Two new GWPs revealed!
Posted by Huw,
Two new gifts with purchase have been revealed at LEGO.com. 40601 Majisto's Magical Workshop, a re-imagining of the set with the same name 6048 which was released in 1993, and 40602 Winter Market Stall, which is probably the first of several seasonal GWPs.
We don't have concrete information on availability or spend thresholds yet, although they are most likely going to be available during the Insiders weekend, 18-19th, and again during the Black Friday / Cyber Monday event the following weekend.
40601 Majisto's Magical Workshop
40602 Winter Market Stall
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This time next year that Majisto set will be going for $100+
@johleth said:
"This time next year that Majisto set will be going for $100+"
Nah. $45-ish. See https://brickset.com/sets/40567-1/Forest-Hideout as a comp.
Such a revival of classic castle: Blacksmith Home, Falcon Castle, Majisto Workshop, etc.
Majistos Workshop just doesn't feel like someone's best effort... Not worried about missing this one. I love the Forestmans Hideout and the Blacktron GWPs, and thought they were worth chasing... This, not so much
@gbergevin said:
"Majistos Workshop just doesn't feel like someone's best effort... Not worried about missing this one. I love the Forestmans Hideout and the Blacktron GWPs, and thought they were worth chasing... This, not so much "
I agree. Admittedly, FOMO will will likely win out as I love Castle, but the lack of some of the classic details on the minifigs is a little disappointing. If the rumored threshold of $250 is true, I will end up with a slightly bad taste in my mouth for shelling out for this one… Luckily, lots of new releases that I’ve put off…
Well, can't afford that.
This does make me pine for the yesteryear when Lego was predominantly its own brand rather than a vehicle for IP. Town, Space, Castle, and Pirates was all we needed.
Some leaks on Eurobricks and other Castle groups have said $250 to get 40601. Not sure how reliable these are. Seen way too many people complaining about this. I'm not sure that expectations were for this set, but the complaints are fair unreasonable given what this is in my opinion.
Does this mean if you buy Avengers Tower you get 3 GWPs ( Taxi, Majisto & Winter Stall)?
Don't love the combo of shoulder armor with that helmet. Someone said it looked like an American footballer and I can't unsee it. Thankfully I have some of the other kind in modern silver.
Set looks OK, will be good for modding, but I do want to see more pictures.
@dancemuppet said:
"Does this mean if you buy Avengers Tower you get 3 GWPs ( Taxi, Majisto & Winter Stall)?"
On Black Friday (friday only!) you even get four, I believe. There should also be a small extra Snowman polybag GWP.
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Well, can't afford that.
This does make me pine for the yesteryear when Lego was predominantly its own brand rather than a vehicle for IP. Town, Space, Castle, and Pirates was all we needed."
Financials would indicate though that it wasn’t all that was needed.
That market stall looks charming, and perfect for a Winter Village.
The early leaked photos of Majisto's workshop bothered me because it looked like the upper floor was unfinished. Seeing the other photos, particularly when opened up from behind, it makes a little more sense. I don't know....as others have said...it looks lackluster. For me it's the upstairs section.
@dancemuppet said:
"Does this mean if you buy Avengers Tower you get 3 GWPs ( Taxi, Majisto & Winter Stall)?"
Possibly. Possibly more. Dates for these two aren’t listed, so they may not overlap. The taxi and/or the tower may be sold out, skunking that option for you. There may be a VIP Add-On that stacks, plus the snowman that @MrBedhead mentioned. Any of these could sell out online or in store, so you’d need to decide where to buy the tower to qualify for the GWPs you most prefer.
I made sure to get 40567 as I have 6054 (I really should dig my parts organizers out of storage and rebuild 6054 so I can display the two side-by-side), but I never had any Dragon Knights sets at all, so I'm not to fussed about missing 40601, if it does in fact have in fact have a $250 spend threshold. If the spend threshold for 40602 is low enough, I may try for that one, especially since I have enough Very Insider Person points for a fifty dollar discount.
