When I am building sets for review, I’m constantly adjusting my expected rating for the set as I build. I think we could have done without it and saved a few dollars on the set or added another minifigure or two in. The roofline is not straight, but rather have a slight bend to the roof which is achieved using towball joints. The timbers were almost all created from SNOTted 1x4 tiles, which resulted in numerous gaps — the horizontal and vertical beams around together weren't joined neatly at the corners or connected in any way to the wall posts, and the diagonal roof trusses had gaps every four studs where the separate 1x4 tiles didn't meet together neatly. The shoulder armour/pauldron pieces come from Ninjago and Star Wars and in my opinion the one he is wearing looks a bit big and unwieldy.

Not only is our top floor equipped with a fireplace to keeps things warm, it has a small lectern for writing stories, a chest with explorer’s gear, a beautifully carved bed, and a BEAR RUG. It was the first fan-designed official LEGO set in fact, and sold as ‘My Own Creation’ way back in 2002. Thomas Timbrell of Big Beynon's Blacksmithing is a professional blacksmith, cutler and living historian who studies the lives of blacksmiths throughout history. Besides finishing off the walls and adding windows, you get the brown tiles on the outside which make it look like wood boards.

I have that exact look, tongue out; when I'm building LEGO (or doing anything else that warrants deep concentration). Bag 10 follows by finishing the gables on either side of the building, and reinforcing the roofline with large archways. This is perhaps the stupidest one I've seen, though, considering the set doesn't have any pinks, purples, or even pastels of any color.

I would 100% recommend it to anyone thinking about getting it, but the only thing that is negative for me is the carriage itself, which both I and my wife disagree on. I would like to hear other’s thoughts, but I might be displaying this one with the carriage up on my shelf.Sorry, I don't build many sets with minifigs in them nowadays so I'm not au fait with all the parts. The tree also sneaks in a little target on the rear side for our Blacksmith’s wife to lob shots at all day. 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. Our third and final floor is the attic, which has probably the most amount of character in it of the whole set. It’s a nice addition to the model, but feels like a bit of an afterthought compared to the intricately detailed building that precedes it.

The curved timbers on the corners add interest and look attractive, although the majority of buildings probably would not have had them. 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). Products in this article were provided for free by LEGO; the author's opinions are not biased by this.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.

Certainly because they are both very nicely done but more importantly, to signify to Lego that it should definitely create a "Legacy" theme with a big set released each year of one of their numerous previous themes that we all want to see coming back - I may not be into Castles and Pirates (not even City or Town for that matter) but that does not mean that I don't like to see the superb creations made by the people of these themes. I like what is done on the outside with the mixture of bricks, tiles, and textured bricks to create the medieval style of architecture.This set is based on a fan submission on the LEGO Ideas platform by young LEGO Artist Clemens Fiedler. I was also eager to explore how these “weathered” building techniques would work in an official set, but the final design doesn’t look as crumbly.