The Most Compatible Medieval Castle Set Review

Today I've got something very exciting for brick-building fans, castle lovers, medieval enthusiasts and even for kids. I'm going to be showcasing another epic custom creation.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our blog. It's Victor from the Nifeliz team here. Nifeliz's sets are not Lego but compatible.

Today we're going to be reviewing this incredible castle set. First things first, we're going to learn about its details.

— Set details —

This one is called Nifeliz Medieval Town Market Building kit. It consists of 1,724 pieces and it came out in 2021. So this is a modified verson of the medieval marketplace and as you can see, it looks beautiful. On the box, this says it's recommended for ages 16 and up. So let's open this up and show you guys what's inside.

And now for the moment of truth: we have got an instruction manual and a whole bunch of pieces. Next up, I'm going to count the bags. One, two, three... thirty-four. We have got 34 bags.

— Completion —

Hey, guys. Welcome back. She's done. So as you can see, we are finished with Nifeliz Medieval Town Market Building kit. The build process went pretty smoothly and this build took us about one day to make. We  actually had a lot of fun building it.

So we started off by building the watchtower. At first I was actually kind of tired when my day began and then as I put the set together, it looked so awesome that it made me more awake. It looks fantastic. 

— Features —

I think a great many Nifeliz fans would love to see the actual Nifeliz system being utilized for this Inspiring Art Set for Adults That Encourages Creative Building, you know, actually building universal ones to make more realistic houses along with the smaller builds. This looks fantastic. It blows my mind constantly at how good Nifeliz designers are at making something look so realistic. In fact, looking at this right now, you can imagine what a medieval world would actually be like. 

Since this set includes a lot of great details, we're going to just break this down section by section.

— Smaller builds —

Before we look at the house, let's just get into some of the smaller builds the set comes with and the first thing we're going to take a look at is the horse and a wagon here. It is a really nice build. I love it. 

I love the the brown fence elements of the wagon there as well as its reddish brown color scheme. It has also got two wheels, obviously one on either side. This actually has good drivability, too. If you can't play with it, you can let a little kid play with that.

The nice thing is it's got lots of room for storage. We’ve got some awesome-looking little weapons along with two helmets in the back of the carriage, one of which is a halberd. It's a type of sword with a pointed blade at the end and a wide blade at the side, used as a weapon mainly in 15th- and 16th-century warfare. It's so cool. And then as you can see, the helmet has a blue ostrich feather giving more character to it. I do quite like them. So well, in medieval times, if the knights were not wearing their helmets or using their weapons or shields, they could put them in the back side of the wagon. Hopefully these knights are good ones and keep their citizens protected.

Another cool feature is the horse can actually be posed. It has two points of articulation. Its head can be moved forward and backward and also its legs can be moved as well. 

Right now, it's hooked up to the wagon, but of course, you can unlatch it from that wagon. Just like so, you just sort of pop this off here. 

Try not to break the place and then you can add this little tan piece to it, if you have any, which is just a 1 by 2 brick with a 1 by 2 tile top to fill in the horse, just to make it look a little bit more natural.  

You can see the top of the head will move just like that at the neck and also the back legs will move. What's cool about it is the hips allow you to move it upwards, so you can put it in a standing position, which makes it look like it's jumping. Look at that majestic-looking horse. 

Plus, I like the color of it. And I also like the print detailing on the face of the horse. It looks so brilliant. The horse and wagon is definitely a nice touch.

Additionally, we've got a nice old-growth tree. 

It's probably an apple tree that has a target on the back there where an archer can practice their arrow shot. 

Now the old-growth tree with a large tree trunk is very interesting to look at up there. The tree has a combination of different colors in the leaves. 

Down here at the base, I think the dark tan elements there represent the soil and the olive color ones represents the ground covered over with moss.

What I love about it though is a cute little frog there. I love this little Nifeliz frog. I just think it looks really good.

Next up, there's a nice little market stall in the marketplace here where a vendor can sell their goods. It looks very cool.

