That’s a good thing…as there is a LOT of waste material in this set. That small folded flier promises that eventually all of these plastic bags will be replaced with sustainable packaging. When you’re finally ready to start taking parts out of the box, you’re presented with a number of loose part bags, a second white tab-sealed box, and a small paper flier. The inner flaps are the same on both sides.) (And, yes, I opened both sides of the box to check. The bottom row has the three variations of the Lion Knights’ crest. The top row has three of the four logos from the 375 Castle’s sticker sheet. Something here there for everyone!Īnd THEN you get a final packaging treat with a review of many of the different heraldry designs that have graced the knight’s shields. The Black Falcons are portrayed as having found a way to live in peace with the Lion Knights, but with an undercurrent of “it can’t last.” And the Forest Guardians are portrayed as the happy-go-lucky scamps of the Castle theme, but also harbor dark secrets. The Lion Knights, as the set’s focus, get a lot of PR hype. The lower half of that flap has a recap of the different factions that make up the Castle theme.
It serves as a place of trade and treaties, as well as a haven for those in need. As a firm but just ruler, the Lady has established her stronghold as the natural gathering place for people from near and far. The great castle on the horizon is home to the Lady of the brave Lion Knights. Under that, there’s another layer of trivia on the inside flap that gives us the backstory for this set: There’s a nice blurb calling out some facts about the Castle theme, with a picture of 1978’s 375 Castle, 1987’s 6066 Camouflaged Outpost, and 2009’s 10193 Medieval Market Village. The shelf-appeal continues with some extra features on the side. You can see a lot of the set’s details in the “open” shot, but trust me, there’s a whole lot that the box doesn’t have room to tell you. There’s also a side shot showing the set’s dimensions: 38cm/15.” tall by 44.5cm/17.5″ wide. Two inset shots show off the Forest Guardians’ hangout and the chain that controls the front portcullis. The back of the box shows the opened castle from the rear, as well as a top view of the set with the wall sections folded in. Well, that is if you ignore the glaring upgrades to this castle from the 1978 “All Yellow, All the time” concept. The 90 years of play logo in the lower right is one of the few immediate indicators that you’re not looking at an actual vintage set. Like the 40657 Forest Hideout, the styling leans heavily into retro theming and colors. This set comes in a massive, tab-sealed box. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Are you ready for a trip down memory lane? For starters, though, we take a very close look at the surprises and secrets in the Lion Knights’ Castle itself. This set is SO massive, in fact, that we had to split our our review of the twenty two included minifigures into “part two”. LEGO Icons 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle is a massive, 4514 piece love letter to the theme that will be available to VIPs on August 3rd (and everyone on August 8th) for US $399.99 | CAN $499.99 | UK £344.99. But just wait until you check out what LEGO has unveiled for their 90 Years of Play celebration. The theme fell mostly dormant in 2014, with only a recent return with 2021’s Creator 3-in-1 31220 Medieval Castle and 910001 Castle in the Forest sets. Starting out in 1978 with the set 375 King’s Castle, we’ve seen dozens of sets over the years. The Castle theme was an early cornerstone of the LEGO line.
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