LEGO 2002 / Bulk Bricks / Castle Sets

The LEGO Castle Bulk Bricks theme provided the opportunity to purchase larger quantities of castle specific LEGO elements. Rather than being traditional sets with a diverse array of pieces and instructions to build a predetermined model, Bulk Bricks sets consisted of bags or boxes filled with a single type of brick or a particular element, like doors or wheels. This theme was designed for those who wanted to obtain large quantities of particular pieces without having to buy multiple sets or source them individually.

2002 LEGO Sets

2002 was an interesting year for LEGO. While there were a couple of highly collectable sets such as the Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer (10030-1) and the Pirates Black Seas Barracuda (10040-1) most sets did not see the kind of growth that previous years had experienced. However, the Star Wars theme carried a lot of the collection's weight, it was the year Star Wars celebrated its 25th Anniversary. The Western theme which included the iconic Fort LEGOredo (6762-1) help the overall investiability of 2002. During 2002 LEGO released a number of new themes including the original Spider-man and Island Xtreme Stunts as well as some prominent subthemes including Episode II: Attack of the Clones for Star Wars, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Mission Deep Sea under Alpha Team.