10193 Medieval Market Village to be released in 2009 [Exclusive]
UPDATE: 10193 Medieval Market Village is now available from the LEGO Shop online!
LEGO Castle fans have wanted more civilians, more women, and more non-equine animals for a very long time — something a little more like this:
Box art for 10193 Medieval Market Village
With the announcement of 10193 Medieval Market Village last night during opening ceremonies at BrickCon 2008, there should be no doubt in anybody’s mind that LEGO listens to fans like us.
The Brothers Brick, Classic-Castle.com, and Klocki are proud to bring you exclusive high-resolution pictures of this upcoming set, scheduled for release in January 2009.
Click each photo in this post for full-size, high-res versions:
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- Turkey dinner in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
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- Minifigs and accessories in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
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- Box art for 10193 Medieval Market Village
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- Tavern in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
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- Blacksmith at work in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
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- Blacksmith’s shop in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
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- Market stall in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
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- Overall shot of 10193 Medieval Market Village.
Here’s the full description (my bolding, for emphasis):
Expand your LEGO® Castle kingdom!
This classic medieval village with marketplace is a perfect match for any LEGO Castle. Full of authentic features, fun accessories and all-new animals to expand and enhance your kingdom; it includes two complete buildings with detailed interiors like a blacksmith’s shop with waterwheel-driven hammer, a food stand, tree, table, cart, cows, horse, chicken, rooster, duck, peasants, knights, rare elements and colors, and more!
- Includes 8 minifigures: blacksmith, 2 soldiers, 2 male peasants, 2 female peasants and a boy minifigure!
- Play inside! The 2 two-story buildings feature a hinge system that allows you to open and close them as you wish!
- The yellow building contains the stables, blacksmiths shop and his home upstairs! Help the blacksmith forge the swords with the working water powered trip hammer! Don’t forget to close the stable gates and feed the horse some carrots!
- Blacksmith’s home features pictures on the walls, opening windows, table and fireplace!
- The classically European styled blue building features a cozy tavern on the first floor and welcoming bedroom on the top floor!
- Lots of authentic touches: fireplaces in the bedrooms, pictures on the walls, dressing tables, working doors and windows and other interior details!
- The soldiers and peasants alike shop and eat in the marketplace filled with baskets of fish, apples and flowers. Sit at the table for a meal of ale, cheese and whole turkey but stay out of the way of the soldiers carrying the king’s treasure!
- Buildings measure over 7.5″ tall and over 9″ long when open wide!
The set contains 1,601 pieces, and the price varies by country:
- Australia: $149.99
- Canada: $149.99
- United Kingdom: £84.99
- United States: $99.99
Reaction by LEGO Castle fans attending BrickCon was ecstatic (click the picture for more 10193 pictures from BrickCon):
A few observations of my own:
- New feather/fire piece in red and trans-orange
- New table leg/column piece
- New fish and cows
- Whole turkey (it bears repeating)
- New torsos for the three male peasants, blacksmith, and tavern wench
- Peasant girl otherwise available only in 7979 Castle Advent Calendar
- New faces on the blacksmith and senior-citizen peasant
Finally, one more look at the minifigs and accessories:
Minifigs and accessories in 10193 Medieval Market Village.
Wow. January can’t come fast enough!
October 4th, 2008 at 8:08 am
10193 ‘Medieval Town’…
In August 2007 Matthew Ashton, LEGO creative director, LEGO Castle team leader, giving an interview for Classic-Castle mentioned, that at the end of 2008 there will be ‘something very special’ waiting for us.
When Advent Calendar 7979 was intr…
October 4th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Ooh, that looks awesome.
Definitely getting it when it comes out.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:13 am
That price will go up before it’s released, $100 is a great deal. The Space Factory sets had half the pieces, sticker tursos , and were the same price.
Nice job LEGO, very nice.
The turkey is big news, but that tree is lovely too. The close up of the cows is nice, but cows face looks a little too round and overly cute. That’s most likely because I’m use to the flat headed horse. :)
October 4th, 2008 at 8:15 am
I love TLC! I haven’t wanted a set this much for a really long time.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Awesome news! Thank you so much for sharing this information and the wonderful picks. This makes me want to break out every one of my Castle sets in preparation for this outstanding set. Lego deserves a round of applause for listening to AFOL and giving us this set. I’m really impressed!
October 4th, 2008 at 8:24 am
@TLC XOXOXOXOXO I’m in love :D.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Squeeeee!
Seems obvious that the price’ll go up in the US but it’s already gonna be tough for me to purchase it as is, let’s hope it doesn’t go up in Canada.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
They’re bringing back the farmer’s cowl, too!
October 4th, 2008 at 8:43 am
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October 4th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Turkey :O
This is disgustingly awesome news. Really goes to show how much TLG is listening (and knows how much we’ll eat this up). $100 price tag is awesome, I just hope it doesn’t change.
