Customer Reviews

Le Toy Van Wooden Blue Excalibur Castle

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We bought this for our 9 year old's birthday. I wanted to go with the Schleich castle, but my son really like the blue of this castle. When he open the gift he was thrilled. But once the castle was put together his thrill went down hill. The pieces are flimsy wood and not holding up well to nine year old play. The castle is not sized right for the papo and Schleich knights. Over all I would really give this a 2.5 star rating. Maybe it woudl be fine for children who are very easy on their toys, but it didn't live up to my sons expectations

I bought this castle set for my son for Christmas. Having already owned some of the Papo knights, I knew we needed a proper place for them to call home! It came partically pre-assembled, so putting it together wasn't a huge undertaking. This castle is beautifully manufactured! On X-mas morning, there wasn't a boy in the house (including my son's grandfather!) that could resist lowering the drawbridge, ramming the break away wall, or scaling knights to the tops of the towers. It is definately something that will be played with for many years to come!

Bought this castle with a kingdom of papo knights for my son's birthday. While he is enjoying the castle, to my dismay the papo knights do not fit in any of the rooms of the castle, including the prison or breakaway wall. They are too big. This limits the play severely if you buy the papo knights (which most people would do since it is the same brand!). Other than that, the castle is nice looking and sturdy enough.

I LOOKED OVER ALOT OF CASTLES ONLINE AND CHOSE THIS FOR SIZE AND APPEARENCE FOR MY 4 YR.OLD GRANDSON. THE BIG GEST DISMAY WAS A CORNER OF THE DRAWBRIDGE IS BROKEN SO IT FLOPS LOOSE AND THATS HOW IT WAS WHEN WE FIRST ASSEMBLED IT> THE PRICE KEEPS FLUCTUATING TOO.A SOLUTION TO THE KNIGHTS PROBLEM IS BUY A BAG OF O.K.PAINTED KNIGHTS. WOW ARE COWBOY AND INDIAN FIGURES HARD TO FIND BUT A BAGGED SET OF THOSE ARE AVAILABLE TOO

Very disappointed in the Excalibur Castle. Don't get me wrong -- the features look like a lot of fun, it is colorful, and every part was in perfect condition when it arrived. HOWEVER, it simply does not have a sturdy design. This entire castle is held together with -- count them -- only 4 screws. Nearly every piece (of which there are about 30) is supposed to stay together through interlocking pieces. Now, this method may be okay for molded plastic, but it doesn't work for the wood pieces in this castle. As a result, when you get the castle together (which was really very simple and took no more than 15 minutes), it is very rickety. All of the pieces shift and move, and you can't relocate the castle without it falling apart. It simply isn't sturdy enough to justify its price tag. I do not recommend it.

Nice castle, well constructed, the castle figures don't fit in the rooms, but I think it's that way for all castles.
It's a good value if you have a child that enjoys knights.