Well done, Lego! Nice job on this set!
Posted by
Gus263
in Brazil
on
11 August 2008
6082 FIRE BREATHING FORTRESS
This set was released in 1993, though in some countries the date had changes, as example, I saw on a catalog from 1994 (from Brazil) with this set entitled as new. This set is one of the big sets from the subtheme of dragon knights, started in the same year of this set, 1993. This subtheme have too some other knights (and characteristics) of other subthemes, as example, this set includes a minifigure from a character of the Wolfpack.
This set includes too the first version of the Lego dragon, common among many other themes, like knights kingdom 1 and fright knights. This dragon is a green one (the same of the sets 6056 and 6076). These contents are some characteristics of the subtheme, though the dragons were used on Fright knights too with other colors. As a big set this have a great quantity of pieces. But the quantity isn't much for big prices, there are 393 pieces on this.
The contents are useful for castle and for other fortress, also buildings of city. In consideration that the main part of the set is built on a baseplate 32 x 32 raised with ramp and pit with gray and black rocks pattern (the big piece that is the floor of the set), this so could be considered as not so big set. But actually it is big in details and the uses of the pieces are good, as example some technic pieces compatible in the same time with system makes this set be useful for creations and it's first model be creative. This big piece is practically the main part of the set, and the first steps of building keep with it. The designs of this fits perfectly for the whole set, being the ramp to the main gate of the castle or the great designs of rocks on the piece of green color.
In the early building of the set, starting from the big baseplate, is easy see being added pieces at the pit of the big piece to add more place to the building of the set keeping hidden a few part of the pit. And this set too have some arch pieces in a side what makes this nicely designed and those are well fixed to the big baseplate. The design of the big baseplate works too for the building and keeps a good design, like the ramp on it that go directely to the main gate of the castle, that opens well and have a nice design along with all the building on the sides and the arch above.
The second gate of it (one that is on the left side of the dragon's head and don't looks like a door) is too well placed to the set, though it is not made of plates (as in some castles from the 80's years like some from Lion knights and Black knights) this fits well for the entrance and exit of the dragon and don't frustrates the playability of the other side, this that is open to minifigures. The pit is a good place to the dragon and it is too a place where the minifigure can falls from the second floor. Some pillars can helps in the building keeping the second floor, that shares the place with a tree built on one rock piece. To make the castle more realistic, this by slope pieces with studs (what I consider as a rare piece) connected some red plates to it looks like tiles and are great designed along with the floor. Though this fortress was built in a "hill", this have likeness with castles by pieces known sometimes as panels that are actually wall with holes to looks like with windows from castle. In the set too have some plates and bricks to fix those panels and the second floor, but there are so many forms to do that with this set and due to that, is better searching for the types of buildings than describing one by one the forms to keep the set, as example, by simple bricks or plates, or plates with claws...and many other types of pieces.
Some pieces there turned common on the theme, like the rock pieces, that could be bricks in many sets, but on this works well because it is empty inside and can make some cool traps or only keep space to minifigures inside the fortress. These are relatively next each to other, on the sides of the gate to the pit, or to the dragon's nest. Some parts from the early part of the building helps to playability at all and also to the other steps of the building. The stair on the set as example is putted above the plates that were added to hidden some parts of the pit to keeps the place more playable with minifigures. The stair is a bit visible from the open part of the fortress, and is too a common piece on some sets, and is another example of what could be replaced by bricks, but again in the case of this set this works well. Upper this stair...can be found the second floor...
The second floor have too great design and at all playability. One trap is located too on it, by 2x2 bricks with holes kept on the building of pillars from the first floor, hidden. The trap can be placed very well to don't make the minifigure fall, have a exact place to put a device made by plates and other pieces that follows the old gray color scheme from the second floor and looks like with the black from the first one. With castle turrets and few plates this "device" can be hidden, and the fortress can receive more likeness with castles. Pillars and slope pieces (some that were used in the building of the first floor and to keeps the second one) was made a little place that is well positioned to archers use, because it is above the place of minifigures in the first floor. To add more likeness with castle (or only to adds more contents, because with all those steps follow this set is one great castle) another panel (or simply wall) was putted next to the second floor above the slope and pillar pieces to above it, the building be increased by archs and too castle turrets and a roof piece (in shape of half pyramid) makes this part of the set a tower, great addition to any castle made with simple pieces (and a roof piece). On the second floor have a big place to keep much minifigures, but a place is dangerous if the device of the trap is removed. This is a bit hidden but fits well to don't remove the plates that keeps the dragon's head on the other side.
The dragon's head is similar in comparison with the head from the set 6043, but this by one 2x2 brick with hole can have a spear (of joust) to make the tongue of it keeps bricks or small pieces inside the mouth. This keeps well in the castle by technic plates with holes with a technic axle crossing it.
When the building is complete, so is time to play with the set... The dragon can be considered as in minifigure schale or as not, but have some likeness with another contents of lego from the times of the set, and fits well with any minifigure to make it looks like a dragon rider than some other dragons. The designs of this dragon is great and the colors (green and red) makes so much resemblances with the subtheme. Have three minifigures of Dragon knights that are the same, with differences only in weapons (one with crossbow, another with sword and other with longbow), details (one have shield and other have arrows on back) and the helmets (two have helmets with neck protector and other have one included on the set 1289, as example). The other Dragon knight have more equipments like the helmet with details of dragon, have too a cape and on many images this rides a horse, with a special head armor to it. Includes too another minifigures, the Wizard (the classic one), known as Majisto in some sets, and the character of Wolfpack.
This set have great playability, on the back of the first floor and in almost all the second floor, a playability safe of fall of minifigures in the pit. The back of the first floor is a bit open, and is easy see the three gates, that are exactly the main one (from where the ramp over), another in the front of the castle, on sides of the rocks and the main entrance for the pit. Also in the pit is good to play, but is recommended to play more with it as a trap. Traps are things common on this set, like the third door, that can be named too as a prision. And too the playability with other traps, like the dragon's stones, that the head on the top can throw only removing a piece from it. And this head too can moves to the sides, what makes the intruders have no chance against the fortress.
It is rare now, but you can find it by internet. In ebay you find this by different prices, but the average is $49.99, but it depends about have box, if it is complete and have the instructions. If you search this item in bricklink you can find a complete also by $50.00. It is the main price of this set currently, due to the rarity it is now, and also (of course) about the pieces included. I think that this price worth if you want to get more additions (like a classic castle) to your collection.
About useful contents, it have a lot, or exactly 393 useful pieces. This set don't includes stickers, some details are printed (like in the baseplate and in the tower's details), that I consider better than stickers. As in the description of building, this set being not a bucket of bricks, I will not describe the pieces, but some were said to only make know their true importance. Some pieces like the staircase, the rocks and the big baseplate are good to this set, but sometimes it cuts the use of bricks and plates. But bricks and plates, some original pieces are also included with this set, what makes this a great and creative set, inside or outside this castle.
And other contents are the minifigures, with this set you can get a number of minifigures close to a minifigure pack. The weapons are great too, also spears and lances are on this, if you don't want to put them on minifigures, them along with flags can makes the set have more itens on it. It have also as only Lego can make, other types of building showing on it's box. Examples of those other models are a tower, and the other is another type of castle, don't using the big baseplate, if this you consider as a problem in the set. A 5 out of 5 with no doubt, as a big (or not so big) set, it is very great! :)
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