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I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, or MAYBE it was covered MONTHS ago,
but.....
I picked up a couple of red buckets of stuff last night at Target, and was
flipping through the catalog that came with them. It's a 2000 catalog (pre-Dino
island so it just has the advertisement for it), and I wanted tomake sure there
wasn't anything I was missing in it. On the Castle page, right smack dab int he
middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up of
grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? Anyone
have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
Matt
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I don't think I have a surviving 2000 brochure, so I checked brickshelf.
You're right, there is a strange wagon. My guess is that it is a 2001 set.
Why? Grab a 1996 catalogue, and look at the Wild West diorama. What is that
beneath the 6769 Fort Legoredo? The 6716 covered wagon released in 1997! Its
probably just a little joke by the catalogue designers. We probably will see a
wagon like that in the near future.
In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, or MAYBE it was covered MONTHS ago,
> but.....
>
> I picked up a couple of red buckets of stuff last night at Target, and was
> flipping through the catalog that came with them. It's a 2000 catalog • (pre-Dino
> island so it just has the advertisement for it), and I wanted tomake sure • there
> wasn't anything I was missing in it. On the Castle page, right smack dab int • he
> middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up of
> grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? Anyone
> have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
>
> Matt
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In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, or MAYBE it was covered MONTHS ago,
> but..... • <snip>
> Is it some set that got cut from the line???
Yeah, probably... there was a discussion about it earlier this year, but it
never showed up. Too bad... :-(
As for black treasure chests - they appeared in the desert Adventurers' line.
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Bradley Dale writes:
> I don't think I have a surviving 2000 brochure, so I checked brickshelf.
> You're right, there is a strange wagon. My guess is that it is a 2001 set.
> Why? Grab a 1996 catalogue, and look at the Wild West diorama. What is that
> beneath the 6769 Fort Legoredo? The 6716 covered wagon released in 1997! Its
> probably just a little joke by the catalogue designers. We probably will see • a
> wagon like that in the near future.
Actually, 6716 was available in 1996 (around Christmas) as part of a special
bonus pack. Besides the wagon, the pack contained a 6755 Sheriff's lock-up and
a 6712 Sheriff's showdown. It sold for 49.99 Can$ (about 35$ US).
So, it is possible that we will see the unknown Castle wagon later this year
as part of a promotion.
Kev Z
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> In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> > I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, or MAYBE it was covered MONTHS ago,
> > but.....
> >
> > I picked up a couple of red buckets of stuff last night at Target, and was
> > flipping through the catalog that came with them. It's a 2000 catalog • (pre-Dino
> > island so it just has the advertisement for it), and I wanted tomake sure • there
> > wasn't anything I was missing in it. On the Castle page, right smack dab int • he
> > middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up of
> > grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? Anyone
> > have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
> >
> > Matt
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> Yeah, probably... there was a discussion about it earlier this year, but it
> never showed up. Too bad... :-(
Too bad is right! It looks interesting!!!
> As for black treasure chests - they appeared in the desert Adventurers' line.
Yes, I got a coupel of them. I think I got two from the Ninja lines also....
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> > On the Castle page, right smack dab in the
> > middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up of
> > grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? Anyone
> > have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
Never noticed that before. Maybe a $9.99 set? Kinda junky like the rest of the
Knights Kingdom:), but it's a good way to get a black treasure chest.
> You're right, there is a strange wagon. My guess is that it is a 2001 set.
> Why? Grab a 1996 catalogue, and look at the Wild West diorama. What is that
> beneath the 6769 Fort Legoredo? The 6716 covered wagon released in 1997!
I saw that too. I wondered what it was until it was released at the very end
of '96
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In lugnet.castle, Timothy Jones writes:
> > > On the Castle page, right smack dab in the
> > > middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up • of
> > > grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? • Anyone
> > > have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
>
> Never noticed that before. Maybe a $9.99 set? Kinda junky like the rest of the
> Knights Kingdom:), but it's a good way to get a black treasure chest.
