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| | | Author: | dchamf  | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 14:16 | | Subject: | 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 97 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45? |
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| | | | | Author: | psusaxman2000 | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 16:49 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, dchamf writes:
| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45?
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Where did you come up with this number? Unless you can confirm via a sealed
box or other way, the inventory won't be change because you think it is incorrect
and then guess what it might kind of be.
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| | | | | | | Author: | dchamf | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 18:57 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Help, dchamf writes:
| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45?
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Where did you come up with this number? Unless you can confirm via a sealed
box or other way, the inventory won't be change because you think it is incorrect
and then guess what it might kind of be.
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| | | | I followed the instructions carefully and built the entire set. When I tore it down, I only had 45 bricks. I then rechecked the instructions and counted out the bricks there and again, did not come to 50. So, the inventory is from someone counting the bricks in a new set?
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| | | | | | | Author: | dchamf | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 19:00 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Help, dchamf writes:
| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45?
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Where did you come up with this number? Unless you can confirm via a sealed
box or other way, the inventory won't be change because you think it is incorrect
and then guess what it might kind of be.
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Does LEGO post anywhere what it counts for pieces are?
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | rylie_aitch | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 19:13 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, dchamf writes:
| | In Help, psusaxman2000 writes:
| | In Help, dchamf writes:
| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45?
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Where did you come up with this number? Unless you can confirm via a sealed
box or other way, the inventory won't be change because you think it is incorrect
and then guess what it might kind of be.
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Does LEGO post anywhere what it counts for pieces are?
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Not for sets that old. If only 45 are used in the set, did it originally include
5 extras perhaps that aren't used int the build? Or 45 exactly? Or is it
possible you missed a step somewhere?
BrickLink's current inventory came from an "unknown" source, which doesn't
tell us much. But at least it does agree with Peeron's inventory.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 19:45 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, ryanaitch writes:
| | Not for sets that old. If only 45 are used in the set, did it originally include
5 extras perhaps that aren't used int the build? Or 45 exactly? Or is it
possible you missed a step somewhere?
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I would be very surprised if a set from that era had 5 extra 3004s. In fact I'd
be surprised if it had even 1.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 19:48 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | I would be very surprised if a set from that era had 5 extra 3004s. In fact I'd
be surprised if it had even 1.
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Actually, I take that back. It's possible that extras would be needed to
complete one or more of the alternate builds shown on the back, even if they
weren't included in the instructions.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | dchamf | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 20:45 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | In Help, peregrinator writes:
| | I would be very surprised if a set from that era had 5 extra 3004s. In fact I'd
be surprised if it had even 1.
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Actually, I take that back. It's possible that extras would be needed to
complete one or more of the alternate builds shown on the back, even if they
weren't included in the instructions.
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There are alternate builds on the back. I can see that that might be the case.
I'm quite sure that the basic build only needs 45. I have extras so I'll
just include them when I put it up for sale. Thank you for the information.
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| | | | | Author: | Brickitty | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 21:00 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, dchamf writes:
| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45?
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Just went through my instructions for 6086 very carefully, flipping back and
forth between pages to verify I didn't double-count any part. I counted exactly
50 1x2 Light Gray bricks used in the main build of the set.
Also, I inventoried the set before building it a little while back, and my part
count matched the Bricklink inventory. I then built the set, and there were no
extra 1x2 bricks, so I'm doubly sure 50 is the correct number.
To be fair to dchamf, these old instructions are VERY difficult to follow. Which
is part of why I love building the old castles and other large sets: it's
a challenge, even for an adult. (And especially for a kid... I remember crying
on Christmas at age 9 when I realized I had missed a few pieces at the bottom
of 6090 Royal Knight's Castle and needed to take it apart to fix it.)
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| | | | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Jan 21, 2022 23:48 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I would have probably picked it up and thrown it against the wall at that point
In Help, Brickitty writes:
| | I remember crying
on Christmas at age 9 when I realized I had missed a few pieces at the bottom
of 6090 Royal Knight's Castle and needed to take it apart to fix it.)
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Brickitty | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2022 00:08 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, zorbanj writes:
| | I would have probably picked it up and thrown it against the wall at that point
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Hah! Not my style. Instead 6090 became my #1 set of all time and one of the first
I picked up when I came out of my dark ages — for $70 on the auction site, which
was a great deal at the time and simply ridiculous now.
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| | | | | | | Author: | 1974 | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2022 05:48 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brickitty writes:
| | To be fair to dchamf, these old instructions are VERY difficult to follow
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No, they are not. I had no problem building similar sets at age ten
I mean, there are 35 pictures of the castle in various stages of completion.
You just copy the pictures, easy peasy
Now, all the cool alt builds with ONE picture? There's a real challenge 
And apparantly way too much for kids these days as TLG has totally dropped the
crazy idea that one could build something else with LEGO 
But behold, there are someone out there doing a good deed :
https://www.backoftheboxbuilds.com/?s=6086
(There are NO LEGO sales on that site, in fact I think it drives a good deal
of traffic to BL)
Cheers,
Ole
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | aboyer | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2022 10:28 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1974 writes:
| | In Help, Brickitty writes:
| | To be fair to dchamf, these old instructions are VERY difficult to follow
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No, they are not. I had no problem building similar sets at age ten
I mean, there are 35 pictures of the castle in various stages of completion.
You just copy the pictures, easy peasy
Now, all the cool alt builds with ONE picture? There's a real challenge
And apparantly way too much for kids these days as TLG has totally dropped the
crazy idea that one could build something else with LEGO
But behold, there are someone out there doing a good deed :
https://www.backoftheboxbuilds.com/?s=6086
(There are NO LEGO sales on that site, in fact I think it drives a good deal
of traffic to BL)
Cheers,
Ole
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Perhaps what was meant by that was: “… VERY difficult to follow, when factoring
in the poor quality of the scans available online.”
I struggled to build my Fire Breathing Fortress because the scan obliterated
the piece outlines in the middle of the castle.
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| | | | | | | Author: | dchamf | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2022 12:35 | | Subject: | Re: 6086 inventory list for grey 3004 wrong? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Brickitty writes:
| | In Help, dchamf writes:
| | Inventory list shows 50, but I do not think that is correct. Closer to 45?
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Just went through my instructions for 6086 very carefully, flipping back and
forth between pages to verify I didn't double-count any part. I counted exactly
50 1x2 Light Gray bricks used in the main build of the set.
Also, I inventoried the set before building it a little while back, and my part
count matched the Bricklink inventory. I then built the set, and there were no
extra 1x2 bricks, so I'm doubly sure 50 is the correct number.
To be fair to dchamf, these old instructions are VERY difficult to follow. Which
is part of why I love building the old castles and other large sets: it's
a challenge, even for an adult. (And especially for a kid... I remember crying
on Christmas at age 9 when I realized I had missed a few pieces at the bottom
of 6090 Royal Knight's Castle and needed to take it apart to fix it.)
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I did the same and counted only 45. You must have the ability to see behind
things! Also, the set did not seem to be missing anything when completed. Oh
well, I put the extra 5 in the bag. Thanks to all for helping.
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