7950-1 Knight's Showdown
Kingdoms
$6.99
61 pieces
This is going to be a short review because, well, its a small set. How small? Slightly above impulse set small. Let's start at the beginning with the box.
Bam, it's small. Nothing noteworthy to report here.
Now for the back. Look at that action shot. Push down your thumb and send the canister flying.
Now onto the best part, the minifigures. I'm not really a fan of Kingdoms. I'm a fan of the Castle theme in general, which is the only reason why they're really getting my business here. The only redeeming part of Kingdoms I can find is the minifigures and their accessories.
The Dragon knight, as I like to call him, has excellent printing on the legs and torso. The other guy has the standard printing for the Lions. He also looks like Seth Rogen. How odd.
There's excellent back printing too. Another plus for the minifigures. He doesn't look so much like Seth Rogen from back here.
Now with their battle gear. I didn't take a picture of all their accessories because there wasn't anything particularly new here. The helmet is new but I've shown it in another review. This is dark pearl gray, as is the sword (not featured in this picture). There's a full helmet for Seth Rogen as well. There's only one shield for Seth Rogen and none for the Dragon knight. The shield for Seth Rogen is attached to his tiny catapult for some reason.
Now here's the finished set, minus the minifigures. It's a standard catapult. There really is nothing here that hasn't been used in, let's see, every single Castle theme. There's a stand with the sword and flag, a staple from the jousting sets that seem to come eventually in every line. Then there's the catapult with the shield. It comes with two canisters for firing. It doesn't really knock over anything.
Now from the front/side/back.
Now the whole thing!
Seth Rogen challenges the Dragon knight to a duel, or something. I can't fathom the situation here. The Dragon knight sets up a small shrine to his sword, while favoring his axe and is surprised by the Lion guy pulling his tiny catapult? What is the story here? I can't figure it out! It's cool for cats.
Alright so here's the breakdown.
Is this set worth getting? No... It's really for the Dragon knight that you would get this set. There's a cheap one here and a cheap Lions Knight in the Prison Carriage Rescue. Even up the sides don't you know. Other than the minifigures I would pass on this set wholeheartedly. Get a battle pack.
Are there any good pieces? Once again, the minifigures accessories, maybe. I'm disappointed by the lack of shields here. I want a shield for each figure that isn't an archer. They're being stingy. Other than that no. There are no good/rare/useful pieces here. Its all pretty standard.
Is this set worth the money? Probably not. Yes, there is a good minifigure, but for about 8 more dollars you could get yourself 5 good minifigures of either side. The battle packs make these smaller sets redundant sometimes.
There you have it. I encourage you to write your own reviews and share them here!
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