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20240408: the History of LEGO Castle day 099. 6097 Night Lord's Castle (1997, 607 pieces, 193 different parts) Night Lord's Castle is a light gray, dark gray, and black modular-style fortress built on two green 12x24 bricks. There are eight minifigures in this set. -The first minifigure has a black Dragon Master / Dragon Knight helmet, a yellow minifigure head with bushy black goatee, pointed eyebrows, and corner black bangs, a printed black torso with dark gray and silver stripes with black arms, and dark gray legs with a black belt. -The Bat Lord has a black helmet with bat wings on either side, a yellow minifigure head with an inverted "V" hairline, pointed eyebrows and mustache, a light gray cloth cape with bottom fringes and a black bat with red accents, black arms with a printed red torso with a yellow and black collar, five vertical black lines with rows of yellow dots, a silver belt, and dark gray legs with a black belt. -The Fright Knights archer has a black archer helmet, yellow minifigure face with black bangs, mustache, and forehead tuft, a printed light gray torso with red Fleur de Lis pattern, dark gray legs with a black belt, and a brown quiver. There is a second of this minifigure without the brown quiver. -The witch has a black witch / wizard hat, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, long black hair on both sides, an open red smile with one tooth, black arms on a printed black torso with a red necklace with a black spider on a yellow circle background in the center, three yellow buttons, a thin yellow corset line on the waist, a printed black 2x2x2 hollow slope with a red center, and a cloth red cape with a printed black spider on the back. The printed pieces give the appearance of a black dress with black top. -The Royal Knight has a dark gray axe wielder helmet, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, mustache, and facial scruff, a red torso with white arms and a yellow lion head with a yellow crown and a black mane on a halved red and white triangular background with a blue border, and blue legs with a black belt. -The last living minifigure has a black axe wielder helmet, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, beard, and mustache, a dark gray printed studded armor torso and dark gray arms, and red legs with a black belt. -The skeleton has 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. The black dragon, which is built from a body, two arms, a tail, a top head, two trans neon orange wings, and a trans neon orange flame and the body appears in three other sets, 4818 Dragon Rider, 6007 Bat Lord, and 6047 / 6099 Traitor Transport and Traitor Transport With Cave. This set has a sizable number of rare parts. -The black 2x2x6 channel was only found in this set and 6087 Witch's Magic Manor. -The dark gray 3x6x6 double wall with window is only found in one other set, 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta. -The light gray 7x7 castle turret top corner is only found in one other set (6082 Fire Breathing Fortress). -The dark gray 2x5x5 door swivel and frame are only found two other sets (6087 Witch's Magic Manor and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta. -Only three other castle sets have the light gray 1x12x3 arch (6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6090 Royal Knight's Castle, and 9367 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). -The brown 9x13 grille is only found in four other sets (6076 Dark Dragon's Den, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, and 6279 Skull Island). -The dark gray 4x8x2 castle turret top was only found in three other sets (6046 Hemlock Stronghold, 6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, and 6094 Guarded Treasury) Night Lord's Castle is the first LEGO Castle modular set, where the individual pieces of one set can be moved around and reattached differently. Parts inventory for this set can be found at Rebrickable or BrickLink and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod.

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20210530: The final used Lego castle haul from this last week! Sets include: 1906 Majisto’s Tower, 6048 Magisto’s Magical Workshop, 6057 Sea Serpent, 6059 Knight’s Stronghold, 6075 Wolfpack Tower, 6076 Dark Dragon’s Den, 6078 Royal Drawbridge, 6081 King’s Mountain Fortress, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6086 Black Knight’s Castle, 6090 Royal Knight’s Castle, 6097 Night Lord’s Castle, 7009 Final Joust, 7015 Viking Warrior Challenges the Fenris Wolf, 7094 King’s Castle Siege, 7097 Trolls’ Mountain Fortress, 7187 Escape from the Dragon’s Prison (x2), 7573 Prince of Persia Battle of Alamut, 7948 Outpost Attack, 8778 Border Ambush, and 79121 Turtle Sub Undersea Chase.

