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Re: banner year for castle
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Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:51:37 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, David Eaton wrote:
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> Just asking-- are people actually suprised by these new sets? Personally, I
> think they're very much in line with the new sets we've been seeing-- they're
> *exactly* what I would expect most new minifig playthemes to look
> DaveE
Yes, I for one am surpriced. After the Orient Adventurers China Fortress (with a
real roof, a frontside AND a backside), I had anticipated that this was the
style for the coming castle sets.
Additionally, I had expected a castle style from around year 1600 based on this
timeline:
1978, Set 375: South European sandstone castle from around year 1000
1984, Set 6080: British/Norman castle from around year 1100
1988, Set 6085: Central European castle from around year 1200
1992, Set 6086: British castle from around year 1300
1995, Set 6090: Northern European castle from around year 1400
2000, Set 6091: Central European castle from around year 1500
But this new main castle set from year 2004 has no specific style, no roof, no
backside (I'm guessing here), and hardly any frontside apart from the gate
itself.
With regards to the colored knights, please remember that the Lego castle
origins in 1978 had brightly colored visors in very unrealistic colors - and I
didn't hear anyone fuzz about that?!??
Arne, Copenhagen
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| (...) Snip I couldn't agree with you more, I too, had high hopes regarding any new castle sets. I have three of the China Fortresses so far, and I will probably buy some more if I catch them at a reduced price (great supply of black slopes). Having (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Oh? I guess I see both designs (new castle and China Fortress) as pretty much the same thing, along with 6091/6098, Hogwarts Castle, World City train station, World City Police HQ, 6636 Police HQ, and probably more. Mostly just a front facade (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hello! (...) Unfortunatelly I wasn't surprised. (...) I don't agree with your 6090-description. For me it's a fantasy fairy tale castle rather than a building based on real castles. So are 6082 (1993) and 6097 (1997), though it renders the fictional (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: banner year for castle
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| (...) Just asking-- are people actually suprised by these new sets? Personally, I think they're very much in line with the new sets we've been seeing-- they're *exactly* what I would expect most new minifig playthemes to look like, with the possible (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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