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Re: Set #1601 "Schmidt & Co"
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Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:10:43 GMT
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Hi John, thank you for the info. I´m in contact with some german collectors of
old (pre 1980) lego and second-hand lego dealers, but no one had an idea of
this set. Some have asked me about a color photocopy, so I will do some copies
soon and sent one to you. I don´t have to pay for the copies, so there is no
problem with the costs.
Ciao
Dirk
In lugnet.general, John DiRienzo writes:
> I saw a set #1601 for sale a while back. At the time, I wondered about
> it, and asked for info on RTL - and got one reply - I made a post asking for
> pictures of it, but nobody replied. I do appreciate your post of the
> description - thanks! Would it be possible to make a color photocopies of
> the instructions (at my expense)? I could scan those in, and I would love
> to have at least that at this point. Here is my posts about it and the
> reply I got.
>
> Reply and post #1:
> I have no info on this one in my set database. I suspect it is either a
> promotional or limited release set. Would you be able to get a picture of
> the
> set?Grahame Reid
> > <John D wrote:>
> > I can not find anything regarding this old set on any Lego reference
> > sites. It is set number 1601 (no name) and has a trolley and overpass. • Is
> > this a promotional set only available for a short time in one place? I • can
> > not find a date, but I guess late 70s early 80s. Can anyone help shed • some
> > light on this for me? Thanks, John
>
> Post #2:
> A rough translation of the name for 1601 is "Expedition center" for
> those adding to databases, and the year is approximately 1980. Its a non-US
> set, and I am not sure what countries it was available in, although I
> suspect Germany and Denmark. More news coming soon.
>
> --
> Have fun!
> John
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> Dirk Niermann wrote in message ...
> > I´ve got the instructions of set #1601 from 1976, a rather big set, but I • never
> > heard about before. Neither it is mentioned in any german catalogs of this • time
> > nor could I find a picture or other information on the net. Maybe it is a
> > promotional set as the number indicates.
> >
> > Unfortunately I don´t have the equipment to scan the instructions and put • it on
> > the net, so I try to describe the set as good as I can.
> >
> > It is a complete factory or haulage company with office, garage, industrial
> > chimney, manufacturing hall or warehouse with overhead crane, goods, truck • and
> > workers.
> >
> > It is build on a green 24x32-baseplate with white marked studs indicating • the
> > positions of the walls.
> >
> > The company´s building has yellow 1x-walls made of basic bricks and a one • brick
> > high black pedestal. Even the back has a wall.
> >
> > The building is divided up in three parts with different altitude. The • right
> > part is a garage, entrance with two red 4x6-doors (like castle #375) to the
> > right, and two open "romanic" windows (with arches) to front- and backside.
> > On front of the black flat roof of the garage there is a red 1x6-brick. • This
> > brick has a red sticker with the company´s name "Schmidt & Co" in white
> > letters.
> >
> > The center part of the building is a two-storied office with red windows • and a
> > staircase in front of the main entrance on the ground floor. The main • entrance
> > is a partial transparent red door with knob and a red door frame. Like the
> > garage the office has a black flat roof. A tall yellow industrial smoke • stack
> > with a black 2x2-brick on top is in a corner of this roof.
> >
> > The left part of the building is a manufacturing hall. A black loading ramp • in
> > front leads to an entrance with two red 3x4-doors. The left wall has two
> > romanic windows, the back a 5x5-opening. The hall has a black flat roof, • too.
> >
> > On top of the factory building two blue rails are connected side by side on • a
> > yellow beam forming a railway for a huge blue overhead crane construction. • The
> > corrosponding left crane railway is build on the baseplate beside the • building.
> > The black crane carriage runs underneath another pair of rails, forming the • top
> > of a portal construction. So the crane is moveable in two dimensions like a
> > x-y-plotter and the cranes hook in three dimensions.
> >
> > There are also goods you can move with the help of the crane from the • loading
> > ramp to a truck or somewhere else on the factory site. The red truck has
> > another two "Schmidt & Co" stickers on it. The set also comes with two • workers,
> > blue faceless and limbless minifigs with black peaked caps.
> >
> > I like the set very much for its many details and the "industrial-style"
> > architecture which is quite unusual for town-sets and see it in a line with • the
> > slightly older wonderful #360 gravel works or #351 loader hopper. I • remember
> > functionality and playability of these sets were great and we loved them • even
> > without minifigs. To my regret today town sets with "industrial themes" are • no
> > longer part of the product range.
> >
> > I picked up the instructions in Bremen, Germany. Currently I ´m looking to • find
> > the missing pieces with stickers and the baseplate.
> > If anyone has red 1x6-bricks with "Schmidt & Co" stickers for trade, please • let
> > me know. Any further information about this set would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dirk
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