Just a reminder: Majisto can already be made in online PAB, the knigght torso will be added soo, just like they added the Blacktron torso.
The remake itself is nothing worth it.
I'm a sucker for Christmas GWPs. But this one doesn't impress me. The stall is too big to fit with 10235. Its footprint is just too big.
Majisto's Magical Workshop looks OK, but well after my 1st Lego age, so holds no nostalgia.
The Winter Market Stall looks excellent. Really must find space for a Winter Village this year!
Aiming on getting both on the 18th, alongside double (or more) points.
Very disappointed in the Majisto GWP, the 1993 Magical Workshop is (and has long been) one of my favourite sets, even though I wasn't even born in '93, and I was really hoping for a nice modernisation of the BURP-based rocky outcrop, the 2-piece tree branches, the basic little house construction - instead we get essentially the exact same thing as before, but without all of the very cool accessories and pieces from yesteryear, and of course much downgraded figures. What's even the point in this? Such a letdown compared to the Forestmen GWP.
@lordofdragonss said:
"Just a reminder: Majisto can already be made in online PAB, the knigght torso will be added soo, just like they added the Blacktron torso.
The remake itself is nothing worth it."
Technically you are right, but some people (idiots like me) like to get these GWPs in the box and keep em there.
@gbergevin said:
"Majistos Workshop just doesn't feel like someone's best effort... Not worried about missing this one. I love the Forestmans Hideout and the Blacktron GWPs, and thought they were worth chasing... This, not so much "
I didn’t get the original Majisto’s Workshop in ‘93 and I won’t be getting this one either. The rock wall/roof design just feels unfinished as if the designer ran out of budget and just stopped.
I dislike the skirt piece for the "robe" for the wizard. Wish they'd give us pants or something else.
I'm having trouble discerning how the roof in particular looks "unfinished." It looks effectively the same as the original. I'd appreciate it if someone could point out what I'm missing.
I do agree that it's something of a let down for being too close to the original. The previous throwback sets have been wonderful updates or reimaginings. It's not really either of the those, though I still think it's a lovely set.
@Celldweller
Considering he's the quintessential "Classic Wizard," it wouldn't be much of robe then, would it?
The window shutters' replacments and the unprinted majisto don't do the rework any good. Not even the bird is there. Disappointing, though the designer did their best.
It would seem that Majisto teleported his workshop into the Dreamzzz realm, and it has in fact shrunk down to the size of the 40657 Dream Village.
The thresholds are probably going to be on the high side for both of these I would imagine.
Wish the build and Majisto looked more impressive. The images don't seem to show the back of the build or much of the interior. Maybe it's better than the photos appear?
The Christmas stall looks nice, but also not greatly impressed. Both GWPs seem to be lackluster efforts.
I like the castle GWP and I’ll be grappling that.
I usually LOVE the winter/christmas GWPs but this one is super meh. Nothing special, nothing exclusive, just boring… which is really too bad.
Majisto's is kinda fugly, but still going to get it.
Why do they never release the official spend thresholds at the same time?
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Well, can't afford that.
This does make me pine for the yesteryear when Lego was predominantly its own brand rather than a vehicle for IP. Town, Space, Castle, and Pirates was all we needed."
It's funny, though, because as much as I LOVED Space, Castle and Pirates in the '80s, what I really wanted back then were sets based directly on my favorite stories, i.e., LoTR and Star Wars. KFOL me would have been incredibly jealous of AFOL me.
Winter GWP is nice as is and I surely will try to get it. The(my) problem with the Majisto set is the villain. This is supposed to be a Dragon Knights set. The helmet of the minifig is very very wrong. I understand that the mould might not exist any more but they(Lego) could have used: 66097 or 3217(black) or 67037 - which are all available on PAB as I type this. Second, no shield, why? And finally, the big problem with the original was the door, this could have easily been fixed here, raise the window by a stud or two, and install a door that is at least minifig height (IMO).
