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[Frenzie]

@Someone

Especially the monorail(s) were great:

I also have that monorail.

But I think that was around the exact same time.

[Someone]

@Frenzie

I also have that monorail.

@Frenzie

But I think that was around the exact same time.

There were several models. The first one was released around 1987, the last one around 1994 AFAIR.

[Frenzie]

That’d be the one you pictured, 1994.

[Someone]

Ah! The pictures I found looked all similar.

[kaiman]

@Nor_Treblig

In this Spyrius series was also a big moon base with a large base plate (from 1991, Blacktron II):

Looks like the base plate from this Pirate themed set, with a different color theme

@Frenzie

I also have that monorail.

I had an older one, but with some additional tracks it was also quite nice :

Though I guess that’s also where they really started going overboard with these large parts that weren’t really all that useful in custom creations.

I think I stopped with the space Lego once they switched to the black-yellow color theme. Wasn’t really a fan of the look.

[Ignacio]

@kaiman

Anyway, I do have this

Snif, snif. I lived in Germany from September '86 till August '88. Those were the Lego sets available at that time. I would have loved to have one of those. But I didn’t receive many Lego Space sets, only a few, with smaller ships.

I had way more Knights sets. Even one of the bigger castles:

[Ignacio]

@Frenzie

I also have that monorail.

I’ve read somewhere that those monorail pieces have a big resell-price.

[Frenzie]

What does big mean in context? 50 euros?

[Nor_Treblig]

Well, not that much, at least per piece.

You can look up prices parts were sold on BrickLink, e.g.:

• BrickLink - Part 2672 : LEGO Monorail Track Curve Long [Monorail] - BrickLink Reference Catalog
• BrickLink - Part 2671 : LEGO Monorail Track Straight Long [Monorail] - BrickLink Reference Catalog
• BrickLink - Part 2677 : LEGO Monorail Track Ramp Lower Part [Monorail] - BrickLink Reference Catalog
• BrickLink - Part 2678 : LEGO Monorail Track Ramp Upper Part [Monorail] - BrickLink Reference Catalog

[Nor_Treblig]

@Someone

I loved the plot twist at the end of the movie.

Yep!

@Someone

Especially the monorail(s) were great

They are pretty cool but I never had one. 6991 looks particularly awesome.

@Frenzie

I also have that monorail.

Not bad, prices start at 500 EUR!

In total there were 3 mono rails:

• 6990 Futuron Monorail Transport System (1987)
  

• 6399 Airport Shuttle (1990)
  

• 6991 Monorail Transport Base (1994)
  

[Nor_Treblig]

@kaiman

Looks like the base plate from this Pirate themed set, with a different color theme

Good catch! 6276 Eldorado Fortress from 1989 was the first one using this mold.

I’ve found 6 variations:

• Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Ice Pattern
  
• Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Crater Pattern
  
• Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Water, Gray Stones Pattern
  
• Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Water, Green Stones Pattern
  
• Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Rocks Black/Gray Pattern
  
• Baseplate, Raised 32 x 32 with Ramp and Pit, Rocks Gray/Gray Pattern
  

[Frenzie]

@Nor_Treblig

Not bad, prices start at 500 EUR!

Crazy.

[Nor_Treblig]

@Frenzie

@Nor_Treblig

Not bad, prices start at 500 EUR!

Crazy.

I know, normally you get such prices for rare stuff when it’s still sealed, but here we are talking about quite old and used sets.

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@Ignacio

I had way more Knights sets

For me it was the other way around: more space sets and only some small castle ones, like this one: 6034 Black Monarch’s Ghost (1990)

@Ignacio

Even one of the bigger castles:

If you want a modern variant of such castle: 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle (2022)
Really a great set! Super expensive though… (400 EUR)

I’m tempted… but that price… and it takes up a lot of space (and it’s not even a space set ).

[Ignacio]

@Nor_Treblig

If you want a modern variant of such castle: 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle (2022)
Really a great set! Super expensive though… (400 EUR)

I saw a couple of those new Castle sets. They look great. Even some smaller ones. But I haven’t purchased Lego for myself since, well, the early nineties. My children love Lego now. I use them a bit as a pretext . But they are not into knights.
They are interested in a Pirates set though, and since I never had Lego Pirates, it will be easy for them to convince me and get it for christmas:

[Nor_Treblig]

It’s really a great set! Every time I see it I want to buy it myself. It has practically Monkey Island written all over it!

And that shark is super cute.

[Ignacio]

@Nor_Treblig

It has practically Monkey Island written all over it!

Yes! I’ve been thinking about how to convert that giant skull on the island into a giant monkey head with the bricks we have.

[kaiman]

@Ignacio

They are interested in a Pirates set though, and since I never had Lego Pirates, it will be easy for them to convince me and get it for christmas:

That looks really great. Even the sails are made out of bricks. Unlike with the early sets:

@Ignacio

I had way more Knights sets. Even one of the bigger castles:

That might have been my first large set. I think the space stuff came next and pirates were the most modern ones. Playing all those involved a lot of time travel or alternate dimension stories .

Looking back, I realize that Knights and Pirates were rather geared towards violent play. Space, at least initially, seemed more exploration focused. Don’t think any of the sets I had contained any sort of weapon, unless some of those fixtures on the ships count as laser cannons. But no blasters for the minifigs!

At least I didn’t have anything as sinister as this :

The Most Disturbing Lego Set Ever: Lego Castle 1981 - Knight's Procession

[Ignacio]

@kaiman

Unlike with the early sets:

Great set, nevertheless. I had to go my friend’s house to play with that one!

[Frenzie]

@kaiman

Looking back, I realize that Knights and Pirates were rather geared towards violent play. Space, at least initially, seemed more exploration focused. Don’t think any of the sets I had contained any sort of weapon, unless some of those fixtures on the ships count as laser cannons. But no blasters for the minifigs!

My pirates were pretty peaceful, doing what we’d now call pacifist stealth runs.

@kaiman

At least I didn’t have anything as sinister as this :

But where can we see the more informative Danish/Dutch/German names?

Edit:
Here’s a start:

Netherlands Katalog Lego 1981 : Katalog Lego : Free Download, Borrow, and...

It’s on page 17 and it’s called 6 ridders met buit (6 knights with loot).

English seems to be beating about the bush with their knight’s procession.

[Frenzie]

Huh, in the original Danish it’s called ridderoptog — knight’s procession! I’ll be…

Edit: source: Lego - katalog 1981 : LEGO Danmark A/S : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Edit 2: in 1982 in Dutch they were still 6 knights with loot, but now also “with helmets, shields and equipment” Netherlands Katalog Lego 1982 : Katalog Lego : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Edit 3: btw @kaiman here are the 1978 sails
https://archive.org/details/netherlands-Katalog_Lego-1978/page/n15/mode/2up

Edit 4: medieval knights (is there any other type?), not sold in Italy
https://archive.org/details/lego-1980/page/n15/mode/2up