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20240403: the History of LEGO Castle day 094. 6007 Bat Lord (1997, 16 pieces, 10 different parts) DRAGONS!!! The Bat Lord is a small set consisting of a black dragon with trans neon orange wings spouting trans neon orange flames and a Bat Lord minifigure. The one minifigure in this set has a black helmet with bat wings on either side, a yellow minifigure head with an inverted "V" hairline, pointed eyebrows and mustache, a light gray cloth cape with bottom fringes and a black bat with red accents, black arms with a printed red torso with a yellow and black collar, five vertical black lines with rows of yellow dots, a silver belt, and dark gray legs with a black belt. The black dragon, which is built from a body, two arms, a tail, a top head, two trans neon orange wings, and a trans neon orange flame, was first introduced in this set and the body appears in three other sets, 4818 Dragon Rider, 6047 / 6099 Traitor Transport and Traitor Transport With Cave, and 6097 Night Lord's Castle. This is also the first use of the trans neon orange wings, though those appear in seventeen more sets from 1997-2005. This set also introduces the light gray cloth cape with the black bat design on the back. The main focus of this set is the brand new black dragon! This is the only set I purchased when it originally came out since I stopped buying LEGO in 1993 when all the castle sets had minifigures with facial hair. I actually clearly remember buying this set because the black dragon is absolutely fantastic and made me so happy :) New in the box from 1997, this set cost $4.50 and it's been worth every penny, as this is also the one LEGO set I brought with me to undergrad and has stayed with me for the past 25 years. 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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20240306: the History of LEGO Castle day 066. 6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop (1993, 188 pieces, 66 different parts) Majisto's Magical Workshop is built on two thin 8x16 baseplates attached by a hinge to close the building. The inside of the workshop contains a brown treasure chest with transparent red and green 1x1 circle plates (also known as studs), a white 2x2 printed magic scroll tile, a small cooking pot on a fire, and a light gray 2x4 brick functioning as a table with two transparent clear goblets. The bulk of the set is built on top of two dark gray 4x10x6 rectangular Big Ugly Rock Panels (BURPs) with light gray and black highlights. When closed, the workshop has no doors or other way into the workshop, but there are two blue 1x2x2 window shutters on display in the front. The roof is composed of large red plates with black highlights. This set includes two minifigures. The first minifigure is Majisto with a blue wizard hat with a white beard, black plastic cape, blue torso with blue arms and a yellow v-neck with a black belt and yellow buckle and a small brown pouch, plain blue legs, and a glow-in-the-dark wand. The second minifigure has a black dragon helmet with just the right and left blue dragon plumes, 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. This is one of only six castle sets to use the black 3x1x3.33 slope with studs (6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, 6075-1 Wolfpack Tower, 6078 Royal Drawbridge, 6079 Dark Forest Fortress, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6090 Royal Knight's Castle), and while it's one of my favorite pieces, it's not very common. Majisto's Magical Workshop also uses two of the blue dragon plumes as front decoration for the building, which are only found in this set, 6086 Black Knight's Castle, and 6105 Medieval Knights. This is one of only four total sets to use the 4x8x2.33 dark gray castle turret top (6046 Hemlock Stronghold, 6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, 6094 Guarded Treasury, 6097 Night Lord's Castle) and the ovoid green dragon shield is only found in 12 sets. I've now arrived at the sets that I have owned for some time but never built, so this is my first time building them. This set was interesting to me because of the recent gift with purchase remake, which caused a big stir in the LEGO Castle fandoms. (I still haven't built that one, either). So some of this set is really neat, like the actual inside of the workshop with the ladder to the second floor and the fire with the pot and the table. It's a cozy workshop and if you think about it being actually underground, maybe in a cave or something, it's pretty neat, minus the open air roof situation. But on the other hand, I felt like there were some really fragile parts while building that didn't feel as stable while I was building them but definitely locked in place once the turret pieces were added. I also think I'm still pretty annoyed at how this entire subtheme is clearly intended for a male-only audience and there are no women in this subtheme. Overall, it is pretty fun, though. Parts inventory for this set can be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions can be found on ToysPeriod.

