Lego Wild West (or Western) was a Lego theme based on the Old West period of the United States. It was in production for only two years, from 1996 to 1997.
Inspired by the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s and 1970s, the Wild West theme was one of the first themes to appear in Lego sets. Toy sets such as Wild West Scene (365), released in 1975, and Western Train (726), released in 1976 were early examples of this experimentation. However, it was not until 1996 that a complete Lego product range emerged based on a Western theme.[2]
Release
The Wild West sets were introduced in the late summer of 1996. In Europe, the theme was released in August 1996 and in North America it was released in September 1996. The Indians sets came out in 1997. After that, the Wild West sets were discontinued. In 2002, three Wild West sets (Sheriff's Lock-up, Fort Legoredo, and Rapid River Village) were rereleased.[1]
The first wave of sets centred on a battle between cowboys, bandits and the US Cavalry at Legoredo Town. Several toy sets focused on the town sheriff, including Sheriff's Lock-up and Sheriff's Showdown. The larger sets of the series were Bandits' Secret Hideout and Fort Legoredo.[2]
Flatfoot Thompson, Black Bart, Dewey Cheatum, Soldiers (Two)
6762/6769
Fort Legoredo
1996
Soldiers (Six), Flatfoot Thompson, Black Bart, Dewey Cheatum, Wrangler
Re-released in 2001
6765
Gold City Junction
1996
Banker, Soldier, Black Bart, Wrangler, Sheriff, Saloon Chief
1997 sets
In 1997, the theme released toy sets that centred on the First Nations people living in Rapid River Village, which featured a river, two tipi, a totem pole, a canoe and horses.[2]
Reference
Name
Released
Minifigures
Notes
6706
Frontier Patrol
1997
Soldiers (Three)
6790/6791
Bandit's Wheel Gun
1997
Black Bart
6799
Showdown Canyon
1997
Wrangler, Sheriff, Flatfoot Thompson, Black Bart
2845
Indian Chief
1997
Indian Mystic
2846
Indian Kayak
1997
Indian Warrior
6709
Tribal Chief
1997
Indian Chief
6718
Rain Dance Ridge
1997
Indian Mystic, Indian Warrior
6746
Chief's Tepee
1997
Indian Warriors (Two), Indian Chief
6748
Boulder Cliff Canyon
1997
Indian Warriors (Five), Indian Mystic
6763/6766
Rapid River Village
1997
Indian Warrior (Five), Indian Chief, Wrangler
Re-released in 2001
Attractions
In 1973, LEGOREDO Town was introduced to Legoland Billund Resort. The themed area of the park was expanded from an Indian camp that had existed since the opening of the park in 1968. LEGOREDO Town featured a variety of Wild West themed Lego constructions, including a figure of Sitting Bull and the heads of four US presidents at Mount Rushmore. The attractions of the themed land include LEGOLDMINE, where visitors pan for gold, Lego Canoe and a rollercoaster named the Flying Eagle.[4]
Legacy
The Wild West sets were the first to include toy revolvers and rifles, which were later used in the Adventurers sets. Although the Castle, Space and Pirate themes had included a variety of weaponry, such as crossbows, lasers and swords, handguns in contemporary themes had never been featured. The Wild West theme was also the first theme to include plastic snakes. The sets also marked the first instance where the perpetual smile on the minifigure heads was replaced with various other facial expressions.[2]
Reception
In 2018, Bandit’s Wheelgun (set number: 6791), Gold City Junction (set number: 6765), Covered Wagon (set number: 6716) and Fort Legoredo (set number: 6769) were listed in the "Top 10 Western LEGO Sets" by Lego fansite BricksFanz.[5]
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^Farshtey, Gregory; Lipkowitz, Daniel; Hugo, Simon (2020-10-01). LEGO® Minifigure A Visual History New Edition. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN978-0-241-50202-0.