I already have 2 Galileo GWPs so I delayed my final PAB order of the year and will almost certainly meet the threshold for this - not the best GWP but I prefer variety than having several times of the same things - I just hope I will get my parts before Christmas.
my blind dog could have designed a better looking remake of 40601
'nuff said....
That is not Dragon Knight’s helmet…
Unprinted Majisto was rubbish in the Knight’s Castle remake and it’s rubbish here too.
Still boggles the mind that a modern minifigure could be sold in that state.
Since when a chest and two glasses make a workshop? Unfortunately, nothing's magical about this :( The use of stickers for the shutters is just offensive. They should have used existing mold of design 60800...
Who's gonna fit in that door, and does it even open?
Maybe it is the inevitable knowledge that I can't get that set anyways combined with the fact that I have a well preserved copy of the original, but... Somehow this latest redesign is not up to my taste.
The roof is way more open than on the original, the lack of the specialized decorative pieces (dragon plumes, halberds) really takes a lot from this model and the minifigs actually look like a downgrade from the originals.
Forestmen Hideout and the Blacktron ship looked way better IMO in respect to the originals (which I also have). Might be a foreshadowing that '90s themes can't be properly recreated without the original parts.
@Atuin said:
"Maybe it is the inevitable knowledge that I can't get that set anyways combined with the fact that I have a well preserved copy of the original, but... Somehow this latest redesign is not up to my taste.
The roof is way more open than on the original, the lack of the specialized decorative pieces (dragon plumes, halberds) really takes a lot from this model and the minifigs actually look like a downgrade from the originals.
Forestmen Hideout and the Blacktron ship looked way better IMO in respect to the originals (which I also have). Might be a foreshadowing that '90s themes can't be properly recreated without the original parts."
That is precisely the problem: the sets you mentioned (plus 10497) started from scratch with the intent of building something similar to what was before. This 'thing' was built as it was originally, and then the task was to patch for the parts that do not exist any more. The result has, unsurprisingly, a botched feeling to it. We can't complain much because it is a freebie but what annoys me in these occurrences is: they are supposed to be professionals (bricksmiths?) - and in some (too many) cases, it does not show.
I find them both disappointing. The Majisto set doesn't fit anywhere in a layout, and looks half finished. The Xmas set is meh, but at least I can add it to my Xmas winter scene layout.
I'm excited for Majisto's Workshop because that's one of the few castle sets I still have from when I was younger. I'm excited to see how it compares! (Alas, no glow in the dark wand in the new one, though.)
It would be cool if the Magical Workshop wasn't a GWP.
@BaconKing said:
"It would be cool if the Magical Workshop wasn't a GWP."
It would be cool if the GWPs were regular sets and the stuff they want me to buy to get the GWPs were GWPs.
I should have stuff to order to get the Workshop, but I might just Bricklink a second one to open. I love that Wizard minifig.
If the rumors are true and Majisto is 250, then no way in hell am I getting that! I already balk at 230 and usually skip those as well, adding another twenty is just insane.
I hate wizards.
@Celldweller said:
"I dislike the skirt piece for the "robe" for the wizard. Wish they'd give us pants or something else."
I'm surprised that there is an AFOL that doesn't have a spare set of blue minifigure legs.
The Winter Market Stall looks really bland and uninspired.
I was really looking forward to the Majisto GWP ever since the rumors surfaced, but like many others, I'm quite disappointed at the result. I think the overall building design is acceptable, except for the shutters; stickers are just embarrassing when there's a perfectly good mold. But it's really missing a few key items: a printed Majisto, a bird, a glow-in-the-dark wand, a shield for the knight and I was really hoping they'd remake those little dragon pieces. I think expecting at least a few of those was not too much to ask. This looks like I can already build it from the parts in my collection.
