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On the way to work yesterday morning I spotted this item plainly visible atop someone’s open garbage can along the road. I
didn’t have time to grab it just then, but it was still there when I was on my
way home, so I stopped and saved it from its fate. Nearby was a similar (though
yellow) case from the Fisher-Price brand Construx, which I also snagged.
Bad news--they weren’t all that full, and the bits that were there told of the
riches that weren’t included.
Good news--they weren’t empty, either, and free is free. As I hoped, the
Construx case also contained LEGO bricks.
The single best find, IMO, was this
piece in not-terrible condition, though the paint is slightly chipped. I
didn’t see any other Classic Space elements to prove exactly which set this came
from, but I’m still glad to have it. Other nice bits included a small handful
of trans-white 2x4 bricks and two pairs of
this window in white and black,
respectively. These windows in these colors are new to my collection (though
hardly “new,” I know).
Also included where a half dozen minifigs, among them a headless
firefighter
and a few of these.
I can’t tell how old the whole stash might be. The case itself is from 1985,
but there’s also a canopy
extender with the Res-Q ensignia whose age I can’t determine. Any suggestions
as to its source?
Most of the stuff is in generally good condition, though a bit dusty, with only
a few broken pieces. I spotted a number of Tyco elements, too, which also date
from about 1985.
Granted, this isn’t an amazing find, but it marks the first time I’ve ever found
more than a few LEGO pieces in someone else’s discard pile.
Dave!
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote:
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On the way to work yesterday morning I spotted
this item plainly visible atop someone’s
open garbage can along the road.
I can’t tell how old the whole stash might be. The case itself is from 1985,
but there’s also a canopy
extender with the Res-Q ensignia whose age I can’t determine. Any
suggestions as to its source?
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It could be this piece
from
All in all nice going Dave! Can’t beat the price :D
Maggie C.
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote:
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On the way to work yesterday morning I spotted
this item plainly visible atop someone’s
open garbage can along the road.
I can’t tell how old the whole stash might be. The case itself is from
1985, but there’s also a canopy extender with the Res-Q ensignia whose age I can’t determine. Any
suggestions as to its source?
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It could be this
piece from
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I’ll bet that’s it, because I also got that trans-dk-blue windscreen and a pair
of those wheels. Thanks for the pointer!
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All in all nice going Dave! Can’t beat the price :D
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I noticed today that their trash hasn’t yet been picked up. I wonder if I would
be imposing to sift through their refuse on their driveway for other LEGO
goodies. I’m sure that they’d love it.
Dave!
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote:.
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The single best find, IMO, was this
piece in not-terrible condition, though the paint is slightly chipped. I
didn’t see any other Classic Space elements to prove exactly which set this
came from, but I’m still glad to have it.
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Upon further inspection, I found the 1x4 blue brick with the tell-tale “LL924,”
so that’s one mystery solved, but here’s another one.
I found a tow-truck hook assembly that looks a lot like the one in
this set, but the hook is metal and may be a
non-LEGO element. Can anyone tell me what other sets included this part? It’s
red as in 601 and has a textured slope face similar to (but not exactly like)
that of standard LEGO slope elements.
Also, I found two vertically-mounted doors that I can’t locate in a parts
reference search (and they don’t come up under “door”). They’re gray and have
horizontal slats kind of like
the classic shutter
element. This is a terrible description.
These parts look like they came in a fire engine-ish set, but that’s the best I
can do. Any guesses?
Dave!
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> Also, I found two vertically-mounted doors that I can't locate in a parts
> reference search (and they don't come up under "door"). They're gray and have
> horizontal slats kind of like
> <http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=3582 the classic shutter>
> element. This is a terrible description.
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> These parts look like they came in a fire engine-ish set, but that's the best I
> can do. Any guesses?
Is this it?
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6155
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> > Also, I found two vertically-mounted doors that I can't locate in a parts
> > reference search (and they don't come up under "door"). They're gray and have
> > horizontal slats kind of like
> > <http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=3582 the classic shutter>
> > element. This is a terrible description.
> >
> > These parts look like they came in a fire engine-ish set, but that's the best I
> > can do. Any guesses?
> Is this it?
> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6155
Good grief, how did you find it? I looked under "door," "hatch," "panel,"
"shutter," "fire," "firetruck," etc. etc. etc.
But that's it--thanks for the help.
Dave!
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> These sound like the 1x4x4 doors in 7239 but very few other sets -
> http://peeron.com/inv/parts/6155
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> http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6155
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> It's a decently rare part. Not very useful without the 1x4x4 frame (6154) to go with
> it, though.
Actually, I didn't recognize the part until reading your reply, but I do have
two of the 6154 in red. Since I also have about half a dozen of those
trans-light-blue roller-door elements (4219), I'm guessing that this represents
part of the 6571 Flame Fighters set.
Thanks for the info!
Dave!
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In my case, I "found" it because it is one of my favorite parts, I own at least 40-50,
if not more. And I happened to have a copy of 7239 in my office to reference ;-)
Dave Schuler wrote:
> > Is this it?
> > http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6155
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> Good grief, how did you find it? I looked under "door," "hatch," "panel,"
> "shutter," "fire," "firetruck," etc. etc. etc.
>
> But that's it--thanks for the help.
>
> Dave!
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> In my case, I "found" it because it is one of my favorite parts, I own at least 40-50,
> if not more. And I happened to have a copy of 7239 in my office to reference ;-)
These are my first two copies of the part(s), but I've seen them in a bunch of
MOCs and am glad to get my hands on them (even if my actual LEGO building has
waned lately).
Dave!
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