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Re: Early Castle Wall Components Musings...
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Wed, 24 May 2000 01:58:20 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Simpson writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Richard W. Schamus writes:
> > 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. <SNIP>
> > Anyway, my research has led me to find that there were 8 original components
> > before TLC abandoned this idea. I'll list them for you if you are not
> > familiar with these sets. 6034 - Black Monarch's Ghost, 6040 - Blacksmith
> > Shop, 6041 - Armor Shop, 6059 - Knight's Stronghold, 6061 - Siege Tower, • 6062 -
> > Battering Ram, 6067 - Guarded Inn, and finally 6074 - Black Falcon's
> > Fortress. One small bit of trivia is that 6081 - Kings Mountain Fortress, has
> > a connection pin in the appropriate spot for adding to the other sets, it's
> > just a bit low because it's on a baseplate and not on a full plate. <SNIP>
> 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 were the most exciting set that I had ever seen.
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 convertable and which
would take a bit more effort.
Rich
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