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20240406: the History of LEGO Castle day 097. 6047 / 6099 Traitor Transport / Traitor Transport with Cave (1997, 145 / 146 pieces, 93 / 94 different parts) DRAGONS!!!! The Traitor Transport and the Traitor Transport with cave is mostly a light gray wagon cage with a decorative red roof and yellow and black highlights built on a black base with brown 33mm wagon wheels pulled by a black dragon with trans neon orange wings. This set comes with three minifigures. -The Bat Lord has a black helmet with bat wings on either side, a yellow minifigure head with an inverted "V" hairline, pointed eyebrows and mustache, a light gray cloth cape with bottom fringes and a black bat with red accents, black arms with a printed red torso with a yellow and black collar, five vertical black lines with rows of yellow dots, a silver belt, dark gray legs with a black belt, a chrome silver sword, and a trans red 4L antenna pole with a black bat on top. -The next minifigure for this set has a red torso with silver scale mail print and black arms, plain blue legs, a yellow minifigure head with brown bangs, mustache, and beard, a black knight helmet with front grill, and a medium white feather plume. -The last minifigure has a black axe wielder helmet, yellow minifigure face with black bangs, mustache, and forehead tuft, a printed light gray torso with red Fleur de Lis pattern, dark gray legs with a black belt, a black whip, and a triangular Fright Knights shield. The black dragon, which is built from a body, two arms, a tail, a top head, two trans neon orange wings, and a trans neon orange flame and the body appears in three other sets, 4818 Dragon Rider, 6007 Bat Lord, and 6097 Night Lord's Castle. There's not too much in the way of rare or unique parts in this set but the light gray horse barding with ruffles and printed red design with black harness lines was only found in this set and 6097 Night Lord's Castle and this is the first appearance of the light gray triangular Fright Knights shield with a black bat and red highlights on a silver background with a red border (which appears in five other sets, 5383 Castle Accessories, 6031 Fright Force, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). The brick built attachment for the dragon to the wagon is the most articulate wagon harness we've seen yet, allowing for the most versatile movement yet. The dragon can even be next to the wagon, facing the opposite direction! Also, this is probably the easiest to use cage or dungeon from the castle subthemes yet :) The only difference between 6047 and 6099 is the large studless dark gray dragon cave that came with 6099 (not pictured here). 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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20240309: the History of LEGO Castle day 069. 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress (1993, 406 pieces, 152 different parts) The Fire Breathing Fortress is a black and light gray fortress with red roofs built on a green raised 32x32 baseplate with ramp and a brick-built black dragon head over the ramp with yellow eyes, small red wings, a moveable red tongue, and flames from its nostrils. This set includes six minifigures. -The first minifigure is Majisto with a blue wizard hat with a white beard, black plastic cape, blue torso with blue arms and a yellow v-neck with a black belt and yellow buckle and a small brown pouch, plain blue legs, a glow-in-the-dark wand, and a white 2x2 printed spell scroll tile. -The second minifigure has a black dragon helmet with all three yellow dragon plumes, a yellow minifigure head with red bangs, sideburns, eyebrows, and mustache, a yellow cloth cape with a green dragon breathing red flame with a red border around the cape, a red torso with one blue arm and one black arm, printed silver shoulder covers, and a yellow and black halved dragon head spouting yellow flames on a black and red background with one black leg and one blue leg and a red belt. -Three of the minifigures have 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. Accessories include two black axe wielder helmets, a black archer helmet, a brown bow and quiver, a dark gray crossbow, a dark gray sword, and an ovoid shield with a green dragon with red wings on a yellow background with a red border. -The last minifigure is a Wolfpack person with a brown torso and brown arms with a silver wolfhead on a black triangular pattern with a red border, black legs with a red belt, and a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, beard stubble, and a patch over one eye with a black hood. This set has several new and unique parts: -This is the only set to use this green 32x32 raised baseplate with ramp, pit, and dark gray rock patterns. -There are two (VERY COOL) black pieces with printed yellow dragons facing each other. One is a black 1x8x2 arch and the other is a black 2x5x6 wall panel. Both are only found in this set and 1906 Majisto's Tower. -The