LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith 21325 full review! Well thought-out for humans & minifigs alike

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0:00 Intro, overview, size comparisons
1:04 Forge, ground level
5:57 Middle level
9:25 Upper level & roof
13:44 Horse & carriage
15:31 Minifigures
18:16 Value, conclusions
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[@AClassicBrick]

I love this set. It makes me wanna have these like the modulars, every year a set that adds to a medival village. :-) Would be so cool.

[@tgh1466]

Same! They had a medieval village a while back that I regret not picking up

[@AClassicBrick]

@@tgh1466 i own that set and it was great however for the current prices on ebay I wouldn't recomment it

[@nararabbit1]

I’d love that!

[@FriarPhilsBricks]

That’s a great idea! I’d be in

[@JDYTC]

@@AClassicBrick Yes one of the greatest set ever in my opinion. In the sense that you get a complete village in one single set that offers so much playtime for your kids as well. And the most playable feature of them all that I miss in this Blacksmith and all the other modular buildings: you can open up the village houses as a doll house. Houses are so much more playable if they have an open back or if you can open them up like the Winnie the Pooh or the Haunted House for example, instead of needing to take them apart like a modular. That’s what makes that medieval village set extra special in my opinion.

[@SirVyval]

I really wish this set marks the start of a whole line of modular medieval buildings.

[@wickettheewok7356]

That whould be incredible

[@Kai_fire_master]

The fact that the bellows connect to the light brick is genius, and I love the bearskin rug. This is a great set.

[@rustmdg4940]

hello fellow ninja

[@FriarPhilsBricks]

Agreed. The Best way to activate light brick I’ve seen.

[@Paul0Grech]

I feel like the husky is actually supposed to be a wolf pup, but that's just the rpg player in me

[@noob.168]

Lego's site calls it a dog but you make more sense. lol

[@notreallyanonymous002]

I like that! 🤣

[@yerboichips6138]

Mine is now a wolf pup. Thanks!

[@gooseguyfilms4460]

I think it was supposed to represent a more realistic version of a pet dog for the blacksmith.

[@nihili4196]

Colors inside seems period correct. In fact I would argue that outside would be much more colorful. Believe me or not but people always preferred to live in nice, bright and colorful spaces rather than dark and grey. Paint was somewhat expensive, but nothing blacksmith can't afford. To be honest this set overall seems rather late medieval, but really accurate. And just like with Barracuda bay, I will get that set as soon as I can. Preferably multiple of it since there is not that many civilian castle sets and it'll be easy to make small village with that set and a bit of modification

[@usernotfound6475]

I think the blue would have been a bit much. It’s pretty much the most expensive type of paint there was. But the other colors make total sense

[@Ryster_Roo]

Here’s a fact from history in the Middle Ages. (I forget the exact source) But nobles had to ask the peasants and the populous of the country to stop wearing such vibrant and nice clothing because you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the classes.

[@td1559]

if anything stands out to me as not being period correct it's the pumpkins, pumpkins came from the americas iirc.

[@lukesewell8294]

@@td1559 oh snap that’s true set ruined

[@thombrick]

@@lukesewell8294 Just imagine them as orange Turnips.

[@simulterious9767]

The long awaited return of castle!

[@WordsOfTheTeacher]

I sure hope so, I really want to build a medieval village so here's hoping they make more

[@lucifernebulae]

Ehhh.. you wish. Just like with pirates, or wild west. Lego does mostly licensed crap now. Probably only modulars, ideas and expert are worth the money ;-)

[@FriarPhilsBricks]

I’m hoping so! I was brought up on castle!

[@brogleg]

@@FriarPhilsBricks Lego stopped the castle and pirates and all of the actual good series because apparently fighting is bad or something but i feel like kids would ditch the repetitive overpriced city sets for the castle because yeah, also lego has a lot of fans that arent little kids that they are just noticing so i hope they recognize that we want classic themes back

[@coolguy11fortnite]

@@brogleg well there’s still ninjago and monkie kid

[@pontifexcellence6648]

To me, this is one of the prettiest Lego sets in many years. Very much looking forward to getting my hands on one.

[@Kriosaivak]

Seriously making me wish for a new LEGO Castle line.

