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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
>
> In lugnet.pirates, Brian Kasprzyk writes:
>
> > Now, onto more pressing matters, The Yellow Castle...
>
> > Why hasn't it been considered as a recreation of a classic set. What could
> > be a better surprise than that for the big "July Surprise" everyone is
> > talking about.
>
> > Let's break the Yellow Castle down (I'm lucky enough to still have one from
> > childhood):
> > 1. 95% of the set is basic brick
> > 2. The minifigs are all plain torso, no problem there.
> > 2. Horses were made out of basic brick. Could be swapped for pre-formed horses
> > 3. Classic helmets are not in production, but the new style is. Could be
> > swapped for those
> > 4. Tall, sloped bricks are currently in blue, green and dark gray. (pink
> > too?) No problem there looking fo rthe mold.
4a. (one of the most important):
2x2x3 extreme sloped corners (currently in blue, dark grey) No problem
with the mold.
> > 5. Torso stickers are becoming very prevalent (McD's, Soccer, Bike Tours,
> > etc) No problem there.
> > 6. 1x1 red windows, this is the only hang-up I see for not re-introducing
> > the Yellow Castle.
> > 7. Weapons in light gray. Heck, all the shields are still produced on
> > light gray blanks.
> > 8. What's that leave, not a thing from stopping a re-release of the prized
> > Yellow castle. I think it is cheaper and cheaper set for them to reproduce
> > then the Guarded Inn. (Personal feeling when comparing the types of
> > elements in each set).
>
> Good analysis. The hard part from my viewpoint is the helmet visor. Tis made
> of a different plastic and surely has been out of production for an awfully
> long time.
>
> It sounds like, since you proposed some other mods, that you would be OK
> with substitutions?
If the yellow castle was re-introduced with the modern visored helm
(currently used in Knights Kingdom sets), I'd buy a bunch (for the
stickers and the yellow extreme slope corners). If they released it in a
new color, I'd be a little less excited (unless it was light grey or
tan, in which case I would stampede them for the extreme slope corners
in light grey or the extreme slopes, regular and corner, in tan, red
would be cool also, though less likely), but would still buy some (for
the stickers and other bricks). If they redesigned it to use castle wall
parts, but otherwise left it relatively unchanged, I would still buy a
bunch. I'd still be happy with my $150 original in any case.
Frank
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