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Re: Set Information: Unknown Sets (Viking Long Ship, Castle)
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lugnet.castle
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Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:02:08 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.castle, Michael Berz wrote:
> > In 1993 Toy R US in Kokomo and Indianapolis, Indiana saw some sets that were
> > not mini-figure scale in the 500 – 1200 piece range. Sets were of a castle
> > (2-3 different sets), school, Roman War Galley, and a Viking long ship. I
> > have not seen or been able to find any information since 1994 that relates to
> > these sets but I am quite sure they were Lego and not another brand. I was a
> > poor college student at the time and was not able to afford to buy them. Now
> > that I am no longer a poor college student it seems like I saw a ghost.
> >
> > Does anyone have information or pictures that relate to these sets?
>
> Well, I have to say I'm of the mind to think that it was probably another brand.
> To my knowledge, Lego has never released a non-minifig-scale castle or
> pre-1600's ship that hasn't been minifig scale, with the possible arguable
> exception of the weetabix castle set that I've seen a few pictures of here and
> there (but that was back in the 70's, IIRC). Most sets that aren't in minifig
> scale are technic, model team, Duplo, Belville, or Scala.
>
> You can find Lego catalogs here: http://peeron.com/scans/
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> It shows a castle-themed minifig scale ship (6057), but not really viking or
> romanesque.
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> At the time, I know MegaBloks was around, so it's entirely possible that you saw
> one of their sets-- and it's possible that Tyco Superblocks were even still
> around which could explain it as well. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a
> lot of history online of MegaBloks or Tyco Superblocks sets, so it's probably
> very difficult to say with any certainty that it was one of them.
>
> Given that the online Lego community started in approximately 1993, and the
> first set databases date back to not long thereafter (1996 for Pause, IIRC). So
> any fairly common set is likely to be on record in the assorted community
> databases. The only ones that occasionally get missed are typically strange
> promos and a few country-specific sets, or often pre-1980's sets that are
> unknown. I suppose some things are also intentionally missed when they don't
> contain Lego elements (Lego shirts, desk accessories, etc)
>
> A good place to check might be on Ebay-- see if anyone is selling things similar
> to your descriptions. It might not be very fruitful, but you never know...
>
> DaveE
I have to concurr with Dave and Clark Stephens.
(And I am writing an historical book on Lego sets). No Lego longships were ever
produced for sale in the 1990's.
Gary Istok
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