New: Viking Village (21343)
Summary
Oh man! I love that they are doing some throwback builds. They really remind me of when I was starting into LEGO as a kid and just a simpler time. This goes right along with the other sets they have recently released like the Lion Castle and the more recent Eldorado Fortress. I am a pretty big fan of the design of this one with the wood-type architecture of the buildings and the smoke coming up from the fire. I love that they have it hanging over the water as a dock sort of build. Just overall a pretty cool looking set.
The set has 2103 pieces and will get you 845 insider points. It comes with 4 minifigs and retails for $130. That breaks down to $0.06 per piece. That is honestly really good, especially compared to the $0.08 per piece for the Eldorado Fortress.
This set becomes available on October 1st 2023
Minifigs
In the Viking Village you get 4 minifigs. There are 2 guys and 2 female vikings with a pretty good asortment of weapons. You’ll get a bow, an axe, and at least a sword from what I have seen and a few cool viking helmets. Nothing really stood out to me too much other than the second figure that has that cool shoulder piece.
Pros and Cons
Pros
The architecture over the water and with all the wood and gold designs is really clean looking
The Viking accessories are rad
cool little attention to details throughout
The tree is done in a new and cool looking way with a little snow cap on top
Cons
It's kind of small compared to the other sets we have seen that are similar.
Minifigs are pretty forgettable
I’m not a fan of how they base pieces are more of an outline. I would have liked to have seen it be a little smoother and just be a rectangle with some details in the water. Maybe have a small ship with it.
*Images from Lego.com
