@@iainsbricks I know that feeling, these teeny English houses are painful. Why are our houses so tiny while America are huge Lego friendly masterpieces with enormous basements where you can set up a city with train yard, something must be done about all these houses built for midgets in this country.
Great video Iain. The Lion Knights Castle is a great build and awesome set. I purchased the Jazz Club again after seeing the picture of it next to the new modular but got it at a discount or I wouldn't have bothered. I also like the Everyone is Awesome set and I think it was kept around as so many people were putting their space figures on it too. It's discounted here so I think it's going.
I think i wanna get The Lion Knights Castle, it looks really great and i love big castles! I see someone selling a brand new sealed one on my local marketplace for 350 Euros, the retail price is 400 Euros so its like a 12% discount. Do you think thats a good deal? Or should i wait until black friday and see if it gets a bigger discount?
Waiting till Black Friday could be risky. The one on Marketplace could be OK as long as it's legitimate, but maybe better to wait and buy from Lego with double insiders points and a good gwp.
@@iainsbricks Thanks for the answer! I just got back into lego very recently, so i have no idea how they do their sales nowdays. The set i see on the marketplace looks legit based on the pictures and i can go and pick it up in person, so i guess i will think about getting it! Another question, can you explain what double insider points and gwp means? Is that some promotion lego is doing from time to time?
@@gabor3432 GWP means Gift with purchase. That's a free set that you can get for spending over a certain amount at Lego stores or Lego.com. They run a number of theses promotions throughout the year. Insiders points are worth 5% of the purchase value when shopping directly with Lego. You can then cash in these points to get special promo sets or money off your next purchase. You have to sign up to the insiders program first though. Double insiders is 10% of your spend in points. Check the Lego website for more info.
@@iainsbricks Ah i get it now, thanks a lot for the explanation! I will check out these gift sets and the insider program! Though to be honest, i dont plan on buying a lot of lego sets, ill only get a few that i really like. Back in the days as a kid i played a lot with lego, but that was more than 20 years ago. Now as an adult im only interested in building the sets and displaying them. Back then i had King Leos Castle set from 2000 which was really cool and it was one of my favorite. Now i want The Lion Knights Castle because its such a massive improvement, it has so much more pieces and so much more detail, its incredible, i always dreamed of big sets like this when i was a kid! Thanks again for your help! Btw you channel is really cool, i subscribed!
Great video Iain. Will go for the Vespa, especially if you buy the mini one also. £8.99 from Lego would pair nicely together. Do like the Boutique Hotel and Jazz club, but fear not enough discounts will be available on them. Cheers Iain.
I got the medieval town square from smythestoys last year for £160. the deal only lasted a week or so. Right now bricabrac is doing a small discount on both the winter sets you have covered. I'm currently halfway through dismantling the lions knight castle. I'm doing it in a way that means each process of the build will be in the correct numbered bag. Once it is done i will re-build the Boutique Hotel. My plan is to have the hotel, history musem and Tudor corner in a line on display. I will have the jazz club in a line of three with the diner and the corner garage. I also bought the vespa halfway through last year and was gutted when it got heavily discounted around the end of the year. I guess you just have to focus on the joy these sets give when you build them and see them on display.
Great ro hear you have most of the sets already - they all sound like,great builds. I've just actually watch a review of the Market Square set and I'm really tempted to get one to build.
@@neilrusling-je6zothe problem is this was the first sale they have done. They are so stingy with discounts. Probably have to wait until around next Black Friday. Would be surprised if it retires this year.
Re; Lion Knight's Castle, Iain, excellent analysis. I have one for future building as opposed to investment. It looks amazing, but price and outlet-wise, LEGO have played it smart with this one
Nice video Iain. Not many sets for me to invest in on this list. Personally i was very dissapointed by the Medieval market set, i bought this for myself but the build was not that great unfortunately. The Lion knights set is actually awesome but to expensive for me to invest in and never discounted
Hi Peter. That's a shame about the Market Square set as it looks really nice when built. Apparently the Lion castle is a great building experience, but it's also very expensive.
Next time they do those 2x points and that Lion Knight castle will be mine. I was no castle fan, trains and modulars are my bag baby, but then I built that bricklink Mountain Fortress...and that thing is just class, so now my castle needs a friend. John Lewis did both modulars for £150...so I grabbed an extra one in case I fancied supersizing. They had the Landrover for £160 and I made a huge error by not getting it, they did the Alpine lodge for £60 and I did not pass on that deal. I think you are right, I cannot see either Medieval Village or Santas post office retiring, it feels like they only came out last week.
I had a blow our year for Lego last year, and I bought the Lion Knights castle and medieval village, I adore them both. They were so much fun to build, but I am unlikely to sell so….
Only the Land Rover for me as an investment but it needs to come with a good discount. The previous version did very well and this version is certainly more of a "classic". The other Icons sets are either too expensive or a little niche. Also the modulars for me don't seem to increase that much in value for such as expensive large difficult to store/ship set. Maybe with a longer 5 year hold time but there are much better sub £100 sets that can be sold within 1-2 years for good return.
