LEGO Creator Medieval Castle thorough review, all 3 builds + all combined! 31120

Unsponsored, comprehensive fan review of each official build option of the 2021 LEGO Creator Medieval Castle, plus a triple-build with all 3 connected.
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0:00 Intro & full castle
11:25 Dragon
12:35 Minifigures
14:28 Windmill version
19:33 BIG tower version
23:46 Trebuchet
26:00 All 3 connected
28:30 Value & discussion
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[@iliangathot9254]

This is really the Lego castle I would have wanted as a kid. I've now more turned to Star Wars, but this just might fit into my budget (or I will make it fit).

[@joewatson3386]

If you can afford Star Wars this set is defo a good option I collect Star Wars but I love old castles and old history so I would want this just to change up from constantly getting Star Wars sets

[@JournaloftheScotts]

This is always my issue, budget for Star Wars and then great sets like this.

[@janekmorel]

I know, I feel sad for having to wait until adulthood to be able to afford such things. It's a wonderful little castle, so I got mine as soon as they were available. No regrets, obviously.

[@Ayeeduhnn]

Me too, I made room in my budget for this and last year's pirate ship. They are excellent modern takes on classic themes!

[@josiahvonb3426]

You should like this set if you like star wars, it has alot of gray in it.

[@real.ilya_remov]

This is very close to old, 90s sets in more ways than one! - The back is enclosed. Yes! - There are more than one builds suggested, and better than in the old days, they give you instructions for other ones. Yes!!! - There's a... Reasonable number of figures included. - It's not locked in to a particular theme, story or license. - There's a vast amount of play area. - There are brick-built creatures! - There are side builds. Can't believe we've come to this. - It folds out! And in what it's different, there are pretty much only good things... - It's intercompatible with itself and many other sets. - It's a good value!

[@AldenG]

One thing to note, this set is not to scale with the Medieval blacksmith. It looks rather hilarious when placed together, unless you re-imagine the blacksmith to be the Kings quarters... and ignore the towers being dwarfed by a house.

[@xeron_7433]

What a great looking set, I really hope Lego continues to make sets like this in the future themed around castle, pirates and possibly even classic space. Great review as alwas, Jang!

[@1983Limpan]

Yeah! I agree. Great fits for both Castle and Pirates! Only thing that feels lacking is the minifig assortment. If they added a high-ranking soldier, another civilist, and perhaps a horse that would've done the trick!

[@MiSiOtH]

There are 2 classic spacer sets already!

[@tyriqcanfield8911]

I just wish we could have gotten one horse with the set, it’s perfectly fine without it but would have fit rather nicely

[@panmaew]

Yes, I would much prefer it to the green dragon. Anyway, though I am not into medieval castles and stuff I have this set as it looks very nice in reality!

[@PicardManeuver]

Very cool set. Mildly disappointed there isn't a random trapdoor with a set of falling axes or rocks like the classic "big building" theme-topping sets of old though! 😂

[@nihili4196]

Also, technically medieval castles (At least ones that belonged to more wealthy lords) were colorfull. It's just that over many, many years the paint got washed off. Because let's be honest... People always liked colorfull things.

[@MisterCasket]

I'm thinking of buying this for my Christmas village. It's contemporary, but it could work as a European city with it's old town castle at the side or centre.

[@Kuchenwurst]

That would work! Great idea! Just add a ticket booth and some tourists and you're good to go.

[@johanhalvarsson2148]

Or make it into the set for a film studio.

[@MaksLangerd]

This is the first set i bought for about 8-9 years! I was ashamed and i felt much of pressure from other people that LEGO is for kids only. Finally i said SCREW YOU all and i bought one for myself on my birthday. I am not disappointed. Building this thing was amazing. Lego quality really changed over the years. The only thing i am mixed is the Figures. When i like two guards - the blacksmith is a bit meh. There should be 5-6 figures. Also i agree about the details in the towers BUT this is LEGO! They just give You space to add something own :)

[@grizzly._.]

Best Creator set in years! Thank you Jang for going to the effort of building all three and combining them!

