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20240108: the History of LEGO Castle Day 008. 6010-1 Supply Wagon (1984, 33 pieces, 23 different pieces) Supply Wagon was designed by Daniel August Krentz and was the first small set from the LEGOLAND Castle System theme. If you want to know more about the designer, Daniel August Krentz, BrickSet did a really nice tribute and has a full list of everything he designed. The Supply Wagon introduced the first "civilian" into the Castle System theme, listed as a peasant, and also saw the first playable molded animal in the form of a white horse. The horse can fit a 1x2 saddle or a combination of 1x2 plates and a tile or a 1x2 brick, which allows the horse to not have a gaping hole in the back when not being ridden. The horse can move its head up or down, to give the horse the ability to graze or hold its head high while pulling a wagon. This set also introduced the hinged bridle for the horse, giving the ability to build a cart or wagon that can travel up hills or rotate from side to side, though the main wagon build for this set does not allow for the rotational aspect. This set also introduced brown into the Castle System with 33mm wagon wheels, a spear, and a brown hood for the light gray minifigure torso, as well as dark gray for the sword and the round shield. In addition to this set, the light gray torso with blue arms, a v-neck, and a belt with a pouch was found in five other sets from 1985-1989 (6055-1 Prisoner Convoy, 6103-1 Castle Mini Figures, 1584-1 / 6060-1 Knight's Challenge, and 1974-3 Smuggler's Hayride). The back of the box builds continue to show doing the most with a limited amount of bricks, as you could use the pieces in this box to build a chariot-style wagon, a plow, or even weigh down the horse and make it carry all the supplies while the "peasant" patrols. I do very much like the silhouette picture, though, as it feels like a story just waiting to be told. Honestly, I miss these kind of sets, which were just a minifigure and a small handful of parts in a very small box for under $5. I think this one actually retailed around $1.99 or even $2.99 in the United States when it came out in 1984. BrickLink, BrickSet, and Rebrickable all list the Supply Wagon with the Lion Knights sub-theme under LEGOLAND Systems Castle but this set seems completely neutral to me. In fact, the only time this torso shows up seems to be when the Lion Knights need someone to arrest. This is probably also the best armed supply wagon I've ever seen, sporting a halberd, spear, short sword, hammer, and a round shield with no print or stickers to show affiliation. The 2x3 double convex slope gives the appearance of a treasure chest at the back of the wagon, but I think a real treasure chest would have been more fun. Though, as the "peasant" doesn't have any colored flags on the wagon, it would be difficult to assess exactly whose treasure the "peasant" transported :) Of note, this set, just like many of this era, contain the 1x1 plate with a thin side vertical clip. I can't tell you how many of these clips I've broken over the years so if you're building this set with era-authentic parts, you might want to be very gentle with those clips. And also the side clips on the saddles :) Toysperiod has a free download of the instructions. Just over two years ago, I actually wrote a little bit of fanfiction using my LEGO as inspiration. Here is a link to my original post on LEGO 6010 Supply Wagon.

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Emerging from Darkness: My Year in LEGO 2016

2016 was an incredibly pivotal year regarding my relationship with and passion for LEGO.  It was the year I officially came out of my, as we like to say in the LEGO community, "dark ages" - the period in which things such as girls, boys, grades, jobs, getting married, having kids, buying a house, and trying to keep the Star Wars canon timeline straight all temporarily distracts us from our love for LEGO.  I came out of my dark ages in a big way in 2016.  

In the span of 10 or 11 months I designed, sourced, and built my first custom set which I launched on LEGO Ideas.  I created an online eBay business in order to fund my LEGO hobby, and, most importantly, I created this blog - which now contains over 20 LEGO set reviews, 80 original LEGO photographs, and pages upon pages of posts spanning from articles on the history of specific LEGO themes to my uncontrollable ecstasy that LEGO actually released an official Beatles-themed set this year [thank you, LEGO gods!].  

Since we are discussing the year in which I emerged from my dark ages, I'll expand just a bit - okay, quite a bit - on my personal history with LEGO.  I acquired my first LEGO set around the year 1984 which places me around 2 or 3 years old at the time.  I'm not positive exactly as to which LEGO set was my very first, but there are some candidates.  I saved all of the building instructions for all of the sets I owned as a child [if only I'd managed to save all the pieces as well...sigh].  There are two sets I owned as a child from 1984.  1] LEGO Castle - Lion Knights - Supply Wagon [6010] and 2] LEGO Town - Police - Police Patrol Squad [6684].

My instincts tell me that it was most likely the Police Patrol Squad which acted as the gateway into the world of LEGO and was responsible for initially igniting my interest in the brand.  Nevertheless, this is where it all started for me.  After acquiring a small handful of various Town and Castle sets, I quickly became most interested in LEGO Space.  As a child growing up in the '80s I was [and am], of course, a huge Star Wars fan.  Star Wars led me to desire toys related to space travel or space adventures.  By the time I was old enough to ask my parents for Star Wars toys in the mid to late '80s Star Wars toys were - for the most part - no more. LEGO Space filled that void for me.  The creative ship designs and compatible minifigures helped me create and play out my own space fantasies and adventures.  As is the case with the question "What was my first LEGO set?," I can narrow down which set was my very first LEGO Space set down to two sets which were both released in 1986: 1] Space Probe [6802] and 2] Starfire I [6820]. 

