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Re: LEGO Set Variations....
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Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:16:54 GMT
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LEGO stickers were introduced in circa 1972. Prior to that LEGO sets would have
printed bricks... mostly in the 1x6 and 1x8 sizes. However with the advent of
stickers, the printed bricks became much less used in LEGO sets, thus saving a
lot of money in production costs.
One of the first sets to have LEGO stickers was the 1972 introduced 685 TRUCK
WITH TRAILER SET. This set came with 7 stickers. However, this set was first
designed in 1971, and production must have started before the introduction of
stickers was implemented.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82930629@N08/8423003966/sizes/l/in/photostream/
So early 1972 685 sets did NOT have a sticker sheet in the set, and also the
instructions and box did not include stickers. Then soon after the introduction
of this set, a redesign of this set included stickers, and this redesign
included an new box and instructions, as well as the sticker sheet. This later
version is much more common than the earlier version, which shows that the
change was introduced soon after production started. These 2 685 set types make
for a very interesting set variation.
The "no sticker" set type is worth probably twice the value of the much more
common later with "sticker sheet" type.
Cheers,
Gary Istok
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| Another set that had 2 variations came out in 1989... the 6661 MOBILE TV STUDIO SET. This set came with a "TV" pattern on two 1x4x3 blue panels, and two1x1 yellow tiles with the number "2" on them. The box and instructions also showed these parts. (...) (12 years ago, 28-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| One of my favorite LEGO sets of all time was the 1956-65 Esso Service Station. This set was produced in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1956-58 using the 1310 set number, before switching to the 310 set number in 1958. It started production in other (...) (12 years ago, 27-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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