AK_Brickster
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Post by AK_Brickster on Mar 20, 2014 20:02:39 GMT -8
Answer me these questions three...
1 - What is your favorite castle faction?
2 - How many figs of that faction do you have?
3 - Which faction do you have the MOST figs of, and how many?
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Schmidt
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Post by Schmidt on Mar 20, 2014 20:14:51 GMT -8
Very neat topic. It's going to be interesting to see who everyone likes the most. I am going to hazard a guess that the kingdoms factions, black falcons, and old dragon masters are held in very high regards for most builders.
My all-time favorite faction are the Royal Knights. They came out a few years after I really started getting into LEGO. I don't have nearly as much of them as I would like. I only have about 30. Still though, they are definitely my favorite faction.
My second favorite faction is the new 2013 castle dragon knights. I don't know what it is about these guys, but I absolutely adore their charm. I realize the 2013 castle knights are not on everyone's favorite list, but I love both factions. The colors are bright and pop out at you, and TLG went back to the old fashioned good vs. bad knights. I have close to 100 of the dragon knights now and about 70 of the lion knights. They sure are fun factions.
I know everyone is crazy about the Black Falcons, I have about 10 of them actually with about 20 shields. But in all honesty, I don't see what makes them so special compared to the other ones? Maybe it has something to do with their limited number, or that many grow up playing them. Eh, they're all right. I do like the classic dragon masters though, especially the ones with the red/green/yellow shield.
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Post by Erathor Pridenar on Mar 23, 2014 22:00:28 GMT -8
Great idea for a topic! I'm with Schmidt on his guesses, especially with the black Falcons.
My favourite faction would have to be the Kingdoms Lions. When I started buying more LEGO sets a few years ago, these were the guys around. I have 34 of them, I think, which isn't as many as I would like, but every part of the army (swordsmen, archers, etc.) is organised so they have exactly the same armour and weapons. I love that!
I'm with Schmidt on my second favourite, too. The Dragons from the new Castle sets are so perfectly evil (is that possible?!) that I find it impossible not to want more of them. The Lions are alright, but the Dragons are so much better. I only have 11, though!
I love the Black Falcons, but unfortunately I've never owned one. They look like a really nice faction, with the black/white/blue colour scheme and the cool falcon sigil.
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Post by Sir Valiant~ on Mar 24, 2014 9:35:50 GMT -8
My Favourite Faction by far is the Kingdoms Dragon Knights! Dark Green has always bee a favourite colour of mine and it looks absolutely stunning with he dark pearl, and gold. Also, dragons have always been a favourite creature of mine especially big green ones! For a long time my dragon army was quite small, but recently I scored a large amount of figs. S0 my total now is 35-40. I have yet to take a picture of them all together, but will be sure to soon. I also enjoy the Black Falcons as others have said, but only own one black falcon shield and no figs. I think also that the dark forest and forestmen are my next favourite faction. Great colours and the stag shield is beautiful. Sir Valiant~
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Schmidt
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Post by Schmidt on Mar 24, 2014 12:09:27 GMT -8
Oh man I can't believe I forgot about the forestmen. They are a tremendous faction, so is wolfpack as well. I love both of them, and have honestly wished at times that TLG would remake them. Then I get all nostalgic, and can't help but fear they would end up butchering them
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Post by Erathor Pridenar on Mar 24, 2014 22:06:12 GMT -8
Nooooo, I forgot about the Wolfpack and Forestmen! Even though I don't have any myself, they look amazing! I also really love the Knight's Kingdom theme, the colours are wonderful....
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SpearralSquid
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Post by SpearralSquid on Mar 25, 2014 1:22:28 GMT -8
Unfortunately, Kingdoms came right at the time when I was in my "Castle Dark Ages(pun intended)", so I have none of those except the chess which I was able to get for Christmas last year. However, the Kingdoms dragons are incredible, and I really wish I had gotten more of them. The Lions are a little..."meh" to me, red and white isn't really my ideal color combo, and they look a little boring. I got into lego castle right at the time of the crownies, but I only got a few small sets unfortunately They are pretty cool. The new factions are ok, I have 8 lions(including the King) and 7 dragons and I hope to get more soon. I also have a bunch of classic factions because my dad collected Lego as a kid. So between all the factions ever made, judging from set pictures, my faves are Crownies, Kingdoms dragons, black Falcons, and forestmen.
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mpoh98
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Post by mpoh98 on Mar 25, 2014 4:35:54 GMT -8
Well, my favorite is the same as Valiant, the Dragon Knights! Dark green for the win! I unfortunately, don't have a lot of them, nor any other factions. I also love Wolfpack, Forestmen, and the Black Falcons, but unfortunately, don't have any.
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AK_Brickster
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Post by AK_Brickster on Mar 25, 2014 5:48:30 GMT -8
My favorite "faction" is the CMF Elf with the silver stag. I don't know if that is a "legit faction" or not, but I've got about 5 of them, I think. Maybe a few more.
If I had to be held to more mainstream factions who actually appeared in sets, I would have to say the Wolfpack are right up there along with the Black Falcons. I have about 30 Wolfpack and about 20 Black Falcons.
The new BF shield really had me excited for a remake, but alas, that hasn't turned into anything yet. I really like the Stag shield of the classic Foresmen, but that's a faction that I have a hard time army-building. It just doesn't feel right to have an army of Robin Hoods (The Wolfpack, on the other hand, are being converted into a fully-armed and armored faction, as their torsos are similar in style to other classic factions such as the BFs and Crusaders).
The faction that I have the most of is the Fantasy-era Crownies. I haven't actually assembled the troops yet, but I just added 70+ torsos to my collection, so I think I'm up around 100-125 of them right now. They make up the bulk of my Garheim army, along with a custom faction that I've built using mostly the generic vikings torsos.