$9.99 American? Looking at it, I'd expect less than that, maybe $9.99 in
Canada though. I agree, there is sometihng junky about the Knights Kingdom. I
haven't pinpointed exactly what though, has anybody? Perhaps it is the way the
sets are presented, I don't like the look of the boxes (which I think are an
ugly tan, but know are not the traditional dark yellow). And the digital
backgrounds in the official set photos are friendly grassy hills and blue
skies, when we expected mysterious rocky cliffs and skies in the yellow-red
range. There just isn't that sense of scary adventure we have come to
assosciate with Medieval LEGO toys, Knights Kingdom just comes off as being too
nice. Also the moo-men lack an official name. Why are you :)ing if you aren't
happy with the quality of the models?
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I myself was wondering about that little cart ever since the winter catalog
arrived. I thought maybe it would show up as one of those sneaky mid year
releases, but July1 has come and gone with no trace of new knights kingdom
sets. Europe has 1 new bulls set that we cant get in the states.
The Moo men do have names however. In the latest mania magazine they are
listed as "Cedric the Bull" (the guy with the red hands) Weezil sic, and
Gilbert the bad, (the eye patch).
Maybe the Knights kingdom is so cheap because they are merely facades instead
of buildings. There have always been open panels for play access, but These
new sets are mostly front facings with 3 open sides to view and play through.
I was pretty dissappointed in King Leo's breezeway, I mean castle. There are
no safe places in the joint. Top it off with that cloth drape in the back,
the smurfs could break in! Jon
In lugnet.castle, Bradley Dale writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Timothy Jones writes:
> > > > On the Castle page, right smack dab in the
> > > > middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up • of
> > > > grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? • Anyone
> > > > have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
> >
> > Never noticed that before. Maybe a $9.99 set? Kinda junky like the rest of • the
> > Knights Kingdom:), but it's a good way to get a black treasure chest.
>
> $9.99 American? Looking at it, I'd expect less than that, maybe $9.99 in
> Canada though. I agree, there is sometihng junky about the Knights Kingdom. I
> haven't pinpointed exactly what though, has anybody? Perhaps it is the way • the
> sets are presented, I don't like the look of the boxes (which I think are an
> ugly tan, but know are not the traditional dark yellow). And the digital
> backgrounds in the official set photos are friendly grassy hills and blue
> skies, when we expected mysterious rocky cliffs and skies in the yellow-red
> range. There just isn't that sense of scary adventure we have come to
> assosciate with Medieval LEGO toys, Knights Kingdom just comes off as being • too
> nice. Also the moo-men lack an official name. Why are you :)ing if you • aren't
> happy with the quality of the models?
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As and add on to my last post, I realized that official name for the moo men
was intended as corporatly not singularly. I believe that they are refered to
by their neighbors (the andersons) as the Bulls as in "attack of the Bulls"
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jon furman wrote:
>
> I was pretty dissappointed in King Leo's breezeway, I mean castle. There are
> no safe places in the joint. Top it off with that cloth drape in the back,
> the smurfs could break in! Jon
What about the King's Outhouse.. err.. um. I mean "6026 King Leo"
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Tim Buchheim
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Bradley Dale wrote:
> > Never noticed that before. Maybe a $9.99 set? Kinda junky like the rest of the
> > Knights Kingdom:), but it's a good way to get a black treasure chest.
>
> $9.99 American? Looking at it, I'd expect less than that, maybe $9.99 in
> Canada though.
Given the way KK is priced, I'd believe $9.99 ... it only would need
about 50 pieces to cost $9.99..
> I don't like the look of the boxes (which I think are an
> ugly tan, but know are not the traditional dark yellow).
I like the new box design. Yes, it's different, but it looks nice. The
old design looks, well, old. The new design looks much more like
typical 2000 packaging, in the colors and fonts used.
> backgrounds in the official set photos are friendly grassy hills and blue
> skies, when we expected mysterious rocky cliffs and skies in the yellow-red
> range. There just isn't that sense of scary adventure we have come to
> assosciate with Medieval LEGO toys, Knights Kingdom just comes off as being too
> nice.
If you want scary, then go find Fright Knights while you can. Most
stores are still trying to get rid of them. I don't think this series
is supposed to be scary. why should anything medieval be scary?
