Weekly Set Review: Witch's Magic Manor
- Commander Redbeard
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i am probably going to get a buncha BURPS thrown at me for this, but I liked this set. when I saw it out I thought it was lame, so I didnt buy it. But then it went on sale for some outrageously low price, and I broke down and bought it.
Well, after I put it together I couldnt stop playing with it. I loved the LURP gate. It went up and down and up and down and up and down.. wheee!
and the little prison was fun too, the drawback was that it came with Willa..
the rest though was pretty cool.
LF
Well, after I put it together I couldnt stop playing with it. I loved the LURP gate. It went up and down and up and down and up and down.. wheee!
and the little prison was fun too, the drawback was that it came with Willa..
the rest though was pretty cool.
LF
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Infindel! *throws BURPS at Freak*LEGOFREAK wrote:i am probably going to get a buncha BURPS thrown at me for this, but I liked this set.
This set, honestly, it the worst ever, and that's saying something. Luckily I don't own it, and the only way I would get it if it was on sale for less than ten bucks or if someone gave it to me. KK2 is better than this, even the wheeled horses!
PS - you can keep those BURPs Freak
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This is the first time I really put this together. Did the Fright Knights fight against the Dark forest? I thought DF was against Royal Knights primarily... but I guess they carried on for a bit after.
As for the set.. I wasn't much of a FK collector so nothing great here to me.
As for the set.. I wasn't much of a FK collector so nothing great here to me.
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Fright Knights are terrible!!
Honestly, how could they market this? The piece selection is the only thing that could possibly make this set worth anything. The design is awful! And whoever came up with Willa is hopefully locked in the LEGO vault so that they can't do anymore damage. 3/10, and only for the pieces.
Honestly, how could they market this? The piece selection is the only thing that could possibly make this set worth anything. The design is awful! And whoever came up with Willa is hopefully locked in the LEGO vault so that they can't do anymore damage. 3/10, and only for the pieces.
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jwcbigdog wrote:
Look is as much important as playability. Please TLC, think about this sentence. 6087 is a great example of lot of playability, but without the look.
This is the best way to resume what I think. I add to this that it was a dark period in Lego history...Fright Knights are terrible!!
Look is as much important as playability. Please TLC, think about this sentence. 6087 is a great example of lot of playability, but without the look.
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Terrible design. It isn't defendable, it isn't good-looking, it isn't functional in a way other than defense...
It looks to me like a rocky glen covered in trappings from a castle.
GREAT parts selection though, and reasonable play value. Figs are awesome too (hey, it has a Dark Forest!)
Parts: 8/10
Playability: 7.5/10
Figs/Accessories: 8/10
Design (then): 4.5/10
Design (now): 4.5/10
Nostalgia: 7/10
Overall score: 6.58/10
EDITED FOR SUPPLEMENTARY CRITERIA
It looks to me like a rocky glen covered in trappings from a castle.
GREAT parts selection though, and reasonable play value. Figs are awesome too (hey, it has a Dark Forest!)
Parts: 8/10
Playability: 7.5/10
Figs/Accessories: 8/10
Design (then): 4.5/10
Design (now): 4.5/10
Nostalgia: 7/10
Overall score: 6.58/10
EDITED FOR SUPPLEMENTARY CRITERIA
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What can I say? The set is a perfect match for Willa: butt-ugly (and just to keep that Castle oriented, well make that the thing that you take archery practice at, not the thing you sit on).
2/10. A real stinker. One of these days I'm going to write my Diatribe on Non-Critical Ratings. What's the point of rating something if every lackluster set gets at least an 8 out of 10?
2/10. A real stinker. One of these days I'm going to write my Diatribe on Non-Critical Ratings. What's the point of rating something if every lackluster set gets at least an 8 out of 10?
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ok,i'm new here,and i a little bit lated for this discussion but i must say a few GOOD thing for witch's magic mountain...
It's a probably some of kind a fast-builded-high pass-shelter for fright knights so it doesn't really need to have a classic castle construction.Great minfigs and,of course,forestmen minfig is the best...great asortment of weapons too...and I thnik,as other said,the Fright Knights are nice adition to castle theme as opponent to good magic force to the Dragon Masters...
Finally,10/10 for minfigs and 8/10 for parts.....
9/10 for all....
sorry for my bad english....
freetings from serbia
It's a probably some of kind a fast-builded-high pass-shelter for fright knights so it doesn't really need to have a classic castle construction.Great minfigs and,of course,forestmen minfig is the best...great asortment of weapons too...and I thnik,as other said,the Fright Knights are nice adition to castle theme as opponent to good magic force to the Dragon Masters...
Finally,10/10 for minfigs and 8/10 for parts.....
9/10 for all....
sorry for my bad english....
freetings from serbia
I don't care all that much if a set is poorly designed, what matters most to me are the parts!
And this set has some pretty good parts and figs.
I'll gladly take this over any KK2 set!
And this set has some pretty good parts and figs.
I'll gladly take this over any KK2 set!
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Ah...One of the worst sets ever sold as a set.
With that said, I would have to say the piecs selection and figs selection are more than adaquate for this size set.
Even with BRUPs and LURPs there were enough bricks to actually make something of interest, and what can I say,
I love these guys! (well, torsos at least)
With that said, I would have to say the piecs selection and figs selection are more than adaquate for this size set.
Even with BRUPs and LURPs there were enough bricks to actually make something of interest, and what can I say,
I love these guys! (well, torsos at least)
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