Snagged this set at TRU today. And thought I'd try my hand at a review, since no one has done this set yet.
The pre-lims:
Cost: $49.99
Piece Count: 431
Figures: 5
The box:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml01.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml02.jpg
Nothing special, though I must say I miss the boxes with that open up...
Everything out of the box:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml03.jpg
The instructions:
Colors are easier to distinguish that previously, but the greys have a very inaccurate green tint to them and the gold has a very inaccurate orange tone. I must also say I miss the old high quality instruction booklets...
The build:
First floor: Very wide open, though I must say those green-grey pieces will be nice for landscaping cliffs (especially in my JT stories )
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml05.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml06.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml07.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml08.jpg
Second floor: note the forge and anvil
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml10.jpg
Pull the pin for a trap, I don't quite understand...
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml09.jpg
Third floor: notice the crappy one piece wall... and not sure what the skeleton elevator is all about either...
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml11.jpg
Also note the treasure, for those of you newbies lacking gold coins
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml12.jpg
Fourth floor: nothing to see here (except the crossbows, which I don't think are connected very well), move along...
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml13.jpg
Top floor: gentlemens wear... er I mean, dragon skulls, flames, and goofy shiney balls...
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml14.jpg
The gates: Not much too these. The arches look nice. They connect with a double technic pin brick. Nice to have a few hinges and doors...
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml15.jpg
Better build that the last two lines, but still does not compare to the classic-castle era.
Bags were numbers, but there was no sub-building, as in Vladek's Fortress
Took me just under an hour and a half to complete (including pauses for pictures).
The model:
The catapult:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml04.jpg
The fortress, sans figures:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml16.jpg
The fortress, with figs:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml17.jpg
Fair design. Still very open. Not much of a fortress. Strangely enough there is a ladder (which I forgot to take a picture of) to get from the 3rd floor to the top level, but nothing to get you to the 3rd. Still suffers significantly from the crappy design style of KK2.
The figures:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml18.jpg
Armor designs are nice, though the gold one is ruined by the stupid hawk printing on it. Also very disappointed that the only new face was on Sir Adric. Seems quite strange that King Jayko uses the same face as King Mathias. And even stranger that Vladek has not aged at all... Other face is the Maharaja from the adventurers and the Yelling face from the vikings. Torsos are all blank...
New parts:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml20.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Athos ... s/ml21.jpg
Don't know what to say... other than they don't do anything for me.
Conclusion:
Ehhhhh... I'm not impressed. Price was a little high. If I had it to do over again, I'd pass and wait for a sale on this one and tried my luck on another set...
6/10
Steve
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The Wizard dude looks like a Wookie without it's head...
Meh. I like dark green. The fortress pretty breezy, though. The armor's the best part of the set. Recycled heads are lame.
Does anyone else feel this line was rushed? No printed torsos, only one new head....
I'll keep my cash for a Batman or Avatar set...
Meh. I like dark green. The fortress pretty breezy, though. The armor's the best part of the set. Recycled heads are lame.
Does anyone else feel this line was rushed? No printed torsos, only one new head....
I'll keep my cash for a Batman or Avatar set...
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The figs are the attractive part of the set and yet they come with blank torsos ?!!! Rushed on the double... even on the triple.
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Umm, no thanks, I think i'd be better off buying Arkham as my big set this year.
I do like those dark green bricks though.
I do like those dark green bricks though.
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