[@maxwellarnold6631]

If you stick the chalice at the top of the tower, you can pretend that it’s a Grail Shaped Beacon. Also, keeping with LEGO’s propensity towards somewhat dark humor in castle sets, there’s actually a treasure chest with some body parts hidden under the staircase in the windmill build, for those wondering where the skeleton was in that alternate model.

[@ElectableDane]

The Trebuchet can launch a projectile over 300 studs

[@Inactivechannel2187]

While I will bot be getting this set, I am quite impressed by it. The alternate builds fit the theme of the main structure exceptionally well, and the customizability of the layout is great. I do think that for a set of this scale though, especially since this is a castle, there should be more figures, especially some suggestion of royalty.

[@bethbroccoli586]

Looking at the tree in the alternate build my brain just automatically said: "yes, but where are the pink frogs?" Great review!

[@milanamin36]

Honestly, I thought the same!

[@koloth5139]

Even better I built the 66 Batmobile last week. And on the last page of the instructions they had a random picture of a hotdog tree. Now I want Lego to release a hotdog tree set.

[@hansholbein1047]

Jang: *say machicolations Me: *gets shadiversity flashbacks

[@TheBenjaman]

Ikr lol

[@SupersuMC]

Glad to hear that - LEGO castles have definitely been lacking in them until now!

[@armanfrancis3882]

As soon as he said it, I suddenly wanted Shad to review the castle for historical accuracy.

[@bengilmer]

Great review, Jang. A few things vs that I really appreciate about the set: • Love the mouse holes that are consistent through the 3 builds for the small brick built mouse from the main build. • The dragon/wyvern evokes the old green dragon from the 90s in color/scale. • Nods to the old sets with things like the rock entrance to the Forestmen hideout, the trebuchet being referred to as a catapult, the armor shop, the yellow colors being reminiscent of the Black Falcon castles of old and more. One thing I love about what this does, and the Creator line in general does, is encouraging modification and customization. I am biased though as I love classic castle and this set hits me in the nostalgia bones hard.

[@KylerBMusic]

My dad gave me an old castle set from when he was a kid- it's now time for me to get my own medieval castle. I love this.

[@gorzo88]

I'm glad you reviewed this set. I'm leaning toward buying it. It brings me back to my childhood when I had the Black Monarch's Castle (6085). I'm a little embarassed to say that I want to build this and play with it!

[@creativecritters6791]

I just love the wyvern. Big enough to look awesome and small enough to not make the set too expensive or overshadow it.

[@timothyzufelt955]

12:50 that just genuinely made me smile, thank you Jang :)

[@NimbleSnek]

Wow, this set looks amazing! I really like that wyvern build, it's got such a charm to it. My only gripe is how few minifigs there are. It could really do with at least two more, maybe a lord and a bandit or something.

[@jamesbarnes4792]

Costco has these for $75 each right now (if you can find them at your local Costco). At that price I'm really tempted to go ahead and buy 3.

[@arcturionblade1077]

Jang bought three of these? The mad lad. I bought just the one and really looking forward to putting together the main build since it looks so good. I might get a second set for the tower, trebuchet and extra pieces but we'll see.

[@terradrone3905]

Me, summoning Shadiversity at the top of my lungs: MACHICOLATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS!

[@zackakai5173]

Ah, a person of culture

[@Tiishen]

Wasn't expecting to find a Shad fan here

[@Ciero9]

I was thinking of Shad and his video on machiculations when Jang mentioned them.

[@terradrone3905]

@@Tiishen been following the man for a while now. Love his breakdowns and takes on historical accuracy (as far as medieval Europe goes)

[@wesandell]

I wonder if the damaged tall wizard's tower is an homage to Disney's Sword in the Stone. In the movie, Merlin moved into the old damaged tower that was falling apart. He even had a telescope too.

[@puppetguy8726]

Could be an unconscious reference made by the designers

[@soundwave7653]

I also thought about that. Good observation.

[@camoboyo1269]

Got this set for only 60 dollars at a bricks and minifigs. Only missing one figure and maybe 10 pieces, and I'm super happy with it.