[@Qoonutz]

After your review, I am a convert. I was one of those critics where I “hated” the Lego version. Thank you Jang!

[@brickymcbrickerson9506]

They should make an old water mill house in the same style to go with this set..

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

I could go for an entire range of buildings in this style so we can eventually build a full town, ala the modular buildings.

[@Balkancuga]

I have the LEGO POTC set The Mill, i got it like 6-7 years ago? Its a decent set.

[@brogleg]

Yeah also make some smaller buildings so that more people can get them

[@garsaxon3586]

Does anyone else love that Jang calls humans huge figures in his reviews?

[@kittenclanclan]

I've never had more extreme whiplash on a set than this one! I was initially ambivalent or disappointed with the pictures and how different it was from the Ideas set, but on putting it together, it's quickly shot up to one of my most beloved sets of all time and made me glow with delight - I must have seemed very much like a child when proudly showing it to my partner after she got home from work. I'm hoping so much that Lego keeps up with more medieval architecture sets coming from Ideas, they definitely have a selection to choose from.

[@yournutt]

when this set got announced my girlfriend (not usually a Lego person) said she loved this set, especially the kitchen. I got it for us to celebrate Valentine's and it was really fun for both of us! I love this set so much and I'm glad we got something that's castle-themed but more domestic!

[@nararabbit1]

I got this for Valentine’s Day from my husband. Great minds think alike :-)

[@ewar89ewar89]

Havent been in lego for a bit but this set def looks buyable

[@mr.rubicon1193]

I'd buy 2 if I were you then... then sell the 2nd one in a few years.

[@bobitysteve9509]

@@mr.rubicon1193 yeah I did some maths and figured if id bought an extra to keep in the box for every lego set I bought in my life It would basically pay for my lego collection

[@AlbertoDsign]

@@mr.rubicon1193 Why though? Not everything has to be about making profit, instead of scalping units to raise its price let people who want it get it for a fair price...

[@TaylorClutter]

The responsible adult side of me is saying no... but yet, I'm still thinking yes...

[@barmanfred3301]

Havent bought a lego set in 3 years. Im buying this one I love it

[@kurnitb]

Thank's Jang, as always very detailed and informative.

[@JANGBRiCKS]

My pleasure!

[@Gamer_Dylan_6]

Holy frick I have waited SO LONG for another true fantasy theme. This is just one set, but this is a start. Absolutely wonderful set and I hope to see more of this soon.

[@fgdj2000]

Looks like the perfect companion to last year‘s barracuda bay (bringing back classic sets and all). I‘ve also collected some VIP points, so maybe, I get this one soon.

[@devon8419]

Same reason I might get it

[@fgdj2000]

@@devon8419 Although I always have my eye on Bluebrixx (a German only company I think) and Xingbao's medieval sets, some of which are actually licensed tie-ins to Kingdom Come: Deliverance (in case you don't know: a czech historically accurate Elder Scrolls-like Middle Ages RPG/ Sim).

[@LordEvrey]

Bright walls, and sometimes even heavily painted ones, are period appropriate. And rounded wood beams aren't that uncommon here in central Europe. =)

[@siontopps4375]

Definitely one of my favourites this year so far.

[@joewatson3386]

I was watching the stream when you built this !!!! All hail pink cone

[@zoltanrudolf]

Jang has an excellent technical vocabulary. Whether it’s architectural, automotive, botanical or whatever, young and old viewers alike will always learn something new and different.

[@brickworld7501]

Oh my the size comparison with the modulars was shocking! It’s massive! Thanks for doing that

[@GreedyGreedent]

Medieval buildings are all amazing I would argue that Lego needs to produce more medieval sets. Its a very popular theme to most lego fans

[@brutonstrange5918]

Here's a fun fact: at 2:00 he mentions the pumpkins, and that this might be the first time we got two different ages in the same set. However, the Lego Ideas Treehouse also has two different ages growing at the very bottom of the trunk!

[@stevenbobbybills]

The beer keg under the stairs is actually officially referred to as ale, so it's not even a non-alcoholic beverage, Jang! I suppose now LEGO makes labelled 18+ sets, they can reference alcohol, especially given the time period the set is based in.

