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Re: Lego layout from the seventies
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lugnet.general, lugnet.trains
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Mon, 15 May 2000 13:39:17 GMT
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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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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego layout from the seventies
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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