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This website has some new Viking pics and pics of a new KK2 set.

The Vikings appear to be roughly the same as they were at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, although there's no pictures of the Fortress. The differences I can see are that the person with the Wolf set has blue horns and the dragon is now dragging a cart.

The new Knights Kingdom set has an interesting number, so it's most likely two sets, like what they did with the Vladek's siege engine and the Castle wall last year. I believe this has been confirmed on BZPower.

Finally! A a new ship in Castle Theme since the Shangai Surprise ship from the Ninja series. (*wonders why Lego thinks Shanghai is in Japan when its the "New York" of China. Yeah, make kids even more ignorant! *)

Anyhow, Im definitely going to get LOTS of those new KK2 and Vikings sets.

Hmm... the vikings look really cool... but the ship is one big piece, from what I can see... too bad. And why is the flying dragon pulling a cart? Is that from a legend or something? I hope so... otherwise, i'll be confused

The Knights kingdom set looks cool!! Man, they're doing some GOOD stuff with KK2 now! I'll buy that set, hands down.

*wonders why Lego thinks Shanghai is in Japan when its the "New York" of China.

I wouldn't be too hard on Lego for this... they're just trying to sell some goods ~ besides, ninja did come from China

No the Viking ship hull comes in parts just like the Pirate ships. They have a new hull design that is in both the Longship and in the new Harry Potter flying ship.

Oh really? Thats better then... must have missed that piece

JPinoy wrote:Finally! A a new ship in Castle Theme since the Shangai Surprise ship from the Ninja series. (*wonders why Lego thinks Shanghai is in Japan when its the "New York" of China. Yeah, make kids even more ignorant! *)

I presumed that it was intended for a surprise raid on Shanghai, not that it was from Shanghai - but maybe they really are clueless, or careless, or couldn't care less.

The KK2 ship looks hideous in any case - maybe it will look better upon a larger picture (or maybe I'll take a tip from the Two-Tonic Tippler and drink until it looks better).

Looks interesting. I can hardly wait until the Vikings come out. And the KK2II stuff to a lesser extent. I really want to look at these on the store shelves.

Steve

(*wonders why Lego thinks Shanghai is in Japan when its the "New York" of China. Yeah, make kids even more ignorant! *)

That's why it is so surprising.

Steve

these new vikings sets look awesome, they go back to the classic age of lego, and they have real minifigs(unlike KK2)
I am not to excited about the new kk2 sets though. It looks like they just switched all of the sets to the opposing side. oh well

That KK2 ship looks alot like the orc ships used in LoTR

Trigger wrote:That KK2 ship looks alot like the orc ships used in LoTR

Yeah, I noticed that too... The siege tower from 8800 also seems Lord of the Rings-ish (A swinging creature-headed battering ram!)

The ship (Although it sort of looks like it's made of stone) is alright as it is, but I'd probably modify it a bit (I rebuilt the ship from Orient Expedition and it actually looked pretty good.) I can't see it too well, but is that Vladek with the ovoid shield and the new red armour on the stairs?

JPinoy wrote:(*wonders why Lego thinks Shanghai is in Japan when its the "New York" of China. Yeah, make kids even more ignorant! *)

This could always refer to the act of shanghaiing, i.e. kidnapping someone to make them serve as a sailor. Of course, the name comes from the fact that it became infamous in Shanghai...

The sets themselves look good. Is that blank black Euro armor on the blue-horned Viking?

When are these sets supposedly coming out?

Probably around Holiday 2005. Im told that the new KK2 are supposed to come out in August.

About the vikings.
I have seen the year catalog and there will come out more buildings.
In KKII(2), there is no box for that, it's just an advanced idea(I presume).