REVIEW: 6062 Battering Ram

[Norro]

One of the best...

6062 Battering Ram

Year: 1987

Elements: 233

Figs: 6

list Price: $19.95 (USD)

Lugnet score (out of 100): 87

Review # 4

Resources:

-Comments left on Lugnet

-Building instructions and Set inventory from Peeron

The Thoughts of the outrageous Norro:

...in under a word per brick...

This is one of the best sets ever made (makes my top 10 anyway). It had everything from an affordable price to more playability than a Jack Stone set; and best of all it was modular! If you wanted to build big you could buy 100 of these and be left with no useless parts and a lot of material. This was one of the first sets I got from before I began collecting Lego and I was instantly stunned by the quality gap... 'stunned' might not be a strong enough word you really have to build it. The only small drawback to this set is the lack of a horse to push/pull the siege engine. The highest praise I can give this set is that its most maligned element, the siege engine, is itself a brilliant build, see for yourself.

Guest Minifig Comments:

Hey all, vicious battle this-- smiling heads everywhere! I'm bringing up the rear on the siege engine (no sense being overly heroic). I'm on it, so not required to push, but not leading the way over the wall either... perfect eh? The best detail of our attack is how the ram perfectly opens the small, rather conveniently located door in the wall, that's how I'll be going in ; )

It's So Great I Must Have It Now:

-On Bricklink

-Or some non-lego specific site no one has ever heard of...

God Bless all,

Nathan

[Mister Phes]

Is Mr Norro's hard work going unnoticed?

Ok, I'll kick this thread off with a few comments about the set in question. I've gotta get food so there's no time for a full review...

My first impression is this set looks like it has a lot of play potential! It doesn't look that big yet it comes with 6 mini-figures which is very generous for a LEGO set. So we have a small fortress and what looks to me like a seige tower, rather than a battering ram. Why is this set called "Battering Ram" on LUGNet if it doesn't look like it can do any battering?

[Norro]

Why is this set called "Battering Ram" on LUGNet if it doesn't look like it can do any battering?

It is called "Battering Ram" because it does have a working ram which 'opens' the little door in the wall. It's sister set 6061 Siege Tower (to be reviewed at some other time) connects with it and is most definately a 'siege tower'...

God Bless,

Nathan

[Graynar]

Thanks for another great review!

This is a great price for 6 figs! Imagine this set released today -I bet it'd make a lot of money. ;-)

[Mister Phes]

It is called "Battering Ram" because it does have a working ram which 'opens' the little door in the wall. It's sister set 6061 Siege Tower (to be reviewed at some other time) connects with it and is most definately a 'siege tower'...

Mr Norro, I don't mean to critcize your good work but do you think you could put the title of the set in the thread's name? Maybe its just me but having the set number alone doesn't seem enough. I suppose there are good reasons for leaving out the name such as the fact that some sets have different names in different parts of the world, but it appears these days the Northern American name is now the interntionally accepted name for all sets. Having said that I quite often forget the Norther American name and use the British/Australian name for the Pirate sets...

[Norro]

do you think you could put the title of the set in the thread's name?

I thought the North American name may be forieng to most people. I will standardize on it, and include it in future titles as you suggest.... Personally I use different versions of names for different sets (probably down to moving a lot and wherever I bought it stuck) so am perpetually confused ;-)

Thanks and God Bless,

Nathan

[Jipay]

I seem to have a more recent version of the same battle scene, with a black wall and a catapult. Hope you'll review this set aswell !

[Mister Phes]

Since this set rates in the top 10 of the outrageous Norro's top 10 list. How much out of 10 does the outrageous Norro rate it? Does that sound rather confusing?

[Norro]

I seem to have a more recent version of the same battle scene, with a black wall and a catapult. Hope you'll review this set aswell !

It's on the list!

Since this set rates in the top 10 of the outrageous Norro's top 10 list. How much out of 10 does the outrageous Norro rate it? Does that sound rather confusing?

All my top ten sets would be rated 10 out of 10, along with a few more that I don't have room for in the top 10. Is that as confusing as the Q?

God Bless,

Nathan

[JoeMI6]

Good review Norro, i think i might actually get this set. If i can find it for a cheap price.

[Mister Phes]

Look Mr Norro! Your reviews have been very promotional and our friend Joey has decided to acquire this set! Your support towards the Castle Cause (CC don't me Classic Castle no more!) is spreading! You just need to express the value to him so he's willing to pay that little bit extra...

