Weekly Set Review: Dual Defender
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Awesome set. I bought a few of these when they came out. What I would do with a time machine though.....
Great minifigs, quite a few weapons, just a well rounded, complete little set. It's also a great army builder. I always used my blue chainmail torsos for the Black Falcons though, because they were always out numbered two to one against my Black Knights. For reals they should make more beginner sets like these!
My rating: 10/10
Great minifigs, quite a few weapons, just a well rounded, complete little set. It's also a great army builder. I always used my blue chainmail torsos for the Black Falcons though, because they were always out numbered two to one against my Black Knights. For reals they should make more beginner sets like these!
My rating: 10/10
Why do you need all those minifigs? You'll poke your eye out!
Nice little army builder set. Also another example of the Lego designers' catapult fetish... Maybe that is a requirement to work there?
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"Are you turned on by catapults? (Please check one): _ Yes. _ No. (Note, answering no, does not necessarily disqualify you from employment, we still have openings in our trapdoor department.) If you answered yes, please elaborate: __________."
Ideal Answer:
"Are you turned on by catapults? (Please check one): x Yes. _ No. (Note, answering no, does not necessarily disqualify you from employment, we still have openings in our trapdoor department.) If you answered yes, please elaborate: Yes, very much so. I've made my wife dress up like a catapult at least once a week. Oh, and don't even get me started on those oh so sexy double catapults."
Steve
Lego Job Application Question #52(b):
"Are you turned on by catapults? (Please check one): _ Yes. _ No. (Note, answering no, does not necessarily disqualify you from employment, we still have openings in our trapdoor department.) If you answered yes, please elaborate: __________."
Ideal Answer:
"Are you turned on by catapults? (Please check one): x Yes. _ No. (Note, answering no, does not necessarily disqualify you from employment, we still have openings in our trapdoor department.) If you answered yes, please elaborate: Yes, very much so. I've made my wife dress up like a catapult at least once a week. Oh, and don't even get me started on those oh so sexy double catapults."
Steve
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- Troy T. Moore
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So my wife and I are travelling back from her parents place in 1993..... We stop at a Woolco store (they were a chain here in Canada before Walmart bought the chain in mid 90's) I found 3 of these there and wasn't even aware they were available. I bought them all and would have bought more. Yes, yes, too many turntable pieces, but THE FIGS
At least the catapult arms and bucket were not one piece.
At least the catapult arms and bucket were not one piece.
Troy T. Moore
I haven't had this set, but would have liked to have a few. It came out when I was in Grad School - Zero money, books and food only. I think it would be a great addition to a collection. I would probably buy a bunch just for the Figs. I am not much on catapults so that doesn't make me jump about.
8/10
SirBert
8/10
SirBert
It's all been said but, lemme just chime in anyway...
This set is one of those little sets that is cool - you know what I mean... how many dumb little sets have you come across in your castle collecting days? They are all trying to achieve what this one did... cheap, easy, cool.
Oh... and..
This set is one of those little sets that is cool - you know what I mean... how many dumb little sets have you come across in your castle collecting days? They are all trying to achieve what this one did... cheap, easy, cool.
Oh... and..
Agreed! I do this from time to time, if the castle has just right place for such a thing.take the catapult off the green baseplate and put it ontop of the walls on a castle
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1.A member of an order of knights founded about 1118 to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Second Crusade.
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n. pl. Knights Templars or Knights Templar
1.A member of an order of knights founded about 1118 to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Second Crusade.
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I got 2 of these sets when they were first released (i *think* it was a birthday gift). I wish I would have been able to get more! As said many times in this thread this is a great army builder with a good amount of varied pieces.
Oddly enough when looking at the current castle line I am almost reminded of this set -- in the way that the new ones are somewhat smaller and include a good variety of minifigs and gear. Seems Lego is swinging back around with castle, hopefully they keep in this direction and perhaps we'll see something like this again in the future!
Oddly enough when looking at the current castle line I am almost reminded of this set -- in the way that the new ones are somewhat smaller and include a good variety of minifigs and gear. Seems Lego is swinging back around with castle, hopefully they keep in this direction and perhaps we'll see something like this again in the future!
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Thats what I would like to know but my guess is that they were re-assigned to different projects. This was a good set, figures are great army footmen, should have bought more when I had the chance but was most-likely broke buying other Castle lego.jokkna wrote:just lovely
What happened to the people that designed those sets ??
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The water that floats a ship is the same that sinks it.
My LEGO figures keep me from being evil, drat!!
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1992 was quite a year for Lego Castle those Black Knights remain one my favorite factions.
This set contains a good parts selection, and two good generic soldiers with good torso design.
Is easy to be nostalgic but I feel that the two generic soldiers in the current set 7091 Knights' Catapult Defense have finally surpassed this torso design which I had until now considered the best generic torso design for chain mail.
Not to say I would not like this torso design to be reused in future sets, I feel it would stand up quite well even now.
The catapaults bulldozer bucket scoop lacks a castle feel.
This set contains a good parts selection, and two good generic soldiers with good torso design.
Is easy to be nostalgic but I feel that the two generic soldiers in the current set 7091 Knights' Catapult Defense have finally surpassed this torso design which I had until now considered the best generic torso design for chain mail.
Not to say I would not like this torso design to be reused in future sets, I feel it would stand up quite well even now.
The catapaults bulldozer bucket scoop lacks a castle feel.