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Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
gallery.
www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
(and they are not!)
Bye
Gianluca
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In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> gallery.
>
> www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
>
> It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
> (and they are not!)
That's so cool. Check out that mountain! How many pieces in that??? And the
station's a winner too!!!
Some of the older stuff is really good, as it predated this morbid facination
of juniorisation that TLC has developed. With less specialised parts and more
standard bricks, you are forced to be extra creative, and the results can be
spectacular.
Pete Callaway (who wishes he could find all his old LEGO catalogues)
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In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> gallery.
>
> www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
>
> It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
> (and they are not!)
Do you have more information as to the source of the picture? Do you mean it
was pictured in an encyclopedia (like Brittanica)?
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In lugnet.general, Tony Kilaras writes:
> In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > gallery.
> >
> > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> >
> > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> > I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
> > (and they are not!)
>
> Do you have more information as to the source of the picture? Do you mean it
> was pictured in an encyclopedia (like Brittanica)?
I'm sorry,no informations are available.
Yes,it was on an italian encyclopedia at the voice "toys".
It seems to feature official Lego sets,so maybe it's an official Lego picture.
Bye
Gianluca
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> > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
Hmmmm - towards the bottom left of that picture is a small house
with a red roof and an arrangement of black and white tiles in front.
Anyone happen to know what set number it is?
It's one of my favourite sets from the seventies - but I've
so far failed to find it anywhere on the pause database.
> > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> > I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
> > (and they are not!)
What? You mean people far too big to fit in the houses, and trains
with realistic bright red wheels running on the blue railways
with hardly any sleepers, just like in real life? <evil grin>
Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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In lugnet.general, Simon Robinson writes:
> > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
>
> Hmmmm - towards the bottom left of that picture is a small house
> with a red roof and an arrangement of black and white tiles in front.
> Anyone happen to know what set number it is?
> It's one of my favourite sets from the seventies - but I've
> so far failed to find it anywhere on the pause database.
It's set 344 (in Pause http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=344-1 )
I have posted a same mail via my newsclient over 5 hours ago, but it didn't
appear so now I post it via the web. If the other post also comes through
later then my apologies for the double posting.
--
Frank Buiting
Visit the LEGO Lexicon: http://members.chello.nl/~f.buiting/lego/
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In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> gallery.
>
> www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
>
> It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
Note the bridge, it's made out of blue rails. We have seen several AFOL
creations that do that, but I had no idea there was a precedent for it. Cool
++Lar
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In lugnet.general, Frank Buiting writes:
> In lugnet.general, Simon Robinson writes:
> > > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> >
> > Hmmmm - towards the bottom left of that picture is a small house
> > with a red roof and an arrangement of black and white tiles in front.
> > Anyone happen to know what set number it is?
> > It's one of my favourite sets from the seventies - but I've
> > so far failed to find it anywhere on the pause database.
>
> It's set 344 (in Pause http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=344-1 )
Ah. Set 344, Bungalow. Thanks, Frank! That explains why all my former
attempts to find it using search terms like 'house' and 'chalet'
failed :)
Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
>
> In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > gallery.
> >
> > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> >
> > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
>
> Note the bridge, it's made out of blue rails. We have seen several AFOL
> creations that do that, but I had no idea there was a precedent for it. Cool
>
> ++Lar
There are other precedents for this sort of bridge. See
http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0241/index.html
In particular, pages 79 and 86.
This is my favorite train idea book.
It also has a roller coaster on page 88.
/Eric McC/
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Thanks for the pointer, that is a cool idea book. But I am left wondering, are
those bridges really strong enough? The brigde on page 86 is pretty short, but
the one on page 79 is fairly long (3 tracks). Just wondering out loud.
Thanks,
Chris
P.S. I guess I could try building it and testing it out. If I do, I'll let you
know.
Eric McCarthy wrote:
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> > > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > > gallery.
> > >
> > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> > >
> > > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> >
> > Note the bridge, it's made out of blue rails. We have seen several AFOL
> > creations that do that, but I had no idea there was a precedent for it. Cool
> >
> > ++Lar
>
> There are other precedents for this sort of bridge. See
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0241/index.html
>
> In particular, pages 79 and 86.
>
> This is my favorite train idea book.
>
> It also has a roller coaster on page 88.
>
> /Eric McC/
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> Thanks for the pointer, that is a cool idea book. But I am left wondering, are
> those bridges really strong enough? The brigde on page 86 is pretty short, but
> the one on page 79 is fairly long (3 tracks). Just wondering out loud.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> P.S. I guess I could try building it and testing it out. If I do, I'll let you
> know.
>
> Eric McCarthy wrote:
>
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > >
> > > In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> > > > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > > > gallery.
> > > >
> > > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> > > >
> > > > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > > > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> > >
> > > Note the bridge, it's made out of blue rails. We have seen several AFOL
> > > creations that do that, but I had no idea there was a precedent for it. • Cool
> > >
> > > ++Lar
> >
> > There are other precedents for this sort of bridge. See
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0241/index.html
> >
> > In particular, pages 79 and 86.
> >
> > This is my favorite train idea book.
What a feast for the eyes! Check out the architecture to the rear of page 69
and the MonoRail on page 94.
Jon
> >
> > It also has a roller coaster on page 88.
> >
> > /Eric McC/
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Anybody notice page 89's simularity to Man and his World, Expo 1967 in
Montreal Canada?