With a few exceptions, such as a pirate set here or a Christmas set there, LEGO Space was where all of my youthful focus and desires fell from 1986 all the way until the beginning of my dark ages around the year 1994 or 1995.  Looking back at the sets I owned during this period it's clear that my favorite sub-theme of Space was the primarily blue, white, and translucent orange colored Ice Planet 2002, a sub-theme which launched in 1993 and ended only one year later in 1994 [with the exception of the re-release of the Ice Planet Scooter [3014] in 1998].  This was the first sub-theme with which I wanted to be a completest.  I was old enough by this point to understand and want collections of things, and I loved the color scheme and ice settings included in the Ice Planet theme.  Also, it reminded me a lot of Hoth, the frigid planet featured in Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back [and back around we come to Star Wars.  Did you think you'd be reading so much about the 1980s and 1990s when you clicked on a post titled "2016: My Year in LEGO"?  I didn't think so].  My absolute favorite set from my childhood comes from the Ice Planet sub-theme as well - the Deep Freeze Defender [6973].  A truly awesome '90s LEGO Space ship.  Thankfully, I've safely kept all the pieces to this set over the years.

This brings us to the end of my childhood LEGO story and to the beginning of my LEGO "dark ages"  [Proceed,...if you dare].  My dark ages appear to have begun in the year 1994, based on the last set which I acquired as a child - LEGO Space - Spyrius - Saucer Centurion [6939].  This was the last set I received before my interest in LEGO - and my interest in toys in general - come to an abrupt halt.  This makes sense, considering that in 1995 I entered middle school and effectively entered the "girls and grades" years.  LEGO, sadly, was removed from the forefront of my thoughts and placed in the proverbial attic of my mind where it would remain for the next two decades.

For those of you yelling "When are you going to start talking about the year 2016?!" - good news.  This brings our story back to 2016 - the year in which I victoriously emergence from the brick-less and minifigure-free dark ages [shutter].  The journey back to LEGO actually begins around November of 2015 to be precise ["NO!  He's leaving 2016 again!"].  Around the holiday season of 2015 my oldest daughter became interested in The LEGO Movie.  A fantastic animated film in which everything is made of LEGO...well, digital LEGO, anyway.  As a result, the movie was in regular rotation in our house during the majority of that holiday season.  Having LEGO visuals constantly running on our television began to slowly peak my interest.  Thoughts like "I wonder what type of sets LEGO is offering these days?" started to creep up.  Then one day while my wife and I were shopping at the grocery store we came across a couple of The LEGO Movie LEGO sets in the toy aisle.  Thinking it would be a fun surprise to buy them for our daughter, we picked them up.  These are the first LEGO sets which I ever purchased as an adult.  They are 1] The LEGO Movie - Bad Cop Car Chase [70819] and 2] The LEGO Movie - Double-Decker Couch [70818].

Bringing these sets home, opening them up, unfolding the building instructions, and putting together, step-by-step, these sets with my daughter brought back all of the great LEGO memories from my childhood but, most importantly, reminded me of all the things I love about LEGO - the creativity, the design, the concentration, the excitement to see the finished build, the minifigures, the play.  It all came flooding back.  I wouldn't say that this is the moment in which I officially emerged from the darkness, but I was certainly starting to see the light peaking through.  

The true "I have emerged!" moment or moments occurred between late January and late February of 2016 ["Are you finally going to discuss 2016?!"].  The first moment: With the experience of building the LEGO Movie sets with my daughter fresh in my mind and my interest in current LEGO offerings thoroughly peaked, I decided one night in January of 2016 to make a casual visit to LEGO's online shop just to see what kind of sets were now available - to see just how LEGO had evolved over the past twenty years.  I was fully prepared to see drastic changes to the LEGO product line and for the current sets to be more detailed than the LEGO I knew from the early 1990s.  Still, I was not at all prepared for what I found.  I should preface this by saying that I was a huge Ghostbusters fan growing up, and I still am today.  Thus, when I entered LEGO's online shop in late January 2016 I couldn't believe what I saw.  The set which was the main feature in LEGO's online shop at the time was the newly released, 4,634 piece Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters [75827].

I was completely blown away by the scale and the detail of the Firehouse Headquarters set.  I had never seen anything so remarkable built with LEGO before, and here it was as an official, purchasable set!  I was so impressed with the set that I couldn't keep my excitement to myself.  I had to share this with someone!  It was late at night, and my wife was asleep.  Do I wake her up out of a calm, relaxing sleep to show her a picture of LEGO?  Not if I want to stay married.  Instead I saved a few of the set images to my phone and I sent them off to my dad and brother.  They were blown away too - albeit, perhaps, not quite as enthused as I was.  Nevertheless, that was the last and final push I needed to officially emerge from my dark ages. 