I like how this stall is framed by pillars. We've got a bag on the side, which I believe is a seller's tool kit. We also have a little shelter right here, which is made from shingles and that shelters the stall right here where you can see the market stall selling local fruits. 

There's a box of red apples on the table. Hopefully the price of these apples is reasonable.

Last but not least, here we have got a wooden cart containing a pumpkin and a carrot. I love the carrot. I think it's pretty cool. 

And not only that, but also you can see an anvil, which is just one of the great details in the workshop as well.

— The meat of the set —

Let's now get into the house. 

The first thing to address is the size of it. It's essentially like a modular building size and the nice thing about it is it fits into both a Nifeliz City scene and a Lego one, for it will literally just sit on a standard base plate and you can put it right into your city block, which is pretty cool. Originally I had no intention of building that until I actually saw the set in the Nifeliz store on Amazon and I decided to buy it because I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of it. 

I love the house itself. It looks beautiful. However, thanks to its size, of course, I was thinking of getting a couple more of this set. I already have other ones actually and I was thinking of making a larger custom castle and I like how everything’s sort of modular, so you can clip it together and it just leaves a lot of opportunities for you to take this set and really do whatever you want with it. You can make it supersized if you have a couple different sets or if you want to add a bunch of parts from your own inventory. Also you can see if other people have already done that. So I think this set is one of the top alternatives to Lego medieval castle set as well.

And here we have one of a two-storey residence of a more well-to-do peasant. He is working for his lord and because of this, he's taking care of it. Let's now break it down level by level. 

— The second level —

Let's now move on to the second level. To start off the second level, we'll just briefly take a look at the exterior. It looks just beautiful.

As for the angles that we have in the roof, there are two different angles as it's on a ball joint. Also two different shades of blue intergrated into the shingle work. It is just a beautiful exterior design. 

And then I love these little gold window shutters. They open up nicely.

These outside frames are curved, which is unique. That's nice because you don't always get to see that. That style has been used in real life, but I typically see just the perfectly diagonal straight ones in other sets. So that's just the practicality of this set. 

We have various textures on the wall as well like using tile work, but there are not many studs visible, which I like.

And then also as you notice, there are some little flower pots on the window box. That is such a cool feature. 

And the interior has some nice details as well. And the way we can access the second floor is we will just take that roof off and then you’ll see the interior. 

This bed on the side is just so detailed. We have some tiles on the quilt there. It's a nice bed design that's completely different from anything that I've ever built before. That reminds me of a lovely tradition of the old patchwork quilt. In those days, in the U.S., when a certain family made quilts, they cut patches from the old clothing of every member in the family so that each one would be a part of it. Their great- great-grandmother made that quilt when Teddy Roosevelt was President and then when their granddaughter got married, even the old patchwork quilt was the same! Anyway, I guess more often than not, the peasant can sleep soundly on his bed. 

Near the bed, there are two barrels in the coner. We've got a broom and a shovel in one barrel and two axes in the other. 

And then moving it around a little bit more, there's a little table and a little seat in the opposite corner. We've got the food and drink elements on the table, like some chicken and a goblet, together with a lantern and an oil lamp.

And then across from them, we've got our burner and stove right here where you'll notice they have a little pot and a frying pan. This little interior has it all and that's what I really like about it. 

— The first level —

And then let's now take a look at the first level. I'll just give you a little bit more view of the outside and there's just so much detail work with the arches and textures and small details on the exterior. It is magnificient.

There's definitely some nice framework done with this first level here. We have got four nice arched window frames here, especially with these sand green tiles on the top here as well. They are definitely a very nice design.

One of the windows right here has got access to go underneath the stairs. Essentially you can get right in there. You see my finger can get way in there deep. So essentially a dog could be kept underneath the stairs. It could be a cute little hound dog and the interesting thing is actually when you look in there, you can imagine them keeping a hound underneath the stairs. 

And you can see there's an entrance inside with the plank pieces there for the door and it's nicely framed using some arch pieces. 