Yes, I think the Land Rover could be a winner, especially in the UK. Modulars are always popular but do take a while to increase too much once retired unfortunately
The Land Rover is a John Lewis exclusive, and they (John Lewis), don’t have The Alpine Lodge. They have last year’s winter village set like you mentioned , but The lodge is only on Argos. The Medieval Town Square is a Smyths Toys exclusive, so we could see a deal from them. I’d love the castle, but I’m trying to be sensible with my Lego spending, and like you say, it’s one expensive set !! I reckon that one will get pulled from the list, I can’t see it retiring yet, something like that is always going to sell well.
Ah, thanks for the extra information. It can be difficult to find where a set is exclusive sometimes. Some of these bigger sets do look great, but are expensive to buy and more difficult to store.
Lions king Castle is a go!! Plenty of figures and awesome build… unfortunately the other modules build have no figures…I got to have Lego figures and exclusive the better
Land Rover set has been discounted reasonably frequently at John Lewis by 20-25%. It was exclusive to John Lewis though, if this has changed then offers might be easier to come by elsewhere.
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Lol! I'm very tempted get one to build ad well - but I have nowhere to display it! 😢
@@iainsbricks: old display sets in a box, Castle on the shelf 🤷🏻♂️ - that’s what I (have to) do 😅 / @eliotvsthebricks
@@eliotm8rt2n I already have loads of sets build but stored in boxes. I need a bigger house!
@@iainsbricks I know that feeling, these teeny English houses are painful. Why are our houses so tiny while America are huge Lego friendly masterpieces with enormous basements where you can set up a city with train yard, something must be done about all these houses built for midgets in this country.
I’ve almost pulled the trigger on this one many times. Nowhere to display. 😂
Jazz club is cool - it’s low key like the detectives office- blends in well with a city instead of standing out
I've possibly been spoilt by sets like the Boutique hotel and the Tudor Corner I guess
Great video Iain. The Lion Knights Castle is a great build and awesome set. I purchased the Jazz Club again after seeing the picture of it next to the new modular but got it at a discount or I wouldn't have bothered. I also like the Everyone is Awesome set and I think it was kept around as so many people were putting their space figures on it too. It's discounted here so I think it's going.
Hi Caron. Yes, the Lion Castle does seem to be very popular. It's a great looking set, but it is a bit pricey
The lion knights castle is by far my favourite build so much detail and a fun set.
Yes, I've seen some online reviews and it does look awesome
I think i wanna get The Lion Knights Castle, it looks really great and i love big castles! I see someone selling a brand new sealed one on my local marketplace for 350 Euros, the retail price is 400 Euros so its like a 12% discount. Do you think thats a good deal? Or should i wait until black friday and see if it gets a bigger discount?
Waiting till Black Friday could be risky. The one on Marketplace could be OK as long as it's legitimate, but maybe better to wait and buy from Lego with double insiders points and a good gwp.
@@iainsbricks Thanks for the answer! I just got back into lego very recently, so i have no idea how they do their sales nowdays.
The set i see on the marketplace looks legit based on the pictures and i can go and pick it up in person, so i guess i will think about getting it!
Another question, can you explain what double insider points and gwp means? Is that some promotion lego is doing from time to time?
@@gabor3432 GWP means Gift with purchase. That's a free set that you can get for spending over a certain amount at Lego stores or Lego.com. They run a number of theses promotions throughout the year. Insiders points are worth 5% of the purchase value when shopping directly with Lego. You can then cash in these points to get special promo sets or money off your next purchase. You have to sign up to the insiders program first though. Double insiders is 10% of your spend in points. Check the Lego website for more info.
@@iainsbricks Ah i get it now, thanks a lot for the explanation! I will check out these gift sets and the insider program!
Though to be honest, i dont plan on buying a lot of lego sets, ill only get a few that i really like.
Back in the days as a kid i played a lot with lego, but that was more than 20 years ago. Now as an adult im only interested in building the sets and displaying them.
Back then i had King Leos Castle set from 2000 which was really cool and it was one of my favorite. Now i want The Lion Knights Castle because its such a massive improvement, it has so much more pieces and so much more detail, its incredible, i always dreamed of big sets like this when i was a kid!
Thanks again for your help!
Btw you channel is really cool, i subscribed!
Great if you could make the Lego thumbnails larger as I use my telephone and it looks a bit too small!! Thank you!
But then you wouldn't be able to see my handsome face! 😁
Great video Iain. Will go for the Vespa, especially if you buy the mini one also. £8.99 from Lego would pair nicely together. Do like the Boutique Hotel and Jazz club, but fear not enough discounts will be available on them. Cheers Iain.
Hi Wayne. Yes, I think good discounts will be difficult to find on a lot of these sets unfortunately
Good vid Iain 👍
Thank you
Not sure about the classic defender! The Land Rover technic was once sold for £70!
