Lego 2007 Dwarf Faction Retrospective: Tavern Talk

[@arthurguchelaar1442]

"And I gotta tell you, it was perfect. Perfect. Everything. Down to the last minute details"

[@BrickingUpBrad]

True!!!!!

[@frankd4581]

@@BrickingUpBrad please make three fully brick built lego Frost Giants in the blue and white colors of the Ice Queen Faction in the same building style as the small brick built giant building short by the KZbinr named Domorebricks and make a cave for these three Domorebricks inspired small brick built frost giants please

[@Tanooki_Billy]

Fantasy era Castle is by far one of my favourite Lego themes, would love to see it return someday

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I agree! Such a unique castle theme!

[@Dreadwolf3155]

agreed

[@gonkdroid8279]

Agreed!

[@SandsGC]

I Like To Imagine That The Dwarfs Have A Symbiotic Relationship With The Crown Knights. They Supply Them With Arms, Armor And Siege. In Return, The Crowns Protect Them From Outside Forces. This Would Also Gives A Reason Why The Two Factions Have The Same Color Scheme And Shield Patterns. While It's Not Said In The Set, I Think The Blacksmith In 10176 Is A Dwarf, Given His Short Legs And Profession. There's Also Some Rock Terrain and A Cart In The Advent Calendar.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I could defiantly see that. I defiantly think your right on that to! Even though how simple that figure is I can defiantly see him being one. I completely forgot about those side builds. There is always something I forget.

[@Popebug]

Why Do You Type Like An Asshole?

[@johnnyunderhillproductions8346]

Fantasy era castle is so underrated. I freakin love those dwarves thought they were so cute but also cool. Also Lego battles cutscenes were fun.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Fantasy era is top 3 castle themes for me

[@piekitty]

Fantasy era was so fun! Still wish the Elflands had made more of an appearance than just a magazine mention :)

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I loved that theme! I mean they did appear in the cmf line to! I did a whole video on that!

[@stephenas2042]

The dwarf mine was an awesome set. Just a shame that they weren’t as flushed out with more sets of their own

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Agreed!

[@Spenglenoodle]

that battle dwarf is 100% a warhammer fantasy reference, its literally a slayer

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Never played is but I can definitely see that being the case

[@sovietbear5084]

@@BrickingUpBradthe more you research the Warhammer fantasy Dwarfs the more your gonna see them close resemblance to the Lego dwarfs

[@jpfg2713]

​@@sovietbear5084 his lack of knowledge has gotten him a place in the *BOOK*!

[@juhapekkaruusala9038]

@@jpfg2713 Thorgrim Grudgebearer has entered the chat. "Send me to vengeange." - Thorgrim

[@TeflonDave]

I got the Dwarves' Mine set the first day I saw it on the shelf at Target. I think it was originally a Target exclusive. My box said "Special Edition", but I don't think it was any different than the ones that eventually showed up at TRU or elsewhere. That was such a great set! Lots of cool play / display features, all the dwarves, those cool new orc "trolls", and even that giant ogre "troll". I remember thinking it was really inexpensive at the time. I just went back and checked to be sure, and it looks like it was only $59.99! [EDIT: just checked further, and tho Brickset SAYS $59.99, other posters are reporting it was $49.99 at Target, which is what I remember... WHAT A BARGAIN!] It had so many great parts! Those big tower shields, the clip-on axe heads (which I think were introduced with Vikings a couple years earlier, but I'd only just gotten in the King's Castle Siege a couple months earlier), even the turkey leg for that ogre to chomp on (which had been around at least 10 years in Belville/Scala but I'd never gotten one). I still make those brick-built hammers in all kind of colors! They're one of my favorite minifig weapons. I even got all the parts in trans-clear to make one "magical crystalline", lol 🤓 Great vid, as always. Thanks!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I honestly wish I had picked it up when it was originally out I totally would have bought it two and combined them into one giant mine. I saw some great rebrickables for it. Because you are right the part selection on it is amazing!

[@TeflonDave]

@@BrickingUpBrad Just went back and watched your Fantasy Troll faction video from last year again. Doesn't seem like it's been that long since the CMF Orc came out! I'd be interested in seeing you do a review of every Lego Orc ever, like the Uruk-hai, the Gundabad, Moria and Mordor LotR orcs, and the new Orc rogue from the D&D set. Your call if you wanna include other Goblinoids like the LotR Goblin soldiers or the Goblin CFM in that group. Then, if so, do you also include any of the Green Goblin figs?? Most of those use the same hat! 🤓 Of course, the tattered orange cape on the Hobgoblin is the same pattern as the old "Troll" / orc tattered brown capes. Makes a great addition to the mix!