Set Images of Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters [75827]

After discovering the awe-inspiring Firehouse Headquarters set, I didn't leave the shop.  Instead, I created an online LEGO account and began filling my Wish List with various sets: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Millennium Falcon [75105], The LEGO Movie - Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! [70816], Scooby-Doo! - The Mystery Machine [75902], etc.  I was officially back!  I dug around in the proverbial attic of my mind, found where I had last left LEGO, dusted it off, shined it up, and placed it back where it belonged - in my mind's family room [this metaphor is breaking down] hanging out with the other things in my life which are always on my mind: my family, Star Wars, The Beatles...you get the idea.

The second moment: Although the experience of seeing the Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters set which led me to create a LEGO account and Wish List is, perhaps, the true "emerging from the darkness" moment," I also consider the first shopping excursion on which I purchased the first LEGO sets as an adult which I purchased not for my children - but for myself - as the moment in which I fully emerged from the grasps of the age of darkness and went running passionately toward the beautifully illuminated light brick.  The first time I went shopping for LEGO for myself occurred during the last week of February 2016.  My wife and I had called the week off from work in order to have a week home alone with the kids for some quality family time.  One of those days was spent doing some casual, modest impulse buying at our local Target store.  While on our shopping adventure with the kids we happened to find [which I now know is a miracle] a few Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures [71010] blind bags.  We thought it would be fun to open the packs at home with the kids, so we bought 3 or 4 packs.  Of course, being newly emerged from the age of darkness, I was ecstatic to pick these up.  

We got home and immediately opened up the packs.  First of all, any adult out there claiming that they can't understand why all the kids today are into these blind bags and the blind bag craze, you don't understand the addictive power the blind bag.  What's inside?!  Which figure are we going to get?!  Wait, there are 16 possible figures to collect?  Each bag comes with a fold-out sheet displaying all the possible figures you can collect?  Oh, that figure looks really cool.  No, that figure looks really cool!  Oh, I have to get that figure.  No, I have to have that figure!!  No, I have to HAVE THEM ALL!!!  Blind bags really are a dangerous product.  Just say no, kids.  Unfortunately, we fortunately were unaware of the allure of the blind bag's addictive nature, and after we had opened our three or four bags we had bought, saw how downright cool the figures were, and the other possible figures to collect, we were left - you guessed it- wanting more....  This leads us to the "second moment."  My first LEGO purchase as an adult where the LEGO is being purchased not for my kids but for me.  

It was clear after opening our blind bags that we weren't going to be content with continuing our day without opening, well, more blind bags.  Even though it was already late - 8:00 P.M. - [okay, that's late in parent time, kids!  Every body settle down!], my wife and I decided that I should make a second LEGO run.  In fact, not only should I run out and grab more LEGO Collectible Minifigure blind bags, but maybe...perhaps...possibly I should also get a couple of sets which both my wife and I had our eye on [my wife was clearly infected by the LEGO bug as well].  We decided that during our week off with the kids we would allow ourselves to indulge in our youthful side and allow buy ourselves some awesome toys.  I hoped back in the car, told the kids to keep playing with the minifigures and that daddy would be back with more fun soon!  The second LEGO run of the day started back at Target.  Since I knew Target had more LEGO blind bags, I started there.  Next, I moved on to Toys "R" Us for the main event.  I picked up the very first LEGO sets for myself as an adult.  I picked up 1] Star Wars - Droid Escape Pod [75136], 2] LEGO Ideas - Ghostbusters - Ecto I [21108], 3] Scooby-Doo! - The Mystery Machine [75902], and 4] Scooby-Doo! - Mystery Mansion [75904].  A fantastic and satisfying first adult LEGO haul.

I returned home with my haul, and my family and I had so much fun assembling these sets with over the last few days of our vacation together.  My experiences with LEGO since that first adult haul has, honestly, only gotten better.  I had an incredible year in LEGO in 2016, if it's not already apparent.  In addition to emerging from the darkness, I also created my first custom designed LEGO set and launched the project on LEGO Ideas.  It was an absolute blast creating and designing the project, and there's one thing I've learned very quickly from posting a project on LEGO Ideas - the LEGO fan community is one of the most kind, welcoming, supportive, and encouraging communities of which I've ever been a part.  I've been a part of a number of other creative communities where envy, ego, and unhealthy competition tends to poison the community.  LEGO fans are not this way at all.  They are extremely warm and friendly and always incredibly respectful of each other.  I've very proud to be a part of this community, so thank you, all you LEGO fans out there, that are putting out your Welcome mat for others and spreading the kindness!

