BrickList: Castle before there was a Castle theme
Castle before there was a Castle theme
There were a number of castle sets released prior to the launch of the "Classic Castle" sets of 1984. These castle sets were part of the town sets as evidenced by the blue background on the boxes and instructions (instead of the more common yellow for the post 1984 sets). The yellow castle is the most well know set of the era, but there are a number of other sets as well.
Created by Novelty. Last updated on 25 Sep 2009.
1. 375: Castle
The yellow castle, or the set that started the Town subtheme. There are no "prefabricated" wall pieces or horses, everything is built from normal bricks. This set was released as 375 internationally in 1978 and as 6075 in North America 3 years later.
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4.7
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834 members own this set | 464 members want this set |
2. 383: Knight's Joust
This is the first castle jousting set, and like hte yellow castle, there are no prefabricated pieces, most everything were built from normal bricks. This set was released as 383 internationally in 1979 and as 6083 in North America 2 years later.
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4.4
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339 members own this set | 332 members want this set |
3. 1592: Town Square - Castle Scene
This town set has a yellow castle fascade (surprise surprise) built into it. Although it is not purely a Castle sets, there are castle elements in this set that was released (albeit in limited quantites) in 1980.
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4.4
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256 members own this set | 488 members want this set |
4. 677: Knight's Procession
Minifig packs were popular as the 70s became the 80s and this was one with the castle minifigs. Unlike the previous two Castle sets, this set was released at around the same time internationally and in North America. However, the dual numbering remained with 677 being assigned to sets sold internationally and 6077 to sets sold in North America.
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4.4
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443 members own this set | 323 members want this set |
5. 6002: Castle Figures
This is a second minifigure pack that was released a year later in 1983. It features 2 less minifigures and has 2 knights instead of the usual infantry. These minifigs were not sold in boxes, but was packaged in a clear plastic bubble on a card that could be hung.
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3.8
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52 members own this set | 314 members want this set |
6. 6103: Castle Figures
This set straddles the line between the old and the new. It uses the 1984 minifigures, but package them with the pre-1984 packaging. It was released in 1984.
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137 members own this set | 345 members want this set |