I was 8 then, but clearly remember standing on top of the inverted pyramid
overlooking the park and watching the monorail and hovercraft. Don't know
why, but I also remember watching my Dad try to catch my Mom's light meter
(for the camara flash) fall off the monorail into the water below and my
sister Debbie laughing!
The bulk of the park was on islands IIRC
Fond memories
Mark
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In lugnet.trains, Mark/Milissa Millere writes:
> Anybody notice page 89's simularity to Man and his World, Expo 1967 in
> Montreal Canada?
>
> I was 8 then, but clearly remember standing on top of the inverted pyramid
> overlooking the park and watching the monorail and hovercraft. Don't know
> why, but I also remember watching my Dad try to catch my Mom's light meter
> (for the camara flash) fall off the monorail into the water below and my
> sister Debbie laughing!
>
> The bulk of the park was on islands IIRC
>
> Fond memories
>
> Mark
After showing the picture to a collegue, it doesn't exist anymore and I wasn't
born yet, the inverted pyramid was "Katimavik" the canadian pavillon, other
building like in front of the picture with the top floor at 45º angle look like
the "pavillon de France" that is now the "Casino de Montréal", and completely
in the back to the right, the building with cube not align is "Habitat '67".
The monorail station look like the "Expo express" a surface metro car pulled by
train locomotive.
You can see picture with text in french at: http://www.chez.com/dlegare/
Martin
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In lugnet.trains, Charles Eric McCarthy writes:
> There are other precedents for this sort of bridge. See
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0241/index.html
>
> In particular, pages 79 and 86.
>
> This is my favorite train idea book.
>
> It also has a roller coaster on page 88.
>
> /Eric McC/
Wonderfuuuuuuuul!!!!
Many of the stuff in these pages is also in my picture...
look on page 70: the station is very similar to the one in my picture ,and,
what's running under it? A Santa fe f7 (quite primitive,but it's a f7).
And look at the engine on page 33. It's a german V200 diesel engine!
And look at the engine shed on page 78! Quite good,considering it's 30 years
ago!
And page 92! A Concorde!
I'll quite dream of this all,tonight!
Gianluca
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > gallery.
> >
> > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> >
> > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
>
> Note the bridge, it's made out of blue rails. We have seen several AFOL
> creations that do that, but I had no idea there was a precedent for it. Cool
>
> ++Lar
Also the 1968 LEGO catalogs (for different countries) show a tressle train
bridge using blue rail pieces on the front cover.
Gary Istok
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Did you notice all the grey bricks used for the mountain. I don't recall
grey bricks being available at the retail level in the 60s, there were only
grey plates, weren't there?
Michel Magnan
> > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > gallery.
> >
> > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> >
> > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> > I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
> > (and they are not!)
>
> That's so cool. Check out that mountain! How many pieces in that??? And the
> station's a winner too!!!
>
> Some of the older stuff is really good, as it predated this morbid facination
> of juniorisation that TLC has developed. With less specialised parts and more
> standard bricks, you are forced to be extra creative, and the results can be
> spectacular.
>
>
> Pete Callaway (who wishes he could find all his old LEGO catalogues)
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Yes gray bricks were not available during the 60's, only gray plates. But that
doesn't mean that LEGO didn't produce them for their models. They still do it
today with bricks and pieces that are not produced for the general public. Just
go to a LEGOLAND sometime, and see if you can spot bricks that are in no known
set.
Gary Istok
Michel Magnan wrote:
> Did you notice all the grey bricks used for the mountain. I don't recall
> grey bricks being available at the retail level in the 60s, there were only
> grey plates, weren't there?
> Michel Magnan
>
> > > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > > gallery.
> > >
> > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> > >
> > > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> > > I really like it,because it's like I think that legos should be
> > > (and they are not!)
> >
> > That's so cool. Check out that mountain! How many pieces in that??? And the
> > station's a winner too!!!
> >
> > Some of the older stuff is really good, as it predated this morbid facination
> > of juniorisation that TLC has developed. With less specialised parts and more
> > standard bricks, you are forced to be extra creative, and the results can be
> > spectacular.
> >
> >
> > Pete Callaway (who wishes he could find all his old LEGO catalogues)
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Gary Istok wrote:
> Yes gray bricks were not available during the 60's, only gray plates. But that
> doesn't mean that LEGO didn't produce them for their models. They still do it
> today with bricks and pieces that are not produced for the general public. Just
> go to a LEGOLAND sometime, and see if you can spot bricks that are in no known
> set.
lol Go to LL and try *not* to notice the bricks that aren't available! Their
numbers are vast-- the emotional response is an interesting one. Something like:
"I wish I had access to that element in that color in that quantity". Maybe soon
now?
(Trimming off .trains)
-John
>
>
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Gary Istok wrote:
> Yes gray bricks were not available during the 60's, only gray plates. But that
> doesn't mean that LEGO didn't produce them for their models. They still do it
> today with bricks and pieces that are not produced for the general public. Just
> go to a LEGOLAND sometime, and see if you can spot bricks that are in no known
> set.
See if you can?? You mean try NOT to spot any :-/
That's what got me about 1/2-1 hr with a Model Builder at the LLC Grand Opening
weekend - my grousing about all the parts in pink, light blue, green, and brown that
just weren't purchasable.
I hope I can get time with some Model Builders at the Kidvention in LLC in July ;-)
Maybe I can convince them to let me pick through their bins ;-)
--
Tom Stangl
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