#lego smuggler's hayride

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20240202: the History of LEGO Castle day 033. 1974-3 Smuggler's Hayride (1989, 50 pieces, 22 different parts) Part of the LEGOLAND Triple Pack released in 1989, the Smuggler's Hayride is a black horse pulling a black cart with a blue harness and brown wagon wheels. The back of the wagon has a brown treasure chest with two pieces of gold inside (the two yellow 1x1 circle plates) and the treasure chest is hidden by five yellow 2x2 bricks, intended to appear as hay bales. The two minifigures for this set include the "peasant" torso of light gray with blue arms, a yellow v-neck, and a printed black belt with a yellow buckle and brown pouch and plain light gray legs and a green forest person torso with green arms and a yellow v-neck, a printed black belt with a yellow buckle and brown pouch with plain green legs. The "peasant" torso appears in only four other sets (6010-1 Supply Wagon, 6055-1 Prisoner Convoy, 1584-1 / 6060-1 Knight's Challenge, and 6103-1 Castle Mini Figures) and this set and the Castle Mini Figures are the only two sets where the "peasant" and forest people are offered together. This set is one of only three other sets (6073-1 Knight's Castle, 6035-1 Castle Guard, and 6066-1 Camouflaged Outpost) to have the three black feathers and only four other sets (6040-1 Blacksmith Shop, 6103-1 Castle Mini Figures, 1680-1 Haycart with Smugglers, and 1877-1 Crusader's Cart) with the brown pitchfork. Back of the box builds for just the Smuggler's Hayride include using the horse as a pack animal to cross a bridge and having the peasant pull the treasure cart by hand while the forest person rides the horse, which just seems underhanded and cruel and not at all what the "Robin Hood" of LEGO ought to be doing ;-P This is probably one of my most worn and beaten up sets from my younger days. I remember seeing this box in Costco when I was growing up and how desperately I wanted it because it looked SO COOL. For being such a simple set, the side hinges and hiding the treasure chest under the hay really made it awesome :) Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod.

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Lego - Castle Forestmen - Smuggler's Hayride - 1974 - No Instructions https://ift.tt/2zMfkZS

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20230311: today’s classic rebuild was the Legoland Triple Pack 1974, consisting of Fire Cracker U.S.A., Star Quest, and the Smuggler’s Hayride. this set was one of my favorites when I was growing up and it continues to be a great set today. all in one box, you get a town helicopter, a one-person space shuttle, and two forest folks, smuggling treasure in their hay cart. other than having to substitute a red horse saddle with two clips, this set is in wonderful condition. it was a quick, cute build with lots of fun features. I’m very lucky to have this set still :)

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20240108: the History of LEGO Castle Day 008. 6010-1 Supply Wagon (1984, 33 pieces, 23 different pieces) Supply Wagon was designed by Daniel August Krentz and was the first small set from the LEGOLAND Castle System theme. If you want to know more about the designer, Daniel August Krentz, BrickSet did a really nice tribute and has a full list of everything he designed. The Supply Wagon introduced the first "civilian" into the Castle System theme, listed as a peasant, and also saw the first playable molded animal in the form of a white horse. The horse can fit a 1x2 saddle or a combination of 1x2 plates and a tile or a 1x2 brick, which allows the horse to not have a gaping hole in the back when not being ridden. The horse can move its head up or down, to give the horse the ability to graze or hold its head high while pulling a wagon. This set also introduced the hinged bridle for the horse, giving the ability to build a cart or wagon that can travel up hills or rotate from side to side, though the main wagon build for this set does not allow for the rotational aspect. This set also introduced brown into the Castle System with 33mm wagon wheels, a spear, and a brown hood for the light gray minifigure torso, as well as dark gray for the sword and the round shield. In addition to this set, the light gray torso with blue arms, a v-neck, and a belt with a pouch was found in five other sets from 1985-1989 (6055-1 Prisoner Convoy, 6103-1 Castle Mini Figures, 1584-1 / 6060-1 Knight's Challenge, and 1974-3 Smuggler's Hayride). The back of the box builds continue to show doing the most with a limited amount of bricks, as you could use the pieces in this box to build a chariot-style wagon, a plow, or even weigh down the horse and make it carry all the supplies while the "peasant" patrols. I do very much like the silhouette picture, though, as it feels like a story just waiting to be told. Honestly, I miss these kind of sets, which were just a minifigure and a small handful of parts in a very small box for under $5. I think this one actually retailed around $1.99 or even $2.99 in the United States when it came out in 1984. BrickLink, BrickSet, and Rebrickable all list the Supply Wagon with the Lion Knights sub-theme under LEGOLAND Systems Castle but this set seems completely neutral to me. In fact, the only time this torso shows up seems to be when the Lion Knights need someone to arrest. This is probably also the best armed supply wagon I've ever seen, sporting a halberd, spear, short sword, hammer, and a round shield with no print or stickers to show affiliation. The 2x3 double convex slope gives the appearance of a treasure chest at the back of the wagon, but I think a real treasure chest would have been more fun. Though, as the "peasant" doesn't have any colored flags on the wagon, it would be difficult to assess exactly whose treasure the "peasant" transported :) Of note, this set, just like many of this era, contain the 1x1 plate with a thin side vertical clip. I can't tell you how many of these clips I've broken over the years so if you're building this set with era-authentic parts, you might want to be very gentle with those clips. And also the side clips on the saddles :) Toysperiod has a free download of the instructions. Just over two years ago, I actually wrote a little bit of fanfiction using my LEGO as inspiration. Here is a link to my original post on LEGO 6010 Supply Wagon.

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20240228: the History of LEGO Castle day 059. The Forestmen (1877 Crusader's Cart, 1974-3 Smuggler's Hayride, 6042 Dungeon Hunters, 6054 Forestmen's Hideout, 6066 Camouflaged Outpost, 6071 Forestmen's Crossing, 6077-2 Forestmen's River Fortress) The Forestmen subtheme of castle ran from 1987-1990 and was originally marketed as "Robin Hood" sets but I think there was some copyright issues with the Earl Flynn movies and LEGO then had to rename all the sets, and thus, the Forestmen came to be. BrickLink, Rebrickable, and BrickSet all say the Forestmen sets include the following (only from this era, not including the 2022 gift with purchase): -1680 Hay Cart With Smugglers -1877 Crusader's Cart -1974-3 Smuggler's Hay Cart -6054 Forestmen's Hideout -6066 Camouflaged Outpost -6071 Forestmen's Crossing -6077-2 Forestmen's River Fortress

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24 September 2021: meanwhile, farther away on the same road, a smuggler and guard take the smuggler’s hayride across the land. what are they smuggling? who are they avoiding? (Lego set 1974)