The project I launched on LEGO Ideas is called Autumn Café, and it's meant to represent a locally-owned and well-loved coffee establishment during the season of Fall [my favorite time of year to sit in a café with a warm cup of coffee].  I designed the project using LEGO's Lego Digital Designer [LDD] software, and the entire design from start to finish took about a week or two and resulted in a set consisting of over 1,600 pieces.  I'll confess that the day I discovered the Lego Digital Designer program I could use to build LEGO designs using an inventory of an unlimited amount of digital bricks was a joyous day to say the least.  Once I had inventoried all of the pieces I used in the program to design the model, I then went through the process of sourcing the pieces necessary to build a tangible version of the project.  I learned two very important lessons while sourcing the 1,600+ pieces I needed for the MOC 1] It's incredibly difficult to source 1,600+ LEGO pieces and 2] It's very expensive.  If you ever hear your fellow LEGO fan complaining about LEGO charging almost $300 dollars for a $4,000 piece LEGO set, smack them!  That's an incredible deal compared to the price of 4,000 individually-acquired LEGO pieces.  

Designing and Constructing Autumn Café

Nevertheless, after the pain-stacking and wallet-shrinking sourcing work was complete,  it was so tremendously gratifying to slowing construct a set which I designed.  Forgetting whether or not it was a good design or not - it was just stimulating to see a LEGO model I designed slowly come to life.  The end results are something of which I'm very proud and whether I design more models in the future, I'm so happy to have my Autumn Café.  From designing to sourcing to constructing to launching the LEGO Ideas project, the creation of Autumn Café was certainly one of the most gratifying creative experiences I've ever had.  I also would like to thank the LEGO blog All Day Bricks for their interest in the project and their wonderful to review.  

The Finished Product: Autumn Café

In addition to launching my first LEGO Ideas project, there was something else of note which I launched in 2016 - this blog.  I started the website as a place to to document and share my thoughts on official LEGO sets, share LEGO photography, custom LEGO designs, along with any other LEGO-related thing I might stumble upon and find interesting.  To be honest, I really treat the blog as a LEGO journal which just happens to be public.  I love looking back periodically at my previous posts to see what sets I had recently acquired and what my thoughts were on the set or theme.  

I hope you all in the LEGO fan community find value in the blog as well.  Even though my approach to the blog is of a personal nature, I strive to create quality content of a professional grade.  I want the blog to provide valuable content, a high quality experience, well-written posts, and an overall good sense of design.  That's going to be my goal moving forward.  If you're new to the blog and interested in checking out some of the past articles available on The Lego Brick Guy, here are some recommendations.  These are some of my favorite posts from 2016:

Review: LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One AT-ST Walker [775153] - posted October 28th

Review: Creator Expert Volkswagen Beetle [10252] - posted October 7th

Retro - posted May 18th

A LEGO Home for the Holidays: A History of LEGO's Winter Village - posted December 7th

Can Buy Me Love: The Beatles Yellow Submarine Now Available - posted November 1st

"I"ve Finally Finished Constructing My New Lightsaber." - posted on May 28th

Lastly, I thought it might be fun to start an end-of-the-year tradition here at legobrickguy.com where I list off my top five favorite LEGO sets released throughout the year.  There are some rules I must follow: 1] I must own the set and have built the set in order to include it on the list 2] The set must have been released during the year in question - for instance, all the sets listed on my top five countdown for 2016 must have been released on or after January 1, 2016 and no later than December 31, 2016 ["Okay. Okay. We understand how countdowns work! Give us the top five already!"].  Okay, here we go:

The Lego Brick Guy's Top 5 Sets of 2016

5]  LEGO Creator - Volkswagen Beetle [10252] 

A fantastic model of the iconic and classic vehicle often associated with the counter-culture and the west-coast fascination of the 1960s. The set also brought us the new and very useful 1/4 Arch Brick 5x5 with Cut Out piece. 

4] LEGO City - Fun in the Park - City People Pack [60134] 

Attracted a lot of attention as being the first set to include a proper minifigure-scale wheelchair - this set represents a great sense of diversity and community. It's more than just the inclusion of the wheelchair.  It's the overall sense of acceptance of all which this set represents very well.  Whenever a toy can not only be incredibly playful and fun but also encourage acceptance and a healthy community, that's more than a little impressive and inspiring.

3] LEGO Ideas - The Beatles Yellow Submarine [21306] 

This inclusion of this set on the list [at the number 3 spot, no less] may be due to my undying passion and love for all things Beatles.  That being said, I do still think this a great set for Beatles fans and non-Beatles fans alike. It's a vibrant, lively, and very accurate brick version of the iconic Beatles Yellow Submarine from the film of the same name designed by LEGO fan Kevin Szeto.  Plus, thanks to this set we now live in a world where officially released Beatles minifigures exist.

2] Disney Castle [71040]

This set certainly requires no introduction.  The epic 4,000+ piece LEGO model of the well-beloved Cinderella's Castle which can be found in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando, Florida.  The sheer size of the model [over 29" high] is something to behold.  The exterior and the interior of the model is filled with tons and tons of detail and makes for an incredible display set as well as a playset any child [or adult] would love.  On top of it all, this set is the only way to acquire [through official LEGO channels, anyway] a Tinkerbell minifigure.  So cute.

1] Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters [75827]

As mentioned in detail above, this is the set which is largely responsible for pulling me out of my LEGO dark ages.  This is the kind of set which I always dreamed LEGO would offer when I was a child [you know, back in the days before licensed LEGO sets].  Now that LEGO has officially released such a set, it does not disappoint.  The exterior of the model is an incredible minifigure-scaled replica of the famous old Hook & Ladder Company 8 Manhattan, New York firehouse made famous by the Ghostbusters franchise.  The interior is a LEGO wonder.  The model opens like a dollhouse and the inside includes all of the rooms you see in the Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 films - the firehouse entrance with the desks of Janine Melnitz and Peter Venkman, a kitchen, a bedroom, bathroom, dark room, and - of course - even a fire pole!  On top of it all, the set includes virtually every main character from the franchise.  A truly remarkable, collectible, display-able, playable, incredible set.  My pick for best set of 2016.

Just Missed the List] LEGO Collectible Minifigures - The Disney Series [71012] 

The anticipation for this particular collection of LEGO Collectible Minifigures was extremely high throughout 2016 prior to their release.  When they finally hit the market there was no denying that the excitement for these minifigures was justified.  An incredible collection of classic Disney characters which have been loved by generations now in LEGO adorable and wonderfully detailed minifigure form.  Now, when is Series 2 of the Disney Series going to be released, LEGO?

Looking Ahead to 2017

There you have it!  That rounds out the year in review here at The Lego Brick Guy for the year of 2016.  What an incredible year in LEGO.  I can't wait to see what LEGO brings us and the creative experiences LEGO inspires in the year 2017.  As a Star Wars fan, I'm particularly excited to see what the LEGO Star Wars theme will offer us, considering that 2017 is the year in which the very first Star Wars film - Episode IV: A New Hope released on May 24, 1977 - will celebrate its 40th anniversary.  The rumor mill is already hot with what types of sets/promotions LEGO may release to celebrate the milestone anniversary.  Perhaps, another Ultimate Collector Series [UCS] Millennium Falcon set?  After all, it's been ten years since the release of the previous UCS Millennium Falcon [10179].  Only time will tell.   Anyway, thank you to the LEGO Group and the wonderful LEGO fan community for making 2016 a fantastic year, and here's to an even better 2017!  

Happy Building!  -Chad Steahly [The Lego Brick Guy]

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20220704: I finally finished inventory and boxing up all the “Lion Knights” sets I actually have with boxes! this is quite the haul and I continue to be amazed at the nostalgia I have from these beautiful boxes and my memories of these and my younger days. pictured sets: 6060: Knight’s Challenge, 6061: Siege Tower, 6067: Guarded Inn, 6080: King’s Castle, 6010: Supply Wagon, 6012: Siege Cart, 6017: King’s Oarsmen, 6021: Jousting Knights, 6022: Horse Cart, 6039: Twin Arm Launcher, 6039: Twin Arm Launcher, 6040: Blacksmith Shop, 6040: Blacksmith Shop, 6041: Armor Shop, 6041: Armor Shop, 6049: Viking Voyager

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20240117: the History of LEGO Castle day 017. 6055-1 Prisoner Convoy (1985, 116 pieces, 48 different parts) Prisoner Convoy is a black carriage with blue highlights, brown wagon wheels, a blue door which also functions as a back ramp into the carriage, a covered seating area for the carriage driver, and a brick-built harness system for two black and two white horses. The four minifigures for this set include a knight with a red torso and blue arms and a silver breastplate with blue legs and a black belt wearing a blue cape, a Lion Knight's archer with a red torso and blue arms with the gold rampant lion on a blue background with a gold outline in a triangular shield pattern and red legs with a black belt, a Lion Knight's spear-wielder with a red torso with blue arms and the gold and black crossed axe pattern with red legs and a black belt, and a peasant with a light gray v-neck torso with blue arms and a decorated belt with a pouch, a black hood, and plain red legs. As an interesting note, this set contains the most horses you can find in one LEGO set, with a total of five, and even more interesting, the most horses provided are generally found in castle sets. In my research, I searched for sets including words like, "stable", "horse", "farm", and "carriage" and found that sets outside the castle theme only have two horses or less per set while several of the castle sets have four. This set is very cool for a number of reasons. This is the first set of the wagons so far where the turn-table is not completely built-over, which means you have a very limited amount of turning ability. Also, the multi-hinged section allows for the wagon to travel up and down sloped terrain, which is a very cool feature :) I have to say, though, I'm mildly concerned that the only other time we've seen the light gray torso so far was on the minifigure labeled "peasant" in the Supply Wagon (6010-1). It seems like the Lion Knights might like arresting random civilians who are just trying to live their best lives. The most difficult part to find for this set is the blue 1x6 plate with attachment fingers on each side, as that part was only found in this set and the 1995 King's Carriage (6044-1). Another interesting set piece is the blue 1x2 hinge plates with attachment connections on one end. BrickLink indicates these parts are supposed to be the solid stud but the replacement part with hollow studs began production in 1983, which means this set could easily have either part version. The Prisoner Convoy is another set I built mostly out of "spare parts", which means I don't have a box or instructions for it. Parts inventory can be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions can be found on ToysPeriod.

