We have reached the end of Castles Week 2022. While today’s entry is not a castle per se, it was inspired by the theme of old. My first LEGO® dragon was from the Fright Knights sub-theme. Consequently, it was all black with red wings. I decided that I wanted to design a larger, brick-built, black dragon. Sadly, my dragon MOC
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The Bricklink Designer program 2021 invitational brought back several amazing fan concepts from LEGO® Ideas. These were 10K sets that did not make it through the final LEGO® Group assessment. However, through crowdfunding, several sets saw the light of day. In round one, the hottest set was Castle in the Forest (910001). 10,000 copies sold out within the first 30
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Fans of the classic Castles theme have a lot to celebrate of late. While not a full theme return, we have none-the-less received a number of great products. Starting in early 2021, the LEGO® Group released the Medieval Blacksmith. Subsequently, summer brought the topic of today’s review, the Medieval Castle (31120). Additionally, if you were one of 10,000 lucky fans,
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In January 2021, The LEGO® Group included fans in a historic event. In preparation for the company’s 90th anniversary, they invited AFOLs to vote for the theme of special celebratory set. At LEGO® Con 2022, the LEGO® Group revealed the epic set as Lion Knights’ Castle (10305). As a Castle theme fan, my inner child squealed with joy. Imagine my
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From June 15 – 22, 2022, the LEGO® Group offered a unique gift-with-purchase (GWP). The set celebrated the 90th anniversary of the company in a special way. By spending over $190 CAD, you earned the recreation of a classic Castle set from 1988, Forestmen’s Hideout (6054). The original set consisted of 201 bricks and included two Minifigures. The remake, Forest
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Many products reminiscent of the classic LEGO® Castle theme surfaced in recent months. Perhaps the most exciting of those is Lion Knights Castle. The LEGO® Group designed this set for their 90th anniversary celebration. It took inspiration from many of the castles seen through the ’80s and ’90s. Additionally, it redefined the list of the biggest castle sets ever produced.
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It is Castles Week at True North Bricks! With the upcoming release of the LEGO® 90th Anniversary Lion Knights’ Castle, we decided to celebrate. Everyday, all week long, we’ll post a new castle themed article or review. We’ve have great content lined up, including a look at the biggest castle sets ever produced, and a review of the Bricklink Designer
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