/turnwheel thing on the side is the part from the Doc Ock minifig. But, it connects to a Technic pin (with no friction), not an axle, so turning it doesn’t actually move the platform – you have to press down on it with your finger if you want to launch a 1x1.

The candy’s good, though. But, don’t eat the chalk!

[Sir Dillon]

It's o.k. if you like catapults
That horse head piece could come in handy though.

[Athos]

Sure not worth $20 even with the candy. If it included a minifig it might make a nice little $2-$3 polybag set. The wheels look interesting, though. And just what we need another catapult.

Steve

[Count Blockula]

The wheels look interesting, though.

They're only available otherwise in black or orange, used as pucks from a couple of the hockey sets. They’re this part here.

[Dragonlord Esq.]

Not including a minifig in ANY castle set is completely ridiculous. A catapult with a horse head? Groan...

[Blueandwhite]

Not including a minifig in ANY castle set is completely ridiculous. A catapult with a horse head? Groan...

Of course, depending on your point of view, including a KKII minifig might be considered even MORE ridiculous !!


Later.

[ottoatm]

Not the biggest fan... but lots of cool parts...!

[Jojo]

Hello!


Experience tells: Sets like this will not be available in Germany. And I already hate TLC in advance for this :-)
Not that I'm particularly fond of this model, but I'm a collector after all...


Bye
Jojo

[Rubberchickenknight]

well, i read your account on it on your site and i really want the red bow!
back on topic, it does contain a horse helmet and the turny thing, but alas no figs and the rest of the thing is just the standard lego catupult. i don't think it is worth $20

[footsteps]

Nice background photos! Very appropriate.

How much did the set cost?

Alan

[Count Blockula]

The set itself isn't worth $20. Heck, all the items combined probably aren't worth near to $20. But, these holiday gift baskets are always overpriced. The idea is so that last minute shoppers can run to the store and pick up a pre wrapped collection of small toys and candy for a child and save themselves some legwork. The stores know the shoppers are desperate, so they jack up the price. That's business!

But, in my opinion, the real gem of this set is the brown wheel -- the four of them. I'm hoping LEGO will start to use this (the hockey puck) in more of the castle sets. But, for now, this little sets that “isn’t worth $20” is the only way to get them. And, I bet there'd be someone on BrickLink or Ebay that'd pay me $20 for the set if sold it. Don't get me wrong, there's no way I'd ever sell this, or the second one I got, either. I might even pick up the other couple at the store, too, take out the LEGO, chuck in a stuffed animal, and give them to my little cousins for Easter.

[footsteps]

I might even pick up the other couple at the store, too, take out the LEGO, chuck in a stuffed animal, and give them to my little cousins for Easter.

So, is the catapult the only Lego item in the pack?

Alan