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Re: I have these sets but can't find them in the set listings. Help!
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:31:13 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok wrote:
> Keith Johnson wrote:
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> > I recently discovered two sets in my grandmother's attic. Basic
> > construction sets 125 and 145, obviously from the early 70's. They
> > are 222 pcs and 413 pcs respectively. The only thing I have found
> > is a 1973 UK catalog that shows some similar sets, but obviously
> > have different set numbers.The sets are in excellent condition. I
> > was wondering if anyone can enlighten me a little more, or at
> > least prop me up and tell me that this is really great find. Thank
> > You.
> OK, I have Basic Set 125. It is exactly that..... a basic set.
> There are no specialty pieces (besides some older bricks, windows &
> doors). If memory serves me correctly, this is a set that has the 4
> brick high doors that were used in conjunction with the minifig
> stiffs back in the mid-70's. Old basic sets do not command the
> premium prices of specialized or model sets, unfortunately. These
> sets are from around 1975-76. If you look at some of the model
> builder sets from that era (#390-96), you will see premium prices
> (#396 sells for up to $350 in mint). But the basic sets don't
> command anywhere near this price (even in mint).
IIRC, basic set 125 was what I received for my 11th birthday in 1975
and was my first LEGO set. I stored the pieces in the box up until I
stupidly decided, shortly after discovering RTL in 1995 but before
learning that boxes are important, that I didn't need the box. I threw
away the box for that set, along with the boxes for the 410 payloader
and 420 police car. Argh! I did keep the catalogs and instructions,
though. (At least I still have the boxes for my Matchbox cars of the
same era. At the time, I had no reason to save them, but I did anyway.
Go figure.)
Anyway, I seem to remember that 125 had 233 pieces, not 222. It had a
?x?x1 green baseplate, windows, doors, and two pairs of wheels with
black tires. Up until I got that set, all of the LEGO I had played
with (at a friend's house) had gray wheels. There were no minifigs,
stiff or otherwise, in this set, and the doors were not minifig scale.
The doors are 1x3x? (maybe 4 high as Gary says).
--
Susan Hoover
Houston, TX
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