Awesome
Awesome
Awesome.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:49 am
yes…..Yes……YES,YES,YES!!!!!!
October 4th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Lego fans (including myself) have been doing this sort of set for years, now Lego does it with flair. Not only are the fundamentals great- 2 well-designed buildings, food stand, tree; but it also includes amazing new pieces- new figures, 2 cows, fire/feather pieces, whole turkey and fish! It just keeps getting sweeter!
My only complaint is it seems lately Lego has produced many “must have” sets in the the $60 to, well, $400 range. What ever happened to the great sets in the $10 to $50 range. I don’t want to have to go broke just to get all the great sets and pieces.
October 4th, 2008 at 8:53 am
It’s worth it just for the turkey and that new maiden.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Set of the forever.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 4th, 2008 at 9:20 am
You had to guess that the peasant woman minifig would have to get wider use, since it’s so excellent… but this is just a stunning set to consider. Wow.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:21 am
YES! YES! YES! YES!!!
October 4th, 2008 at 9:30 am
OMG. this is very cool. thank you LEGO for bringing this set, really golden years for LEGO ahead.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I think I remember seeing that whole turkey on bricklink for like $20.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:57 am
It does Tim, or did last year.
And they still make great $10 sets, the IJ sets, the City $10 sets, even the cheaper Castle sets are great.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Stupid Canadian prices.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:33 am
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 4th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Wow!
October 4th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Okay, I’m asking my parents for money for Christmas, so I can have a chance at getting this set. It’s just too awesome to pass up.
October 4th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Must have it!
October 4th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Yay! Good thing I didn’t buy that Xbox. =)
October 4th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Dang it. This is awesome. Must find a way to scrape together fundz.
October 4th, 2008 at 11:56 am
awesome, i am so getting it. my wants are
1.medieval market village
2.flying wing
3.clone turbo tank (releasing it in 2009)
October 4th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Do you know, if this set comes to germany?
that, i must have :)
October 4th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
look at all the cool parts and part usage! this one is definitely mine
October 4th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
New column/leg is the same part as telescope in new Pirates sets.
October 4th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I have to come back from the dead to say: Wow! This is my most anticipated set ever.
October 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
anyone else note the new mermaid and orc queen minifigures in the flickr photostream? castle theme is getting awesome
October 4th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
A real shock and surprise. Why didn’t they do this years ago?
October 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Sure, nooooow they make cows.
October 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I’m not really into Castle but there is so much potential here I gotta buy this set. I’m glad we all have a couple months to save too.
October 4th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
That “table leg/column” piece is the new Telescope from the pirates sets.
October 4th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
This is GGGRREAT!!! The Lego Group listens! Now I must find 2nd job to pay for all this!
October 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
oh man, stop it Lego.
Stop making me want castle, when Pirates are coming next year.
October 4th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Oh my God. Oh my GOD!
October 4th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Crimmeny jim-jam!!
October 4th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
This is the one LEGO set that will keep me hook-line-and-sinker into LEGO for the next 15-20 years. It’s like having a brand new baby I’m so full of joy.
October 4th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Awesome. Canadian dollar is nearly on par with the American yet we get a 50% markup. This is why it’s been so long since I actually purchased lego.
October 4th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA–
*pants, out of breath*
–AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNTTT!
October 4th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I just thought of something, LEGO made a new fish piece for this and Pirates, why not just make a chicken piece for Castle and City Farm?
October 4th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
So often LEGO sets seem to be juniorized or simpy on the parts. It’s terrific to see LEGO getting this kind of thing right and doing a castle set that surely any experienced Castlehead would be proud of building.
Thanks so much LEGO!
October 4th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
The reveal was great.
“… and here’s peasant girl number two-”
“You misspelt ‘busty wench’!”
October 4th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
How can there be anything after that? I mean anything…
This is the best news since they announced Bioni…… just kidding. But really this is freaking awesome!
October 5th, 2008 at 3:15 am
Is it a Shop at Home Exclusive?
October 5th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Now, I´m not a fan of castle / medieval themed sets at all, but this is amazing. I´m really glad to see Lego is going back to its roots of a set consisting of many parts, instead of a wall being a single piece, for instance.
Also, some of the new pieces, like the turkey, are really cool. Definitely have to get my hands on some of those through BrickLink.
October 5th, 2008 at 7:30 am
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October 5th, 2008 at 9:44 am
I am going to be broke next year with pirates AND castle coming up!!!
October 5th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Wow this is amazing, it is about time LEGO showed people that medieval times were not just killing undead skeletons and trolls… The previous war machines and structures were great and all but its so hard to make a town. Now the kingdom can realisticly survive!