[@StoccoPschiozzoLego]

2007 was the best Lego year for me as I was buying all the basic castle sets like crazy. Then at the end of the year I somehow got into my knowledge that a new faction (dwarfs) was coming. And it was getting even better until it got much worse on the next year as I found out that the mine was not sold in my country. And buying online wasn't easy. Let's just say that iPhone was just invented and KZbin was slowly gaining momentum as it was recently been bought by Google. Not going to all the details but I was able to buy the mine! Never regret.

[@juhapekkaruusala9038]

"I am the slayer King!" - Ungrim Ironfist from warhammer, that mohawk dwarf really is a lego slayer dwarf. Have you seen them? If you can get the sets there is this Enlighten series of chinese lego that have more dwarfs in it. They are heavily inspired from Warcraft and are very beautiful addition to dwarfs overall.

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

I love the dwarves as a kid, and that was before I knew d&d was a thing

[@OrdinarilyBob]

I really enjoy these Taver Talks. It's wonderful to reminisce about sets I used to have and/or think about the series/factions that I missed.

[@gonkdroid8279]

Fantasy castle is one of my favorite Lego themes (I loved the Lego Battles / Lego Universe / Clutch Powers era of original themes like Mars Mission too), perfect balance of new pieces without being overspecialized

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Agreed! Such a great theme!

[@Skullkin_Productions]

"Diggey diggy hole, digging a hole 🎶" Also, 00:01 Skellington! I love those guys!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I almost had that joke in there but had to pull it sadly lol

[@BrickHQ]

Awesome lore video, the set is great also The Crown Knights are probably my favorite faction, I hope you do a video about them soon

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I definitely want to do them soon! Exspecailly since I own most of the sets for them!

[@deathray021]

Awesome job! I’m glad to finally see the mighty dwarves get their own Tavern Talk!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Glad you enjoyed it and that it was worth the wait!

[@1by1Brick]

We need more dwarven sets! Great vid!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

For sure!

[@TX_Blake]

I knew you’d nail this one, Brad. Love it!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@DragonxFlutter]

Imagine a series of Castle Dwarf sets that, when properly constructed, could combine into one big mountain mine. Also, what music did you use for this video’s intro and outro?

[@MatiNuva1724]

Battle Dwarf also tells that there is a thing such as Fire-breathing Sea Dragon, and an animal like Razorback also exists

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Also very true!

[@animo21]

My fav faction, the Fantasy Era!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Let’s go!

[@JonnDthunDer]

Dwarves were GOATed. Thankfully I have all of the ones from the OG Fantasy Era castle line :D

[@BrickingUpBrad]

They are awesome!

[@joannagws]

6:14 is that a hobbit reference to Smaug?

[@alexbarrett3832]

The mine is such a great little set.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

It is super cool!

[@BDD_Builds]

I wish the Dwarf faction had a different color scheme on their shields than the Crown Knights. I understand they were allies, but they almost seem like the same faction as the Crown Knights with the same colors. They should have gotten their own color scheme.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I agree. Would have been nice to get something different then the blue

[@Wis-king]

Amazing Analysis, I really enjoyed listening to this project.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you so much!

[@GuildofBricks]

The dwarves are an amazing faction!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

They are awesome!

[@013wolfwarrior]

Yes these guys were perfect. th beards the helmets the sets, to this day I regret I never got any of them back then, and I realy hope Lego doesent miss out on the chance to bring these molds back fo the DnD sets Khazukhan kazakit HA!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I hope we do get some awesome dwarfs in the dnd cmf line!

[@cac_deadlyrang]

ROCK AND STONE

[@BrickingUpBrad]

ROCK AND STONE!

[@marijn8057]

These are amazing sets, I'll look if I can pick some up.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

They are definitely hard to get

[@thatScoutdog]

This is the video I've been waiting for, I need to mine

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Let’s gooo!

[@luketurner8969]

love the lego battles reference!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

When ever there is Lego game references I got to talk about it!

[@Biodragon882]

The Battle Dwarf doesn't have two symbols, those are both a boar on him and his hammer, the hammer one is just a side profile view of it running

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Still two different ones. The look of them are different but they represent the same thing.

[@jbearstudios7215]

I wonder if the evil dwarf designed some of the equipment used by the trolls and skeletons

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Honestly I was thinking that to. But I also think the trolls are clever in their own way!

[@jbearstudios7215]

@@BrickingUpBrad I like to think the orks are expert woodworkers, and oddly enough chefs

[@Blakewyattdunfee]

"Me lucky socks!" - true Chads will know this quote.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

😂😂😂

[@tk-6967]

8:58 The battle dwarf is very clearly based on Dwarven Slayers from the Warhammer franchise. They have bright red beards and mohawks and also duel wield, and like the battle dwarf, they are proficient in monster slaying.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a designer who was a war hammer fan at Lego!

[@AArmstrongDotOrg]

The red haired warrior and the flying contraption are probably inspired a bit by the Warhammer Fantasy dwarfs - slayers and gyrocopyers respectively. Never knew of the flying contraption! I wonder if someone has made it in real life...

