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I just wanted to share some information that you may not have thought about or, have thought about and wished that TLC still did think about. I've been doing research for my Castle Wall Components project recently. This was because I had decided to (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's fascinating! Just out of curiosity, how did you discover this? I agree with you that this Castle system was a gem. I remember well the first time that I saw the sets - in a Target store in 1984, I believe. My jaw just dropped...they (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nitpick! You forgot 6073 Knight's Castle! 6073 and 6074 connect well together, too. :) On top of that, 6080 King's Castle and 6085, when opened, can both accept wall pieces, although they are on baseplates. Anyway, I'd love to see TLC return (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Unfortunately, that's when TLG also went to the grate-front-helmets-...on't-open. I was glad to see the (new) standard-helmet-with...ight-visor appear later on. ~Mark (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I loved those helments and I wish TLG would make more! (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Let's pray for Lego Direct...I can get them in Trans. Red then! -Chris (25 years ago, 23-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 6062 - (...) has (...) Arguably, (...) have one you see, so I do know,) but it was not originally designed to do so. The same with with 6074 and to the same extent as the 6081 with the baseplate mounting. To be fair to the castle wall (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) 6062 - (...) agree (...) that (...) Like I said, research. Since I don't actually own quite a few of these sets, I had to look really hard and with a critical eye to see what sets actually belonged with the system, and which ones were easily (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You wouldn't have any of those grille helmets that you would be willing to sell, would you? (Please!) -Marc (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Actually, they *were* designed to do just that. The wall sections were designed to allow you to expand the big castles. (...) What exactly do you mean by this? 6080 and 6061, for example, were released at the same time. Therefore, it seems (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yeah, it struck me as odd on that set-- as well as on 6081. The even odder thing being that even 6081 and 6034 aren't on the same level height-wise... (of course 6081 only had ONE peg... kinda useless, I thought. Not to mention harder to (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) to (...) Nope, sorry. :^) Those grille helmets were the main reason why I never wanted any of the Castle sets from that time period. IMO, I thought they looked lame, and who wants to play with a lame-looking knight? ~Mark (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) IMO, the newer visors are too large and disproportionate to the minifig's body. I think it makes the knight look a little bit comical. I'd be completely satisfied if TLC brought back the original helmet/visor piece. (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) body. You have to admit (well, I guess you don't HAVE to admit anything) that the pointy visor looks pretty great on a fig wearing the armor piece. If only they'd reissue Euro-style armor... (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It does look good with armor...but better with armor when the visor is flipped up, methinks. I would be happy if the helmet and visor were produced in chrome to match the chrome body armor. (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) chrome (...) That would be excellent! I have a Paladin that uses the chrome armor w/white torso & arms, white legs, & white helmet w/gray visor, but if you chromed the mini-fig torso, arms & legs, along with the helmet & visor, and you'd have (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) body. What, like their bodies aren't already disproportionate? ;^) (...) Sure, the original pieces that came with the "Yellow Castle" were great too. Those flipped up as well. :^) ~Mark (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) both the Ninja's Flying Fortress and the Stone Tower Bridge are modular and you can put parts for more than one sets together. One of the few things I have built is most of three Stone Tower Bridge's. I have the tall structure/covered part on (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) components (...) 6062 - (...) has (...) Arguably, (...) You can also take one of the towers from the Ninja's Flying Fortress and put it on the Amazon Ancient Ruins. Try it. Adrick (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Height wasn't what I was refering to, btw. ;) I made a slight error, btw, in that it can be used to anchor the right end of a wall (looking at the wall from the outside), but it cannot be used in a spot where walls would connect to both sides. (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) might (...) at (...) I do not believe that the wall pieces we're originally designed to do so. The outer cover of the cataloge for 1984 shows all three pieces, and not one of them are put "together." The closest is 6061 and 6073 in the same (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) adding (...) not (...) so. (...) baseplate (...) be (...) While you're certainly right in pointing out the lack of official Lego literature depicting any two sets being connected with the side pegs, one look at 6061 has to indicate that that (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) According to this statement, none of the walls can be put together, even with each other, as they never appeared in Lego literature connected in any way. :) They may've done it so people wouldn't get the false impression that they came (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) All I can respond with is, expanding a castle, such as 6073 with the other Lego wall components is an ungainly and an unpleasent site. Because of the actual castle set's very nature (6073) you end up with 2 sides of a walled city or keep that (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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