light gray 7x7 castle turret top corner is only found in one other set (6097 Night Lord's Castle). -The black 4x7x9.33 straight enclosed staircase is only found in this set and a 1991 space set, 6988 Alpha Centauri Outpost. -The yellow and green cloth 8x5 dragon banner only appears in three other sets (1906 Majisto's Tower, 6056 Dragon Wagon, and 6076 Dark Dragon's Den). -Only three other castle sets have the light gray 1x12x3 arch (6090 Royal Knight's Castle, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 9367 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). -The red 4x8x6 tower roof is only found in two other sets (1906 Majisto's Tower and 9367 Castle Set from Education and Dacta. -The brown 9x13 grille is only found in four other sets (6076 Dark Dragon's Den, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 6279 Skull Island). -This green dragon was only found in six sets (6037 Witch's Windship, 6056 Dragon Wagon, 6076 Dark Dragon's Den, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). -This is one of only six castle sets to use the black 3x1x3.33 slope with studs (6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, 6075-1 Wolfpack Tower, 6078 Royal Drawbridge, 6079 Dark Forest Fortress, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6090 Royal Knight's Castle). -The ovoid shield with a print of a green dragon with red wings on a yellow background with a red outline is only found in twelve sets. Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions can be found at ToysPeriod. 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.

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20240501: the History of LEGO Castle day 122. 6095 Royal Joust (2000, 103 pieces, 52 different parts) Royal Joust pits Cedric the Bull, riding a black horse with a red saddle and a red horse helmet with a black chain from the white cattle horns, against a Knights Kingdom knight on a white horse with light gray barding and the yellow lion head on a blue background with yellow "x" pattern. King Leo looks on from a brick built throne with a trans clear 2x5x5 swivel with a stained glass pattern of a knight on horseback. -The first of three minifigures in this set is listed as Cedric the Bull, with white cattle horn on top of a black Dragon Master / Dragon Knight helmet, yellow minifigure head with gray eyes and black scruffy bangs, sideburns, and mustache, a black torso with dark gray arms and red hands with a small red necklace at the collar and a printed black bull head with red eyes on a jar-shaped gold background with a brown and gold border, and black legs with a printed red and gold belt. Cedric the Bull appears in five sets, 1288 / 4807 Fire Cart / Fire Attack, 4818 Dragon Rider, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6095 Royal Joust, and 6096 Bull's Attack. -The next minifigure for this set is listed as a Knights Kingdom knight and has a dark gray pike helmet, a yellow minifigure head with black curly mustache and goatee and black bangs with gray streaks, a dark gray torso with red arms and a chain mail pattern at the neck and silver breast plate print, and black legs with silver plates on the thighs and a black belt with green and silver print. This minifigure is found in six sets, 1287 / 4801 / 4811 Crossbows / Defense Archer, 4816 Knight's Catapult, 6026 King Leo, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6094 Guarded Treasury, and 6095 Royal Joust. -The last of three minifigures in this set is King Leo with a chrome gold crown, a yellow minifigure head with black pointed eyebrows and crows feet and a full white beard with mustache, a light gray torso with printed blue front with a yellow lion head on a red triangular background and blue arms, and light gray legs with printed blue and yellow fringe on a black printed belt with red and yellow markings. The King Leo minifigure is used in four sets (1286 King Leo's Cart, 6026 King Leo, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, and 6095 Royal Joust) and one gear (4212662 Photo Frame Castle Gray). The same minifigure with a black Dragon Masters / Dragon Knights helmet instead of a crown is also found in 5924 Photo Frame Legoland Castle. There are some VERY COOL pieces in this set. -The trans clear 2x5x5 swivel panel with stained glass knight on horseback and the light gray horse barding were only found in two sets, 6095 Royal Joust and 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle. -The green 4x6 brick was only found in five sets, 3600 Build Your Own House Tub, 4165 Minnie's Birthday, 4406 Buildings, 6095 Royal Joust, and 7795 Deluxe Starter Set. -The dark gray 2x8x6 swivel door frame with bottom notches was found in six sets, 1370 Raptor Rumble Studio, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6095 Royal Joust, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta. Parts inventory for this set can be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available from the "Instructions" tab on Rebrickable.

