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Re: JJ'S REVIEW: 6095 Royal Joust
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews
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Tue, 14 Dec 1999 03:44:34 GMT
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Jeff Johnston wrote:
> THE GOOD
> * Alternate model instructions (!)
^^^^^^^^
DEAR GOD! :) Kinda like the good ol' Blacksmith's Shop.
> THE BAD
> * PRICE!
^^^^^^^^
Yup, little pricy. Still on my list (I need the knight... ;) )
> THE HUH?
> * Silver eyes on the Cowpack guy
Um, ok...
>
> I'll start with the box. Gone is the cheerful bright yellow that I always
> used to look for to identify the castle sets amidst the other LEGO boxes. The
> new color is a sort of 'old parchment' tan with little map decorations on it.
> It's actually kind of nice - a very medieval/fantasy feel to it.
Cool.
> The minifigs are quite nice. The white-bearded king has a lot of detail
> on his tunic, the new breastplate print is good, and *all* the legs have
> printing on them (the king has a belt and the bottom of his tunic, the king's
> knight has a belt and thigh armor, and the Cowpack warrior has a belt.) Come
> to
> think of it, that probably drove up the price as well.
Again, cool! Printed legs! Wow.
> The lion-head ornaments are indeed in tan. They are 2 2/3-3 bricks tall, 2
> wide, and 3 deep. The shape is difficult to describe, but they look good. And
> to answer any questions you might have about the stained-glass element: it *is*
> a 'secret door' piece, it *is* clear, and it *is* preprinted with a design of
> a knight riding on horseback.
Both of those pieces will likely come in handy for me.
[cut stuff]
Well, I'm going to have a hard time deciding what to buy this Christmas
break! New SW sets, new Castle... assuming my "backwards" TRU gets
them (Colorado Springs, BTW. ;) ).
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| (...) I wonder if there are going to be these in all of the new LEGO sets. Anyone with other sets care to comment? (With any luck, I'll find out today...) (...) Be warned that this is *not* the new female knight...the knight in this set is a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
| | | Re: JJ'S REVIEW: 6095 Royal Joust
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| (...) I checked that TRU last year, the day after Christmas they were stocking many 1999 sets. Before any other Target, Walmart, Kmart or toystore in town (now you know who took all the good stuff.) Be sure to hit the Target stores early on the 26th (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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| | JJ'S REVIEW: 6095 Royal Joust
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| (This review will join the others on my web page soon...but for now...here it is) Number/Name: 6095 Royal Joust (Tesouro Guardado, Torneo Real, Joute Royale) Theme: Castle/Knight's Kingdom Pieces: 99 (3 minifigs) MSRP: US $19.99 Rating (Model): 6/10 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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