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Lego Castle

When I was little I received a Lego Castle set as a gift.  The picture to the left is a scan of the original 1984 instructions.  I was young and unable to build it myself. According to my mom, my sister, Stacey, spent "hours" painstakingly putting it together for me. Within days I had ripped it asunder.

This is the story I heard from my mom for years. I heard it time and again, whenever I wanted a new Lego set. It has caused me to feel guilty for years as the set lay in pieces in my big box of Lego bricks.

However, I have now stopped the siege of guilt. A while back, while visiting my parent's house, I meticulously rebuilt the set. I had to search through many Lego bricks and sort out the ones that were part of t he original set.  Then, since I had lost my instructions, I had to search online for scanned photos, like the one pictured.



Happily, my rebuilding came close to the original. You can tell that my archway is a different color and I had to use red string instead of the black cord that originally worked the drawbridge.
Now I will never again have to listen to the story of the castle I destroyed!
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Teresa said…
Hello! I also got the same set of the Lego Castle from my parents in 1984. I was just in the kindergarden. I spent an overnight, stayed up late to get it done. However, it was given to a cousin and I couldn't have it anymore. I bought a new set, which was released in 2010 lately. I love it! Once I got it done, I got online and see your post...I just wanna tell I got the same feeling as you....
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Kevin said…
Hah, looks cool. I am currently looking for instructions for this very old castle including a catapult.. sigh..
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