^Hannibal, Lise. "LEGOLAND celebrates its 50th birthday with an upgrade | Scandinavian Traveler". Scandinavian Traveler. Retrieved 2021-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Top 10 Western LEGO Sets". Bricksfanz.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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Lego Wild West or Western was a Lego theme based on the Old West period of the United States It was in production for only two years from 1996 to 1997 Wild WestOther namesLego WesternSub themesIndians CowboysSubjectCowboys and IndiansAvailability1996 1997Total sets16 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Construction sets 3 1 1996 sets 3 2 1997 sets 4 Attractions 5 Legacy 6 Reception 7 See also 8 ReferencesBackground EditInspired by the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s and 1970s the Wild West theme was one of the first themes to appear in Lego sets Toy sets such as Wild West Scene 365 released in 1975 and Western Train 726 released in 1976 were early examples of this experimentation However it was not until 1996 that a complete Lego product range emerged based on a Western theme 2 Release EditThe Wild West sets were introduced in the late summer of 1996 In Europe the theme was released in August 1996 and in North America it was released in September 1996 The Indians sets came out in 1997 After that the Wild West sets were discontinued In 2002 three Wild West sets Sheriff s Lock up Fort Legoredo and Rapid River Village were rereleased 1 Construction sets EditA total of 16 toy sets were released from 1996 to 1997 as part of the Wild West theme 1 Various minifigures were introduced including wranglers sheriffs US Cavalry bandits and Indians 3 1996 sets Edit The first wave of sets centred on a battle between cowboys bandits and the US Cavalry at Legoredo Town Several toy sets focused on the town sheriff including Sheriff s Lock up and Sheriff s Showdown The larger sets of the series were Bandits Secret Hideout and Fort Legoredo 2 Reference Name Released Minifigures Notes6712 Sheriff s Showdown 1996 Sheriff Black Bart 1997 in North America6716 Weapons Wagon 1996 Soldier 1997 in North America6755 6764 Sheriff s Lock up 1996 Wrangler Sheriff Flatfoot Thompson Dewey Cheatum Re released in 20016761 Bandits Secret Hideout 1996 Flatfoot Thompson Black Bart Dewey Cheatum Soldiers Two 6762 6769 Fort Legoredo 1996 Soldiers Six Flatfoot Thompson Black Bart Dewey Cheatum Wrangler Re released in 20016765 Gold City Junction 1996 Banker Soldier Black Bart Wrangler Sheriff Saloon Chief1997 sets Edit In 1997 the theme released toy sets that centred on the First Nations people living in Rapid River Village which featured a river two tipi a totem pole a canoe and horses 2 Reference Name Released Minifigures Notes6706 Frontier Patrol 1997 Soldiers Three 6790 6791 Bandit s Wheel Gun 1997 Black Bart6799 Showdown Canyon 1997 Wrangler Sheriff Flatfoot Thompson Black Bart2845 Indian Chief 1997 Indian Mystic2846 Indian Kayak 1997 Indian Warrior6709 Tribal Chief 1997 Indian Chief6718 Rain Dance Ridge 1997 Indian Mystic Indian Warrior6746 Chief s Tepee 1997 Indian Warriors Two Indian Chief6748 Boulder Cliff Canyon 1997 Indian Warriors Five Indian Mystic6763 6766 Rapid River Village 1997 Indian Warrior Five Indian Chief Wrangler Re released in 2001Attractions EditIn 1973 LEGOREDO Town was introduced to Legoland Billund Resort The themed area of the park was expanded from an Indian camp that had existed since the opening of the park in 1968 LEGOREDO Town featured a variety of Wild West themed Lego constructions including a figure of Sitting Bull and the heads of four US presidents at Mount Rushmore The attractions of the themed land include LEGOLDMINE where visitors pan for gold Lego Canoe and a rollercoaster named the Flying Eagle 4 Legacy EditThe Wild West sets were the first to include toy revolvers and rifles which were later used in the Adventurers sets Although the Castle Space and Pirate themes had included a variety of weaponry such as crossbows lasers and swords handguns in contemporary themes had never been featured The Wild West theme was also the first theme to include plastic snakes The sets also marked the first instance where the perpetual smile on the minifigure heads was replaced with various other facial expressions 2 Reception EditIn 2018 Bandit s Wheelgun set number 6791 Gold City Junction set number 6765 Covered Wagon set number 6716 and Fort Legoredo set number 6769 were listed in the Top 10 Western LEGO Sets by Lego fansite BricksFanz 5 See also EditThe Lego Movie Lego theme Lego The Lone Ranger Lego Toy Story Lego BrawlsReferences Edit a b c BrickLink Reference Catalog Sets Category Western www bricklink com Retrieved 2021 08 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b c d Herman Sarah 2012 07 09 Building a History The Lego Group Grub Street Publishers p 162 ISBN 978 1 78340 804 7 Farshtey Gregory Lipkowitz Daniel Hugo Simon 2020 10 01 LEGO Minifigure A Visual History New Edition Dorling Kindersley Limited ISBN 978 0 241 50202 0 Hannibal Lise LEGOLAND celebrates its 50th birthday with an upgrade Scandinavian Traveler Scandinavian Traveler Retrieved 2021 08 04 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Top 10 Western LEGO Sets Bricksfanz com 26 October 2018 Retrieved 26 October 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lego Wild West amp oldid 1126323088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,