@followsclosely said:
" @johleth said:
"This time next year that Majisto set will be going for $100+"
Nah. $45-ish. See https://brickset.com/sets/40567-1/Forest-Hideout as a comp."
That low? But the Forest Hideout's spend threshold was $100 less than this one though
@Celldweller: I much prefer it to the brick they used to use for robes/long skirts for two reasons. One, it has a better connection, so you're not accidentally bisecting minifigures. Two, its slopes look more like those of the real garment(s). Plus, as @CCC alluded to, standard blue legs are easy to come by.
" @CCC said:
I'm surprised that there is an AFOL that doesn't have a spare set of blue minifigure legs."
I certainly do, but I still wish they'd find a better way to represent a robe.
@JtheMonk said:
" @BaconKing said:
"It would be cool if the Magical Workshop wasn't a GWP."
It would be cool if the GWPs were regular sets and the stuff they want me to buy to get the GWPs were GWPs."
Buy Majisto's magical workshop and get Avengers' Tower free!
I'm sure some folks would still find a reason to open their Thesaurus to the 'disproportionate outrage' page.
I like this one. Not quite as good as the Hideout, but quite substantial for a GWP - you don't get two BURPS in many sets that small these days. The openness is definitely on brand with the original set, as is the spartan interior.
The unprinted wizard himself, however, remains a real disappointment. Baffling that they chose to make a new print for the Dragon Knight and not for him.
Side note: I can't see anyone complaining that the knight is female! Did the comments section get better or have I just finally blocked all the toxic people?
I have fond memories of Dragon Knights so I’m glad to see that torso. It would be great to get a re-print of the dragon shield at some point in the future.
I know some people are disappointed in the design, but to me it looks quite similar and pretty well done given the restrictions of current parts.
40601 feels weirdly inadequate for a classic set remake, it's more or less a direct copy of the original set with minor modernizations, compared to the other recent noteworthy ones that seem like whole premium reimaginings, even among the other GWP ones. Look at 40581, even if it was more by pure necessity of parts available, it completely redid the source material from top to bottom, included aspects of the original advertising in the proper set for the first time, and expanded further with a whole additional character. Reprinting old sets with most of the original build and aesthetic intact is cool and all, but it's kinda lazy.
Step down from both the previous Castle GWP and Holiday GWP, but I still like these, and will probably get these. Just need to contemplate which sets to buy for the supposed threshold (250 bucks for Castle GWP) and when (double points during Insider Weekend or during Black Friday sale).
I see a lots of salt against these sets.
Welcome in the capitalism. If people would stop to buy everything as soon as something new is released, then Lego maybe would make better stuff.
I assume this one also will sell well. At the end of the day it’s just addiction.
I have to say that tiny Nutcracker in the Market Stall looks way better than the abomination they are selling as Nutcracker this year.
Having two copies of the original Majisto set in my collection already I have to say this remake definitely pales in comparison. In the initial pictures I thought people were mistaken when they said the shutters were stickers but now I can see they were right. I'll probably go ahead & spend enough to get it but sadly it will most likely end up as spare parts except for the Knight minifig minus the ugly shoulder armor.
This one is a bit of a disappointment compared to the glorious Forest hideout remake from last year.
Back in 2014 they came with wizard 71007-1 which for me was like the modern reinvented Majisto. Not sure why they couldn't come up with something better for such an iconic character.
Since I'll probably be shopping on Black Friday, I'll probably pick this up. However, it's a huge letdown. There's nothing here that one can't just build from a collection of very basic parts.
And c'mon, Lego, the female knight thing is getting ridiculous and laughable. Can we get some female characters with fresher roles? How about a wizard's apprentice? Why not a spy? An artisan? How about a merchant? Or an inn-keeper? Knights have to be able to *physically overpower* another knight. Even in fantasy, it rarely makes sense to make the knight a female, maybe someone like Brienne of SoFaI/GoT worked due to her significant size, but even in such cases, it's established as an oddity. The rare female knight is perfectly fine, but at this point most knights that have been released by Lego since the Creator 3-in-1 have been female.
