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Hi Rufus, I have some older catalogs that may help. I have an american catalog from 1973 and a couple of british idea books/catalogs from the period when lego didn't put year of release on their material. They mention such sets as basic sets 020 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Speaking of this, I had the pleasure of meeting Gary, and he is like a walking Lego history book, with the original sets to prove it. I want to be just like him when I grow up! :) (You're a great guy, Gary!) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) hey, is there anyone interested in helping me to complete my listing of crossindexes between european and american sets from the 70's? right know i have gone back to 1976 but have no older catalogs. rufus t. (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Cool! (...) Maybe you can make a mechanism inside that, when it's tilted down to serve the soda, blocks the hole above at the same time. Only when you close or lift it back up does it receive another can. If you lay the cans on their sides, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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I don't know about anyone else but when I see a Gary Istok post I feel the urge to grab a cup of tea and a biscut, make myself comfortable and indulge in a bit of nostalga while I read his posts. I would have said make myself comfortable beside the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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How about some of those 2X3X1 clear parts packs you showed us, Gary? :)- Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) found in Service Packs 518 (2x4 plates), 519 (2x3 plates), 520 (2x2 plates), and 521 (1x1 & 1x2 plates) which were available ONLY in the mid 1960's (so you're not gonna find these today). These sets were available in Europe and USA (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.build, Don Heyse writes: - snip (a bunch of stuff about set 480) - (...) I just checked, it's set 358. Does anybody have instructions for this? As an aside, it would've been really handy to have that set search box available as I was (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) I vaguely remember a police station where the placement of the minifig stiffs on the cover was different for the two versions. As far as I can tell the only difference between 480 and the euro version is the catalog pics on the back. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, the 2 sets that have the most are expensive and you'll end up with lots of parts you might not want, but ... The 8479 Bar Code Multi Set has 9 1x2s 4 1x2s with the side tray 6 1x3s 10 1x4s 2 1x6s 1 1x8 4 1x10s 3 2x4s 1 2x6 2 2x10s 2 3x3s (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hello again, Just wondering which set contains lots and lots of varying sizes of green plates? I am making Gasgano's Podracer and the green brick service pack won't do it alone. Greg citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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I'd still mail a message to Kevin, see if he wants to put them up. Just incase there is something just a little different with the sets. I believe 1737?? going by memory here... and the other set which was a 68?? set of the same thing were released (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) alotted. (...) I just wanted to send out an update on the subject to let all of those who have responded know how things are progressing. I have been able to design a retractable system similar to the Technic Space Shuttle which fits within a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) You might as well upload them to kl.net, since they aren't there yet. Jeff (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Rats, I thought this was my big chance to finally contribute something here. Is anybody still interested in the 480 instructions? I just rummaged thru the old box of instructions and scanned them this morning. Don Heyse (25 years ago, 1-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I am in the process of building a train station, and decided I wanted to add a Coke machine. Minifigs get thirsty out here in the desert, ya know. (: Has anyone tried to do this before? I've got a general concept -- use the 1x2x3 (I think) window as (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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Try this one: (URL) set as #480, but the European version. (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) aol works out to $20 a month on unlimited. ---...--- WWW.SAGABEGINS.COM weird al's new song, very funny, to the tune of American Pie, SW EP I lyrics! (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Hi all, Does anyone have the building instructions for the Rescue Helicopter set #480 (it's the big red helicopter). I've checked at www.kl.net for scans, but no luck. This is one of the last sets I haven't rebuilt from my 20+ year old collection (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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