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I’m somewhat of a lurker, but I saw this as a message I just couldn’t ignore.
I’ll agree with Felix that the new sets, especially the Grand Tournament one,
just don’t live up to the old castle standards. I recall being disappointed
with the first Knight’s Kingdom series, since those show how, in my opinion,
sets are becoming more and more simplistic: certain pieces now are basically
combinations of 3 older ones. Sure, it’s simpler and takes less time, but I
find it nowhere near as engaging. Still, the first Knight’s Kingdom series is
far superior to the new one.
Perhaps the kids going after the new castle series are into the whole
castle/knight/medieval thing, which is great, I know I was into it when I was
seven. However, they’re buying the new ones because those are readily
available, and the only thing around. The Black Falcon’s Fortress and
Blacksmith’s Shop are the only surviving remnants of the old castle series, and
they aren’t the best examples of sets that kids are after. The best thing would
be smaller sets, say, with old knight minifig/horse/equipment combo, some small
building sets, and create two groups within the series (Forestmen vs. Crusaders,
etc.), and offer a few larger sets. Granted, that’s basically what they’re
doing, but should LEGO make more old-fashioned sets available in larger
quantities, instead of the new stuff, I think they could sell...kids looking at
the castle stuff are gonna buy it. Two kids I watch down the street in
elementary school are totally into it...they even wind up using space antennas
for lances because there simply aren’t any lances in the sets they can buy.
Kids don’t buy the re-releases because they have no idea what the old ones are
like, or even that they existed. Make a new series entirely fashioned after the
older ones, and the intrigued will buy it...it may not appeal to everyone, but
those who are into it will love it and keep on loving it...
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| (...) What you have to look at is the age ranges. Harry Potter, which is similar to older castle in complexity and use of parts, is 8+,7+,8+. Knights Kingdom is 5+,6+,7+. Its one step up from Jack Stone. If you want to compare the old castle stuff (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Okay, I know I'm not saying anything new here. But give me a moment before you pass this off as another rant: I realize there are things going on at the company we AFOLs don't know about. I realize there is probably a certain piece-to-play ratio (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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