 | | What was the first set you bought for parts, and how old were you? —Dave Schuler
| | | | For me, it was the (URL) 6626 Rescue Helicopter> from 1981, and I was 10. I wanted the rotor-mount because it was unlike anything I had in my small collection up to that point. My mother asked me specifically whether I wanted the set for itself or (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: What was the first set you bought for parts, and how old were you? —Mark Bellis
| | | | | | (...) I remember buying the Beach Buggy 8845 because it had suspension springs. I think I was 8 at the time. I had £20 and that was about £13 and the rail tanker 7816 was £6.49. That was in preference to one £20 set because of the parts. It was the (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: What was the first set you bought for parts, and how old were you? —Gerhard R. Istok
| | | | | | (...) For me it was as an adult. Circa 1980 (I was 27), and it was the London Bus Set #760 (#384 in Canada, Britain, Australia and continental Europe). This set was first produced in 1975 in USA (1974 elsewhere). I found them on clearance at a "J. (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: What was the first set you bought for parts, and how old were you? —Kerry Raymond
| | | | | | | I was an adult (39). I had been brought out by Dark Ages by Lego Mindstorms, but rapidly discovered I needed more Technics parts. So I went out and bought some 1257 {Trike Buggy} and some 1259 {Bike Blaster}. Kerry (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: What was the first set you bought for parts, and how old were you? —David Koudys
| | | | | | In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) I really have to say my second Mindstorms 1.0 Up until then, I bought sets and put them together as per instructions... then ripped them apart and used the pieces for other creations. I also bought (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: What was the first set you bought for parts, and how old were you? —David Simmons
| | | | | I can't remember the set, but everything I've bought since the end of my Dark Ages, circa 1992 or so, have been parts buys. Most of it was mixed secondhand stuff from a consignment shop is big ziploc bags, but they had some complete sets as well. (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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