1877 Crusader's Cart, Year: 1990, Elements: 56, Figs: 2, list Price: part of 3 set bonus pack for $10 (USD), Lugnet score (out of 100): 78, Review #: 4 The Thoughts of the exceedingly wise Norro: ...in under a word per brick... Originally sold as part of the 1675 Bonus Pack this was a great set which came with some decent spare parts from 'lesser' themes. I can remember playing with this set for hours, it was only very rarely that the brave patrolling knights discovered the hidden forestman, and more often than not he still escaped in this high-speed getaway cart... Guest Minifig Comments: Years ago we flipped one of those lego coins ('lego' or #) and I lost and have been the one in the hidden compartment ever since... It is actually more spacious than you might think, has some ventilation and fits me 'snugly' when I lie flat. The only downside, and it's a major one, is that I'm down wind of that £$@% horse! Once hidden in the compartment I am unable to move my head and slowly I detect a strong scent drifting towards me. Even if it were possible for a fig to cover his nose (I don't know exactly where mine is and my arm movements are limited) there isn't room for that kind of movement and so, like all early smily figures, I have to just grin and bear it... Now you know why I'm walking in the picture! Resources: Comments from Lugnet members, Instructions courtesy of peeron, inventory courtesy of peeron Comments Instructions 1675

 

1463 Treasure Cart, Year: 1992, Elements: 21, Figs: 1, list Price: $2 (USD) those were the days... Lugnet score (out of 100): 64, Review #: 5 The Thoughts of the remarkable Norro: ...in under a word per brick... To be fair it's small and simple and has nothing particularly special to commend it... but it is still a great set, it has a good fig, a nice selection of parts, an extremely reasonable price point, and an all round 'happy factor' that Lego seem to have left behind these days... Guest Minifig Comments: Yes, that' me. I lost the horse in a game of poker and I'm not saying another word... Resources: Comments from Lugnet members, Instructions courtesy of peeron, inventory courtesy of peeron Comments Instructions

 

Introducing Turbo's Brick Techniques... Each intergalatic week Turbo and his flying robotic dog Tazer, will talk you through the latest, greatest, mundane but useful, intricate, haphazard, and/or generally fascinating brick techniques... They will be posted on the blog and archived in the Builder's Corner.

 

6077 Forestmen's River Fortress, Year: 1989, Elements: 348, Figs: 6, list Price: $37.50 (USD), Lugnet score (out of 100): 85, Review #: 1 Celebrating life in general, I'm beginning a castle set review series. To begin with, they'll be sets I own and will be chosen based on an extensive vetting process involving my mood... The dea is to spark off castle based conversation, so please comment, review, adapt into a MOC etc. My goal is to eventually makke this template sickeningly familiar so without a long winded rambling introduction (do not look above) here you are: The Thoughts of the inspiring Norro: ...in under a word per brick... One of the true greats. This ranks as one of Lego's finest achievements. The detail, playability, part content, and look are all brilliant. Forget the complications of a band of fugitives having a large tower in the middle of a lake with only a few leaves to disguise it... This set is fun to build and great to play with. The raft is a really nice inclusion and the entrance is so well built you can almost overlook the absence of an interior. With something inside this probably could have challenged for the position of my all time faviourite... Guest Minifig Comments: Even on Lugnet they mock me, the brave intrepid crusader who single handedly (and rather heroically I might add) discovered the lair of the fiendish woodsmen and throwing caution to the wind charged in. They were slightly more sporting thaan people give them credit for, they set aside their bows and just overpowered me... Now I'm sitting in that weird space beside the drawbridge that some set designer said would make a decent dungeon. If you see any crusader's around tell them I'm here... Resources: Comments from Lugnet members, Instructions courtesy of peeron, inventory courtesy of peeron Comments Instructions

 

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