Wait a minute... I didn't know I had a friend called Joey! When did this happen?

[Norro]

Good review Norro, i think i might actually get this set. If i can find it for a cheap price.

This set is well worth getting. I normally buy sets as cheap as possible, but for this one I got a MIB one and was delighted!

God Bless,

Nathan

[Jipay]

Wait a minute... I didn't know I had a friend called Joey! When did this happen?

Well I decided joey was the friend of all the board's users *skull*

[Cyclonis]

Wait a minute... I didn't know I had a friend called Joey! When did this happen?

Hahaha.

This is a good set. I don't own it, but would certainly like to. It reminds me of that KK2 set that has a little wall of a fortress, but of course, this one is much better. This is the kind of set I'd like to buy plenty of so I can join them and make someting massive out of. The Ram/Seige towers pretty good looking too. (three pairs of O's there.) The minifig count is very good, and they are fully equipped aswell, with sheilds and weapons.

This set is awesome! Good stuff, Lego.

I'm generous = 10/10. Its a good set to buy plenty of for a big fortress and big armies!

[JoeMI6]

Wait a minute... I didn't know I had a friend called Joey! When did this happen?

Well I decided joey was the friend of all the board's users *skull*

Thanks for the title Jipay, I like it a lot. And I have a question also for Norro, is Bricklink the cheapest place I can probably get this, or would somewhere like Ebay be better?

[WesternOutlaw]

Norro: it would be awesome if you posted some self-made pictures of these great castle sets- like a pic review.

[Norro]

It reminds me of that KK2 set that has a little wall of a fortress,

Don't even make that comparison X-D.

And I have a question also for Norro, is Bricklink the cheapest place I can probably get this, or would somewhere like Ebay be better?

Mr. Phes is more the expert there... this set is so valued by collectors it is very costly on bricklink so I would probably recommend ebay (although if you watch BL long enough some good deals normally surface).

Norro: it would be awesome if you posted some self-made pictures of these great castle sets- like a pic review.

It would be nice, but I just don't have the time to sort through and rebuild this set... I'm working on a pretty imprssive MOC (if I do say so myself) at the moment...

God Bless,

Nathan

[Mister Phes]

Mr. Phes is more the expert there... this set is so valued by collectors it is very costly on bricklink so I would probably recommend ebay (although if you watch BL long enough some good deals normally surface).

Perhaps in regards to Pirate LEGO I'm an expert, but I'm not confident that I know much about the Castle situation. However, as a general observation I've noticed that BrickLink is good for buying pieces, but the sets are over priced. eBay is good for buying sets because you get some really good deals from sellers who don't know what they're doing, but pieces can become somewhat over priced because bidders seem to forget what they're bidding on and get caught up with winning. Although I've got some good piece deals on eBay too.

But getting to the point eBay would be the best bet for getting a good deal...

[Norro]

I am going to call on all the visiting castle refugees to salute this great set and add some good comments...

God Bless,

Nathan

[Athos]

Another nice review. I especially like the quotes from the figures. Since I own most all castle sets (and all of the ones reviewed thus far), the review portion doesn't do much for me, as I am quite familiar with the sets. The quotes, however, keep me reading.

As to the set is it quite a nice set. I attached it, the guarded inn, armor shop and siege tower wall to make a smaller town/outpost apart from the Kings Castle.

i think i might actually get this set. If i can find it for a cheap price.

You would probably be able to snag most of the parts needed off bricklink pretty cheaply... at least for the ram part. The walls and figures might run you more, but probably cheaper (and easier) than trying to acquire the entire set.

Which is another great aspect of these sets: interchangability! Nearly all of the parts are useful and used frequently amongst other sets, unlike the new specialized pieces found in only a few sets.

Steve, who is so happy he grew up in the era of classic castle...

[eNiGMa]

Ah.... Truly one of the greats. I don't own it, but like many of the great sets of the 80s, I often find myself drooling over it. Excellent piece selection, excellent figs (two of my favorite factions), and of course, a great build.

[Norro]

Another nice review. I especially like the quotes from the figures. Since I own most all castle sets (and all of the ones reviewed thus far), the review portion doesn't do much for me, as I am quite familiar with the sets. The quotes, however, keep me reading.

I'm starting with sets I have so there won't be anything extra special for a while ;-) The comments are general but I'm glad you like the guest fig comments...

God Bless,

Nathan