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20240430. The History of LEGO Castle day 121. 6094 Guarded Treasury (2000, 103 pieces, 41 different parts) Guarded Treasury is designed as two separate buildings, each built on a green 8x8 brick. The first building is a black, light gray, dark gray, and tan dungeon with a light gray 2x6x7 door frame topped with a dark gray 4x8x2.33 castle turret top. The second small building is a light gray, tan, and dark gray structure with a chrome silver sword held up by a red 1x2 brick with side handle, a light gray 3x4x6 castle turret wall with window, and a blue roof built from 2x2x3 double convex slopes. This set has two minifigures. -Gilbert the Bad and has a black axe wielder helmet, a yellow minifigure head with spikey black bangs, a gray eye, a brown eye patch, black facial scruff, a black torso with dark gray arms and medium brown scale mail printing with a green collar, plain black legs, a dark gray crossbow, and a light gray ovoid bull shield. Gilbert the Bad is found in 4819 Rebel Chariot, 6032 Catapult Crusher, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6094 Guarded Treasury, and 6096 Bull's Attack. -The other minifigure for this set is listed as a Knights Kingdom knight and has a dark gray pike helmet, a yellow minifigure head with black curly mustache and goatee and black bangs with gray streaks, a dark gray torso with red arms and a chain mail pattern at the neck and silver breast plate print, black legs with silver plates on the thighs and a black belt with green and silver print, a dark gray sword, and a light gray triangular Knights Kingdom shield. This minifigure is found in six sets, 1287 / 4801 / 4811 Crossbows / Defense Archer, 4816 Knight's Catapult, 6026 King Leo, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6094 Guarded Treasury, and 6095 Royal Joust. -The brown minifigure utensil torch / space gun is only found in three sets, 4729 Dumbledore's Office, 5924 Legoland Castle Photo Frame, and 6094 Guarded Treasury. -The light gray 3x4x6 castle turret wall with window was only found in three sets, 4707 Hagrid's Hut, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, and 6094 Guarded Treasury. -The dark gray 4x8x2 castle turret top was only found in four sets, 6046 Hemlock Stronghold, 6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 6094 Guarded Treasury. -The light gray 2x6x7 door frame was only found in three sets, 6094 Guarded Treasury, 6755 / 6764 Sheriff's Lockup, and 6762 / 6769 Fort Legoredo. -The bull shield is only found in 1288 Fire Cart, 4806 Axe Cart, 4807 Fire Attack, 4818 Dragon Rider, 6032 Catapult Crusher, 6091 / 6098 King Leo's Castle, 6094 Guarded Treasury, 6095 Royal Joust, 6096 Bull's Attack, and 10066 Castle Accessories. One of the interesting things about this set is how the back of the box has a comic about why the Knights Kingdom soldier decided to rebuild the original set into a taller tower. This is the first use in a LEGO Castle subtheme of telling a story with a comic on the back of the box. The instructions also include the back of the box build for the tower. Parts inventory for this set can be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod. As an interesting note, there is also a free scanned copy of the instructions under the "Instructions" tab on Rebrickable and that includes the instructions for the alternate tower build :)

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20240407: the History of LEGO Castle day 098. 6087 Witch's Magic Manor (1997, 255 pieces, 98 different parts) DRAGONS!!!!! The Witch's Magic Manor is built on two green 12x24 bricks out of three dark gray 4x10x6 Big Ugly Rock Panels (BURPs) and four dark gray 3x8x7 Large Ugly Rock Panels (LURPs) with light gray and black highlights. Two of the LURPs are built together to create a hollow rock to trap the dark forest minifigure using the dark gray chain while the witch has a detachable red and yellow flying machine with four black dragon wings as a rotator on top. The witch's flying machine has a landing platform on the wall above a work area with a 2x2x2 crystal ball, a spell scroll, and several built potions stacks. This set has six minifigures. -The witch has a black witch / wizard hat, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, long black hair on both sides, an open red smile with one tooth, black arms on a printed black torso with a red necklace with a black spider on a yellow circle background in the center, three yellow buttons, a thin yellow corset line on the waist, a printed