6085-1: Black Monarch's Castle

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It's black.

Posted by Freezdried in United States on 28 January 2010

This castle is a great improvement over previous ones. The overall appearance is awesome. The sloping columns placed in between the wall panels give it a solid, sturdy character that was missing in earlier castles. And I love the crenelation on the turrets! It was a very innovative use of a very old brick (the curvy one), that really adds character to the castle! The front facade is imposing, and the design on the winches is much more natural than in earlier castles. All in all, a great improvement on the castle design!

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Almost faultless

Posted by mngoult in United Kingdom on 06 January 2010

Lovely castle, great minifigs and excellent playability.

The castle is brilliantly designed and has a great mix of light grey and black pieces, the prison features the more modern style cell door and is a massive improvement on 6080.

The walkway at the back is a great idea and the round towers and turrets look spot on. The front tower is imposing and well decorated. The portcullis (made of plates) and drawbridge are both easy to work (even if the brown lance casues it to fall of sometimes).

Brilliant minifig count of 12 including 4 horseman, two with bardings. Set hinges out on three baseplates and allows for more access inside. Def five star set with only two minor issues.

Pros
Loads of men and weapons.
Great colour scheme.
Round turrets look good.
Hinges out and can connect with another 6085 to make giant castle set.

Cons
The brown lance used a drawbridge hinge is clumsy and liable to fall off.
No steps or stairs.


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Fun to play, fun to modify!

Posted by tonguc in Turkey on 05 April 2009

This is a very nice castle. It comes with 12 mini figures and 4 horses; a large load of pieces. It has a basic but a fine design. It was the only big castle I had for a long time and I enjoyed it a lot. I even modified and turned the structure into Jabba's Palace once, long before Lego produced one.

The castle is mostly black. I don't have a problem with that, but it can be hard to combine the pieces with older or newer castles with gray(ish) pieces. It is a nice stand alone though.

For me, the main entrance was the most satisfying part of the set. Not only the door mechanism, but also higher than usual walls on both sides of the door were nice defensive additions to the set. The towers on the back side are nice too. There isn't much in the castle itself, only a small jail, which is a nice detail. The base plates give the castle a complete and solid feeling, which I thing the castles without base plates don't have.

Like many other castles Lego produces, it needs some modifications. I remember adding stairs to the walls and towers, and also some rooms for the soldiers. Thanks to the base plates such modifications are easy to make. But again, since the back walls can move and can be connected to other castle sets, you could create a larger, richer castle without modifying the structure; yet, as I mentioned before, the black color can be a problem there.

All in all, I had a lot of fun with this set. It was; still is; one of my favorite castles. It's fun to play with as it is; it's fun to modify, like all Lego sets should be!


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LEGO'S BEST

Posted by THE BLACK KNIGHT in United States on 11 March 2009

"A must buy I can't think of a better castle. There are 12 pepole, 4 archery men, 4 spear men (or axe men), tons of weapons, awesome jail cell, working drawbridge, cool shields, 2 awesome towers, cool flags, rare peices, and minifigs. The minifigs can hide in the towers! And there are three baseplates!
If this was still in the stores I'd buy!"

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Can I think of a Better Castle? No.

Posted by hustla187 in United States on 21 February 2009

This castle set is a very important part of Lego history because it was groundbreaking, had many things that Lego would have made in other castle, and the massive amount of minifigures in this set really make this set a legend. I like the black castle design alot and can be built into a different modle which is even cooler. Personally, I think this set is the greatest castle set ever made by Lego and there is no BS about this set.

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