October 5th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
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October 5th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
[...] in time for fall and Thanksgiving, there’s word today that the first ever Lego turkey minifig piece will arrive in January 2009 with the $100 Medieval [...]
October 5th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
So why couldn’t they do this sort of excellence for space? Pah! Jellybean aliens!
October 6th, 2008 at 12:58 am
This is a fantastic deal… like getting 2 1/2 of Dan Siskind’s 3739 Blacksmith Shop (original retail $40 USD) 3 of the 3.49 Castle impulse sets… only cheaper! Slap the word Star Wars on the box and this would be at least $160-180 USD for the same piece/figure count.
October 6th, 2008 at 1:33 am
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October 6th, 2008 at 9:22 am
I’m not a huge Castle fan, but for $100 I would buy this day 1. It’s absolutely awesome. I hope LEGO keeps the prices down, especially with the current economic conditions.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:45 am
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October 6th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Is there a way we can get another economic stimulus check?
October 6th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I was afraid to look at the price at first, but that’s an incredible price for a set this awesome! I might get more than one!
Of all of the new stuff in there, the part I’m most excited by is the 1×4 tile in dark brown. Does that make me weird?
October 6th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
ARRGGHHH!! I’m gonna go broke in 2009! Mustn’t touch the college fund, nonononono… YES!! At this rate of awesomeness and expensiveness I just may have to.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
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October 7th, 2008 at 8:21 am
OK, I guess I will have to add a third job to make sure I can afford everything coming out soon.
October 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Um, not to be a spoil sport, but why is there *TURKEY* in a *MEDIEVAL* village?? Are there also going to be dinosaurs in the medieval village?
October 7th, 2008 at 11:17 am
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October 7th, 2008 at 11:19 am
^ LEGO parts are generally named for their initial usage, rather than their current usage. The three elements that constitute the “turkey” in this set were indeed released as a turkey about 10 years ago (and haven’t been seen since; thus the excitement).
In this context, however, I’m sure the turkey elements represent a goose. You’re right, of course — turkeys are uniquely North American.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
About that turkey. You do know that turkeys didn’t exist in Medieval Europe?
It could have been a goose.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
^ Isn’t that what I said? :)
October 7th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
^ considering the historical accuracy throughout the LEGO Castle theme this could easily be a roasted little dragon baby.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
@ Brian Carnell, I don’t know–it could be a turkey. I hear some African swallows can carry coconuts.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I like how we are debating a turkey in a set when all the people are yellow…
:P
October 9th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I like to think of LEGO Castle as existing outside our reality…so Turkey’s are legit in medieval LEGO times :)
October 10th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
When they unveiled this at BrickCon it was amazing this set is absolutely made with AFOLs in mind.
October 13th, 2008 at 8:44 am
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October 17th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I completely FREAKED when I saw this set!
I’ve been begging for something like this for YEARS and LEGO has exceeded my every hope! Good on ya, LEGO!
October 25th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
GREAT the first figures with the old farmers hat in years
October 27th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
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October 28th, 2008 at 1:08 am
wow~ i love it!!!
but, so many sets did’t comes to Taiwan, my country.
so sad…..
i think, i can’t see this set in taiwan too! : (
October 28th, 2008 at 1:12 am
sorry, wrong word
” come ” to Taiwan
November 7th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Yeha, look at that hood that the man with the walking stick is wearing. They used to be fairly rare i believe? Also the tree looks sweet.
November 11th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Holy Cow i allready love this set first the advent calender now this i hope it comes out in my country unlike the advent calender
November 13th, 2008 at 12:37 am
LOL found it
November 15th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Any word on who designed this set for the LEGO Group? Did Castle fans have a hand in designing this? Did Jamie (of Green Grocer and Cafe Corner fame) work on this ridiculously awesome set?
bmwlego
November 27th, 2008 at 6:54 am
[...] First ever lego Turkey – source [...]
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:10 am
I’m personally not going to believe Lego will price themselves away by increasing the value too much more than the King’s Castle Siege… I think the price listed will stay and be more accurate.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
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December 11th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I have to have that set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 17th, 2008 at 5:17 am
When will it be issued!? Almost the first of january!
December 18th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
is it me or is the horse wanting to eat the turkey
December 19th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
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December 25th, 2008 at 9:58 am
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December 25th, 2008 at 9:58 am
For those of you following this thread via e-mail, 10193 Medieval Market Village
is now available from the LEGO Shop online. Merry Christmas!
January 13th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Just got this, Love it! Cows are a little small (smaller than horse and only male, no dairy cows…yet.) But who cares, we got cows! *the turkey is great too* The tree has flowers! -bought from LEGO Shop online.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
cool
February 7th, 2009 at 10:16 am
amazing i have the castle siege set and this set will be great to have get a town in my castle
July 27th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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