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Re: Guarded Inn
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lugnet.castle
Date: 
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:37:06 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Joel Jacobsen writes:

The Guarded Inn is close to, if not the most favorite of all my LEGO sets.

This is by no means a nitpick toward the set, because I think that it absolutely
wonderful (wish I owned it), but, IMO, the only thing that keeps this set from
pure perfection, from being the epitome of greatness, is if the two bricks in
the roof window were actually classic 1x1x1 windows.  That would be the crowning
touch needed to ascend this set to immortality.

james



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  Re: Guarded Inn
 
(...) Good point. But weren't those out of production already when this set came out? I may be wrong. It's a Joshua Delahunty type question. I'm hoping to own a MIB copy someday if fortune smiles on me. I have most of one in one of the big used lots (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: Guarded Inn
 
(...) Oh, I agree. I've always thought that using headlight sockets reversed as windows was just... odd.. I think your idea is better, though. I think I might have one or two of those in red... since I've finally - after almost 5 years of marriage - (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: Guarded Inn
 
(...) Its just a great set. I had it for a birthday way back (look on the bright side, loads of sets come out stateside now you cant get elsewhere) well designed, like the blacksmith and armour shop its an accessory piece to the castles and adds (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)

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  Re: Guarded Inn
 
(...) Hehe. Being able to count myself among the fortunate ones to have gotten this set back when it was actually available, it's one of the few Castle sets that just lept off the catalogue page with bright neon lights and sirens and I just .had. to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle)

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