Underwhelming gifts with no exclusive parts. And they will have high thresholds to obtain them. A quick pass for me. Thanks TLG
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Well, can't afford that.
This does make me pine for the yesteryear when Lego was predominantly its own brand rather than a vehicle for IP. Town, Space, Castle, and Pirates was all we needed."
It's funny, though, because as much as I LOVED Space, Castle and Pirates in the '80s, what I really wanted back then were sets based directly on my favorite stories, i.e., LoTR and Star Wars. KFOL me would have been incredibly jealous of AFOL me."
Funny, the only IP licence that I really wished LEGO had obtained back then was Star Trek. I built so many crude Star Trek MOCs "thanks" to the very limited parts palette at the time.
Nowadays of course I have got an entire range of awesome official Star Trek sets - but still not from LEGO themselves of course. I've even got the Star Trek Advent Calendar this year. Will make quite a change from all the Friends, Harry Potter and Star Wars ones I had over the past few years.
@oukexergon said:
"And c'mon, Lego, the female knight thing is getting ridiculous and laughable. Can we get some female characters with fresher roles? How about a wizard's apprentice? Why not a spy? An artisan? How about a merchant? Or an inn-keeper? Knights have to be able to *physically overpower* another knight. Even in fantasy, it rarely makes sense to make the knight a female, maybe someone like Brienne of SoFaI/GoT worked due to her significant size, but even in such cases, it's established as an oddity. The rare female knight is perfectly fine, but at this point most knights that have been released by Lego since the Creator 3-in-1 have been female."
Depends what the assumption is in the fantasy world being portrayed. If people have the same attributes as people in the real world (as they do in GoT for example), it would indeed not make sense to have many female knights if you could have male ones instead. On the hand, if there is no dimorphism in LEGO’s fantasy realm (the default in Dungeons & Dragons for example), there’s no reason why you might not have more female knights than male ones.
@Sarria said:
"This one is a bit of a disappointment compared to the glorious Forest hideout remake from last year.
Back in 2014 they came with wizard 71007-1 which for me was like the modern reinvented Majisto. Not sure why they couldn't come up with something better for such an iconic character."
I’m flipping back and forth between the images of the originals and the “remakes” of both the Forest Hideout and Majisto’s Workshop. In my eyes they are given a very similar treatment. Same with the Blacktron Cruiser.
I guess I don’t see the issues others are seeing. Just my opinion and I’m happy to let other’s have their own opinions. :)
Shame there's no hawk in 40601
@Zander said:
" @oukexergon said:
"And c'mon, Lego, the female knight thing ...."
Depends what the assumption is in the fantasy world being portrayed. If people have the same attributes as people in the real world (as they do in GoT for example), it would indeed not make sense to have many female knights if you could have male ones instead. On the hand, if there is no dimorphism in LEGO’s fantasy realm (the default in Dungeons & Dragons for example), there’s no reason why you might not have more female knights than male ones."
That a game mechanic does not impose male/female distinctions does not mean that "there's no reason why"--there are plenty of reasons why females should not be knights/warriors in general given, even within, say, D&D assumptions (i.e. females still have to bear children, they still appear to have smaller bone structures, shorter stature, shorter legs, and other physical attributes that would, were it not for the imposed delusion of the game, impede success in battle). The mechanics of course offer all classes and possible stats to any player, but this calls for a suspension of disbelief for the sake of a story. And I'm saying that's perfectly OK to a degree. But there is a certain point in which the inversion of expectations becomes laughably absurd.
such a let down that Majisto GWP. LEGO defo miss an great opportunity. At 250$. You expect more.
@MisterBrickster said:
" @JtheMonk said:
" @BaconKing said:
"It would be cool if the Magical Workshop wasn't a GWP."
