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In lugnet.space, Todd Lehman writes:
> A question for Space historians out there... Which Space sets *were* released
> in 1978??? For sure, there are these 4:
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> 1. <set:897> Launcher (a.k.a. <set:462> Rocket Launcher in the U.S.)
> 2. <set:918> Space Transport (non-U.S.)
> 3. <set:924> Transporter (a.k.a. <set:487> Space Cruiser in the U.S.)
> 4. <set:926> Command Centre (a.k.a. <set:493> Space Command Center in the • U.S.)
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> But were there actually 6, or only 4?
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> <set:920> (a.k.a. <set:483> Alpha-1 Rocket Base) is currently listed in the DB
> as being a 1979 set, but I could swear that JoshuaD or someone once found a
> copy of 483 instructions or a box that was (c)197*8*... However, I could be
> mistaken... I also seem to remember once seeing or hearing that someone had
> a <set:885> which was (c) 1978.
>
> --Todd
The Ultimate LEGO Book, on page 18, says "1979 First Space Kit." Maybe they
date these like cars, you can get the 2001 model in the year 2000, 2000 in
1999, etc. Maybe they call these 1979 models that were released in 1978?
Ben Gatrelle
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| (...) I noticed that while looking through it the other day, and cringed. (Hey, I'm a proud pedant! :-) Not only did the writer there use the word "kit" instead of "set" or "building set," but the first LEGOLAND Space sets were announced in 1978 -- (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.database)
| | | Re: Page 7 of Spring S@H catalog
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| (...) Off-topic: Cars are not really dated that way. Automobiles have a model year. October 1st is the new year for cars, which is why the 2000 models came out in October. There are also those 2000 models that come out earlier. The Oldsmobile Aurora (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.database)
| | | Re: Page 7 of Spring S@H catalog
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| (...) This is the same Ultimate LEGO Book that has two different years for "the first LEGO wheels"? Not just two different, conflicting dates in the same book, but on the same page, in two adjacent paragraphs! Argh. Darn marketing/public relations (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.database)
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| (...) Say...on that note... A question for Space historians out there... Which Space sets *were* released in 1978??? For sure, there are these 4: 1. <set:897> Launcher (a.k.a. <set:462> Rocket Launcher in the U.S.) 2. <set:918> Space Transport (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.database)
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