An expansion for 6086 castle 1992. Can a 7 year old build it?

[eriklop4]

Hello people that do stuff with lego. im a new dad new to the forum, i got my old lego's back that i had as a child. Mostly it was castle/pirate/robin hood theme. The only set complete was the 6086 black monarch castle.

Now i want to give this set to my kid when he's 7 years or so, but i also want the other lego to have some purpose. So i made somekind of amateur attempt for an expansion on the castle i had. The problem was i did not have enough stones and not the right colors. So its a bit too rainbowy. I have used all my blocks so the moc is full of filler blocks making it a complex thing to build for a 7 year old i think.

My question is can a 7 year old make this to go with the set? And can someone remake it ( with lots of old castle bricks grey black ) So i can see it in the beter color pallete that i have. ( maybe ill buy some more black and greys if its not to expensive.

Dont judge to much for i had little to work with^^ I worked with what i had left and have almost no more stones that explains the strange choices on this moc.

Can you build it ? Is it to hard t build? And does it fit the 6086 expansion well enough so my kid doesnt laugh outloud at this when he opens his future present?

Thx in advance

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[azog]

To be honest it depends if your kid has built in the past. Its not about age but about skill. If your kid built in the past then he knows what he is really doing. For example i built my first lego set at age 7 and it was the castle from the original castle line. I think your kid would be able to build it as long as you help him out! For example he might get board early in the building so you might have to let him take breaks while doing it. But this also a test to see if your kid likes legos or not. For example i love and loved building so i never took a break while building. I hope this helps and best of luck with your upcoming lego engineer!

[TheLegoDr]

I agree. It is definitely about ability, not age. I hate going into a store and see parents in the LEGO aisle talking a kid out of certain sets because of the age range on the box. Maybe the kid can handle the build. Maybe they can't, but to not even give it a try!

As for building, they need good hand-eye coordination. They need to be able to not only follow instructions, but to be able to sit still for an extended period of time. If they have no attention span, any sort of building will cause problems.

[eriklop4]

Hi thanks for your answers i can always assist ofcourse. So is there a way to make a good guide for mocs? I wouldnt know how this can be done exept for the digital thingy. But because the base plate is loose parts its harder then it already is with LLD. Im probably going to get some more part so it looks more like the 6086 castle. Cant have yellow and blue bricks in it ^^

Maybe you have some structural tips? Is something really weird about it?

[Staslegomaster]

Your questions are not about a set but how to start - that's very important. I agree it's better to try. As for me I'm a LEGO fan since the age of 5 or 6. I even uploaded here a LEGO illustrated poem about young LEGO architects. It expresses my opinion on your questions. It's not self promotion. My 1st sets were bassics and a tractor (LEGO City). So I guess it's easier for a kid to start with smth not very complicated. Good luck.

[azog]

Okay so ldd is I think the only way that you could make instructions without doing them yourself, correct me if I'm wrong. And its hard to make instructions because you cant just have a whole lot of words saying:put blue 2x3 on top of the green plate.... Kids wont be able to understand that they need pictures so I think that ldd is your only option,you could print out the ldd instructions to make it easier if you wish, personally the castle that you built looks great! I know I couldn't do much better but like you said just change some of the colors to make it better. Now I wouldn't know this but make sure the MOC you built is not to weak for play! Because as soon as that kid builds I he will be making a knight run into everything and so forth, now some kids wont do that and they play more gently but once again thats something that I do not know and you do.

[eriklop4]

@all

Yeah its indeed best to probably do it together or start with simpler stuff that get followed up by the moc. ( Or he's a genius and does it himself and improves it at age 5 )

The structure itself is pretty solid, i tried for as much strenght as the 6086 castle. All that breaks off does so in blocks so its easy to repair. But it seems i have to do photos or something to make a good guide. That will take alot of time. Ill try but maybe ill setle for just helping with the build from the digitalized vesion. Great that there is so much response.

So hoping he will be as enthusiastic as i was as a kid for lego. I got another kid on the way so the chance one of them gets lego grows^^

[Koori]

I work with school age kids and it is possible for a seven year old to build a large set but...it depends on he/shes skill level and patience.

Some kids will be excited at first but will quickly lose interest because they want to play with it right away, so in this case I'd suggest do it together as a Father/son activity.

By all means let him have a go but be there to assist if he gets frustrated or stuck, after all not everyone's good at building Lego at the start like everything you learn as you go.

[Phadeout]

It's fun to work together anyway, I'd strongly recommend helping him anyway if possible even if you think he could handle it. I have a nearly five year old who can do 6-12sets but only if the actual size of build is limited to about c.120 pieces. He has a good attitude and would build everyday if he had time but he does get distracted obviously and he is a lot younger than seven - I've seen how much he has improved in a year but only I think because I was there at the start to stop him getting frustrated.

Your mileage may vary, children are all so different. Good luck.

[_Samibotss_]

Depends on what the Kid has built in the past...