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6079 LEGO Castle Dark Forest Fortress
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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 was a 464 piece Castle set with 7 minifigs released in 1996. It is the largest Dark Forest set and based on a woodland hideout and has a carriage with horses.

Today's value for a new/sealed Dark Forest Fortress is estimated around $1,431 with a average yearly gain of 8% and is expected to level off closer to 7% soon. On the secondary markets, the typical price range for the set MISB/NISB is between $1,321 and $1,675. On the open market, a used set will fetch in the range of between $484 and $599 depending on the condition.
All regions

For Sale (New/Sealed)
(US) Box is sealed and in excellent condition with very minor shelf wear.
$1,550.00
+8.3%
(US) This set is in good shape, single owner set. May have shelf wear and a price sticker ...
$1,700.00
+18.8%
(US) 6079 - Dark Forest Fortress (1996) (NIB - New In Box) 440 pcs - 7 Minifigs
BrickEconomy Choice
$1,800.00
+25.8%
(JP) Castle Forestman 6079 Dark Forest Fortress Original Factory-sealed !!
$2,399.99
+67.8%

Sales Distribution (Last 90 Days)

This chart shows the distribution of sales for the last 3 months of new/sealed 6079 Dark Forest Fortress.

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 $515.47
Growth  2048.7%
Annual growth 9.2%

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 $237.16
Growth  3548.6%
Annual growth 11.9%

Sets in Castle 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 $201.40
Growth  2420.7%
Annual growth 11.5%

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 $42.66
Growth  2043.7%
Annual growth 9.1%

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 $100.87
Growth  4968.8%
Annual growth 9.6%
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My Collection

Dark Forest Fortress Reviews

21 reviews
5.0
Collectors
Investors
Is this LEGO set a good investment?
“As an investment, Dark Forest Fortress has performed well in the Dark Forest theme with an overall growth since retirement of around 2762%.”
Review brought to you by BrickEconomy Bot
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.

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 $1,431.
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