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I bet some one has but I haven’t seen anything

[@brenlc1412]

2:58 3:21 7:07 All I ask is for consistency with the lore for plastic toys from nearly 20 years ago.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

😂😂😂😂

[@wesleymarkhardwick8530]

THE BATLORD WILL RETURN

[@BrickingUpBrad]

No he won’t

[@0FfV1bE]

Peak Lego

[@BrickingUpBrad]

True

[@eggardkingofthemountain1592]

In my headcanon, dwarf copper is the same strength as human steel.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Nice!

[@E1iot]

I hope we get a second wave of Lord of the Rings, are they do another Fantasy run. Dungeons and Dragons is a good start.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That would be awesome!

[@lordsjaak]

i love those talk. but still small space viking people

[@BrickingUpBrad]

lol

[@lordsjaak]

@@BrickingUpBrad i know right 🤣

[@alexbarrett3832]

The Battle Dwarf is definitely supposed to be a troll slayer from warhammer.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Never played it so wouldn’t know

[@Nick-y9c]

so dwarves love shiny things... I guess rappers are dwarves

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I guess so😂

[@DavidF485]

I generally prefer the Fantasy Era dwarfs and trolls to their counterparts from the Lord of the Rings sets. The Castle ones have an element of cartoonishness that works better alongside other Lego characters.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Oh 100 percent! It goes so well with the other themes and they are more versatile

[@sesemango]

I wish that Mine set they created had some logic in it. Like mine the gold underground -> lift it up with the lift -> move them along the tube -> throw them to the cart. The set would need just a little modification to make it right. Now it's not very logical (2 ways to pour the gold into the carts, both end of the tube line is an end, with no starting point.)

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I do agree BUT they wanted the diffrent ideas in a compact way which actually looks really good

[@sesemango]

@@BrickingUpBrad Hey, thank you for answering! I think they just saved money, as they usually do. You just have to extend the tube until it reaches the elevator, and everything is good. So I think it was working as a first draft, but then some manager came along and removed pieces to save money.

[@wsaull8568]

So can we confirm that lego had a warhammer fan work on the CMF series. That Battle Dwarf screams Gotrek

[@Rogue_Tiger]

So dwarfs, slayers and chaos dwarfs..what else.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

No clue

[@turboking9238]

Brothers of the mine rejoice!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Sing Sing Sing with me!!!

[@kopakaskoolkompanion]

Not a mention of the prototype dwarves from the 90's?

[@joannagws]

Can we all agree these were based on lord of the rings in a way 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colbauer1426]

Based on the same concept, at least

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I mean this is just based on the concept of dwarfs. Eragon is also very similar concept. I’m guessing they definitely took inspiration from them.

[@joannagws]

Thanks for responding Brad

[@warlordmain5084]

Tolkien is the father of modern fantasy so you’re technically correct. Almost all fantasy settings after Tolkien are directly or indirectly based on Middle Earth.

[@Nick-y9c]

Not sure how to interpret "twice as wise [a mountain]". Have you ever asked something to a mountain? you are, for sure, still waiting the answer... so... is it a poetic way to say the king has the IQ of a stone?

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right I was confused by that to😂😂😂 but also pretty sure it just means he is very wise. But now I’m doubting that…

[@Nick-y9c]

@@BrickingUpBrad well... one could asks a mount *AI* n

[@Luke_SkywaIker]

Grammatically it’s definitely incorrect, the subject agreement doesn’t make sense. The writer’s intent was likely this: “the king is twice as wise as the mountains are old”

[@Nick-y9c]

@@Luke_SkywaIker make sense. thank you for sharing this valuable comment.

[@lindseymorgan4353]

Wait what about the skeletons

[@BrickingUpBrad]

What about them?

[@Davenofs]

Aye I love me some good dwarven jerelly

[@stefanweigl6438]

DIGGI DIGGI HOLE....DIGGI DIGGI HOLE!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I AM A DWARF!!!!

[@Relikvien]

SHORT!?!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I said what I said

[@joannagws]

Video request: crown knights btw I love you videos with out you I might be dumb as a bag of hammers Lmo .

[@BrickingUpBrad]

At some point I definitely want to do that faction!

[@joannagws]

Nice thanks for replying

[@NadaMrazkova]

but lego had to gave it up , their pride and ego !! they trade it for the friends and woke propaganda

[@ClassicStudStudios]

I mean, next to castle friends is my favourite theme 😂. I mean have you SEEN their sets the last 2 years?, look way better then city And for the record they didn’t trade castle for friends, both themes had sets in 2012-2013

[@BlueDragonBricks]

first!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Let’s goooooo!!!

[@thegameacademy1]

second!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Let’s gooo!!!!! 🥈