black 2x2x2 hollow slope with a red center, and a cloth red cape with a printed black spider on the back. The printed pieces give the appearance of a black dress with black top. -The second minifigure has a black Dragon Master / Dragon Knight helmet, a yellow minifigure head with bushy black goatee, pointed eyebrows, and corner black bangs, a printed black torso with dark gray and silver stripes with black arms, and dark gray legs with a black belt. -The Fright Knights archer has a black archer helmet, yellow minifigure face with black bangs, mustache, and forehead tuft, a printed light gray torso with red Fleur de Lis pattern, dark gray legs with a black belt, and a brown quiver. -The dark forest 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, light gray legs with a black belt, and a brown spear. -The last living minifigure has a black axe wielder helmet, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, beard, and mustache, a dark gray printed studded armor torso and dark gray arms, and red legs with a black belt. -The skeleton has 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. There are a few new and unique parts in this set. -The black 2x2x6 channel was only found in this set and 6097 Night Lord's Castle. -The light gray octagonal 2x2x3.33 column is only found in two other sets (6078 Royal Drawbridge and 6090 Royal Knights Castle). -The chain element, in dark gray in this set, was introduced in this set. -The 2x5x5 door swivel and frame are only found in seven sets in any color, with the dark gray only found in 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta. -The light gray 8x8 wedge plate with 3x4 cut out was only found in four other sets (1787 Crater Cruiser, 1789 Star Hawk II, 6268 Renegade Runner, and 6813 Galactic Chief). -This dragon mold is only found in six sets in green (6037 Witch's Windship, 6056 Dragon Wagon, 6076 Dark Dragon's Den, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). 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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20240404: the History of LEGO Castle day 095. 6027 Bat Lord's Catapult (1997, 54 pieces, 33 different parts) Bat Lord's Catapult is a cart pulled by a black horse with a red harness and a black bat on its back sitting on a yellow 1x2 jumper plate with brown wagon wheels. The cart itself is based around a black 2x8 plate with two red 1x2 hinge bricks holding the second black 2x8 plate, used as a launcher for the brown 2x2x2 catapult barrel. This set comes with two new Fright Knights minifigures. -The first minifigure has a black axe wielder helmet, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs, beard, and mustache, a dark gray printed studded armor torso and dark gray arms, and red legs with a black belt. The minifigure is exceptionally talented, being able to wield both a black whip and a dark gray sword at the same time. -The second minifigure has a black Dragon Master / Dragon Knight helmet, a yellow minifigure head with bushy black goatee, pointed eyebrows, and corner black bangs, a printed black torso with dark gray and silver stripes with black arms, and dark gray legs with a black belt. While there aren't any new pieces outside the new torsos (the dark gray studded armor is also in 2538 Fright Knights Fire Cart, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, and 6097 Night Lord's Castle and the dark gray and silver breastplate is also found in 6028 / 6029 Treasure Cart, 6031 Fright Force, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, 6496 Whirling Time Warper, 6497 Twisted Time Train, and 9376 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). -The red 2x2 turn table with three finger joint attachment is only found in four other sets (6011 Black Knight's Treasure, 6056 Dragon Wagon, 6799 Showdown Canyon, and 9452 Education and Dacta Giant LEGO Topic Set). -The red horse harness with three finger joint turn-table attachment is found in five other sets (6022 Horse Cart, 6023 Maiden's Cart, 6038 Wolfpack Renegades, 6040 Blacksmith Shop, and 6042 Dungeon Hunters). -The ovoid bat shield is found in four other sets (6004 Crossbow Cart, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 6497 Twisted Time Machine), one Education and Dacta set (9376 Castle Set), and two service packs (5383 Castle Accessories and 6031 Fright Force). This set was also part of Casbon-1 Castle Bonus Pack from 1998, along with 6008 Royal King and 6037 Witch's Magic Manor. Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instrucations is available at ToysPeriod.

