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My title says it all. My son was thrilled to get this and other Lego Castle sets for Christmas. This one I could not find in the stores and very happy to get it through Amazon.

FANTASTIC CASTLE SET!
Just a fabulous Castle Set from Lego the Dwarves' Mine is. Plenty of fun, cool play features and a nice enjoyable build with good details throughout. It's designed to be a Castle and quarry for the Dwarf King built out of a mountain-side. The King's Throne room overlooks his Dwarven subjects from his miners, to a black-smith and a rail system which runs through the Castle. Just FANTASTIC!

CENTER SECTION - 2 large double doors (which open and close) with gold details (nicely designed), King's Throne Room with throne and two shields adorning the front of the balcony left and right, King mini-figure with gold winged helmet/gold goblet/red gem, above the throne room outside are two battle axes(copper colored) and then atop you see part of the mountain with 2 torches left and right.

RIGHT SECTION - Atop you have a working wheel/pulley system that hooks to a bucket and runs 3 levels top to bottom (top is where the large wheel is with ladder out front/2nd level un-adorned with a ladder out front/1st level is a quarry (cave) where a Dwarf miner can be working (Dwarf miner mini-figure has a pick-axe and copper helmet). The set comes with gold and silver ore so you can set up the cave with this and have the Dwarves dig them out and place them into the bucket or carry over to the rail section.
Now in front of the quarry we have a neat little black-smith's work station. Comes with black anvil, 2 barrels to hold weapons, a large hammer and also a silver breast plate and helmet. Dwarf Black-Smith mini-fig. has a black hammer and silver helmet.

LEFT SECTION - Atop this section is a large catapault (nicely designed) with a large bolder detailed to be aflame (snap down on the front of it to send the boulder soaring. Good distance you can get on this). 2nd level is unadorned but a wench system runs through it. 1st level out front has a slide for the ore (but I rather see this as a pretend conveyer belt actually). Now at the 1st level behind, we have a nice area where the Dwarf's take a break from their work. In here we have a small black fireplace with red coals burning, a barrel with a large chicken(or turkey)leg, and a small table with a gold goblet.

RAIL SYSTEM - Another great play feature. This rail runs through the front and back of the castle. Comes with 2 mine carts that tilt left and right to empty ore(nicely designed). The rail runs through the double doors and towards the back is another section that has a small tower with ladder. Atop this is a curved wench system with a bucket you can slide from the tower to the left of the castle through the 2nd level to dump ore onto the slide/coveyer belt. This bucket/wench system also can dump ore through the back small tower onto awaiting mine carts which then can also bring ore to the front of the castle. Might seem limited but provides a fun play feature to keep your Dwarves busy as well as your child's imagination. Also at the bottom near the conveyer belt/slide is a mount to hold a tool (hammer, pick axe, weapon, etc.)

This set also comes with a Dwarf warrior with silver winged helmet, shield and battle axe. A large Cave Troll figure with spikes atop head and back and large stone club plus 2 Troll warriors, one with shield and both with copper colored swords.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this set for it's playability, details, fun rail sytem, multiple levels and great mini-figures. Young and old alike will enjoy this Castle set immensely. Might be the best of the Castle kits from Lego the past 2 years or so.
Final note, this build is for your 7 year old on up. Can use help on this at certain stages. Not a difficult build but just make sure all things are tight and lined up properly.

GREAT LOOKING Castle...loads of fun! JUST FANTASTIC!

Very creative, with lots of gadgets
I really enjoy my dwarven mine set. The different mine carts and carriers are awesome, and there are lots of moving and interactive parts like the mine carts, the ore shaft, the catapult, the doors, and the hoisting mill. The dwarf and troll minifigs are really cool, my only complaint might be that more shields for both the dwarves and the trolls would have been nice. Lots of combinations of parts that I would not have thought of myself, like the war hammer and the anvil. All in all an awesome set!

lego castle
It was a few weeks before Christmas and every where I went on the internet "Lego Castle Dwarves Mine" was out of stock,it made my day when I found this toy at amazon. I was concerned the Castle wouldn't arrive at my home in time for Christmas, but to my surprise it arrived quickly and in perfect condition. My grandson was so thrilled when he opened it up on Christmas Eve, his mom says he plays with the castle for hours,he just loves it.

Lego 7036 Dwarfs' Mining Castle
If you are looking for generic Lego dwarfs and ogres, this is the best value for money Lego set that you can invest in. It comes with four dwarfs, two ogres and a brown troll (the troll in other sets is green). In my opinion this set provides the most functionalities and gadgets that you can play with and interchange amongst the characters. It comes with the following:
i. two quarry carriages that tips to empty loads, and moves along a short rail track
ii. two castle doors
iii. one finger-press catapult
iv. one pulley with its own removable bucket (with a 0.5m string)
v. one rail bucket that empties contents into the carriages or the slide
vi. one movable slide that tips load into a container
vii. three foldable ladders
viii. one troll that grips (and can fit attachments that you can invent)
ix. three shields for the dwarfs and one for an ogre
x. plenty of weapons for the dwarfs, in addition to two pickaxes and a hammer, a spare helmet and amour suit (for a non-combatant minifig!)
xi. one (turkey?) drumstick, two goblets, three barrels
Education value: pulley, trolleys, slide, throw catapult, social hierarchy, castle defense, economics!!!
The dwarfs can only stand because of their size, unlike other standard Lego minifigs. The dwarf king holds an Arkenstone, and you can name the dwarfs and even the ogres after Tolkien's characters. The ogres' helmets differ from that of the three characters Lego 7040 smaller set (if you are collecting minifigs). The Lego 7036 is a good buy and I am totally satisfied with it.