Customer Reviews

LEGO Castle Building Set (6193)

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My 4.5 yr old son is starting to get into playing with legos and lego building sets. This was a fun set with several options for building. The instructions are easy to follow for an adult or a child with adult guidance.

When I first saw this set on the store shelf, it called to mind the year as a kid (circa 1980) when I worked and saved my allowance to buy LEGO's original Yellow Castle set. The yellow brick walls, the black supports under the tower, and the "old-school" brick horse in this miniature set make me think that someone in the LEGO group consciously meant to pay tribute to the older, original set.

The new set contains 137 pieces, and in my opinion, has a healthy balance of base plates, large bricks, smaller bricks, roof slopes, arches, and round bricks, with several specialized pieces as well. One mini-figure knight is included, armed with a sword. Among the specialized pieces are included tree branches, flags, a length of chain, bricks with animal eyes painted on, two hinges, and three axle pieces.

There are plenty of bricks in the package with which to experiment and build one's own ideas. However, the set includes instructions for building a horse, a catapult, and a small castle. These three items can be built concurrently with the bricks in the set, and several more bricks will be left for other ideas. Photographs on the box and in the instructions include ideas for building three other types of castles or structures as well as a dragon and another horse.

The small, finger-flick catapult is a simple idea, but can potentially provide quite a bit of fun in trying to maximize the distance it will toss a brick by adjusting the position of the lever.

The draw bridge is attached to the castle by a length of chain and can be raised and lowered by turning a piece representing a miniature winch. The drawbridge would function better if it were simply attached by a piece of string, however the plastic chain lends character to the structure.

The horse and the dragon as shown on the box are simply cute, but rely on several of the same pieces, and therefore cannot be built at the same time.

It would have been nice if the creators at LEGO had included a shield for the knight as they have with nearly every other set in the Castle series, but perhaps one of the designers, in considering costs, felt it was better to include three or four other structural pieces rather than one shield for the mini-figure.

My main reservation with this set is its price; Its MSRP of around U.S. $10 seems a little expensive in my opinion. However, compared to other new LEGO sets with prices averaging about ten cents per brick and more, some may consider that this a reasonable price. At MSRP, I did consider buying it off the store shelf, but passed it up. However, when the set was marked for clearance at $5, I bought several sets to keep on hand for rainy days with nieces and nephews.

He loves these little sets, because he can put them together quickly, without having to dump a whole big bucket. And they're still versatile enough that he can be creative when he likes.

But like all Legos, he has a hard time getting the little pieces apart with his 5-year-old fingers!! Worth my broken nails, though.

I bought this for my grandson who was almost four, thinking his mom or dad would help him with it. They had a great time. He was pretty good at following the picture instructions, and only needed a bit of help putting the smaller pieces together. Hours of fun making up stories to go with the lego castle.

I bought this set for my almost 4-year old niece and it's her first LEGO set. She put the pieces together by herself (with some help on how to get started) and she really felt a sense of accomplishment after putting the castle together. It's a very good beginner set.

This is a great set for beginners, or to add to an existing Lego collection. There are not a lot of pieces, but is great for my 5yr old to learn to follow directions and build things, and to add the other Lego sets that he has.

My grandson loves his legos. The set was smaller than I expected but ok. I would recommend it and the transaction went fine.

We got this set for my daughter's 5th birthday. She had some assistance putting it together, but really enjoys it! Legos encourage so much imagination and creativity, and this set is no exception!

I play with my Grandchildren and they really enjoy it. I have noticed they have become more creative since we have been playing with them.

This wouldn't be a good first Lego set to buy because there aren't that many pieces compared to a more expensive set. But it's a very fun addition to a growing collection, and it's worth the list price. My 5.5-year-old loves it.