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH......AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.....ahahahahahahh
Whew that was awesome! The only thing I can say for the outhouse is that it
is a cheap way to get horses, soldiers, shields and towers for your own
creations. That's what this new series is to me, a new way to expand your
existing castle system. But what the heck do I do with all of those cheap
looking kings? Oh yeah it is annoying that the kings special, guarded sword
is available with every bulls set. Jon
In lugnet.castle, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
> jon furman wrote:
> >
> > I was pretty dissappointed in King Leo's breezeway, I mean castle. There are
> > no safe places in the joint. Top it off with that cloth drape in the back,
> > the smurfs could break in! Jon
>
> What about the King's Outhouse.. err.. um. I mean "6026 King Leo"
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I am glad that they killed off the fright knights, it was such a saturday
morning cartoon. I wasn't down with the silly scariness of it all. YOu can't
do scary for kids, unless it is the halloween episode of "Saved by the Bell".
The bat Lord does inspire a chill in the hearts of my peasants though! Jon
n lugnet.castle, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
> Bradley Dale wrote:
>
> > > Never noticed that before. Maybe a $9.99 set? Kinda junky like the rest of • the
> > > Knights Kingdom:), but it's a good way to get a black treasure chest.
> >
> > $9.99 American? Looking at it, I'd expect less than that, maybe $9.99 in
> > Canada though.
>
> Given the way KK is priced, I'd believe $9.99 ... it only would need
> about 50 pieces to cost $9.99..
>
> > I don't like the look of the boxes (which I think are an
> > ugly tan, but know are not the traditional dark yellow).
>
> I like the new box design. Yes, it's different, but it looks nice. The
> old design looks, well, old. The new design looks much more like
> typical 2000 packaging, in the colors and fonts used.
>
> > backgrounds in the official set photos are friendly grassy hills and blue
> > skies, when we expected mysterious rocky cliffs and skies in the yellow-red
> > range. There just isn't that sense of scary adventure we have come to
> > assosciate with Medieval LEGO toys, Knights Kingdom just comes off as being • too
> > nice.
>
> If you want scary, then go find Fright Knights while you can. Most
> stores are still trying to get rid of them. I don't think this series
> is supposed to be scary. why should anything medieval be scary?
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In lugnet.castle, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
> Bradley Dale wrote:
>
> > > Never noticed that before. Maybe a $9.99 set? Kinda junky like the rest of • the
> > > Knights Kingdom:), but it's a good way to get a black treasure chest.
> >
> > $9.99 American? Looking at it, I'd expect less than that, maybe $9.99 in
> > Canada though.
>
> Given the way KK is priced, I'd believe $9.99 ... it only would need
> about 50 pieces to cost $9.99..
>
> > I don't like the look of the boxes (which I think are an
> > ugly tan, but know are not the traditional dark yellow).
>
> I like the new box design. Yes, it's different, but it looks nice. The
> old design looks, well, old. The new design looks much more like
> typical 2000 packaging, in the colors and fonts used.
>
> > backgrounds in the official set photos are friendly grassy hills and blue
> > skies, when we expected mysterious rocky cliffs and skies in the yellow-red
> > range. There just isn't that sense of scary adventure we have come to
> > assosciate with Medieval LEGO toys, Knights Kingdom just comes off as being • too
> > nice.
>
> If you want scary, then go find Fright Knights while you can. Most
> stores are still trying to get rid of them. I don't think this series
> is supposed to be scary. why should anything medieval be scary?
I already have the Night Lord's Castle (great set!), but the smaller Witch's
Manor castle is nowhere to be found (I am not allowed to buy off the Internet,
so please don't offer). Scary was a bad choice of words, I said I can't really
describe why I don't like the new packaging.
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In lugnet.castle, Timothy Carl Buchheim writes:
> jon furman wrote:
> >
> > I was pretty dissappointed in King Leo's breezeway, I mean castle. There are
> > no safe places in the joint. Top it off with that cloth drape in the back,
> > the smurfs could break in! Jon
>
> What about the King's Outhouse.. err.. um. I mean "6026 King Leo"
Strangely, calling it an outhouse makes it more desirable from my perspective-
very few (if any) LEGO buildings are equiped with a toilet.
