r/lego • u/Acrobatic_Fee_6974 • 4h ago

Question Viking Village or Medieval Blacksmith?

I've decided to get one of the above sets from the secondary market, but I'm struggling to decide. For people who have one or both, what did you think of the build process and display?

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u/40_Minus_1 Castle Fan 4h ago

The viking village is a more interesting build, and a very attractive set, but I didn't have anything else in the theme to pair it with so it just kind of sat by itself. The interiors are small to the point of being difficult to use.

Blacksmith is better for minifigure scenes, lots of room and storytelling options. But it does not scale well with other Lego sets, except for Bricklink Designer sets like Alchemist Shop and the upcoming sleepy dragon inn

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u/Foreverstartstoday 4h ago

Excellent breakdown. This is why I haven’t built my Viking village. Going with blacksmith scaling (alchemist shop & sleepy dragon)

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u/Acrobatic_Fee_6974 3h ago

This is really helpful insight, thanks. Do you have LOTR Rivendell by chance? I'm almost finished building it, and whichever of these I pick will sit on the shelf below it, so I'd like to pick a complementary set in terms of scaling and overall "vibe" if that makes sense? Even if they're not from the same theme.

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u/40_Minus_1 Castle Fan 3h ago

I do. Viking village would pair better with Rivendell, because of the scale, but it's hard to make a fair comparison of a $500 set against a $130 set.

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u/Acrobatic_Fee_6974 3h ago

I know it will have far less splendor compared to the crown jewel that is Rivendell, but thanks so much for your advice, I reckon I'll go order Viking Village!

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u/OnePunchHere 2h ago

depends a lot on whether it'll sit alone or next to other castle stuff. the blacksmith is one tall building with a full interior so it works as a standalone scene, the viking village spreads wider across a few small buildings and looks best with some shelf width. how much space do you have for it?

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u/Acrobatic_Fee_6974 1h ago

I was going to put up floating shelves, so width is easy to come by. I was looking at around 800×500 to fit Rivendell on the top shelf.