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I don't want a minifig; I'd rather an answer: why was the Yellow Castle yellow? Gray bricks and plates seemed to have been around in 1981, according to the Lugnet guide. I've often wondered about this. Seth. (...) <snipped remainder> (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Because it looks so cool! I loved it then and I love it now. BEN GATRELLE (URL) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm not sure why its yellow. Many of the medieval castles that I remember seeing in central Europe were brown/tan/red instead of gray, depending on the local stone supply. Yellow may have been closest to what they thought was the right color. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) When the Yellow Castle came out.... which I remember getting one for Xmas when they came out.... there were no grey bricks around.... it wasnt till a few years after that when Lego started making the grey stuff...!!! and to really rub it (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I just remebered..... the Yellow Castle came out in 1978..... Kev...: ) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ...and grey bricks didn't become generally available until Legoland Space in 1979 (in Australia)(I remember seeing my first grey 2x4 brick* then!)... and they didn't become that common (not that they've ever really been common) for a while (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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