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>
> Strangely, calling it an outhouse makes it more desirable from my perspective-
> very few (if any) LEGO buildings are equiped with a toilet.
No no now be sensible!! there is no such thing as "a number 1" or a "number 2"
in the world of lego. hehe
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In lugnet.castle, Wesley Pauley writes:
>
> >
> > Strangely, calling it an outhouse makes it more desirable from my • perspective-
> > very few (if any) LEGO buildings are equiped with a toilet.
>
> No no now be sensible!! there is no such thing as "a number 1" or a "number 2"
> in the world of lego. hehe
I beg to differ; view number 1 and number 2. Wait,
that's not what you meant:).
Alan
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In lugnet.castle, Alan Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Wesley Pauley writes:
> >
> > >
> > > Strangely, calling it an outhouse makes it more desirable from my • perspective-
> > > very few (if any) LEGO buildings are equiped with a toilet.
> >
> > No no now be sensible!! there is no such thing as "a number 1" or a "number • 2"
> > in the world of lego. hehe
> I beg to differ; view number 1 and number 2. Wait,
> that's not what you meant:).
> Alan
So you can go to a car store & take a number 2???
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I don't know if anyone else noticed this but in the last Lego Mania club
magazine ,with leo's castle on the cover, this cart makes another cameo
appearance. In the Maniac story, the one where the maniac saves the castle,
there is a panel where the maniac talks to Leo, who is locked behind bars. I
believe close inspection reveals that he is locked inside this very cart.
Check it out. JOn
In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
On the Castle page, right smack dab int he
> middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up of
> grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? Anyone
> have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
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In lugnet.castle, Jon Furman writes:
> I don't know if anyone else noticed this but in the last Lego Mania club
> magazine ,with leo's castle on the cover, this cart makes another cameo
> appearance. In the Maniac story, the one where the maniac saves the castle,
> there is a panel where the maniac talks to Leo, who is locked behind bars. I
> believe close inspection reveals that he is locked inside this very cart.
> Check it out. JOn
Maybe this will be another one of those Time Snoozer, Wild West or Fright
Knight sets(traitior transport) w/ the cruddy non-lego playscapes, released
around fall, just before Christmas.
John
> In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> On the Castle page, right smack dab int he
> > middle of the diorama (below the castle itself) is a little wagon. Made up of
> > grey and blue bricks, with a BLACK treasure chest in it. What is that? Anyone
> > have any ideas? Is it some set that got cut from the line???
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Wesley Pauley wrote:
>
> >
> > Strangely, calling it an outhouse makes it more desirable from my perspective-
> > very few (if any) LEGO buildings are equiped with a toilet.
>
> No no now be sensible!! there is no such thing as "a number 1" or a "number 2"
> in the world of lego. hehe
Perhaps not in the minifig world, but check out:
265 Complete bathroom with 1 figure
261 Bathroom
2775 Bathroom
2781 Bathroom
2789 Bathroom
5895 {Family House}
3112 {Baby Anna's Care Station} (has a kid's potty)
and possibly:
3242 {Bathroom}
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Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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Frank Filz wrote:
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> Wesley Pauley wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Strangely, calling it an outhouse makes it more desirable from my perspective-
> > > very few (if any) LEGO buildings are equiped with a toilet.
> >
> > No no now be sensible!! there is no such thing as "a number 1" or a "number 2"
> > in the world of lego. hehe
>
> Perhaps not in the minifig world, but check out:
>
> 265 Complete bathroom with 1 figure
> 261 Bathroom
> 2775 Bathroom
> 2781 Bathroom
> 2789 Bathroom
> 5895 {Family House}
> 3112 {Baby Anna's Care Station} (has a kid's potty)
>
> and possibly:
>
> 3242 {Bathroom}
I was browsing through the Scala catalog which came with one of the sets
I picked up at the LEGO Outlet, this set definitely has a toilet. In
fact, I should scan the picture for Todd.
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Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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