It would be cool if the GWPs were regular sets and the stuff they want me to buy to get the GWPs were GWPs."
Buy Majisto's magical workshop and get Avengers' Tower free!
I'm sure some folks would still find a reason to open their Thesaurus to the 'disproportionate outrage' page.
I like this one. Not quite as good as the Hideout, but quite substantial for a GWP - you don't get two BURPS in many sets that small these days. The openness is definitely on brand with the original set, as is the spartan interior.
The unprinted wizard himself, however, remains a real disappointment. Baffling that they chose to make a new print for the Dragon Knight and not for him.
Side note: I can't see anyone complaining that the knight is female! Did the comments section get better or have I just finally blocked all the toxic people?"
The female is ignored because of more serieus flaws.
The original was build very simplistic 2 burps, 2 prefab Turrets and a roof, it allways failed to charm me and this new version also feels so "lazy"
- Unprinted wizard
- To lazy to make the armour or helmet black
- Missing the dragon feather, shield, wand and the helmet.
And they skipped the black knights 6034 would be nice to see in a remake
@B_Space_Man said:
" @Sarria said:
"This one is a bit of a disappointment compared to the glorious Forest hideout remake from last year.
Back in 2014 they came with wizard 71007-1 which for me was like the modern reinvented Majisto. Not sure why they couldn't come up with something better for such an iconic character."
I’m flipping back and forth between the images of the originals and the “remakes” of both the Forest Hideout and Majisto’s Workshop. In my eyes they are given a very similar treatment. Same with the Blacktron Cruiser.
I guess I don’t see the issues others are seeing. Just my opinion and I’m happy to let other’s have their own opinions. :)"
I think the "issue" is that the Forest Hideout and Blacktron Cruiser are just _better_ sets than Majisto's workshop. The problem is the source material rather than the execution of the remake. It was a fairly ugly set to begin with, and they haven't given the GWP any sort of a "glow up."
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
I think the "issue" is that the Forest Hideout and Blacktron Cruiser are just _better_ sets than Majisto's workshop. The problem is the source material rather than the execution of the remake. It was a fairly ugly set to begin with, and they haven't given the GWP any sort of a "glow up."]]
Yeah, definitely part of it. If I were picking an old Castle set to remake, this would not be in my top 20.
Edited to add: That said, if they were remaking it, they could have made some--any--improvements.
@MisterBrickster said:
"Side note: I can't see anyone complaining that the knight is female! Did the comments section get better or have I just finally blocked all the toxic people?"
Looks like you spoke too soon...
@oukexergon said:
" @Zander said:
" @oukexergon said:
"And c'mon, Lego, the female knight thing ...."
Depends what the assumption is in the fantasy world being portrayed. If people have the same attributes as people in the real world (as they do in GoT for example), it would indeed not make sense to have many female knights if you could have male ones instead. On the hand, if there is no dimorphism in LEGO’s fantasy realm (the default in Dungeons & Dragons for example), there’s no reason why you might not have more female knights than male ones."
That a game mechanic does not impose male/female distinctions does not mean that "there's no reason why"--there are plenty of reasons why females should not be knights/warriors in general given, even within, say, D&D assumptions (i.e. females still have to bear children, they still appear to have smaller bone structures, shorter stature, shorter legs, and other physical attributes that would, were it not for the imposed delusion of the game, impede success in battle). The mechanics of course offer all classes and possible stats to any player, but this calls for a suspension of disbelief for the sake of a story. And I'm saying that's perfectly OK to a degree. But there is a certain point in which the inversion of expectations becomes laughably absurd."
