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Re: Is 6097 Night Lords Castle worth it
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:42:17 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
> 6097 doesn't have a lot of interesting bits. There's a couple doors, and some
> revolving wals, but it's really (IMHO) kinda boring for straight play value.
> If all you're looking for is display/play, and not as a parts source - I would
> suggest getting 5988 Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins instead. As a model, it's
> nicer, has more stuff to do, and has recently been hitting the same kind of
> discounting that 6097 has.
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> I've got several 6097's, but they're broken out for parts.
I'm gonna have to disagree with the "doesn't have a lot of interesting bits",
but that's mostly due to my definition of "interesting" and "a lot". I liked
the fact that it had: 2 sets of doors, dark grey wall sections, inverse red
slopes, the windows w/ lattice inserts, inverse 1x2x3 grey slopes (and regular
ones), huge "quality" green baseplates, the 1x4 arches, and there's probably
more, too that I'm forgetting...
As a set, 6097 is pretty ugly as a display item (I'd say), although the
interior actually looks pretty good... you just can't SEE that when it's on
display as easily. As for play value, it's got 1 trap door, a bucket o' rocks
to drop on intruders, a jail cell, working portcullis (not on a spool, though,
think it's done via a chain), and a revolving door in the back. So it's got
some potential there, I guess... but I'd probably just recommend getting 6097
for parts...
But next to 5988 Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins, 6097 is a pathetic whimper of a
set. To put it simply, 5988 is beautiful. Parts, looks, playability... it's got
it all... 2 trap doors, swinging axe, falling rocks, revolving door with a
magnetic jewel case, a whole slew of 'figs, two vehicles, etc, etc... and Toys
'R Us is selling 'em for $49.99 now, instead of the $79.99 they were before...
I'd say if you can pick one of those up, it's DEFINITELY worth the extra 10
bucks...
DaveE
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| (...) Oh, I'll quite happily admit that there's lots of interesting *parts*...I've gotten lots of them for parts!!! It's just that as a model, there isn't much to do. James (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) 6097 doesn't have a lot of interesting bits. There's a couple doors, and some revolving wals, but it's really (IMHO) kinda boring for straight play value. If all you're looking for is display/play, and not as a parts source - I would suggest (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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