[@JayRexus1337]

I love the trebuchet!

[@friidrottskarlsson3878]

I am impressed by the dragon, so small and yet so small, I would like to have just that dragon

[@wurgerbricks]

Yeah, I definitely agree it's a river on the side for the watermill, love how you point out that wyvern is actually a type of dragon! It's pretty cool that LEGO included machicolations on the battlements. I bought 2 sets to make a more wholesome castle while keeping the LEGO design language.

[@pancakekraken876]

One thing ive always loved about this channel is how much jang cares to be accurate. Using the correct terms for things and understanding their function. You quite really can't complain

[@LONDONBRIDGEBRICKS]

This set makes me happy Jang - and I'm glad it made you happy too ! - I've not even bought it yet but I'm so happy that LEGO decided to go ahead an make something 'classic castle' looking. Cheers Greg

[@splinter8930]

Hey Jang, appreciate the video! Please keep making videos the way you are doing it right now. I'm sure pretty much everyone prefers the longer reviews to appreciate all the smaller details. That vocal minority complaining about videos being too long should go to a channel that rushes their reviews for the unpatient. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@EvanMoon]

It was really cool to watch Jangbricks build all 3 sets on KZbin and twitch

[@jimmyshwoll9643]

This is a cute set for real, awww

[@benchui580]

Lego needs to bring back Medieval theme. I would drop out star wars theme and go-full on with this

[@johnstup4479]

Thanks Jang for bringing all three builds to the table and showing what the possibilities are with connecting all three build together. I'd certainly would use the left overs to dress up the main castle more. Thanks for the review.

[@narcolipze8586]

Now I would definitely prefer to have the fully molded pieces for the animals but I can just appreciate how they can find creative ways to build little animals like the chickens and the mouse and then use for parts for other things in the other builds

[@Alpix12]

Two Sets are enough to Build a nice moc. I love it!

[@HalcyonGames]

Of all of the new sets that popped up this summer, this was by far my favorite. It scratched my nostalgia itch for castles and was a satisfying build in its own right. It offers what I consider the classic Lego building experience of just stacking bricks on top of bricks, with minimal advanced building techniques.

[@Giacobrick]

Looking forward for this review and found it amazing. As always great job,f Jang!

[@zackakai5173]

Oh man there are actual machicolations, somebody call Shad!

[@PltOffPPrune]

Mrs Prune is a big lego castle fan and loves your review. Could you invest an hour or two in a live stream showing us how you're using the spare pieces from the second and third builds?

[@xero1134]

I cannot express how happy I am to have a review of this set in its entirety!

The rebrickable page will be soooo cool i'm sure ! This is for me the pure lego experience, do what you want and share, adults and kids

[@hadiganmadder970]

This set combined would easily hold a 300 price tag. The fact you can buy 3 sets over time to complete this is fantastic and you get tons of extra pieces to mod it on your own. I wish Lego would do more like these.

[@narwhalking2788]

Man. I love when you showcase all tree together.

[@DerDudelino]

It's beautiful, I love this set. Would've left out the dragon though and include a king, a queen, two more guards and maybe 3 attackers for some more play value. Because there are very, very little knight LEGO sets in the market right now.

[@defenderprime8046]

This is certainly a cool set for those who would love to have Lego Castle build, it's not perfect, but it is a great start, and all 3 builds together go very well together (if you're willing to pay for 3 sets in all!) Cool review, Jang!

[@zethrenbeltran4071]

I was waiting everyday for thus review :D already got my castle, gonna enjoy watching this :D

[@OscarWRG]

The female torso in the Medieval Blacksmisth set is from Pirates of Barracuda Bay also

[@phlywitegy]

As a kid the castle sets were always one of my favorites, especially the minifigures. I’d kill for an all castle/knight/medieval themed Collectible Minifigure Series.

[@j051499]

Great review! Thanks, Jang. I’m thinking about buying 3 of this set. Great to see it altogether.

