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6079 LEGO Castle Dark Forest Fortress
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6079 LEGO Castle Dark Forest Fortress
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LEGO 6079 Dark Forest Fortress is a vintage Castle set from 1996 valued at $1,650 for new and sealed sets, up 3201% from an original retail price of $49.99. Annual appreciation has averaged 9.46% since release. Used copies are valued between $462 and $601 depending on condition.

Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Dark Forest Fortress since June 2016. Very high accuracy
LEGO 6079 Dark Forest Fortress is a Castle Dark Forest set released in 1996, containing 464 pieces and 7 minifigures. The set builds a woodland hideout with tree-based structures, a carriage, and two horses. Included characters are Rob N. Hood, Sir Lance, a Dragon Master, three Forestmen, and a skeleton. It was the largest set in the Dark Forest subtheme and was also known as The Forest People's Stronghold.

A new and sealed Dark Forest Fortress is currently valued at around $1,650, with annual growth of approximately 6%, which is lower than other Dark Forest sets. The average used price is $501 for those in good overall condition. The 7 included minifigs account for approximately 30% of the set's total value. New and sealed listings currently range from $1,666 to $1,800.
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For Sale (New/Sealed)

 (US) 6079 - Dark Forest Fortress (1996) (New In Box) Sealed Vintage + Rare
BrickEconomy Choice
$1,595.00
(US) This set is Brand New and Sealed. We are the original owner and bought it new off the... $1,657.50
+0.4%
(US) Set is sealed, has some light damage to the right back corner edge. Original price st... $1,710.00
+3.6%
(IT) MISB $1,712.50
+3.8%
(US) 6079 Dark Forest Fortress (1996) (New In Box) Sealed Vintage + Rare MISB $1,750.00
+6.0%
(US) Dark Forest Fortress 6079 NISB $1,800.00
+9.1%
(JP) Castle Forestman 6079 Dark Forest Fortress Original Factory-sealed $2,174.99
+31.8%

Sets in Castle / Dark Forest

6046 Hemlock Stronghold

Theme / Subtheme Castle / Dark Forest
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 216 / 5
Availability Retired
6046 LEGO Castle Dark Forest Hemlock Stronghold
Retail $23.99
Value $513.74
Growth  +2041.5%
Annual growth 7.9%

6024 Bandit Ambush

Theme / Subtheme Castle / Dark Forest
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 59 / 2
Availability Retired
6024 LEGO Castle Dark Forest Bandit Ambush
Retail $6.50
Value $233.87
Growth  +3498.0%
Annual growth 9.8%

Sets in Castle from 1996

1843-2 Space and Castle Value Pack

Theme / Subtheme Castle / Value Packs
Year 1996
Pieces 48
Availability Retired
1843-2 LEGO Space and Castle Value Pack
Retail $7.99
Value $409.87
Growth  +5029.8%
Annual growth 12.0%

1752 Boat with Armor

Theme / Subtheme Castle / Royal Knights
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 21 / 1
Availability Retired
1752 LEGO Royal Knights Boat with Armor
Retail $1.99
Value $72.27
Growth  +3531.7%
Annual growth 9.0%

1804 Crossbow Boat

Theme / Subtheme Castle / Royal Knights
Year 1996
Pieces / Minifigs 21 / 1
Availability Retired
1804 LEGO Royal Knights Crossbow Boat
Retail $1.99
Value $66.66
Growth  +3249.7%
Annual growth 8.2%

My Collection

Dark Forest Fortress Reviews

21 reviews
5.0
Collectors
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Steve's LEGO Blog
“This set is really good because of one thing, theme, it focuses on telling a story and improving the LEGO world... The story it is telling is of an ambush in the forests, we get two nice tall trees, a wonderfully designed baseplate (first seen in blue for the pirates... More Enchanted Island set) and a very well designed carriage, these elements alone make the set interesting.”
Full review at legosteveblog.blogspot.com
Brickset
Wonderful addition to forestmen/dark forest theme — “I really enjoy this set. It comes with a pretty nice selection of different forestmen, and a couple other minifigs. One interesting feature of this set is a collapsing tree -- I could see it being quite effective in blocking that wagon's path! This set also has a neat... More catapult (the thing in the center of the set) and you really can launch those 1X2 bricks pretty far”
Full review at brickset.com
Classic-Castle
“Dark Forest Fortress was released in 1996 for the Forestmen. The fortress has a defensive catapult, living area, a jail with a skeleton, and a collapsing tree. A Dragon Master wagon complete with a driver, soldier, and treasure must pass by the fortress and its four... More forestmen. This set had a limited release in Europe and was not pictured in many catalogs.”
Full review at www.classic-castle.com

About Castle Dark Forest

The Dark Forest subtheme released in 1996 consisted of only 3 sets and were primarily only available in North America. Dark Forest is a somewhat continuation of the Forestmen subtheme which was discontinued in 1990 as it reused the same crest and used other environment structures such as forest hideouts. Discontinued after 1996 with only three sets, it ties with Wolfpack as the smallest Castle theme. Dark Forest sets included factions like the Royal Knights, Black Knights, and Dragon Masters, and some minifigures later appeared in the 1997 Fright Knights theme. The Bulls' forest home in Knights' Kingdom is called the Dark Forest in some sources, though it's unclear if it's the same forest from this theme.

Dark Forest was introduced in 1996 and currently consists of 3 sets. As of today, 6079 Dark Forest Fortress is the most valuable Dark Forest set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $1,650.
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