[@jamesreynolds6071]

Rip prohibition sets

[@Nessiechomp]

If I am not mistaken, I recall the Barracuda Bay set mentioning somewhere that there was rum. We live in wierd Lego times

[@Balkancuga]

I think he was joking it wasnt a non alcoholic drink.

[@Cosmonaut8911]

Hope they bring back the castle theme!

[@Ciero9]

Not just the Castle theme, but the classic factions: Black Falcons, Crusaders, Black Knights, Forestmen, and Wolfpack.

[@pawpatrolnews]

You would think that the if the blacksmith family living there was 'well off', they would be able to afford to fix their roof! 😅

[@dragatus]

Perhaps they were better off in the past but have since fallen on harder times.

[@TytonidaeIndustries]

@@dragatus perhapse, or maybe the tiles were blown off in a recent storm, and they just havent quite gotten t it yet =D

[@eldritchpalmerable]

I have mostly build Star Wars sets as an afol, but this was a day one purchase, and a particularly enjoying build with my 4year old son. This is sitting on my work desk and it looks fantastic. Easily one of the best sets I have built, Lego is killing it recently!

[@ianchabot5550]

Mark in the lego store: i finally found the BLACKSMITH

[@jeanmilleisen9378]

This is going to sound weird, but I’m going to mod this to fit in with my Elves sets. The Elves sets are actually really good!

[@krisp5213]

Elves was a solid stand-in for castle. Liked the whimsical builds and the colors.

[@valleyforgeproductions]

@@krisp5213 the abundant amount of gems was cool too

[@jeanmilleisen9378]

Oh my goodness, Jang hearted my comment... thanks, Jang!

[@jayman4569]

Heretic

[@UrielAvalosjr]

chefs kiss for lego, can see this being a mod for aurora or a snow white cottage.

[@AlbertoDsign]

The original design was a carbon copy of an asset for a RPG videogame or DND game, so I can see why they changed it. The white on the bear skin might be intended to reproduce the teeth of the bear, in that case it's pretty genius if you ask me...

[@cookiez_ad]

I hope we get another set similar to this but with more races like Elves, Goblins, or Orcs, I feel like that'd be awesome! Like a town square set!

[@dragatus]

I ordered this pretty much as soon as it became available and love it. The only real problem is that it makes my Black Falcon's Fortress seem tiny by comparison. :D

[@Ciero9]

That's what I was thinking too. Fortunately I've got two Black Falcon's Fortresses along with a ton of other castle parts. I'm going to make the two Knight's the Lord and Lady of the Black Falcons.

[@naturalist4life396]

Jesus Christ those swords! They look amazing! 🗡️

[@cheesybricks8710]

I love the black falcon knights but I personally don’t really like that they use the lighter silver color instead of the gunmetal gray type for the helmets.

[@martijnvandijk6627]

Your reviews are great man, I really appreciate that you show the left over pieces and information about stickers and printed pieces just these little things make your reviews awesome!😇

[@TheCoolFactor]

Pretty set, innit? One of my favorites this year so far and that might extended to my overall favorites list!

[@thatsruffdog]

9:30 most of us aren’t going to display this in an all-white background. 😂

[@thatsruffdog]

Sorry I used that cringey emoji. I just wanted to make it clear that it was a joke.

[@lbricks7631]

Master Wu's dog is here. Further proof that other lego lines are apart of the 16 realms.

[@savage0gre670]

Its been said before but I really love and appreciate that format you use Jang, its so clean, calming, and very satisfying to watch and listen to you talk

[@aych-rn]

Just ordered this. Been waiting for this review!

[@Src4mblerr]

I love your thought in the camera work. You have a close zoom, but you don't move the camera, you move the model. Thank you for your careful thoughtfulness in the creation of this video. I love this model, and I will add it to my wishlist!

[@blumberde8726]

I feel like the American price (which doesn't include taxes, I ama aware) is a complete steal relative to the 180€ Finnish price I paid One thing I really enjoyed about the pacing was that after hours of building this huge house, you get a bag of pure easy-to-build fan service (the Falcon Knights stuff)

[@dpchiko17]

200CAD I still think it's a fair price, it looks really good

[@nilshendriks72]

I paid 170 euros in the Netherlands! Not happy with that!

[@drewdavies3010]

i dont understand the critism of this set when it was announced. I brought it the day it came out. It looks nice and it was a fun build. more of this from lego please.

[@luju_casa]

Love the work you do Jang, keep it up!

[@rahlmaclaren1478]

He did it! Thank you for including the Modular comparison! I think you are the first reviewer to do so.

[@johnstup4479]

Really love this set. It definitely is on my list. Hope to see more medieval sets in the future. Thanks for the review Jang!

[@mervynsong4203]

The most detailed review about this set so far. Thanks a lot!

[@mmmchestnut4085]

This, to me, is one of my favorite looking buildings lego has done maybe ever. I’m glad to see them doing so many structural sets lately too. So much of my childhood was all vehicles and characters

[@jellyandjam9646]

Just got this set, waiting for it to be shipped, so hyped!!!!

[@jorgeloo3131]

Finally Here! Cheers from Peru! (Hope it won't take too long to arrive into our stores... Yes, we have Lego Stores here😂) Great Review Jang!!

[@BillSchrader]

Nice video Jangbricks you are a really chill AFOL with good reviews

[@hologeni]

build this yesterday and I must say, it has potential to become my favourite set of all time!! I love it

[@leg0liver194]

The white 1x1 inside the bearskin represents the denture (bit), I assume.

[@greywolfgaming79]

I’ve build this set last week and I had a blast. It felt great building this set.

[@johnnations5932]

Excellent work, Jang! Love this set and your great review of it. A note about the curved dark beams in the outside walls: In antiquity in Europe, building walls often used repurposed ship beams. Most of the curving ones are from ship bows and curved parts of the hull. I learned this on a wonderful tour in 1992 of Canterbury , England, called the "Weaver's Tour." I highly recommend it. Thank you for your spectacularly high production value and quality, fun, friendly content:)

[@jeffflank2193]

Thanks Jang. Just feels like a tour through a mid evil blacksmith shop and lego review. Excellent set and review. Your the best.🤠

[@MrClassic.]

Many thanks for the comparisons to the modulars, this certainly is much larger than I expected too!

[@elevation9123]

I am getting this for Christmas!!!! So excited

[@pablothecat5419]

This is so much bigger than I thought, I thought it was about 1/2 the size, the comparisons to other sets really help!

[@Jelus1]

I still wish they'd bring back Classic Space or the Aquanauts series.. Those sets made me fall in love w lego as a kid.

[@doghousegalaxy4159]

Nice review!

[@michaelsmith8028]

Just when I was wondering when Jang was going to upload this review I see this. Are you a wizard Jang?

[@JD_1776]

No I’m Jang, just jang. Well, your a wizard just jang

[@thesaucylorax]

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arives precisely when he means to

[@coderigden]

This was one of the funnest builds I've done in a while. I loved all the details and the fresh modern look on the castle theme. I'm eagerly awaiting the 3 in 1 castle release this summer.

[@familyfun7163]

Great insightful observation about the bag organization and more enjoyable build conclusion! So true. I also would point out there seemed to be several times where you are almost invited to customize the build. For example I placed a leftover fire element on the top of the helmets to create plumes. But I think this is my favorite build in a long long time!

[@natedawg8778]

Wow.. I need this set!

[@BlackGloveBricks]

A brilliant set! The most fun I’ve had with a build in a long time. Let’s hope this heralds the return of LEGO Castle.

[@chironex3588]

I love the Style of this! I want way more Buildings in exactly that Style!

[@gcom80z]

This really is a gorgeous looking set! Really great and fair review again-just means more money again 😳🤩

[@bethbroccoli586]

Thank you for always giving great reviews of plants and botanical details. I've got some plant enthusiasts in my family, but I wouldn't have picked up on those details about the apple tree, myself.

[@360dom360]

I want a medieval/fantasy line. I hope this is the beginning of something bigger

[@frostedbutts4340]

Well there is a new Creator 3 in 1 castle!

[@SamB..1995]

I love your videos. You are the first youtuber I EVER watched In my life and ur videos fill me with happiness and nostalgia. Thank you for being you 👍😀

[@francora4763]

Love the set! Hope Lego keeps medieval sets coming with different medieval subthemes. My favorite part of the whole thing is the use of Nexo Knights shields as roof tiles although I would have used a darker colour. Great review as always Jang!

[@pjg_77]

It’s actually a very good build & the price is excellent. Will one day become a classic

[@SmackDab]

I’m worried that this set is going to dwarf any actual ‘Castle’ set LEGO has/will ever release 😬

[@matthewpotter8491]

The designer did a way better job that I ever could, but I actually think Lego has improved on it. Personally I love this and will defo pick up at some point. However, prioritising the Treehouse (if it ever turns up - had it on back order since beginning of December) and Pirates of Barracuda Bay (think that will be a birthday present to myself later in the year) 😀

[@Brickfilmer125]

Well this review certainly won me over. This set really captures the good ol' LEGO castle feel, but modernized and much more detailed. Love the set, and will definitely be picking it up.

[@robato3991]

I really like the look of this. I'd love to see more medieval sets.

[@jerryterwase9027]

This is a fantastic set. It gives me hope for the future of the castle themes.

[@banshee107]

Very impressed on the detail of this set.

[@jeffnjules1290]

Love this set

[@skyborne80]

Not sure why people are still sour about release versions of ideas sets being different from the ideas submission. It's not like it's a surprise anymore. They're _all_ different and they have to be for many many reasons. Convertible to instructions, durability, price, visual impact, and I'm sure other things we wouldn't think of. Lego has standards and they do the best they can to balance those and peoples expectations, and at the same time, produce a quality product.

[@OscarWRG]

Excellent review, I love this set

[@hanschow5457]

This set looks beautiful. I have been collecting LEGO since 84 and I have always been a fan of their castle and medieval themes. It was a real shame when LEGO stopped producing castle themed sets. To see such a well thought out, well constructed and appropriately figured set does make me happily nostalgic. As soon as the opportunity presents itself I will be sure to pick one up myself. Hopefully LEGO will do this LEGO fan a very generous boon and put out an entire Castle with this level of detail and care. Thank you very much for your review Mr. Jang. I have been a long time viewer and seldom purchase a set without watching a review from you first. You’ve helped me get an in-depth view of many LEGO sets and by extension helped to budget my purchases. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@Ciero9]

I've also been collecting Lego since the 80s and a ton of castle sets. If Lego really wanted to some money from people like us. They'd develop a modular castle. Each set would be a section so you could build a large or small a castle desired. This would also allow them to keep the set's prices down within reason instead of having a massive $500 castle and lots of smaller sets.

[@kobekobekobekobekobe]

The bed and rug is amazing

[@defenderprime8046]

Really amazing set! I just hope the original designer was not too dissapointed that his own design was changed drastically to make it more Lego "friendly" to those who don't spend months making their own MOCs, because his own design was quite different. But this official Ideas set is very well done, and that light brick idea is really neat for the fire pit! I could see a whole series of medieval sets like this one that could make up a whole village!

[@RumerPriestly]

The most recent iteration of Hagrid's Hut came with the two pumpkin sizes too. Love the use of orange minifig heads, it works so well!

[@twinceptionproductions6083]

Lego is killing it with the beautiful sets this year! From Ninjago City Gardens to this, I’m super impressed!

[@ThePrecipice66]

Great set, can't wait to pick it up. That it has a cute husky included is just another reason to buy it for me.

[@martiaaghdam8138]

Wow thats awesome nice rewie as always 😀

[@mbrick87]

In my opinion this was the best castle themed set to come out till the new castle this year. I’m looking forward to combining this to my new castle set in August. I’ll be tearing it down and combining them along with several other sets and parts from my collection.

[@thalespartel2367]

Cool!

[@sampletext5927]

I can’t wait for the 3 in 1 castle later this summer 🏰

[@FriarPhilsBricks]

Totally agree!

[@thejammiebricker2327]

I was holding back on the set but now I will get it. I might change the roof tiles a little but the build looks fun.

[@YDBricks]

Who else here was at Jang’s livestream for this set?

[@vjl323]

I was definitely there!

[@YDBricks]

@@vjl323 cool!

[@BadgerBishop]

I want this so much, will probably rebuild it as a modular for my new city I'm starting for my son who loves LEGO.

[@Pectoups]

Nice set! Looks great!