7979-1: Castle Advent Calendar

24 days of LEGO' Christmas fun!

The 2008 LEGO Advent Calendar is full of LEGO Castle fun for the holidays! Discover and assemble a new character or accessory each day, from knights and a jester to a supper table and treasure chest. Each day open a new window in the specially designed Advent Calendar box! Includes 24 castle-themed surprises in all, plus a play mat printed on the box lid! Includes 9 minifigures!

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look its cristmas already!

Posted by marsdude in Lithuania on 21 December 2008

well, i cant give it less then 5 because i win it in a lego contest!
so ,its like free...
first cons pros:
pros:
-free
-jester
-witch
-peasent lady
-dwarf
-troll
food (apple and carot)
gold plate and theres too many.
cons:
none!


so get it!

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Good move

Posted by OWF in Romania on 12 November 2008

At last Lego has a very good move making this set.
The base idea it's very good to have beautiful additional minifigs.
Before to buy it I have read other reviews from more sources and I notice that most of the people wanted and still wants this set for Jester.
Me too I wanted this set especially for Jester, and second for maid and witch.
Other minifigs are nothing special, 2 skeletons, 1 pikeman, 1 swordsman, 1 orc and 1 dwarf.
Comparing with other castle sets, these shiny parts like helmet and armor looks horrible. The mark on the shield it's also horrible and excepting the crossbow, all other weapons looks very bad.

Over all, the main reason to have this set is the Jester and I recommend it.

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Purchased at USD 40 in Hong Kong, else would give it a 5

Posted by PurpleBrick in Hong Kong on 09 November 2008

24 small bags packed nicely in a container that is re-usable as working plate, with many rare parts, this set should deserve a 5 without second thought, but here in Hong Kong we have to purchase it at around USD 40 coz Lego would not consider supplying to this part of the world is the reason why I give it a 4.

If you want to see more on what is inside the box, please check out my post at:
http://brickinchina.com/forums/t/128.aspx (I have pictures for every small bags there)

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Hear ye! 25 days of fun!

Posted by asianlego in Malaysia on 01 October 2008

I had the opportunity to inspect this set closely when my friend brought this set back from Germany. Let's start with the inventory (SPOILER ALERT!) for those of you who are buying this set without actually following the ritual of opening a door each day.
SPOILER ALERT.

MINIFIGS
There are a total of 9 minifigures. Let's go through them one by one.
-A Castle knight with a conquistador helm and a dagger.
-A Castle knight with a cone helm and a spear.
-A short dwarf with pickaxe.
-A maid with a broomstick.
-A troll with a bronze variant of the troll scimitar.
-A witch with a weird icy wand.
-A white skeleton with a chainmace.
-A black skeleton with a crossbow.
-A court jester in a blue/red color scheme.

ANIMALS
There are a few animals in this set. They are a Green Frog, a Red Snake, a Mouse, a Bat, and a Spider.

CASTLE ACCESSORIES
-Arch with shield mount and flag.
-Catapult (small)
-Archery range consisting of a Bow, Quiver, and a Bullseye.
-Treasure chest with 3 different gems.
-Cart with Crossbow mount.
-Table with jewel in glass dome.
-Witch's potion rack.
-Knight's equipment rack with Chestplate, Full Helm, and Sword.
-Dining table with Barstool, Wine Glass, Plate, and Chicken Drumstick.
-Cauldron on firepit.
-Evil guy's equipment rack with Halberd, Broad Scimitar, and Shield with Skeleton logo.

MISCELLANEOUS
-Mine cart.
-Crate with Axe and Shovel.
-Rock with flame lantern and rough gold ore.


So there you go, a whole list of items to ponder at. All the same, I think that this set is a mega deal and with all these items your medieval scene will never be empty and sober again!

-asianlego

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Excellent, surprising excellent!

Posted by Torio in Netherlands on 24 September 2008

Excellent, surprisingly excellent!

This is a great set; excellent small designs, good amount of accessories, special minifigs, nice piece-price ratio. This is a fantastic set to ‘dress up’ your medieval town or castle.
You can tell the TLC made a big effort to make a good set out of this one. I won’t tell exactly what is inside, you’ll be surprised for your self. (or check a thorough pictoral review @ http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21291&hl=7979)

It must be fantastic to be seven again and to open one door every morning before school and get surprised by the nice little set inside and then have to wait for the next day and fantasize about what will be there the next day...
I couldn’t help myself, I did hesitated for a moment but I just had to open it al at once!

A very good gift and at a very reasonable price (only EUR 17,50 S@H Netherlands)
A must have for every Castle collector! And for people who are looking for interesting minifigs and accessories. To bad it’s not available everywhere, Bricklink prices already seem to go up. I guess everybody just has to wait for what Santa (or Sinterklaas if you are from the Netherlands) brings you this year!

PS, this is my first review, so be gentle on the rating ;-)

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