It's a nice vehicle but more pricey than other vehicles in the past
I got the medieval town square from smythestoys last year for £160. the deal only lasted a week or so. Right now bricabrac is doing a small discount on both the winter sets you have covered. I'm currently halfway through dismantling the lions knight castle. I'm doing it in a way that means each process of the build will be in the correct numbered bag. Once it is done i will re-build the Boutique Hotel. My plan is to have the hotel, history musem and Tudor corner in a line on display. I will have the jazz club in a line of three with the diner and the corner garage. I also bought the vespa halfway through last year and was gutted when it got heavily discounted around the end of the year. I guess you just have to focus on the joy these sets give when you build them and see them on display.
Great ro hear you have most of the sets already - they all sound like,great builds. I've just actually watch a review of the Market Square set and I'm really tempted to get one to build.
It was £160? They kept that one quiet, I would have grabbed at least one. Now I know they put it on sale I will wait for another sale.
@@neilrusling-je6zothe problem is this was the first sale they have done. They are so stingy with discounts. Probably have to wait until around next Black Friday. Would be surprised if it retires this year.
Re; Lion Knight's Castle, Iain, excellent analysis. I have one for future building as opposed to investment. It looks amazing, but price and outlet-wise, LEGO have played it smart with this one
Thanks for watching. It's a great set but I think a lot of people are put off by the price.
Nice video Iain. Not many sets for me to invest in on this list. Personally i was very dissapointed by the Medieval market set, i bought this for myself but the build was not that great unfortunately. The Lion knights set is actually awesome but to expensive for me to invest in and never discounted
Hi Peter. That's a shame about the Market Square set as it looks really nice when built. Apparently the Lion castle is a great building experience, but it's also very expensive.
Next time they do those 2x points and that Lion Knight castle will be mine. I was no castle fan, trains and modulars are my bag baby, but then I built that bricklink Mountain Fortress...and that thing is just class, so now my castle needs a friend.
John Lewis did both modulars for £150...so I grabbed an extra one in case I fancied supersizing. They had the Landrover for £160 and I made a huge error by not getting it, they did the Alpine lodge for £60 and I did not pass on that deal.
I think you are right, I cannot see either Medieval Village or Santas post office retiring, it feels like they only came out last week.
Let's hope John Lewis have a few sales on this year. They have some of the best sets
I had a blow our year for Lego last year, and I bought the Lion Knights castle and medieval village, I adore them both. They were so much fun to build, but I am unlikely to sell so….
Good to hear that you already have those sets and enjoyed building them.
Only the Land Rover for me as an investment but it needs to come with a good discount. The previous version did very well and this version is certainly more of a "classic". The other Icons sets are either too expensive or a little niche. Also the modulars for me don't seem to increase that much in value for such as expensive large difficult to store/ship set. Maybe with a longer 5 year hold time but there are much better sub £100 sets that can be sold within 1-2 years for good return.
Yes, I think the Land Rover could be a winner, especially in the UK.
Modulars are always popular but do take a while to increase too much once retired unfortunately
Boutique hotel is on my list. It’s been in and out of stock at JL all month
Yes, it is a lovely set. Hopefully it will be back in stock soon.
Love my Pac-Man build. Wait for the Argos sale to around £150.
Yes - shame it's with Argos as I don't trust them with larger sets.
I really like the last set Everyone is Awesome. Santa Village and Medieval Town Square are definite pick ups IF they do retire, for me!
Everyone is awesome is definitely worth getting, and it won't break the bank!
@ I’m looking to get 2, one to build and one to resell, hoping for £15/20!
The Land Rover is a John Lewis exclusive, and they (John Lewis), don’t have The Alpine Lodge.
They have last year’s winter village set like you mentioned , but The lodge is only on Argos.
The Medieval Town Square is a Smyths Toys exclusive, so we could see a deal from them.
I’d love the castle, but I’m trying to be sensible with my Lego spending, and like you say, it’s one expensive set !!
I reckon that one will get pulled from the list, I can’t see it retiring yet, something like that is always going to sell well.
Ah, thanks for the extra information. It can be difficult to find where a set is exclusive sometimes.
Some of these bigger sets do look great, but are expensive to buy and more difficult to store.
Pharrel Williams set - even if I was offered this for free, I wouldn't bother.
It's very expensive for what it is.
Why do I have the feeling that Lego is going to have the Lion Knight's Castle on the list until September and then have a change of plans..
I have a similar feeling too. They do it because they can!
Lions king Castle is a go!! Plenty of figures and awesome build… unfortunately the other modules build have no figures…I got to have Lego figures and exclusive the better
Yes, the castle is a great set, although it it rather expensive, but I guess you get what you pay for.
I want the castle as well, thanks for the potential retirement.
No problem. It's an expensive set but it definitely looks worth it.
If it was "Every Spaceman is Awesome", I would buy dozens...but its not, so I am giving it a miss.
Yes, I know what you mean. It took me quite a bit of work and money to transform the the set to include spacemen.
Land Rover set has been discounted reasonably frequently at John Lewis by 20-25%. It was exclusive to John Lewis though, if this has changed then offers might be easier to come by elsewhere.
Let's hope it will be reduced again soon.
@iainsbricks I’ve already picked one up (with a cheeky partner discount on top), so my buy-in was about £120. Could only get one though! 🤦♂️
@@ApoBerg29 Better than nothing