So, I've had this set for a while. Bought it used on bricklink for around $40 in January 2015. I always really loved the Fright Knights theme as a kid (as much as I prefered Vader over Luke and grew into a heavy metal fan, it's all about the scary stuff!), but I only got one set when I was younger.

As an adult collector, I see sets as they are: their price value vs. perceived value, their aesthetic, their function, everything. That said, as some of the negative reviews on here make me sad, I must make the point to anyone that this set was created for children, not adults. To restate, I never had this as a kid, but I could only imagine how much fun it would have been. As an adult, however, I will get into my actual thoughts coming up.

Box/Instructions

I received this set in good used condition with an excellent set of instructions, but it did not include the box. The instruction book has 27 pages. It is 11 steps to complete Willa's little flying helicopter machine and 27 steps to complete the structure. The last page of the instructions illustrates the little traps/features of the set. The front cover of course has the picture of the set, and the back cover has a picture of the dragon (with black wings) on one cliff, standing across from the knight with the chrome sword on a horse on another cliff.

One interesting point I feel I should mention in this review is that on the top right page of the last page, it shows what looks like a Dragon Knights' emblem. This is, from what I've seen, the second FK set with another emblem on their instructions (6097 has the Royal Knights' symbol on the instructions)

Parts

I'm actually reviewing this set because I just rebuilt it after deconstructing a MOC I had made from each and every piece of this set. The pieces in this set are generally very basic, containing lots of 1x1, 1x2, and 1x4 light grey bricks, five or six BURPs, and lots of arches. These make it a great set to build an MOC castle fortress with. It also contains a lot of slope pieces, a rotating wall panel/frame, a chain (you can never have enough Lego chains, in my experience), and nice fantasy pieces like (two) crystal balls, two broomsticks (obviously for magical purposes), magic scroll, and dragon wings. TLC loaded a lot of neat/useful pieces into this set, so 5/5 for parts.

Minifigures

In this set, you get six minifigs and a big green dragon. I've gotta say that, while the minifig count sounds good, I feel as though the figures included are lacking. I'll cover them all individually here:

Willa (the witch) - despite being desensitized by how many WTW minifigs I have accrued, she is a truly magical figure (pun intended). She looks exactly exactly how you would picture a malevolent witch: black sorcerer's hat, black dress, red accents, big red necklace, and a cape with a spider on it... well, maybe you don't always picture the cape, but you get the point. I also enjoy the decoration on her face, with the icky tooth and the raggedy-looking hair.

"Black Knight" - obviously not the same as one of the actual Black Knight's knights, however he is slightly similar. With his black torso, dark grey legs, and dragon helmet, along with the chrome sword and big bat shield, he is a truly cool, good-looking, valuable addition to this set. His appearance is always welcome in my opinion, as I think of this as one of the best knight minifigures that TLC has ever come out with.

Archer - this is the figure with the red arms, light grey torso, and bullet-shaped helmet. He is nothing special to me, just another castle soldier. You can never have too many of these guys, but his appearance doesn't necessarily add to the set other than just taking up space.

Foot soldier - this is the guy with the dark grey torso and red legs. Again, he's just another standard FK soldier. I can say the same thing about him as I did with the archer: they're kind of disposable, in a sense. It does annoy me in this set, however, that he isn't given a proper weapon. He is given a shield and a flag. I guess you can take the Dark Forestman's spear, but then he's a pointless, unarmed intruder...

Dark Forest Guy - I think he was an EXCELLENT addition to this set. He gives the set a good bit more playability, as none of the traps would have a purpose if not for an intruder. I do wish he would have come with a Dark Forest shield as well to make his survival a little more feasible against the FK army, but regardless, he is a good addition to this set.

Skeleton - technically counts towards the minifigure count in this set. Not much to say, just your classic, swingy-armed, smiling white skeleton. Adds to the "creepy" feel of the set and adds to the look, but doesn't contribute much.

Dragon - not sure if it can be considered a "minifigure", but you can never have too many dragons! I usually have Willa ride this when she's trying to save on gas for the flying machine.

Overall, I give the minifigures 4/5, just because Willa and the knight are awesome.

The build

The build for this set is really fun. It's not hard, but it is similar to sets from the 80's/early 90's where you have to pay close attention to when and where pieces are supposed to go on. The build took me about 30 minutes, with a few short breaks to send a message or two. I like how the entrance is built progressively over time. It's fun seeing the build progress. 5/5 for building

The completed model

The completed model looks nice to me. I agree with some of the complaints about this set being too open around the edges, but I agree with that complaint from the standpoint of kids wanting to play with the set. As is, my hands are almost too big to really fiddle around with putting minifigs on the inside of the set. If it were closed off any more, it probably wouldn't be possible. The traps are neat, too. I like the falling stone entrance, and I'm a fan of the jail, as a traditional jail would have taken up too much room.

