9376 LEGO DACTA Castle Set

Loneranger · Post by **Loneranger** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:37 am

I was searching for some a part on peeron, and to my amazment.

I found this.

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/9376

I would have bought four of these. not only is it a parts pack, but a minifig pack too.

But how come I have neither scene or heard of this DACTA set?

LR

Post by **Formendacil** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:40 am

I would guess you never heard about it because its DACTA.

I could be wrong, but my understanding was that DACTA was a sort of education-related them, made available to the schools, as opposed to the general consumers.

Of course, it could just be that this was never available in North America.

I know that I had never seen or heard of this until I started browsing Lugnet's set guide.

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:57 am

I know DACTA has a website, does anyone have a link? That set rocks! Wish I got 1 or 2.

Dragon Master · Post by **Dragon Master** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:03 am

What does DACTA mean?

MaxiVisVires · Post by **MaxiVisVires** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:05 am

Holy Mega Bloks! I would've bought quite a few of these as well. At LEGOLand CA they sell the Educational Packages stuff in the big shop, and out of the stuff I've seen, all the stuff can also be purchased via S@H.

Daimyo · Post by **Daimyo** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:23 am

Holy megablox!!!

This looks particularly enticing! I'll have to get me one!

J1A3L5 · Post by **J1A3L5** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:28 am

I've seen this set before, although I forget where. It was quite a long time ago...

DACTA was the educational branch of the company. I'm not sure if it's still avtive under that name. A teacher of mine, who I know extremely well and am friends with has a few DACTA sets for his kids. I'm not sure where he got them, they're fairly old.

Post by **rogue27** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:18 am

*shhh* This is one of my secrets...

http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catalog.cfm

Loneranger · Post by **Loneranger** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:52 am

rogue27 wrote:*shhh* This is one of my secrets...

http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catalog.cfm

You did not just do that!

now all thoses great parts will be gone!

Well, life goes on...

LR

Clark · Post by **Clark** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:58 am

At one time, these were available from LLCA. It is one big brown box with a label on it. Nice set for parts. There are many cool sets in the Dacta line. That line is aimed at the educational market.
Clark

Jojo · Post by **Jojo** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:17 pm

Hello!

lone ranger wrote:now all thoses great parts will be gone! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

You have not noticed the prices, have you?

DACTA is an extremeley high-priced (I'd dare saying "expensive") line. And because those sets are not sold at any K*Mart, Wal*Mart, Target or Toys'R'Us there are never bargain offers of these sets.

I wasn't too impressed with the parts selection. And the models suggested in the instructions are not exactly great. At the end of the day it's just an expensive Fright Knights parts pack with some additional Royal Knights figs.

Bye
Jojo

P.S.:
No, Ben, I won't assemble all the models and take pics. They ain't worth it. And there is no main model.

Dragon Master · Post by **Dragon Master** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:49 pm

Whoa!

Check out this deal!

http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catal ... linkid=220

Post by **rogue27** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:55 pm

Dragon Master wrote:Whoa!

Check out this deal!

http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catal ... linkid=220

I used to do quite well on BL selling ghosts for .70 each and then keeping the skeletons for myself. Unfortunately, a very large store figured this out and I have no wish to compete with their prices.

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:56 pm

That set is really good for the skeletons. Not sure What to do with all the ghosts though...

And the blue 32x32 is still alive!
http://www.legoeducationstore.com/catal ... linkid=218

Post by **Formendacil** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:29 pm

THis is a veritable treasure bin, especially considering the offerings we're getting most places from TLC....

If I ever need skeletons and ghosts, I know where to go.