#lego castles #lego #lego castle #lego history #lego castle history #history of lego castle #lego 6055 #lego prisoner convoy #lego lion knights #legoland castle system #legoland system castle #lego system castle #lego castle system #lego crusaders

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20240226: the History of LEGO Castle day 057. The Black Falcons 1984-1992 (6010 Supply Wagon, 6011 Black Knight's Treasure, 6021 Jousting Knights, 6030 Catapult, 6035 Castle Guard, 6041 Armor Shop, 6062 Battering Ram, 6067 / 10000 Guarded Inn, 6073 Knight's Castle, 6074 / 10039 Black Falcon's Fortress) If you've ever wondered whether all the LEGO Black Falcons sets from 1984-1992 would fit together, the answer is yes! The Black Falcons sets, specifically, are built on green normal plates and not the thin baseplate counterpart used in many of the early LEGO sets. These sets also were built with 1x1 technic bricks with center holes and connector pins, giving the idea that multiple sets could be combined to something larger. And it worked! This is honestly the first time I've tried it and all I had to do was mirror-build the wall for the 6062 Battering Ram. In order for me to include the set as a Black Falcons set, it either needed to have the standard Black Falcon blue torso with black arms and the black and silver falcon triangle print or the black and silver falcon triangle shields with yellow or blue borders. BrickLink says these are the Black Falcons sets: -6011 Black Knight's Treasure -6018 Battle Dragon -6030 Catapult -6035 Castle Guard -6062 Battering Ram -6073 Knight's Castle -6074 / 10039 Black Falcon's Fortress Rebrickable and BrickSet say these are the Black Falcons sets: -6011 Black Knight's Treasure -6030 Catapult -6035 Castle Guard -6062 Battering Ram -6073 Knight's Castle -6074 / 10039 Black Falcon's Fortress I didn't include 6018 because the scale mail torso was only used in the Black Knights sets, not the Black Falcons sets. I also added 6021, 6041, 6057, and 6067 because all of those include the blue torso with black arms Black Falcons torso, the blue torso with black arms knight torso, the black torso with black arms, or one of the falcon shields, all of which are more associated with either Black Falcons or Black Knights. I also included the 6010 Supply Wagon because it's the only truly neutral set across the entire LEGO Castle System. Combining all theses sets and seeing them make a bigger castle makes my younger me heart SO HAPPY :)

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20240506: the History of LEGO Castle day 127. 3739 Blacksmith Shop (2002, 629 pieces, 130 different parts) The Blacksmith Shop is a two-story building with a light gray first floor with brown double doors and green 4x5 hinge plates covering one window on each of the sides visible from the front, a white and black second floor with red windows with green shutters, a blue roof, and a light gray chimney with red, blue, and black smoke on top. The building is built on two thin green 8x16 plates assembled with hinges so the entire building can be opened for play or closed for display. This set features two minifigures. -The first minifigure has plain black hair, a yellow minifigure head with black eyes and eyebrows and curly brown bangs and mustache, a dark gray torso with printed silver scale mail and a red necklace with black, and plain black legs. The head and torso were also found in three sets, 4817 Dungeon, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, and 6096 Bull's Attack. -The second minifigure has brown hair with bangs and a ponytail, a yellow minifigure head with curly medium brown hair with a red jewel in the center of a printed tiara and red lipstick, a red torso with a printed blue corset, and a red 2x2x2 hollow bottom slope with a blue dress print and a key on a rope belt. The minifigure head, torso, and dress were also found in 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle. There are several very interesting parts information bits for this set. -This set introduces the 1x4 modified brick with four side studs. -While the black spider had been in use in the Adventurers, Harry Potter, and Belville sets, this is the first appearance within the LEGO Castle theme. The same is true for the 4x2 slope and the 4L bar. -This is the only appearance of the chrome gold bugel / trumpet within the castle theme and it only appears in 11 other sets. -The brown 1x2x1 panel was only found in four other sets. -The dark gray 1x3 robot arm only appears in this set and five Star Wars sets. -The green 4x4 hinge roof only appears in two other Star Wars sets. Blacksmith Shop is the first truly civilian building and only second completely faction-neutral set within the LEGO Castle theme and it features a blacksmith and her merchant husband. (The first neutral set was 6010 Supply Wagon from 1984). This is also the very last set to use brown, dark gray, and light gray. From now on, colors are switched to reddish brown, dark bluish gray, and light bluish gray. Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is also available under the "Instructions" tab on Rebrickable. This set was designed by Jorn Tomsen, as part of the My Own Creation subtheme with information on his other builds available on BrickSet.

