In all fairness, 3739 doesn't seem like it would have stayed in business very long, as the blacksmith didn't seem very productive. Huw In your verdict you mention the 'boar rug', but I actually assumed it was supposed to represent a bear skin. The back, upper left shows how the set is built like a modular in that you can remove the different levels and the roof to have access to the internal details. The 8th bag is a bit more involved, as it takes some time finish the walls, but also to carefully apply the exposed wooden beams to exposed studs on the exterior.

Usually it takes several iterations of sketch models, selecting the best elements of each one to carry forward, and often passing the sketch model to another designer or seeking their input and feedback between iterations. Take a break from modern life and build this magnificent LEGO® Ideas Medieval Blacksmith (21325) display model. Half-timbered walls are framed with large beams of wood, and filled with a variety of materials including stone, brick, or woven sticks covered in plaster (known as wattle and daub).But it is the question what you expect or whether you like it and whether you can not use your money better. Our other knight sports a large halberd/pike, using the Monkie kid handle and silver axe head, this imposing weapon definitely lets you know that she’s the hot-headed newbie on the block ready to kick some butt. The roof, which has a concave bend on both sides, is made using the pentagonal shields first seen in Nexo Knights sets to represent tiles and the result is very effective. More importantly, I’m concerned that some of the soul of fan designer Clemens Fiedler’s original idea was lost in translation. These affiliate links earn me a little commission at no extra cost to you, thus helping to manage the cost of running this blog.

In some ways, it’s like no other LEGO set available today; and in others, it’s exactly what you’d expect from a LEGO Castle set in 2021. At first the difference was jarring but seeing a full review convinced me it's done justice to the original submission.Look back to the beautiful artwork that adorned sets like 10193 Medieval Market Village and 10223 Kingdoms Joust, and then look to the Blacksmith’s dull black box, and wonder what happened to the LEGO Group’s championing of creativity. Subscribe to the Brick Architect newsletter for early access to exclusive content, the latest articles, and updates to the Printable LEGO Brick Labels, LEGO Storage Guide, and my book The LEGO Architect.

The brown overalls as standard garb immediately set the tone as to who he is, and the printing continues around on to the back as well. I do like that she is given a bow and a quirky one-eye-closed facial expression, setting her up to be more than a traditional housewife. Which are not as a bad as they are made out to be, but definitely not as good as naive me thought they would be. This set is based on a fan submission on the LEGO Ideas platform by young LEGO Artist Clemens Fiedler. Due to her wearing green garb and being an archer, I get the feeling she might be aligned to the Forestmen, which were usually presented as enemies of the Black Falcons.

The original model was beautiful but it was unrealistic to believe that lego would release it as-is.