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Subject: 
1972 European Basic Set That May Not Exist?
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Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:43:37 GMT
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OK, I have been scratching my head on this one for a while as I am working on
completing the History of Lego CD...

From 1965-72 the following basic sets were produced in continental Europe,
Britain and Australia (not USA/Canada).  This table is from the Lego CD:

_____________________________________________________________

1965-72 Basic Sets – Continental Europe/Britain/Australia
_____________________________________________________________

Set               Set                Years          Where
Number            Description        Produced       Sold
_____________________________________________________________

#005              Small Basic Set    1965-72        EU
#010              Small Basic Set    1965-72        EU/UK/AUS
#011              Small Basic Set    1968-72        EU/UK/AUS
#020              Small Basic Set    1965-67        EU/UK/AUS
#022              Small Basic Set    1968-72        EU/UK/AUS
#030              Medium Basic Set   1965-67        EU/UK/AUS
#033              Medium Basic Set   1968-72        EU/UK/AUS
#040              Medium Basic Set   1965-67        EU/UK/AUS
#044              Medium Basic Set   1968-72        EU/UK/AUS
#050              Medium Basic Set   1965-67        EU/UK/AUS
#055              Medium Basic Set   1968-72        EU/UK/AUS
#060              Large Basic Set    1965-67        EU/UK/AUS
#066              Large Basic Set    1968-72        EU/UK/AUS
#070              Large Basic Set    1966-72        EU/UK/AUS
#077              Large Basic Set    1972           EU
#080              Large Set w/ Train 1967-70        EU
#088              Large Super Set    1971-72        EU/UK/AUS
_____________________________________________________________


The problem is the #077 set of 1972 only.  In the Belgian catalog of 1972, it
still shows the #070 set here (right side, middle) in the "NEW" Peeron scans:

http://peeron.com/catalogs/1972/medium/5/

However, in the German 1972 catalog, it shows the same #070 set box, but with
the label #077:

http://peeron.com/catalogs/1972/medium/5/?id=15

I have verified that the box (and 8 story house next to it) is indeed a #070 box
and model.

So that begs the question.... did TLG actually make a 1 year #077 Basic Set, or
NOT?  If anyone has other European/British/Australian 1972 catalogs, please let
us know which set is listed in those.  Even better, does anyone have a #077 set?

There are no #077 basic sets shown in either Lugnet (no #077 owners or pictures)
or Peeron (no #077 inventory or instruction scans).

Is this set just an error in the German 1972 catalog, or did they really make
this set?

Just wondering if I should delete #077 from my list.

Gary Istok

P.S.  The #010 small basic set in the Lego CD table above was produced from 1965
until 1972 in some European countries (such as Belgium).  In other countries it
was replaced by #011 in 1968 in other European countries (such as Germany).



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: 1972 European Basic Set That May Not Exist?
 
In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: OK, The Peeron scans listed here were working while I was assembling this post... then they stopped working.... hopefully this will get resolved soon! Gary Istok (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
  Re: 1972 European Basic Set That May Not Exist?
 
Until Peeron gets the catalog bugs out of the system, the 1972 German catalog can be viewed here. The #077 set shown in the German catalog here, is shown as #070 in the Belgian catalog with the identical picture. (URL) you want to see the Belgian (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
  Re: 1972 European Basic Set That May Not Exist?
 
(...) OK, I just got word back from Billund.... the #077 basic set DOES exist... It was sold from Jan. 1,1971 until Dec. 31, 1972 in Germany. The set is IDENTICAL to the earlier #070 (1967-72) basic set, except for the box number. Other European (...) (19 years ago, 27-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)

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