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Re: Photos of The Vault / 'new' classic space set?
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Tue, 4 May 2004 13:29:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Huw Millington wrote:
> I was in Billund last week and was privleged to be allowed into 'the vault'
> for research purposes.
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> As previously mentioned elsewhere, this is a room filled with multiple
> copies of everything LEGO has ever produced [1], kept primarily for legal
> purposes, I am led to believe.
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> In the three hours I had in there, I searched for 'System' sets that
> www.Brickset.com does not have listed, in the period 1978 onwards. I was
> particularly interested in finding any otherwise unknown promotional sets.
> To be perfectly honest, you'd need three weeks in there to check everything
> properly, there's so much, but in that time I did uncover a few new sets
> which you can see at http://www.brickset.com/search.aspx?show=New.
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> Of particular note is what may be a previously unknown space set, number
> 1526, http://www.brickset.com/search.aspx?Set=1526-1. However unlike every
> other set in there, this was not complete and looked to be a stapled mock up
> of a box. Paperwork in the room listed the set as having been released in
> 1986, the same year as the date on the box, so it could well be a 'real'
> set, that is so rare even LEGO don't have a copy. Or it might just be what I
> found: a mock up of a set that was intended to be produced but never was. I
> intend to ask the very helpful archivist for more information about it in
> due course.
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> Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find that, actually, Brickset is
> pretty much complete for 'System' sets in the period in which we specialise
> (c.1980 onwards), and apart from the space set mentioned above, no real
> 'gems' were uncovered. I hope one day to go back, maybe with a helper, and
> do a more thorough check, and also include the 1970's.
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> Here are some pictures I took in there, and also in the new 'museum' area
> that is being set up in the same building.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=79017
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> Huw
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> [1] Well, that's the claim. I am not personally convinced that everything is
> there, particularly promotional sets from recent years. At least, I am sure
> some of the airline promos and other small polybags I have in my collection
> are missing. But then, I did only have 3 hours in there, so I probably
> missed them...
Dibs on "helper." :o) I've been wanting to make the trek to Billund for almost
30 years now, and being Classic-Space complete, I really need to see that 1526
box up close and personal. Please consider this a serious offer.
I also need to see the STACK of 1593 boxes I saw in Mr. Van Ree's pics a few
days ago. I suppose if Lego ever needs some spare cash, they could always offer
one of two of these rarities up for auction someday!
--Dave
member #95
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