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login I took a BILLION PICTURES for this, so I'll put them under spoilers from here on out! I haven't seen anyone else posting reviews of the newest castle yet, so I really wanted to get in-depth with this! This is also on my Tumblr, if you wanna see it there! (
http://ponyguru.tumblr.com/post/123778721634/my-little-pony-cutie-mark-magic-canterlot-castle)
The newest castle just arrived yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to open it up and see everything! In case you’re curious, the newest castle was just listed on Amazon last week, and at almost three feet tall and priced at $100 (currently on Amazon for $90), it’s the biggest, most ambitious G4 building yet! (The newest castle just arrived yesterday, and I couldn’t wait to open it up and see everything! In case you’re curious, the newest castle was just listed on Amazon last week, and at almost three feet tall and priced at $100 (currently on Amazon for $90), it’s the biggest, most ambitious G4 building yet!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SOG4Q6G/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00SOG4Q6G&linkCode=as2&tag=alabmlme-20&linkId=HLPX2VGBNK72AYYFFirst off, lemme assuage some concerns:
the castle is not a plastic frame with a cardboard backing. Although there are some cardboard inserts, the majority of the castle is plastic, and feels very sturdy. However, many of the accessories are recycled from G3. Upside - it comes with a crown for you to wear!
To start off, it arrives in a huge box! Our size-model today is a G3 Blankie, rehaired in GITD white!
I really like the shading they used on the vectors for the back!
On the side of the box, we get to see some of the accessories!
“Here’s some ponies we
didn’t include, so go spend some more after dropping $100 on this castle!”
Here is Celestia and Spike! Spike looks pretty standard, like the one we saw in the Rarity Drives a Car playset. Celestia however gets tinsel, clear glittery wings, and the new QR code on her foreleg!
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login Here’s an in-progress shot of the castle! This was before I got all of the yellow railing on, which is a little tricky! (All of the pieces are supposed to have slots to fit together flush, so work on it until they click!)
I also had some problems getting the cardboard inserts to fit in right; they seem to be cut just a little too big, so I managed to bend almost all of them to get them to tuck behind the plastic tabs, damaging them in tiny ways.
Here’s something I love about this castle; the stained glass (which is gorgeous and so detailed) and the “thronevator.” When you turn the little knob at the base of the throne, you can lock it at whatever place on the track you want. So Celestia can ascend to the top floor, or just chill out a couple inches above the ground!
Here’s the cardboard inserts; they’re really cute!
ACCESSORIES!! Here’s all of the cool little doodads, which I tried to set up in their “designated” (I think?) spots in the first photo. The bed is pretty cool, but I think my favorite is tied between the blue flame candles (!!!) and the treasure box with Twilight’s letters! I love to see show canon reflected in the toys!
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loginThere’s a fair amount of unique molds here (the little tables have stylized suns/stars molded into them, the scrolls, the bed, a bookstand!), but there’s also some repetition, like with the hair clips, the too-small tea set/sweets/table that’s from G3 Ponyville, the tea tray and wand, and of course this old favorite:
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For anyone curious, here are the instructions! As you can see, the stairs are movable!
Overall, I really like this playset, and for $100, it does seem like a lot of energy went into engineering it well. I like that it’s more of a “building” than we’ve seen in past G4 castles, which I miss from G1/G3 days, but it’s a shame that you have to spend $100 to get a house that isn’t just a wall, as with the second G4 castle. I would have liked more ‘unique’ accessories (no more of the Ponyville dangit!!), but the ones we got were pretty great!
For it’s size, scope and attention to detail, I’d say this is a good buy!
If you have any questions, PM me!
Bonus: overly-caffeinated Celestia on the front of the box!
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