The threshold beyond which disbelief can no longer be sustained varies from person to person both in degree and where the lines are drawn. I don’t know if there have been any studies looking at where the average lines are and their variance. I would be interested in finding out. In LEGO’s concept of fantasy, we can’t say exactly where gender differences are in terms of many characteristics that are important to combat: strength, stamina, resistance to pain, aggression and lack of empathy. So we can’t say where the accepted line is in those regards for FOLs. However, we can say it about size and build. Male and female minifigures are the same height and bulk, and no-one seems to have an issue with that. As far as I’m aware, there isn’t a great clamour for minifigures of women to be smaller and more slender than those of men. If FOLs are able to suspend their disbelief in regards to that very conspicuous difference from the real world, are they willing to accept others such as male and female characters being equally strong?
@oukexergon said:
"Since I'll probably be shopping on Black Friday, I'll probably pick this up. However, it's a huge letdown. There's nothing here that one can't just build from a collection of very basic parts.
And c'mon, Lego, the female knight thing is getting ridiculous and laughable. Can we get some female characters with fresher roles? How about a wizard's apprentice? Why not a spy? An artisan? How about a merchant? Or an inn-keeper? Knights have to be able to *physically overpower* another knight. Even in fantasy, it rarely makes sense to make the knight a female, maybe someone like Brienne of SoFaI/GoT worked due to her significant size, but even in such cases, it's established as an oddity. The rare female knight is perfectly fine, but at this point most knights that have been released by Lego since the Creator 3-in-1 have been female."
If most other recent knights are female, then this female one has a good chance of overpowering them.
Although in LEGO form, females are the same size as males so presumably similar strength.
@SmilingCyclops said:
[[ @ForestMenOfEndor said:
I think the "issue" is that the Forest Hideout and Blacktron Cruiser are just _better_ sets than Majisto's workshop. The problem is the source material rather than the execution of the remake. It was a fairly ugly set to begin with, and they haven't given the GWP any sort of a "glow up."]]
Yeah, definitely part of it. If I were picking an old Castle set to remake, this would not be in my top 20.
Edited to add: That said, if they were remaking it, they could have made some--any--improvements.]]
Yes I agree. The other 5 recent remakes (Galaxy Explorer 10497, Blacktron 40580, Lion's Castle 10305, Forest Hideout 40567, Eldorado 10320) all had that 'glow-up' which has made them modern masterpieces.
I also agree that this set suffers from a difficult starting point. Yet, shouldn't that make it easier to improve it?
For instance, elimate the gap at the top of the roof. Give Majisto (the set's focal point) a nice print. Fill the inside with interesting cabinets, bookcase builds crammed full of cool wizard implements, and references to other sets, Lego histoty, etc.
See, that wasn't hard. The supervisor on the design team should've said this to the designer when this 'decent first draft' was presented.
Same goes for the other GWP. It also looks like a 'decent first draft.'
@Ridgeheart said:
"Oh, dude. As far as I'm concerned, Majisto is female too. And always has been."
She needs to pluck some of those chin hairs.
@Zander
I suppose since all adult minifigs are the same mold, they all represent the exact same abilities, limitations, and character. Weird they'd paint female features, as if they had a meaning in mind, some message that clearly fails to connect, right, since it's pointless to include gender features? Should go back to the plain smile; and definitively forget marking age or body types, they all are the same and do the exact same because plastic says so. Boring, but quite egalitarian!
@StyleCounselor Far be it from me to argue style with the style counselor. But I see a clear distinction between the designs of the large sets (a glow-up, as you put so well) and all of the GWP's.
The Forest Hideout improvements may benefit from the fact that the source material is really quite simple. Any modern piece use and shaping go a long way to improve things. Majisto's Workshop has a bit more detail (even though it's only 5ish years later) but the new design didn't go much further in any obvious way.
I do agree that it would be cool if they went full re-make and made a larger interpretation of Majisto's Workshop that was improved and updated. But naturally that would not be a GWP.