[@TheZacharySutliff]

Thanks for doing the review with the added option builds all together. Looks cool. I appreciate your opinion as well. Great review. May very well but multiples for the kids to have a big castle!

[@GoingHamAllTheWay]

Really a great job making them all fit together, especially for the fans that missed out on castle theme

[@Mr_Waffle.]

Thanks for going the extra mile and putting all three together, you're a legend Jang! I bought one of these when it came out, then a second one after seeing someone combine them into a beefier castle... haven't built either yet (got sidetracked by Harry Potter lego) but now I think I might need a third one... gulp... maybe I'll wait for a quiet month...

[@Stickfigure414]

This looks awesome and i really appreciate how detailed and articulate you are in your reviews. Love your content and I'm so happy we have people like you that we can count on to show us what sets have to offer.

[@justjustice8968]

Yey! Finally! I was waiting for this, THANK YOU!:)

[@commenterbob9601]

I’m building this set right now, it’s impressing, great video :)

[@Batmanbatman77]

That's pretty cool! Always glad to see more castle sets!

[@AmrXcellent]

This set is so much better than I expected it to be. The images do not show it justice. The interlock thing is brilliant, love what you did with the multiple builds and it has so much potential for mocks for a castle sets (that lego is not giving an official theme for some reason). I will probably try to grab 3x (hopefully at blackfriday discount) and try different builds and custom ones as well. Thanks for the review!

[@planetdee3587]

I feel like this is a very nice castle design that focuses on what's needed vs what's not. What I mean by that is you do not have a lot of interior decorations but it does give you the size and depth for the price and let's you fill ij the details as you see fit rather than having the structure be shallow but many decortations and interior decor.

[@mathewmartin6959]

What a superb set! Thanks Jang! I'll have to pick a trio of these up before they retire and make a nice big and complete custom castle. That Alchemist/Wizard tower is fantastic!

[@skeemeastwood9075]

The 3 combined look pretty awesome. Im new to your channel about 3 weeks so far and your my goto reviewer when buying sets for my boys. I was huge into legos in the 80s and early 90s as a kid. Thank you for your reviews, your demeanor and pacing make it really enjoyable to watch.

[@sTeVe-vl3nh]

This was just an excellent entertainment, as always 👍🏻🤩

[@davidheier]

I will now always refer to licensed minifigures as "Fleshies". Thank you Jang. 13:59

[@JayRexus1337]

This is a fine example of LEGO perfectionism.

[@zackakai5173]

Seems this is the closest we're going to get to a proper Castle line any time soon, and it'll look great next to the blacksmith set. Will definitely buy this one.

[@kentslocum]

Actually, I think that you'll want to display this quite a ways away from the Blacksmith set. They have wildly different proportions.

[@bricksbeersbeards9368]

I bought 2. Did the main build, did the tower build and took the left over pieces and made a smaller, modiffied windmill build, it worked pretty ok, there were still left over pieces, but all together things came out well. Happy building!

[@realhuman4396]

Omg this is so cool. I love classic Lego, and this looks like a vintage lego castle on steroids

[@woundedzilla1517]

I just got this and built it today and absolutely love it. I’ve always loved Lego midevil sets but missed out on all of the good ones so I’m happy to finally have a good castle.

[@jazzman782000]

Oh man this brings back memories! I still remember getting the original Black Falcon’s Fortress when I was a kid. I still have most of the pieces and some of the figs. I need to get this set and combine it with the original.

[@DrMcBrick]

I love this castle and will MOC it for use in my SixFigs Amusement park. Great video and you made me belly laugh when you started talking about the “unfortunate” skeleton and the escape route lol. 🤣

[@RyeBreadGangster]

Excited to see a Castle review!

[@ryankramer2703]

This looks like a $100 set. The 3 part build looks like a $300 set. You get what you pay for in a good way.

[@TheBenjaman]

This is a beautiful set omg

[@Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310]

Wow,what a amazing set,espeically the main build! I definitely want this and use it as a noblemans castle.