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20240327: the History of LEGO Castle day 087. 6046 Hemlock Stronghold (1996, 220 pieces, 93 different parts) Hemlock Stronghold is the second of three Dark Forest sets and is built on a thin green 16x32 baseplate. To one side is a black and red catapult with brown and green foilage while the main part of the stronghold is built using two Big Ugly Rock Panels with a space between the two of them and a black and light gray indent built around a skeleton behind a ladder. The top of the stronghold has a dark gray turret top and two blue flags on black lances. Brown and green foilage cover protrude from the stronghold. This set has five minifigures. -The first of the new Dark Forest minifigures 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 quiver, 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 of the new Dark Forest minifigures has a small blue feather in a brown forest folk cap, a yellow minifigure head with black bangs and mustache, a brown quiver, 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. -One minifigure has a plain yellow minifigure head with a blocked open stud, a white torso with blue arms and a yellow lion head with a yellow crown and a black mane on a halved red and white triangular background with a blue border, and red legs with a black belt. -One minifigure has a plain yellow minifigure head with a blocked open stud, a red torso with white arms and a yellow lion head with a yellow crown and a black mane on a red and white triangular background with a blue border, and black legs with a red belt. -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. Interestingly, the blue 2x2 circle tile with bottom "x" was only found in two other sets, 6090 Royal Knight's Castle and 6444 Outback Airstrip, the dark gray 4x8x2 castle turret top was only found in three other sets (6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, 6094 Guarded Treasury, and 6097 Night Lord's Castle), the brown triangular forest shield with a deer head with antlers on a green background with brown border was only found in seven other sets, while the brown 1x5x4 continuous bow arch was only found in nine other LEGO sets. This set has some really neat features, such as the Big Ugly Rock Panel (BURP) that opens and how there are ladders between the first two levels of the stronghold. Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable with a free download of the instructions available on ToysPeriod.

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20240415: the History of LEGO Castle day 106. Fright Knights (1997-1998) The Fright Knights LEGO castle subtheme consisted of sixteen sets and ran from 1997-1998, with two sets released in different formats with different set numbers. According to BrickLink and Rebrickable, these are the Fright Knights sets. -2538 Fright Knights Flying Cart -2539 Fright Knights Flying Machine -2540 Fright Knights Catapult Cart -2848 Fright Knights Flying Machine -2872 Witch and Fireplace -6004 Crossbow Cart -6007 Bat Lord -6027 Bat Lord's Catapult -6028 / 6029 Treasure Cart -6037 Witch's Windship -6047 / 6099 Traitor Transport / Traitor Transport With Cave -6087 Witch's Magic Manor -6097 Night Lord's Castle -9376 Castle Set (Education and Dacta)

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20240402: the History of LEGO Castle day 093. 6004 Crossbow Cart (1997, 21 pieces, 10 different parts) Crossbow Cart is a small black 2x6 plate with two yellow 1x2 plates with side bar holding two light gray ovoid shields with a black bat and red highlights on a silver background with a red border, three dark gray crossbows attached to the front via yellow 1x1 plates with side loop and a red 1x2 jumper plate, brown wagon wheels, and a red 1x2 plate with horizontal side bar. The one minifigure with this set introduces the Fright Knights archer, with a black archer helmet, yellow minifigure face with black bangs, mustache, and forehead tuft, a printed light gray torso with red Fleur de Lis pattern, dark gray legs with a black belt, and a brown spear. The new Fright Knights archer torso is one of only two new or unique parts in this set and the torso appears in three other sets (6047 / 6099 Traitor Transport and Traitor Transport with Cave, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, and 6097 Night Lord's Castle), as well as 6031 Fright Force. The new ovoid bat shield is found in four other sets (6027 Bat Lord's Catapult, 6087 Witch's Magic Manor, 6097 Night Lord's Castle, and 6497 Twisted Time Machine), one Education and Dacta set (9376 Castle Set), and two service packs (5383 Castle Accessories and 6031 Fright Force). BrickSet thinks there might be a polybag version of this set, 6006, but they aren't sure. If you know it was and can provide pictures or content, maybe go help them out :) Parts inventory for this set can be found on BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod.