Sold out in 10 minutes? Castle in the Forest review - LEGO and Bricklink Designer Program - 910001

[@AClassicBrick]

I love this model and was lucky enough to get one. Just wish LEGO would've either just widely released this or at least handled it smarter than they did... They should've never allowed people to order up to 5 of this set, when they limit it to such a small amount of copies...

[@natbarmore]

Agreed: if it’s gonna be a limited run, it should be 1 per customer.

[@marinekong235]

Lego is just out to make a quick side profit - who cares how many sets one buys.

[@minnluke5918]

Wish they were widely available. They’re so expensive on the aftermarket and a lot of people didn’t know about the brinklink.

[@marinekong235]

Just get the parts for it - cheaper and if you can’t get all the required parts, fret not - it’s Lego so you can substitute parts and change the design to give it a better look.

[@grand_master_glass]

I chose to buy 3 of the creator medieval castle sets and made an alternative moc instead of buying the bricklink set. I suggest it to anyone who didn't want to buy that castle in the forest to go that route!

[@lunch2102]

I did both and I regret nothing

[@Kenthelegomaster]

I agree

[@medievalman3737]

@@lunch2102 same as myself lol

[@ChromedLegoCat]

Unfortunately, I don’t live in a country where these program sets can be purchased, but I really love this castle and the pieces are some of my fav colours and types! Wish I could get this but oh well, hopefully LEGO makes something on this medieval fantasy type theme again

[@thatoneidiotnathan]

This is a really great set, excited for the windmill review!

[@owenjones6014]

Great review Johanna! I think the build is very unique, also looking forward to see how this will help you with your medieval MOC!!

[@ravenspurplebeats5412]

this would go loverly next to idea's black smith!

[@gordonwerner]

Thank you for reviewing this set for those of us who missed out on purchasing it. I too have the windmill set from round 2 on pre-order and can’t wait for it to be released later this year… and I am really hoping that the train station is selected for sale in round 3. I look forward to see how you mod this for your medieval corner!

[@SuperMaddening]

Thanks so much for reviewing this, haven’t seen many around! It’s a lovely detailed set. Really enjoyed your reviewing style too!

[@broncsddt]

Lovely review! Can’t wait for these to ship in the states. And yea, I have no idea what you’re doing at the end! 🤪

[@michellee7465]

I missed round 1, but not round 2 where I grabbed the Lego Shop. 😃 Really pleased you’ve shown this review as I’ve not seen any of the Bricklink sets like this presentation. 😛I think this is a fabulous set, but I do have a few castles…so I’m not too sad I missed out. 🥴

[@HighTeaToys]

That is a good way of looking at it, it is a great set for the price it was for sure, but not a 'must have' i am super excited about the windmill from round 2 as that is something I haven't really seen before. Round 3 is looking awesome too.

[@StevenVillman]

@@HighTeaToys How many minifigures does the Castle in the Forest LEGO Bricklink Designer Program set have there?

[@rosiegirl7112]

Great review and a great set. I could not put my finger on what I found distracting until you mentioned it - but it is that blue color - wrong shade. So happy to hear that you will be doing more HP in the coming months!

[@HighTeaToys]

I am so ready for more Harry Potter :P But my list of projects is very long XD I need to get some stuff off there first. Once I have finished the City of Lanterns I will have my build table back and we can do more projects :)

[@arghjayem]

Rrp was like £135, they’re going for £360+ on eBay right now (and that’s with people actually bidding on them and not just the sellers BIN price) close to triple the price. So good investment set thanks to the hype and the limited run. And I think the no instructions booklet is part of what has kept them to a reasonable price relatively. The instructions books are a surprisingly costly part of manufacturing Lego sets, hence why there were some mistakes and errors in the digital instructions, but with digital ones they can be corrected even after the set has been sold whereas a physical book goes through a lot of work to make sure those errors don’t happen (but some will still get through anyway) costing time and money. Plus I think 99% of the parts for this set are existing Lego parts, so having nothing new keeps the cost down too I guess.

[@simon37359]

Hadn't really looked at the castle in much detail, just noticed the back looks like the Forest Men Outpost 6066

[@johnnysparckle]

You noticed well. This set looks like 6054, 6066 and 6077. It's those 3 models in one in a new style. A nice hommage to these 3 amazing sets. It is my favoutite them so I had to buy it at the aftermarket (unfortunately).

[@HighTeaToys]

Yes! there are lots of little nods to the older sets I think :D But as I have never had these sets I didn't nessecarily spot them. Thank you for your insightful comment @J Vo :D

[@SuperMunkeh]

I missed out on this as I only got back into Lego in September after being away for 20 + years - am very jealous, but certainly won’t be paying the aftermarket prices. I did manage to get the windmill in the 2nd round and I have my eye on a couple of the sets in the 3rd round of funding. The 3D instructions look…well, that will be interesting!

