9376 LEGO DACTA Castle Set

xxbattosaixx · Post by **xxbattosaixx** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 5:21 pm

You only get tthe ghost 's glow in the dark piece though,don't you?

LEGO_KNIGHT · Post by **LEGO_KNIGHT** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:15 pm

This set looks promising.

Go to:
http://www1.lego.com/education/default.asp?page=7

In the search box, type "9650"

Scnicker · Post by **Scnicker** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:59 pm

yeah that scenery kit is pretty nice

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:24 pm

HOLY MEGABLOX! Lego is still alive! I thank theee on bended knee for leading us to this paradise, My lord....

Loneranger · Post by **Loneranger** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 9:32 pm

I hope you all notice this was released in 1997...

and is $69.99

But anyways...

LR

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:11 pm

I think the Ghost set looks most promising of the lot...

Post by **architect** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:21 am

I need to add this set to the archive sometime. (if anyone owns it and would like to photograph it, please let me know

) I have known about this for a while but as Jojo said, it is just a parts pack and it was expensive. Pitsco Dacta sets tend to have nice parts which are sometimes hard to find also. Unfortunately, the prices are marked up a lot because it is bought by schools. I would imagine most of the items are on limited runs and not very profitable for LEGO (but good for the heart because they help educate

)

Ben E.

INTENSS · Post by **INTENSS** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 4:24 am

I remember stumbling upon this set about 5 years ago and having to go through some educational institution in Georgia to get it. I thought at the time (and still do) that it was a pretty cool set to pick up. The instruction card is a big plastic board with different building possibilities on it. I've kept it, so I'll try to dig it up from the Lego bins (I just moved AGAIN!) to get a shot of it to upload.

DACTA used to have really good stuff for Town folks back in the 80's. My brother and his friend were big into Town and were interested in the huge town minifigure sets that were available through DACTA. However, the only way to get these things back then was to work at a school and luckily our mom was a school secretary. Low and behold a few of those things along with some other misc. sets were purchased and obtained.

I don't know if you have to be a teacher anymore, but when I bought my DACTA castle set, they assumed I was teacher so I didn't bother to tell them I wasn't. I ordered it, told them the kids would love them and hung up! Set arrived a week later....

-Rich

lil Jon · Post by **lil Jon** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:37 am

Hmm, i remember my elementary school having some LEGO sets that weren't like the ones in the stores.

They came in a plastic case and they were technic. I wonder if they were Dacta. That was in 1993 or so.

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:50 pm

My school still has a closet of those plastic cases....

Lego_Fanatic · Post by **Lego_Fanatic** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:24 am

u guys are scarying me with ur "mega blocks"

AdamB · Post by **AdamB** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:07 pm

Ben,

I will try to get you a picture later this week. Drop me an email with any specific requirements.
Due to the high retail price, I only purchased one of these off of the shelf (at a specialty construction toys store in MA). However, I am glad that I bought it b/c they seem to be even tougher to find today than the 1990's bonus packs like 1597.
IMO, it is a legitimate castle set in the 1990's series. And while a castle DACTA released in the 1980's would surely be more impressive parts-wise, it is difficult to discount the uniqueness of 9376.

architect wrote:I need to add this set to the archive sometime. (if anyone owns it and would like to photograph it, please let me know )

gordon · Post by **gordon** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 4:19 pm

My Mom won't let me have ghosts she says they're too scary.