[@nishawong5565]

Thank you for the review. I really like that dragon! 🐉 🐲

[@MG-sy8pj]

Based on this review, I'll be thinking this one over for a year or two before deciding if it gets a piece of the Lego budget, just like I am dong with the Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship (set 31109) after watching that review last year. Thanks for the taking the time and the expanse to do all three three builds, on live streams no less, and for such a thorough review.

[@Lordodragonss]

You can get it easily for 70$ online. For such ammount of bricks - is a steal.

[@borisbadaxe9678]

I have been drooling over this set ever since I first seen it.

[@SuperSecretBricks]

I was a bit disappointed by the first images released, but having now seen your review I find this set to be really excellent. For once the three builds are quite appealing, with a lot of details. I love the use of upside down rock jewels parts to suggest potions! Thank you for getting through the trouble of getting multiple copies of the set to review the 3 separate models AND assemble them all together!

[@Casedilla73]

I appreciate your commitment to your channel, buying three 100$ sets just for us to view

[@hllyenaylleth9576]

You are a great KZbinr! Thanks for the joy.

[@jezaillebrett1897]

İ really want to get this set , nice review Jang 👍

[@anderschannel9424]

Great review as always! Tks

[@petersimpson8775]

Nice review, thanks. We are watching Merlin at the minute so I want to get at least one (probably two) and make a custom castle. I really like the dragon head gargoyles on the big tower.

[@dragonbane7973]

I remember my first lego set i got it was a medival build with a tower and a wagon with a prison and this brings back memories like when i tossed the wagon with the horse down the stairs on accident I was 6 okey

[@gregm963]

I want to bricklink the trebuchet to go with the main build. It would have been nice if they had incorporated the same ratchet and lever function as the draw bridge though.

[@Randymarsh2069]

Great review as always! Just picked this set up at Costco for 75. Pretty excited!!

[@prokesuk]

Having non-alcoholic drinks would make sense when everyone has a family fire-breathing dragon to purify their drinking water.

[@onlinegametime]

I wish LEGO can bring back "Castle/Kingdom" again, but instead of being a lot of knights vs something. I would like to see a Lego Medieval Town. Sets examples: 1. Castle, 2. Blacksmith, 3. Tavern/Inn, 4. Tailor Shop, 5. Town Center with Street Markers, tree and well, Stables. 6. Fishing Docks with a big and small Boat. 7. Windmill with Crops. villagers. 8. Farming Barn Animals. villagers. 9. A Bank or TAX collector with a Robin hood. 10. Bandit camp. 11. Cottage Home. $50-60 (I bet alot of people would by to make a big village or town.) 12. Small bridge with a watch tower. 13. A Dragon Cave with treasure and Skelton. 14. Wizard Tower or Shop. 15. Barber shop. 16. A adventure Guild.

[@davidn.8976]

Just built the big tower and modified it to enclose the back using mostly extra parts that came with the set. I love it. It looks surprisingly good next to the Ideas blacksmith set. I do wish they included more minfigs, though.

[@legoemmetofficial8308]

Imagine if you just miss the target and hit the birds Free food

[@Markusewitz]

Salt and pepper in a medieval food stand...yeah, right! 😁

[@MrEffinBest]

Also my 7 yo son built his own baby dragon to go with the green one, and when I showed him the little red wyvern in the tower he was like "omg a baby dragon!!" It's hilarious the kinds of things kids latch onto and reminds me that lego is just as much fun today as it was when I was his age.

[@cqb1494]

This set gives me nostalgic Lego Castle vibes, I love it

[@engilaru]

My issues with this set basically boils down to aspects from it being a creator line set. Brick built rather than molded animals, bright yellow walls, low minifigure count, peasant is a sailor (we seriously lack medieval torso prints that aren't sailors/knights-uniforms), a low count of pieces that are usefull for medieval moc building outside of normal bricks and a handfull of armor/food pieces. I might pick it up on discount.

[@Lordodragonss]

I personaly wish it had ONLY a king figure. It would be good enough and could be even cheaper.

[@griggs3d]

Great review!

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Lovely video

[@TheB3]

This one is very high on my wish list!

[@GameyRaccoon]

Been looking forward to this for so long