Actually just finally bought the original Majistos magical workshop set a couple of months ago, had no idea the new GWP set was coming. I think the original set is better based on the look of this, at least we got a Majisto minifig with a printed torso, a glow in the dark wand, the gray bird, and actual shutter pieces. This looks OK, but the rumored spend threshold of $250 is absurd. If it's true I'll just pick this up on ebay or bricklink eventually, will have to see. I agree with the majority here that 40567 and 40580 are much better sets. I've actually picked up 7 or 8 of 40580 for a Blacktron fleet.
@B_Space_Man said:
" @StyleCounselor Far be it from me to argue style with the style counselor. But I see a clear distinction between the designs of the large sets (a glow-up, as you put so well) and all of the GWP's.
The Forest Hideout improvements may benefit from the fact that the source material is really quite simple. Any modern piece use and shaping go a long way to improve things. Majisto's Workshop has a bit more detail (even though it's only 5ish years later) but the new design didn't go much further in any obvious way.
I do agree that it would be cool if they went full re-make and made a larger interpretation of Majisto's Workshop that was improved and updated. But naturally that would not be a GWP. "
Two retro GWPs (Blacktron and Hideout) were made into great sets. This one lags way behind those two (as well as the other remakes) for no discernable reason.
I think the current size is fine- especially for a GWP. It would be all the easier for a dedicated designer to fill it with fun things largely built into the walls (vookcases, kettles, frogs, snakes, crystal balls, and other doodads).
I mean, throw in some headlight bricks, plug in wrenches and fill it up. Or, various clip pieces. It's really not too difficult.
Poor set and Majisto design.
This set is getting a lot of heat, and I'm not sure if it deserves all of it. Some, but maybe not all.
I actually agree with some of the critiques- the lack of torso printing is lazy/stingy considering there's decent modern prints in the wizard CMF plus Lion Knight's Castle. Not sure if those are stickers on 1x2 tiles to represent the shutters but if so, that's also disappointing.
On the flip side, this is a free GWP. I think that takes the sting out of some of the poor design choices and omissions. A lot of kids (and adults) don't have the original set. This is a decent way to get a set that evokes a classic design and feel. On principle alone, I'm all for that.
I think the real kicker will be the spend threshold. If it winds up being a little lower than anticipated, I think that makes up for the sets' shortcomings.
Wasn't the majisto in loin knights castle just like this?
How do you get inside majisto's with a door "bricked" to the wall? Excuse me if it really opens XD
@Puffypolo said:
"How do you get inside majisto's with a door "bricked" to the wall? Excuse me if it really opens XD"
You "unlock" it by removing the jumper with the lock. Then it swings open as the whole set is hinged with the divide down the middle of the front. Without a key, presumably Majisto can use magic to unlock it.
The thresholds are now known, at least in Canada : C$220 for the winter market ( likely 170 euros) , C$330 for Majisto ( 250 euros).
It’s a bit of a weird choice for GWP, especially a reissued Castle one, which sometimes don’t look as charming as the original ones (I miss that blocky brick charm). Either way, more Castle LEGO is always a good thing! But it’s quite a poor present for such a high threshold and an extremely disappointing overall design! Can’t remember the last time I saw a GWP worth splurging out to get tbh.
@Ridgeheart said:
" @oukexergon said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
"Oh, dude. As far as I'm concerned, Majisto is female too. And always has been."
She needs to pluck some of those chin hairs."
Unreasonable societal expectations are what drove her to solitude in the first place. When, not if, she exacts her revenge, know that it falls at least partially on your shoulders. You monster."
First those wizard ladies insist on letting the legs go, "it's under the robes" they said. Then the armpits go, "we never lift our arms" they said. And now this! ABSOLUTELY NOT! If it is a war they want, let's see how they do against the cold steel of my very male knights.
@followsclosely said:
" @johleth said:
"This time next year that Majisto set will be going for $100+"
Nah. $45-ish. See https://brickset.com/sets/40567-1/Forest-Hideout as a comp."
Not sure, the forest hideout was available for quite the while longer than this one will be. I also believe the price threshold was lower for the forest man set.