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Re: Favorite castles?
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Mon, 3 Apr 2000 23:59:45 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> Now here's something to ponder...
> 
> What's your favorite castle set made by TLC (no MOCs Please :-)? And please
> explain *why*. I'm really interested.
> 
> I don't have enough castle sets to judge, and I want to know what everyone
> thinks. I'd really rather you choose between the real *castles* per se, not
> from all the "sets".
> 
> Personally I don't see what's so great about the YC... sure, it has no prefab
> pieces, it's the first castle set ever... but I just don't see what's so
> amazing about it.
> I only have 6090, 6091 and 6097 (out of the "real" castles)... out of those
> I'd undoubtly say my fave is 6090.
> Other castles that I saw in catalogs look nice, as a catalog-kid I used to
> admire 6081... then again, I might've only admired it because it was a castle,
> regardless to what was in it. :-) All I know is that I vividly remember myself
> looking at the catalog and hoping to get "that cool set"... same with 6086,
> when it came out. OTOH, 6082 wasn't really something to look up to IMO, even
> back then (altho' the DMs as a whole seemed VERY cool).
> 
> I really can't say anything about sets like 6074, 6085, 6080 or 6073 because I
> was too young to appreciate them when they came out and I'm too young to
> gather enough money to get them now and judge them. (always too young... :-)
> 
> Well anyhow I'd like to hear your opinion!
> 
> -Shiri

This isn't really a castle , but was a castle like building, the 6071
Forestmens Crossing.  I liked it because it came with some weird (to me)
pieces, like the bridge and the brown ladder.  I was also six years old.

Rob



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(...) Hehe, I just got this set today! Gotta admit I love it, the minifigs are really good (wench! Green w/black-armored torso!) The bridge is great (my first!) and the baseplate is even better. I know have two of these BPs and they hook together (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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Now here's something to ponder... What's your favorite castle set made by TLC (no MOCs Please :-)? And please explain *why*. I'm really interested. I don't have enough castle sets to judge, and I want to know what everyone thinks. I'd really rather (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)  

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