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    Weetabix town sets —Nathaniel Cross
   There were some really nice town sets (at least 2 different ones) which you could only get from Weetabix promotions in the late 70s. Has anyone got any of these, or any pictures? Nathaniel ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Weetabix town sets —Steve Anderson
    Nathaniel Cross wrote in message ... (...) of (...) I've seen the pictures on Huw's web site: (URL) there's pics of the 1970s stuff. I prefer the 1980s Weetabix townhouse: (URL) remember the promotion so well; alas, my brother and myself couldn't (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Weetabix town sets —Huw Millington
      If you know of others, let me know! Huw (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Weetabix town sets —Nathaniel Cross
     (...) By pure coincidence, I saw the instructions for one last night. 2 grey baseplates, one T-junction, one curve. A yellow gateway in the style of the original castle, a hot dog stand, a black and white house, a very nice minifig statue on a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Weetabix town sets —Steve Anderson
      Nathaniel Cross wrote in message ... (...) minifig (...) I recognise the description - I've seen the set too. Didn't realise it was a Weetabix one though! What I particularly like about that set is the statue on the plinth is an old-style minifig, (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Weetabix town sets —Simon Denscombe
     (...) I have a Weetabix set which has 2 t-junctions and has a Post Office, Ice Cream stall, A Bus Stop, and some sort of house. It has a taxi which is sort of Microfig scale and a truck which is used to deliver parcels, set number 15xx - the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Weetabix town sets —Simon Denscombe
   (...) The 1484 on Huw's site is mmy site - the box got damaged under my bed by a wheel. I think the offer on this was get 2 tokens then pay £4.95 or something - the alt model is cool - you can build a weetabix man. Carbon 60 ======== Posted via the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Weetabix town sets —Steve Anderson
    Carbon 60 wrote in message ... (...) Isn't that always the way? Damaged by over-zealous furniture moving or younger relatives with no sense of worth (in my case) (...) It was seeing that that brought it all back to me - the old Weetabix skinhead, (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 

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