Willa's little flying craft is pretty neat, too. I like being able to spin the wings with the little wheel instead of having to push the wings, which knocks them out of place (which I am picky about). They also did a good job of designing it so that it can land on top of the structure. Overall 4/5, losing a point because I think it would look better with bigger or more walls around the sides.

Overall opinion

Overall, I give this set a 5/5. While I think that $40 is a bit expensive for this (was then and is now), I do not feel as though the price, the slight design flaws, or the presence of a few lackluckster minifigures outweigh the overall let. I think it looks like what it was meant to be, which is a thrown-together (or perhaps destroyed) fortress/structure of some sort, much like the Dragon Knights' Dark Dragon's Den. 6087 features a lot of fun little things which I can only imagine would be great for kids to play with. It also looks GREAT when put next to/combined with 6097 Night Lord's Castle. I wish they would have actually made it so they could connect via technic pin the way they did with old castle sets.

Thanks for reading my review! It was my first ever, so I'm sure they'll get better :)

It's been years since this set first came out and I know I picked it up as part of a "LEGO put out dragons!" And there were now Wizards and Witches that could be gotten in various Castle sets. So that made the biggest draw and appeal of this set, to get the Witch, Dragon and fill out a Fright Knight army with those cool looking Bat symbol sheilds.

However, years later now when I've rebuilt this set, I'm looking at the name and looking at the set in a new light and I have to wonder how LEGO could justify calling this set a Manor.

Instructions

The instructions are in a large booklet form with step-by-step illustrations. Due to the use of dark grey, grey and black, it's easier to follow in this set when and where to use each piece. Not like other sets where it can get confusing as to what color is being called for.

Parts

There's 250 sets, which at $44 roughly for it's original sale, is a decent size set. There's a green dragon and horse, plus all the minifigures. There's a wide assortment of black, dark grey and grey pieces for trying to convey a mountain setting. There are also several large wall or "mountain wall" pieces that make up this set, thus cutting down on a large number of bricks to give the texture for a mountain setting.

Minifigures

There's a total of 6 minifigures in this set. Most notable are the Witch, Dark Forest figure, skeleton and three Fright Knight soldiers, one on horseback, infantry and archer.

The build and completed model

There's several good ideas within this set, but I can't help but feel the execution of the design isn't that well done.

You have what appears to be the main entrance where a giant rock comes down to capture the lone Dark Forest minifigure. There's a jail of sorts to hold him. Further inside is a rotating wall with a fireplace on one side and skeleton on the other. Above that is where the Witch has her magical laboratory and study at with a place even above that for landing her helicopter type vehicle.

The Helicopter type vehicle that the witch rides on isn't too bad and functions with being able to spin the black rotor wings around.

Summary

In the end, calling this a Manor is very much so a misnaming of this set. I wouldn't even call it a Fortress or Stronghold given some large gaps in the walls of the place, unless one took into account the possibilities of magical protection and traps not conveyed with the bricks.

For a random Mountain Setting, there's a lot of decent detail and attempts at coloring or texture with various pieces. It still isn't all that great though and has a feeling of falling flat of expectations if still thought to be a Manor.

I'm still happy with the set, I think I'd still pick it up again on any kind of a redo as there were various elements and figures from this set that I wanted.

THE GOOD THINGS things are the helicopter is really cool and easy to function. and it comes with really cool minifigs and a dragon and a cool trap that is very strong and a room for the wicth it has potions and a crystal ball and a flying broom, magic spell book. also its pretty big for a set with only 211 pieces, it has a trick room if go in there is a revolving door with a skeleton to scare out indruders if there not already crushed by the trap.
really cool
good outpost if you fill in the cracks. alot of good accesories wicth include a plume really cool armour,like bat sheilds and good weapons like a chrome sword and cool helmets like bullet helmets and a dragon full helm and a wizard hat. bow and arrow and a quiver the witch has a cool spider cape. it comes with cool bodies. it also comes with a forestman.

THE BAD THINGS are that if the any enemys wanted to come into the manor why go throught the trap hall why not go through the big gaps in the wall! [ but if you have extra pices to fill out the holes its much cooler].

not a bad set to have if ur a collecter like me.

I believe this set has alot of playability for many reasons. There are a lot of good pieces, and it comes with a good amount of minifigs.

Pros: Witch
Dragon
Witch's Study
Other Figures

Cons: Gaping Hole in the walls
Bad color scheme

If you rearrange the pieces to cover the hole, you have a smaller set, but the witch has better defense.

All in all, a great set!

From what I have read, a lot of reviewers hate this set. Well, I don't relly hate it, since this was my biggest Fright Knights set. The boulder gate is good and so are the minifigs. This set has a lot of mountains and it also has a fair amount of accessories like the crystal balls, the potions, the spell book, the silver chrome sword and other weapons. There's also a dragon, a horse, and a skeleton. The "helicopter" is also nice. I give this set 4/5 stars!