Black Falcon castle sets

Count Blacktron · Post by **Count Blacktron** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:42 am

I just miss the inclusion of ABS plastic capes maiden's hats and other elementia of civies common to the Black Falcons era. A troop is worthless without a village to protect/plunder.

Knight David · Post by **Knight David** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:47 am

I agree a troop is worthless without a village to protect/plunder.

more posts are welcome!!

David

Coatsy · Post by **Coatsy** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:48 pm

Ah yes! 6073 Knight's Castle was my first large Lego castle as well. The Black Knights are my top faction in the old collection at home.

This is a solid set with a good amount of mini figures. I really, REALLY miss the Black Falcons and all of their black and blue glory. I never considered them the 'bad guys' to the Lion/Crusaders, but just their more Bad Assed allies that took care of business.

Knight David · Post by **Knight David** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:19 pm

6073: I like the red brick door didnt really catch my eye that much. Although it had some great pieces!!

David

Blueandwhite · Post by **Blueandwhite** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:42 pm

6073 doesn't hold a candle to 6074 as either a castle or a parts pack. Alltough it was my first BF castle, it simply doesn't stand well next to its newer sibling with those amazing corner walls. A few extra shields and flags mean nothing when compared to the 12 corner wall bricks. This castle is the foundation to most of my castle MOCs. I only had one copy as a child, however when the LEGEND variation arrived, I picked up a bunch simply for the piece selection.

6074 = the greatest parts pack ever made!

Count Blacktron · Post by **Count Blacktron** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:56 am

You know, I have found that while I love those corner wall sections as well, and all other Castle wall elements (they are just so pretty!), I almost never use them in MOC castles. Now if we were talking the rounded ones from the SW Droid Escape and the HP Buckbeak Escape tower set it would be a different story...

Knight David · Post by **Knight David** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:14 pm

I must agree I never use those wall elements in MOC's. I guess I am just trying to build with bricks, like in Medieval times.

Does anyone like this set?
http://www.classic-castle.com/sets/archives/6035.html

It has to be one of my favourites as the pieces in it are great, and it was on the market at a cheap enough price. That's why I got so many

All comments are welcome!

David

C0M3_GeT_5OME · Post by **C0M3_GeT_5OME** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:06 am

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"Does anyone like this set?
It has to be one of my favourites as the pieces in it are great, and it was on the market at a cheap enough price. That's why I got so many

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I have one of these sets, its awesome, but alas it has faded with time and instead of being white its more of a yellow colour now. It also went well with set #1584 Knights Challenge

Knight David · Post by **Knight David** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:13 am

I agree it did go well with 1584.

Any more comments?

Count Blacktron · Post by **Count Blacktron** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:37 pm

Knight David wrote:I must agree I never use those wall elements in MOC's. I guess I am just trying to build with bricks, like in Medieval times.

Does anyone like this set?
http://www.classic-castle.com/sets/archives/6035.html

It has to be one of my favourites as the pieces in it are great, and it was on the market at a cheap enough price. That's why I got so many

All comments are welcome!

David

Yep!

But seeing as how I missed out on those COMPLETELY I had to settle for these on clearance sales:

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6776

and I'm hoarding ONE of these just for the same parts:

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/10019

The rest is extra bits...

Blueandwhite · Post by **Blueandwhite** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:31 pm

Count Blacktron wrote:You know, I have found that while I love those corner wall sections as well, and all other Castle wall elements (they are just so pretty!), I almost never use them in MOC castles. Now if we were talking the rounded ones from the SW Droid Escape and the HP Buckbeak Escape tower set it would be a different story...

The thing is, the Droid Escape corners aren't as versatile. They severely limit the number of possible diameters one can produce. The corner walls are an effective way of making seemingly round towers in a variety of sizes. With the Droid wall bricks, a large tower simply seems to have rounded corners.

Oh, and you will NEVER find the standard 6x5 castle wall piece visible on my castles. I use them to build pilars to elevate landscapes (for which they are VERY useful).

leaf_of_lire · Post by **leaf_of_lire** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:25 pm

My favorite would have to be Black Falcon Fortress, I wish I could have got it. Mainly for the minifigs and those wall pieces.

Legendary_Corsair · Post by **Legendary_Corsair** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:42 pm

[quote="Knight David"]Great choice, this is one of my favourates too. I was lucky enough to recieve one for my 6th birthday!!!

Dose anyone else think that this is the best Black Falcon set???

David[/quote]

Yeah I like that one a lot...I think its worth a lot of money now in days.

Ser Loktar · Post by **Ser Loktar** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:49 pm

C0M3_GeT_5OME wrote:I liked all the black falcon sets. One of my favourites (though) was 6059, I know it was a black knight wall/gate but it was the only set where the black falcons had the newer armour with visor.

Though it's not strictly BF, I'd say 6059 as well, just 'cause I finally got a falc with the cool visor and breastplate. I also really liked the catapult that his squire/man-at-arms was using. It's one of the better catapults TLC ever made as it had something close to a proper counterweight and just looked better than something with a pad for your finger to hit and no weight at all (KKII :evil: ) I actually made a second for my BF artillery unit. (they look great next to one another)
Gdday,
Ser Loktar

Lawkeeper · Post by **Lawkeeper** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:19 am

Black Falcons´ Fortress was a great IMO. Great figs (what Falcon isn't great?) and a large amount of bricks. A friend of mine owns it.