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[bluenpinkcastle]

20240202: the History of LEGO Castle day 033. 1974-3 Smuggler's Hayride (1989, 50 pieces, 22 different parts) Part of the LEGOLAND Triple Pack released in 1989, the Smuggler's Hayride is a black horse pulling a black cart with a blue harness and brown wagon wheels. The back of the wagon has a brown treasure chest with two pieces of gold inside (the two yellow 1x1 circle plates) and the treasure chest is hidden by five yellow 2x2 bricks, intended to appear as hay bales. The two minifigures for this set include the "peasant" torso of light gray with blue arms, a yellow v-neck, and a printed black belt with a yellow buckle and brown pouch and plain light gray legs and a green forest person torso with green arms and a yellow v-neck, a printed black belt with a yellow buckle and brown pouch with plain green legs. The "peasant" torso appears in only four other sets (6010-1 Supply Wagon, 6055-1 Prisoner Convoy, 1584-1 / 6060-1 Knight's Challenge, and 6103-1 Castle Mini Figures) and this set and the Castle Mini Figures are the only two sets where the "peasant" and forest people are offered together. This set is one of only three other sets (6073-1 Knight's Castle, 6035-1 Castle Guard, and 6066-1 Camouflaged Outpost) to have the three black feathers and only four other sets (6040-1 Blacksmith Shop, 6103-1 Castle Mini Figures, 1680-1 Haycart with Smugglers, and 1877-1 Crusader's Cart) with the brown pitchfork. Back of the box builds for just the Smuggler's Hayride include using the horse as a pack animal to cross a bridge and having the peasant pull the treasure cart by hand while the forest person rides the horse, which just seems underhanded and cruel and not at all what the "Robin Hood" of LEGO ought to be doing ;-P This is probably one of my most worn and beaten up sets from my younger days. I remember seeing this box in Costco when I was growing up and how desperately I wanted it because it looked SO COOL. For being such a simple set, the side hinges and hiding the treasure chest under the hay really made it awesome :) Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod.

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20240229: the History of LEGO Castle day 060. The Lion Knights (1463 / 1695 / 2889 Treasure Cart, 1480 King's Catapult, 1584 / 6060 Knight's Challenge, 6016 Knight's Arsenal, 6017 King's Oarsmen, 6021 Jousting Knights, 6022 Horse Cart, 6023 Maiden's Cart, 6039 Twin Arm Launcher, 6040 Blacksmith Shop, 6041 Armor Shop, 6042 Dungeon Hunters, 6049 Viking Voyager, 6055 Prisoner Convoy, 6061 Siege Tower, 6062 Battering Ram, 6067 / 10000 Guarded Inn, 6080 King's Castle, 6081 King's Mountain Fortress) The most prominent of all the LEGO castle subthemes is the Lion Knights, introduced in 1984 and with sets in the original run all the way through 1992 with a rerelease of the Treasure Cart in 1998, and then new Lion Knight sets reinvigorated in 2022 with the release of the Lion Knights' Castle (not pictured). The Lion Knights were also referred to as Crusaders in the catalogues when they first came out. BrickLink and Rebrickable both indicate these are the Lion Knights / Crusaders sets: -1463 / 1695 / 2889 Treasure Cart -1480 King's Catapult -1584 / 6060 Knight's Challenge -6010 Supply Wagon -6012 Siege Cart -6016 Knight's Arsenal -6017 King's Oarsmen -6021 Jousting Knights -6022 Horse Cart -6023 Maiden's Cart -6039 Twin Arm Launcher -6040 Blacksmith Shop -6041 Armor Shop -6042 Dungeon Hunters -6049 Viking Voyager -6055 Prisoner Convoy -6061 Siege Tower -6062 Battering Ram -6067 / 10000 Guarded Inn -6080 King's Castle -6081 King's Mountain Fortress This is a classic theme with a lot of sets, including lots of carts, wagons, siege engines, catapults, and castles :)

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[bluenpinkcastle]

