Random set of the day: Castle
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 6075 Castle, released in 1981. It's one of 3 Castle sets produced that year. It contains 767 pieces and 14 minifigs, and its retail price was US$48.
It's owned by 760 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Survey says, "yes".
Woah! Random as!
Huwbot hits the mother lode...
Wow, this is not random! Huwbot is spoiling us, first a classical spacey set now this!!!
Huwbot, I thought you were evil, mabye I was wrong .....
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*Huwbot's random set of the day tomorrow:clickets.*
Epic! Best yellow set ever!
Wow, Huwbot finds the Holy Grail of Castle sets. Right after a RSOTD featuring an epic classic Space set. You're on a roll my robotic friend! Can't believe this set had 14 Minifigures in it, amazing! One of these days, it will be mine (as in probably Bricklinked w/reproduction stickers :).
This is everything that a LEGO set needs to be. Enough of pieces to seem enormous to a little kid. It’s blocky like a LEGO brick, but it still comes together as a pretty elegant castle. No 1000s of bricks or weird bauble-y pieces. I remember feeling like a king when playing with this set as a kid.
I also remember how bittersweet it was when the non-brick-built horses appeared. I mean, I was excited because they were pretty cool, but even that little toddling me knew we were losing something special with the brick-built horses.
Maybe that’s why I’m not too excited about the grocery cart piece in the new 4+ Friends Supermarket.
Well. That's it. Time to close up the random sets database because it's found the best one. Mission accomplished.
In my opinion, this is one of the most iconic Lego sets--heck, I actually think it is the most iconic Lego set ever produced.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, $48 in 1981 was the equivalent of $134.68 today. Quite a bad price/piece ratio. And people complain about expensive Lego today!
*Sees the 1X2 tile wedged in between the studs on the horse*
Me: No comment
Lego: T H U G L I F E
So nice that Huwbot has picked it twice! (And I approve!)
https://brickset.com/article/37106/random-set-of-the-day-castle
375 - most wanted set for 41 years and counting...
I've always thought about re-doing this with gray bricks.
No, but seriously, what's that weird thing on the horizon?
A true classic, one of the most iconic LEGO sets out there. A shame I'll probably never get my hands on it!
@Zordboy I think it's supposed to be a bush, they just used some weird clay to make it.
@Zordboy: It’s The Blob!!!!
@nhyone: I can’t believe I’ve never thought of this. What a good idea!
@Zordboy. Slain dragon?
I was into space sets back then. I have most of the space sets, some of the town sets, but very few castle sets. Certainly not this one. I wish I had though.
At last... The Set. I was nine when my grandmother offered me this one. But my emotions when I see it are still intact and strong. I still have almost every part and weapon, but I wish I had taken care a little more of it during my dark ages. Still complete at home now. A treasure to me.
Nice! Next "random" set: 928 Galaxy Explorer!
@dieselville. That's probably because of the two set numbers. This one is for the 6075 and the previous for the 375
This is probably the best set Lego ever made
My best mate had this when we were kids, i remember I wanted it so much (and still do now!)
It is classic indeed.
Get yourselves ready for a WHOLE WEEK OF CLIKITS.
Bring back castle!
Bring Classic Space back! Not this weird, yellow thing
I wanted this set as long as I remember. And a couple of years ago I got lucky and bought one for way less you usually pay for this set on eBay
Wait, has this been a random set before? Is huwbot set to reroll if there's a repeat?
I’ve got this one listed for sale on my BrickLink but priced high because it’s on display and I don’t want to sell it. ??
In the process of putting another together and have about 1/2 the knights from random craigslist buys.
Honestly wouldn't mind if LEGO brought back magenta as a color for heraldry in LEGO castle! After all, it is a decent approximation of Purpure, one of the more common colors for real-life heraldry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purpure
While Bright Yellow is a very gaudy wall color for a "traditional" castle by today's standards, I also wouldn't mind seeing castles using wall colors a little more varied than the grey and black we see so often. Sand Green is one I've been dabbling with in some digital MOCs, particularly now that we know that 76138-1 will be introducing some great wall panel and cylinder recolors in Sand Green! But other colors like Sand Yellow (Dark Tan), Sand Blue, Dark Orange, or Medium Nougat could be fun as well!
And while I feel like the hinged walls in this set are not as strong a means of customization as the Technic pin based modular designs we've seen in other more recent castles, I wouldn't mind seeing more castles that incorporate both pins AND hinges so that you can create custom castles that don't feel quite as locked to a rectangular grid!
A little puzzled... I see hinge bricks in the frontmost walls of the castle, but nothing obvious for them to open. Were they just there for added texture, or did they have a function that the picture doesn't let on?
@BionicleJedi the set could open up via those hinges, it was built on multiple smaller green baseplates.
@BionicleJedi: This page of the instructions show how the hinges work: https://www.toysperiod.com/img/cache/44/0x0/d4e4o5g414f4w5w5n4z5m44426a4k4l4y5v2a4u2c403x224x2v2a4v2f4o4f4q244m2s2.jpg
YES
you can find it here...
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=375-2T=S&O={"iconly":0}
All hail Daniel Krentz, designer of THE set that began my LEGO journey.
Raise your LEGO goblets in thanks for his awesomeness! This set is still bigger than me in my imagination, even now.
PS. If anyone responsible for LEGO Gear is reading this, I need upscaled LEGO Goblets in my life, please.
This just made me place the order for the instructions. Those for 375/6075 are much cheaper than those for 375.