[@HighTeaToys]

I think this was a great set for the money it went for from bricklink, but I don't think it is worth the prices this goes for on the secondary market. I am sure there are nice mocs you can make for less money :P The windmill looks so fun and can't wait to have that in my hands. The sets in the third round look amazing, though I am mildly worried they'll cost a lot.

[@isaiahkepner8078]

you can get pdf instructions on the site under the brick instructions tab

[@Hobsstuff]

Great review. First one I've seen of this set. Looks amazing and really wish I'd been able to get when it was first out. Did better in the second round, got the bowling alley and the aquarium (I think)

[@TonyMontanaDS]

Still waiting for mine. They told me it will only ship Feb 8. You can download the instructions in PDF format instead of the 3D app.

[@CardmakerNr1]

Great review! It shows how much work goes into planning a set with specific standards. I believe that BL will learn from the first round. Looking forward to the mill and the Venetian Houses. For the third round I am a bit unsure , guess it depends how my space is developing. Would love to get this castle, maybe better I didn’t or I would have to build a medieval area as well, lol.

[@szabolcstusai1917]

I wish for a Forestmen revival. Those sets were and still are amazing in every aspect. Hope Lego will reconsider making new sets because there is a very high demand.

[@HighTeaToys]

So with you. Who knows, maybe one day.

[@natemr4482]

Great review Johanna have a great weekend

[@tryingagain14]

Nice review thanks. I'm hoping for the exploritium for round 3 myself. We'll see how it goes

[@HighTeaToys]

That does look amazing! There are a lot of strong sets in the next round to be fair. Bracing myself on what they'll cost :P

[@zarda1484]

Thanks for sharing. I have to wait about 6 more months before mine ship.

[@alrinaleroux9229]

I agree with what you said about the blue.

[@puppetguy8726]

This set is very nice! Don't feel like a must have, but it would've been neat to have.

[@HighTeaToys]

I totally agree, it's a nice set for the money it cost, but really don't think it's worth the £350+ that it is going for on the secondary market

[@StevenVillman]

@@HighTeaToys Do you think there that this LEGO Bricklink Designer Program set will ever get a second production run, with us in seeing as how quickly in which it sold out during the first round/production run???

[@bensbrickadventure8588]

I have the windmill coming from second round. And the kakapo from the first round because castle sold out and was too much for me at the time

[@HighTeaToys]

Yea totally fair, that kakapo looks so cute! I am really curious to see some pictures of that actually.

[@OaktownBricks]

Great Video! This is definitely a Heater Set!

[@axelplate9080]

The beginnign of a medieval city, next to your city.

[@hella_danne3525]

you have such a great channel i love the videos

[@Misterkill800]

I am a huge castle lego fan. I really wanted this set. i did not even get a chance. I think its messed up that only 10,000 sets were sold. Thanks for the review.

[@HighTeaToys]

And 10.000 was already double what they advertised. I don't know if you are in any local lego circles, sometimes there are people that are happy selling thing on for closer to the original price. It may be something you can look at parting out? It would have been better if this one had been in round 2 ad this castle has been by far the most popular.

[@captainbrickkid.9098]

Wonderful review! Slightly jealous, Im in the us and have to wait until feb 9th to get mine😥

[@HighTeaToys]

I am sure it will be worth the wait, no doubt the build will be super fun :)

[@medievalman3737]

Ima build it eventually hard to open when it’s going for so much should do a comparison video

[@max-mkl]

Lovely set - the definitely have to revive the classic castle theme. In all honestly if I would have gotten this set for the suggested retail price I would have also sold it on the aftermarket. The price on this little fella is bonkers. Nevertheless great review Johanna the details are super cute

[@HighTeaToys]

Yea it kinda makes sense, I ended up selling some of my vintage Goblet of Fire Lego as i felt it was worth more to me to have the money for new stuff. But I actually had a plan for this so didn't want to do that. They do go for crazy money though. It's a little sad.

[@jedilegoarts9882]

Great review.

[@theflippingflip]

Love this set, making good money with this one.

[@garrettgarrett9365]

Did she ever mention why she didn’t apply the stickers?

[@Hamilton8122]

I rechecked and it says backordered. If it sold out before i paid wouldn't it have stated sold out? Im hoping its not going to be canceled. Lego has been canceling my orders not sure why.

[@puppetguy8726]

The Bricklink designer program was started as a cooperation with BL and Lego before Lego bought BL

[@e443productions9]

This set looks really cool! When are you going to update us on the medieval area you are making?

[@HighTeaToys]

I haven't had a lot of time to work on it sadly, so I am hoping the coming weekend will give me a bit of time to actually sit down and make some decent progress. :)

[@e443productions9]

@@HighTeaToys Take your time! No need to rush it at all!

[@grantwilson2910]

How do you find the retired modulars for a decent price ?

[@BrickZOfTheDead]

I enjoyed the review. I hope to see a western theme from Lego but I doubt it.

[@HighTeaToys]

There is a cool Western Theme set in the third round of the designer program which looks pretty good. Maybe something for you?

[@BrickZOfTheDead]

@@HighTeaToys No way! I got to check this out! Thanks Johanna!

[@mishti06]

I have been asking everyone on KZbin to explain this and tell us where we can buy them. No one has answered. Thank you for being the only one to break it down🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Sadly we don't seem to be able to get them in Australia...are they only available in Europe??? The second hand market are rediculous prices...$600+. It makes me sad that they are so out of reach for many of us.

[@HighTeaToys]

They were availble worldwide, but ther were limted number and yes, the after market prices are astounding, There are many nice lego castles that are less. I would say this is a great option and requires way less funds for something possibly more impressive: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-101775/Made%20With%20Brix/black-falcon-knights-castle-31120-medieval-castle-alternate-build/#details

[@marinekong235]

This set looks nice like most MOCs that has taken time and effort to design. However the design looks more like a suburban house than a castle. Which castle has a front porch? The play features is interesting. Anyway I bought 12 sets of 31120 to build one that’s more believable.

[@automatticcomics]

Was the production run limited by numbers or time?? If time you cannot scalp it.

[@gordonwerner]

Only 10,000 were available for sale.

[@HighTeaToys]

Yea it was available as a limited amount of 10.000 and at the time max of 5 per customer (they reduced that to 1 for the second round). They did reserve certain amounts for different areas of the world. So Europe sold out really quick but then the US had some available for about half an hour longer. But it was a bit of a demand outstripped supply 10 fold for this set.

[@automatticcomics]

@@HighTeaToys really should make more then. Easy profit for them tbh

[@HighTeaToys]

@@automatticcomics yea it would have been, they originally were only selling 5000 but they doubled that already. So they did make some changes. It just kinda sold like crazy. They really should just have a medieval/kights theme again

[@donald2818]

6.5K views Johanna! NIce.

[@micabryant4513]

I really dislike the bricklink designer program, I just don't want anything to do with it...the process is convoluted and messy. This set is wonderful and had it been put on proper release I'd have bought one for sure, same goes for the windmill you've ordered too. I'll tune in for that review, this is the first video of yours I've seen. Great hair by the way.

[@zombieheadshot4737]

I was lucky enough to have been able to order the castle and fishing boat, but I still have not received them and the order statues says “back order”. Is anyone having this issue? It has me a bit worried. I have not seen any in-person pictures on eBay of them yet within the US, so I am hoping I’m not the only one with this issue

[@HighTeaToys]

I don't think they've shipped yet within the US as far as I am aware. At least non of the people I know there that have one on order have received theirs. It should be coming shortly.

[@rawlegoshortvideos4919]

Lego addicts, yes we are 😈 We need rehab.

[@TheRealFeechLaManna]

Will you please keep us mortals informed when new Brick Link programs and that sort of thing goes down? Or is the strategy to keep us in the dark so only the hard core gets to buy them?

[@johnnyg2501]

Bricklink Designer Program is a joke....enjoyed the video

[@somethingawesome9547]

Hate symmetry. I prefer a natural/organic look. FYI, we have trouble seeing the set because the background behind you is extremely busy. Probably would have been better to keep the set in front of you or something. But the foreground (where the set is) blends with the background.

[@HighTeaToys]

Yea it's not an ideal set up really, but I can't film it from another angle and have good light, thanks for the feedback though. :)

[@myrandaballew4352]

Hey I like lego too

[@pixelhunterG]

A bit disappointing for all that stickers....expecially forestmen shields...

[@BuildLego]

I wanted to buy this but a$$holes decide to just re-sell it for $500. I said fukk it and bought the pieces instead which was half the price.

[@studebricker2845]

I don't understand the problem with aftermarket selling. It gives people a chance to purchase the set who maybe didn't know it was available, etc. Supply and demand determines whatever the price is. Plus, people can just order the parts and build their own if they don't want to pay a premium.

[@micabryant4513]

I think the scalpers are ruining it for people...the stock was in short supply as it was without scalpers taking large amounts to flip for profit. On one hand who can blame people for trying to make some extra cash but on the other hand you can't deny they ruin availability for people who just want to have fun with Lego. The aftermarket prices are so high I think your point in them making them available to others is absurd.... I mean every copy a scalper bought and ballooned the price on could of been bought by a person with a genuine interest in the Lego. Scalping basically is selfishly putting your desire for money above others desire for the product

[@studebricker2845]

@@micabryant4513 Many people are buying Bricklink sets just because they are "rare". If they had made 50k of them, the "limited edition" aspect of it is gone, and likely fewer sets would have been sold. Businesses have to make a profit or it's not worth the effort. If they end up having to discount the sets, they may end the program. As far as "resellers" go, yes, they provide a service. I'm sure new people learn of these Bricklink sets every month. So resellers give new Bricklink set fans, the chance to buy these sets. Again, another option is just buy the individual parts and build these sets yourself, if you don't like the aftermarket supply and demand.

[@lordtorka]

Its really too bad that it doesnt come with instructions, and stickers? really? come on Lego...

[@brickstery]

:)

[@brickapics]

Serious fomo over this set