20240328: the History of LEGO Castle day 088. 6079 Dark Forest Fortress (1996, 469 pieces, 158 different parts) The Dark Forest Fortress is built on a raised 32x32 green canyon baseplate with printed rocks and path design. Two large brown trees built out of 3x3x6 corner panels with green foilage occupy two sides of the build. A blue, black, and red carriage pulled by a brown horse with a blue harness travels through the forest. The Dark Forest Fortress has seven minifigures. -The first minifigure appears to be modeled after Earl Flynn and has a green forest folk cap with a small red feather, a yellow minifigure head with a black handle bar mustache and spikey beard, a brown torso with yellow arms and printed black cross-chest belt with a yellow buckle and a black belt with three notches and a silver buckle, and plain green legs. -The second minifigure has a small blue feather in a brown forest folk cap, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs and mustache, a printed brown torso with a studded leather armor design and a cross-chest belt with a yellow buckle and a brown belt with black notches and a yellow buckle with blue arms, and plain light gray legs. -The next minifigure has a black hood, yellow minifigure head with brown bangs and longer side bangs, a brown quiver, a green torso with printed yellow v-neck, brown pouch on a black belt with a yellow buckle and green arms, a brown bow with notched arrow, and plain light gray legs. -Another minifigure has a brown hood, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs and mustache and facial scruff, a green forest person torso with printed maroon spikey collar and red arms, a cross-torso black belt, a black belt with yellow buckle, plain brown legs, a dark gray sword, and a brown forest person shield with a brown deer head with black antlers on a green background with a brown border. -The skeleton returns in this set, with a white minifigure head with black circular eyes, a black triangle nose, and a black tooth smile, a white skeleton body with thin shoulder pins, thin skeleton arms, and individual bone legs. -One of the dragon master knights uses a yellow minifigure head with wavy black eyebrows, mustache, and goatee, a red torso with blue arms, printed silver shoulder covers, and a standing yellow and black halved dragon on a black and red background with black legs and a red belt. -Another of the dragon master knights has a yellow minifigure head with black forehead tuft and mustache, a red torso with blue arms and a printed yellow dragon head on a red background with a printed black belt with yellow notches and circular hollow yellow belt buckle, and light gray legs with a black belt. This set has a number of unique and rare parts. -The green 32x32 raised canyon base plate is unique to this set. -The brown 3x3x6 corner panel was only found in one other set, 6020 Magic Shop. -The blue horse hitching harness was only found in two other sets (6010 Supply Wagon and 6359 Horse Trailer). -The light gray 5x5 modified facet brick is only found in six other sets. -The brown forest folk triangular shield is only found in seven other sets. -This is the only castle set with the black 2x6x.66 slope, though it does appear in seven other LEGO sets. -The black 3x1x3.33 slope with studs is used in eight other sets. -The brown 1x5x4 continuous arch bow is used in nine other sets. This is a Very Cool set. Even though I only picked it up several years ago and built it for the first time then, it's become one of my favorite designs. There are hidden areas and if you pull the pin, the tree actually falls and blocks the road through the forest. Also, I'm fairly certain this is my absolute FAVORITE carriage design in all the LEGO castle sets :) Parts inventory for this set can be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod.

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[bluenpinkcastle]

20220919: according to BrickLink, this is every Lion Knight Lego set produced between 1984 and 2022. this is 40 years of Lego castle! some are sets I’ve had since I was much younger, some are fairly new acquisitions (10305: Lion Knights’ Castle), and some I built out of parts over the last several years. one of the very cool parts about this castle series is back in the 1980s and 1990s, all the castle sets came with attachment hooks so you could combine them all in a variety of ways to increase the size of your castle or build your world however you saw fit. I tried combining them all several months ago but I just didn’t have the space to lay everything out. now, I’m not quite sure if I should take the time to combine them for a picture or just wait until I rebuild castle town, which is definitely a thing that’s going to happen as soon as I get set up in my next place :) picture shows: 6010: Supply Wagon, 6021: Jousting Knights, 6022: Horse Cart, 6040: Blacksmith Shop, 6061: Siege Tower, 6080: King’s Castle, 199384: Lion Knight Polybag (all from 1984), 6055: Prisoner Convoy (from 1985), 6012: Siege Cart, 6023: Maiden’s Cart, 6041: Armor Shop, 6067: Guarded Inn (all from 1986), 6016: Knights’ Arsenal, 6017: King’s Oarsmen, 6049: Viking Voyager (all from 1987), 1584: Knights’ Challenge, 6039: Twin Arm Launcher (both from 1988), and 10305: Lion Knights’ Castle (from 2022). since 6060 was a rerelease of 1584: Guarded Inn and 10000 was a rerelease of 6067: Knights’ Challenge, I didn’t include duplicates :)

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[bluenpinkcastle]

Set in the fictional fantasy-style land of Legotopia (inspired by actual Lego sets), a hunter journeys to deliver supplies (Lego set 6010).

Read about it here on ao3.

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[bluenpinkcastle]

20220313: according to Bricklink, this is every Lego “Lion Knights” set Lego made. 6010: Supply Wagon, 6021: Jousting Knights, 6022: Horse Cart, 6040: Blacksmith Shop, 6061: Siege Tower, 6080: King’s Castle, 199384: Lion Knight Polybag, 6055: Prisoner Convoy, 6012: Siege Cart, 6023: Maiden’s Cart, 6041: Armor Shop, 6067/10000: Guarded Inn, 6016: Knight’s Arsenal, 6017: King’s Oarsmen, 6049: Viking Voyager, 1584/6060: Knight’s Challenge, 6039: Twin Arm Launcher.

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^@^* VINTAGE ANTIQUE LEGO CLASSIC CASTLE SUPPLY WAGON SET # 6010 Original https://ift.tt/2Sg5I3t

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