What's cool about it is there is an eave that moves up and down there so that it can keep the entrance out of direct sunlight very effectively.

And we've got a really interesting-looking wooden bird feeder, which slides in the roofing there. I didn't notice that as I was building it and then I got a big surprise when I realized this was a little container designed to be filled with birdseed and placed outdoors to attract wild birds. It's an interesting concept that's like a hidden detail and a hidden gem of the set.

As you can see, we also have two massive rooftops that shelter the walls. There are also lots of different textures, angles and building techniques on the exterior of the wall. 

You can see we have some dark bluish gray elements that blend in with the sand green and grey, along with the light bluish gray masonry bricks. So again there are not a lot of studs visible on the side here as well, which is awesome.

And I like the curvature around the side with small details such as the pumpkin and the pot as well. 

There's also a barrel on the side with some pieces of metal inside, which might need shaping on the anvil.

The nice shade of terracotta elements there mixed with sand green or the olive color, along with dark tan. It looks as if all the parts and pieces and colors really played with one another and they just come together to create something pretty awesome.

And then the addition of the watchtower is beautiful. It is really nicely done with a combination of masonry bricks.

In medieval Europe, many castles and manor houses, or similar fortified buildings, were equipped with watchtowers. In some of the manor houses of western France, the watchtower equipped with arrow or gun loopholes was one of the principal means of defense. A feudal lord could keep watch over his domain from the top of his tower.

And now the interesting thing is the bird feeder also serves as a connection point right here, so you can actually disconnect it by removing it. 

Then you can actually open the first level up to reveal the interior. It will expand out like so so that you can see all of the details within like this. And this is actually the workshop, which is the ground floor. 

And right in the middle is the high doorway and you'll notice a lantern high up on the wall. It raises and lowers and also rotates. And then we got a shield hanging on either side of the doorway. You can see the door leads into the workshop there. They just they thought of everything in this set. I love the set.

On the left-hand side, you can see the nice arch work in the interior here consistent with the outside, which is just brilliant. Because they've got to make some more medieval castle style stuff, there are some different elements in here. It has a flame element by one of the arched windows on the wall. 

The four sword display stand holds three swords and a helmet by the wall. The detail is unlike anything you've seen before. This is spectacular. 

And we've got a really interesting-looking chair nearby. It's just four cylinder elements on the bottom. Once you lock it into place, it's hard to pull out without breaking, especially when you're dealing with a one-hand scenario there. Beside the chair, there's a nice little table where you can see another pot with a handle and another goblet. It has it all.

On the right-hand side, we have a little stairway leading to the second level, with the wood grain print pieces there, which is a brilliant build on its own. Oh, by the way, we've got no stickers in this set, which is something to be noted. 

We also have another anvil down there at the foot of the stairs. Imagine the work of a blacksmith with his heavy hammer and anvil and a thick leather apron there.

And another small flaming torch is mounted on the wall by the arched window, which makes the staircase look more appealing.

And now the interesting thing is you can actually display the first level in a few different ways. And if you spin it, it presents as a nice facade as well, so you can present it as a large castle like this here. All of it sort of sprawled out and it looks really good. You can see the different components which come together to create this castle. 

I love how it's all on hinges and in fact, it can actually come apart just like this here on either side very easily. 

— Summary —

All in all, Nifeliz Medieval Town Market Building kit is one of the most detailed castle sets I have ve ever seen. It is really well designed and pretty sturdy. This thought-out set features a magnificent two-storey house and a really remarkable level of detail in various smaller builds such as the horse and a wagon, the old-growth tree and the market stall. It's just a great-looking set, so it's definitely worth sticking on your shelf on display. With this incredibly detailed set, we can bridge the worlds of fantasy and reality. And I love the fact that this set is compatible with both a Nifeliz City scene and a Lego one, which is a definite plus. This is like the definition of a set that you can buy multiple of just to supersize and make it larger. I love this set. I haven't said that enough.

Here is the link to get this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JJSRKQZ

So thank you for reading, guys. I hope this review was a help. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

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