Black Falcons
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The Black Falcons were one of the various factions of LEGO's Castle theme. Sets including the Black Falcons first appeared in 1984. The last regular appearance was in 1992.
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[edit] History
The Black Falcons were introduced together with the Crusaders in 1984 when LEGO relaunched their Castle theme after the discontinuation of the first knights faction that started in 1978. One of the first sets of the Falcons included a castle (6073 Knight's Castle), which was considerably smaller than its counterpart from the Crusaders (6080 King's Castle). This initial difference in strength was never overcome as the Black Falcons always had fewer releases than the Crusaders.
1986 saw the release of 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress, which is still considered one of the most elegant castles ever released. It was later reissued as part of Lego's Legends line. The fortress was also the last new building of the Black Falcons and marked the beginning of the steady decline of this faction which then merely appeared as side characters in sets of other factions.
The last two Black Falcon soldiers were included in 6057 Sea Serpent from 1992, a set of the Black Knights, that still appeared in catalogs from 1994. Thus, the Black Falcons can be considered the longest-lived (ten years) faction of the Castle theme.
[edit] Details
Soldiers of the Black Falcons were quite strictly uniformed. Most of them had black helmets, legs and arms and a blue torso piece adorned with their crest, a black/white falcon on inverted background. Knights usually wore a fixed-face grill helmet and a breastplate torso piece in either blue or black.
They owned two castles in total, as well as a small wall segment with a tower that was under siege by the Crusaders in 6062 Battering Ram. The Falcon's complement of siege engines was rather small, comprising only two catapults from 6030 Catapult and 6059 Knight's Stronghold. There was also a small cart (6011 Black Knight's Treasure) and a small boat (6018 Battle Dragon).
[edit] Sets
- 6030 Catapult (1984)
- 6073 Knight's Castle (1984)
- 6011 Black Knight's Treasure (1985)
- 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress (1986), rereleased in 2002 as 10039 Black Falcon's Fortress
- 6035 Castle Guard (1987)
- 6018 Battle Dragon (1990)
- Other Sets with Black Falcons involvement
- 6021 Jousting Knights (1984)
- 6062 Battering Ram (1987)
- 6059 Knight's Stronghold (1990)
- 6057 Sea Serpent (1992)
- Minor appearances
- 6041 Armor Shop (1986), contains a Black Falcons shield
- 6067 Guarded Inn (1986), contains a Black Falcons shield
- 4768 The Durmstrang Ship (2005), contains two Black Falcon shields, and is a Harry Potter set.
- Accessories
- 6102 Castle Mini-Figures (1985), contains three Black Falcons soldiers
- 6103 Castle Mini-Figures (1988), contains two Black Falcons soldiers
- 6103 Knights (1984, Samsonite Promotional), contains a knight and a soldier
