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Re: 6080 and 6074, modularity
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Fri, 1 Feb 2002 23:38:33 GMT
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Repeat after me. 6041, 6041. Black sword, modularity, red roof pieces,
lots of weapons and helmets and two great figs. This is the set I want to
see again. I'll buy 10 in one shot.....
-Aaron
"Magnus lauglo" <thunder_road@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GqnHrI.8Ap@lugnet.com...
> As a kid I remember trawling through Lego booklets counting the different
> sets I REALLY wanted. There were always these big big castles that I • wished
> I had, but I never actually got. I remember the Christmas when I simply
> couldn't decide if I wanted 6080 - "Castle Lion" as I knew it, or the
> Transformer Optimus Prime. Perhaps if I had made my mind up, my parents
> would have gotten one of the two, but since I couldn't, I didn't get • either.
> I finally got Optimus Prime at age 9 from a friend who had supposedly
> outgrown Transformers one Christmas when I was laid up in hospital, but • 6080
> has always eluded me.
>
> Recently, I replied to a local ad from someone selling lego, and when
> talking on the phone to the woman, I was told there were "a few old
> castles", so I went over to her house, hoping to find some of the old
> classic sets. I walked into her lounge, and couldn't quite believe my • luck.
> Here were these great sets I wished I had had for most of my life! 15
> minutes later I was the proud and extremely happy owner of not only 6080
> King's Castle, but also 6074 Black Falcon's Fortess. Having finally gotten
> my hands on these sets, I just thought I'd share a few thoughts on them.
>
> 6080 - Great for the grey wall pieces obviously, 28 by my quick count. (I
> think the light grey is the best colour for most castles, but that may
> simply be because the best sets were teh early ones which were in that
> colour. A dark grey or tan castle could look geat as well, I'm sure.) What • I
> didn't realise beforehand though, was the sheer bulk of bricks in the set;
> countless 1 by 1s and 1 by 2 bricks. There are 64 1 by 1 cylinders too, • and
> the door of the dungeon is the old kind which also appears in the Guarded
> inn,except this is in black. The portcullis is made of plates, is pretty
> strong and looks so much nicer than the single portcullis pieces that
> appeared in later castles. I like the staircase at the back of the • courtyard
> which splits in two quite satisfactorily. One of the design flaws however,
> is that the two rear towers cannot be accessed from the rear wallwalk
> because they are effectively walled off, a case of two wall pieces too • many.
> There could also be a winch for portcullis. Great set nonetheless, I wish • I
> had another 10 of these!
>
> 6074 - If Lego were to rerelease a castle set, this would get my vote. • While
> much smaller than 6080, it could be priced much lower, and offers a • greater
> variety of pieces for the castle builder, including 12 corner wall pieces, • a
> tudor wall piece and lots of great black slopes. As a playset it is a bit
> small, but has a compact and very playable design. I have always loved the
> quite realistic design of the huge "double D" gatehouse, although it does
> look a little incomplete from the inside, and could use some more bricks • and
> perhaps even some more details inside the towers. If this set had been • made
> a bit later, one could assume that the battlements on top of the tower • would
> have used corner bricks or the turret battlement piece, which were
> unavailable at the time this set was designed.
>
> If TLC rerelease more sets, they shouldn't be afraid to improve them, a • kind
> of "Mark II" version. An improved 6074 could include a few more minifigs,
> perhaps non combatants, some well placed bricks on the back of the • gatehouse
> and some more detail inside the towers. It could also be a bit bigger,
> perhaps adding a wall piece to the length of the model, lengthening it by • 5
> pegs or so.
>
> Putting these two classic sets together with some other old stuff, really
> had me quite enthralled with the modularity function of the old sets. If
> lego were to bring back the castle line, I would suggest that the sets • once
> again are modular, and furthermore that they all use either baseplates or
> plates, but not both, since the two have different thicknesses. Also, I
> think that one could stretch modularity even further than simply making
> castles open up. Imagine if a set like 6074 not only came apart at the • back,
> but could also come apart on both of the sides.
>
> cheers
>
> Magnus
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