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| | | Well I was looking at an old wooden box set I found in Germany 20 years ago, it was #712. I don't think I have seen it anywhere else (EBAY or ??) since. But what intrigued me about it was it came with the very collectible #238 -BUILDING IDEA BOOK #1 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Gerhard R. Istok
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| | | | | (...) The #238 Idea book that I was talking about in this thread also has an very interesting sidebar, namely the very first time a "MAERSK" Lego item has been seen in Lego. Click on the picture of the ships in section 6. The largest ship at the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Ronald Borchert
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| | | | | | (...) Hi, I wonder why the UK version of this book (URL) to be seen here: (URL) is called "Ideas Book No.2" when in the other versions there is a big "1" in the inside flap of the first page. Btw. I own one danish and three german copies of this (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Gerhard R. Istok
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks Ronald, The easiest way to tell them apart is in Section 5 - Trains. The use of wheels, black bricks, and plates on the trains makes this the easiest way to tell them apart. I have a 1960-61 version USA Samsonite (USA Lego started in (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —David Laswell
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| | | | | (...) You mean besides all of the minifig-scale multipacks? Those things were cranking out one or two a year for at least a decade, but the last time I saw one was from the Life On Mars line. There's also the Mos Espa Podrace set, which contains (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Øyvind Steinnes
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| | | | | "Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:I4qA9p.1EqA@lugnet.com... (...) ago, it (...) But (...) #238 -BUILDING (...) Swedish (...) Is this the first (and only?) time LEGO have used SNOT (Studs Not On Top) technique to build an (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Eric Strand
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| | | | | (...) Gary, The first one that came to mind for me was USA Samsonite set #310 "Motorized Truck Set" which contains 331, 332, 333, and a motor. Eric (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Eric Strand
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| | | | | | (...) There is also USA Samsonite set #348 "Mini-Wheel Car and Truck Set" which contains the USA mini-wheel cars 360, 361, 362, 363, plus a fire truck and a car w/trailer. Eric (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —David Eaton
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| | | | | (...) I suppose you could count some stuff like: 7171 - Mos Espa Podrace, which contained 7131, although I don't believe the box containing the 7131 had the set number printed on it. 4534 & 4535 - Lego Express, which contained MOT train cars-- (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: A Set within a Set. —Richie Dulin
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| | | | In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: -snip- (...) I recall receiving for Christmas 1972, a town set which contained #347, #346 and #344. I don't know if it had a set number. It may have been put together locally (in Australia), but I do recall (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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