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Post by Sir Caedric Moore on Mar 26, 2014 23:36:57 GMT -8
My favorite faction is the Black Falcons; no surprise there I had a lot of them growing up and very few Wolfpack or Forestmen sets, although I've always liked the Stag sigil. I have a TON of classic Kingdom torsos (the red, white, and blue lions) but I've never been fond of that color scheme. I also really like the Bull Knights' sigil. EDIT : ACK!!! I forgot to answer the last question. I probably have thirty or so Red-White-Blue Lions and about a dozen blue-and-gold Lions, but I plan to order a lot more Black Falcon torsos soon - and the new shields
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bronx
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Post by bronx on Mar 28, 2014 15:38:33 GMT -8
What is your favorite castle faction?
Dragon Masters, hands down. That black dragon helm came out and I was in love. How many figs of that faction do you have?
About seven hundred and change. I would consider their army closer to one thousand, though, as another two hundred are supplemented by classic chain mail torsos and plain red torsos beneath black breastplate armor. What faction do you have the MOST figs of, and how many?
Disregarding the above, the Crown Knights would be next . . . which is ridiculous since I really dislike the faction. I need to sell some. Kingdoms Lion Knights behind that. Both are in the three hundred to five hundred count range. I am going to hazard a guess that the kingdoms factions, black falcons, and old dragon masters are held in very high regards for most builders. I am going to have to disagree. I do not find my beloved Dragon Masters near the top of most lists anywhere. I was going to say how similar threads that I have read have had more people commenting praise towards Knight's Kingdom groups before them and then realized I wouldn't have to . . . I also really love the Knight's Kingdom theme, the colours are wonderful.... See? Even Knight's Kingdom somehow has more street cred than the Dragon Masters. Preposterous! You're likely right with the Kingdoms factions and Black Falcons, though. Especially the latter, as they are my second favorite faction (with Dark Forestmen - not the standard Forestmen - close behind). I grew up with Black Falcons and Black Knights, though. Even if I had not, I think I would still be very fascinated with them since they're unique. Like Jordan mentioned, it is somewhat difficult to envision an army of Forestmen or Wolfpack as they had a more ragtag, rogue-ish feel. However, the Black Falcons were an actual kingdom. It was a kingdom that had sigil representation other than the ubiquitous lion and dragon we are still constantly getting. Put the ten you have beside any other ten classic castle minifigs? Isn't their overwhelming coolness palpable? Don't deny it.
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Post by dungeonsandflagons on Apr 3, 2014 22:06:16 GMT -8
I love these kind of posts. Well for me it has to be the high flying Black Falcons. My reasons are the following: - the black Falcon symbol is classic and iconic. - black always looks good. - they were part of my childhood growing up with LEGO. - they had some great sets. As for how many I have that is difficult to say. I have say 5 here in Sweden and maybe 20 in my childhood collection back in Australia. Cant say havent seen them in ages. As for which faction I have the most of.... Hard again as I dont remember how many class lion or crusaders I have. I know I have 25 Kingdoms Dragons. So maybe them. I am going back to Australia for Christmas so will try and bring as many as possible back to Sweden to clean them up, replace broken/lost parts and then work out whether I should flesh them all ( sounds of classic yellow LEGO fans screaming) or keep them old school....
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andhe
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Post by andhe on Apr 4, 2014 7:59:08 GMT -8
Crownies. The fantasy era was what brought me back into lego and castle in particular.
I have 46 crownies, comprising of 5 mounted Knights and a bunch of other variants.
Having just counted my 'armies', I also discovered I have 46 skeleton warriors (fantasy era again) though some of these are just the black/white skeleton variants, so I don't really count them as proper figs for some reason.
I used to have about 40 or so wolfpack figs, but sold/traded a bunch of them to Ak_Brickster!
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Post by mattiusxavier on Apr 4, 2014 9:41:54 GMT -8
This is a great thread Jordan! I have to agree with Schmidt that I'm not surprised many would say Black Falcon's and Dragon Masters or Dungeon Masters. Even though I have many troops from each of those factions...my fav was always the Royal Knights. They were the first set I managed to completely collect...so they hold a nostalgic position for me...plus they were the first set to introduce several newer pieces like the King's Crown Helm, and I believe the chromed out Greatswords...probably a few other bricks as well. Either way I loved that set for the extensions to the Castle like the Drawbridge set, etc. I probably only have maybe 20 figs though from this series though. Would love to have more and update them all. Other than that. I would say my next favourite is the Crown Knights. I love the details that came with them and shield emblem. I probably purchased a great share of these guys to bolster my armies. Although I have plenty of the other series...the Crown Knights sets were some of the best sets for value, parts, design and fun for me. The Kingdoms were certainly up there as well. Forestmen and Wolfpack are cool...but I liked the forestmen mostly because I could use them for peasants. Black Falcon's are up there for me as well.
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David
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Post by David on Apr 4, 2014 14:49:59 GMT -8
Since I am a newbie I missed a lot. My favorite as others have said is the Dragon Knights from kingdoms. Forest Green is my favorite color and I love these guys. I even did a massive Dragon Knight fortress as my first large Castle build: www.flickr.com/photos/fraslund/6208961465/ I probably have about 120 Dragon Knights and I even have a battle pack that I am saving for LCC as a contest reward I also am a big fan of Crownies, but I just missed them so only have maybe 20-30. I would have loved to grab some Vikings, but I don't have a single one. I have maybe 4 black falcons. Oh, I also like the kingdoms lion knights as well. I have roughly 100 of them as well.
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