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Re: Great town buildings available as part of Shell Promo sets
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lugnet.town
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Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:56:40 GMT
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I haven't found them in Maryland, yet. And I would really like to find
them. Can anyone help me out?
Dan
"Aaron West" <maniac@netwebb.com> wrote in message
news:G4r5B6.H3s@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.town, Brad Hamilton writes:
> > Shell has a set of 3 different buildings, 1254, 1255, and 1256 available • at
> > their stations. These sets are reasonably priced and come chock full of
> > great town pieces. You can get these sets at any Shell station with a • $10
> > fill-up (at least in California, but I would guess nation-wide). With one
> > fill-up, they let me buy as many sets as I wanted.
> >
> > I found some posts way back, but I had ignored these posts assuming • people
> > were talking about the cheezy little $1.99 cars and spaceships they used • to
> > have.
> >
> > THESE sets offer great architectural pieces in inexpensive sets. Here • are
> > some mini-reviews (sorry if someone already posted about this):
> >
> > 1254
> > This is the best set, in my opinion. It is a gas station office and goes
> > for only $11.99.
> > The main model is pretty cool. Although somewhat juniorized, it is far • more
> > complex and interesting looking than other recent gas station sets. My • wife
> > is eagerly building this set as I write.
> >
> > This set really shines in terms of pieces. It contains two black 1x4x6
> > windows with light-blue tinting. Previously, you could get one in the
> > McDonalds set (about the same price), but this set has 2. Also, this set
> > has a 1x4x6 door with a white frame and black door (with light-blue • tinted
> > glass). I don't know of any other way of getting a white door frame. It
> > also has 4 light-trans-blue 3x6x1 windshields (used as sky-lights). • There
> > are also a good deal of "juniorized" white beams and panels. I find • these
> > handy for building sky-scrapers. Also, the set has a reasonable supply • of
> > dark-gray beams. There are also two 2x3x2 "cabinets" with • trans-light-blue
> > covers (used as freezers) and 1 white desk with a drawer. Finally, it
> > contains tons of FOOD! Finally, something to eat other than pizza! It • has
> > apples, bananas, and popcicles. It comes on a 8x32 green plate (I can
> > always use more of these).
> >
> > Overally, I rate this set as excellent. The main model is nice, and the
> > parts are wonderful. It is also a great value.
> >
> > 1255
> > This is a car-wash and also includes a small, mini-SUV. The main model
> > looks nice (juniorized, but not overly) and is actually quite fun to play
> > with! I had a bit of fun pushing the car through the wash. The 3 • brushes
> > automatically move out of the way and then flip back into place once the • car
> > goes through.
> >
> > From a parts point of view, this set is so-so. It has 4 black-framed • 1x4x5
> > windows with trans-light-blue panes. If LEGO didn't sell these cheaply • in
> > bulk, I'd give this set a much higher rating, but given that you can get • 10
> > of these windows from LEGO for $9, the set really isn't worthwhile for • just
> > these parts. It also comes with a good deal of white beams, pillars, and
> > other regular bricks. At $11.95, it is a good supply of these (although • I
> > think 1254 provides more of these parts). It also contains a decent • amount
> > of dark gray beams. It comes with 3 twisty black hoses. It contains 9 • blue
> > brush parts.
> >
> > I rate this set as pretty good. The main model is fun and looks pretty
> > good. The parts are decent and the value is pretty good.
> >
> > 1256
> > This contains a pair of gas pumps and a canopy over the top. This set is • th
> > most expensive, coming in at $1995.
> >
> > The main model looks nice, but there just doesn't seem to be all that • much
> > to do (compared to the other sets). You can drive the car and • motor-cycle
> > up and get gas, but that's about it.
> >
> > From a parts standpoint, the value of this set depends on how badly you • want
> > certain parts. The key parts in this set are 3 4x10x2 white, angled roof
> > pieces with trans dark blue windows. One of these is available in two of
> > the space port sets, but the cheapest set there is $29.95. So, if you • are
> > in the market for these roof pieces, then the set is an excellent value.
> > Othere than those windows, there isn't too much of interest here. There • are
> > two 16x16 road plates (I already have zillions of these). It has a • decent
> > supply of yellow and white bricks (and 2 large yellow plates), but the • other
> > two sets have much better selections (especially considering that they • cost
> > much less). The car (a Ferrari) has two trans-red 1x2 grill plates. • I've
> > not seen these in any other set. It includes 4 flowers (not bad for a • $20
> > set). This is also a good supply of 1x3x1 black bricks - It has 10.
> >
> > I rate this set as so-so unless you are really after those large white
> > ceiling pieces with the dark trans-blue windows. The main model is just • OK
> > and those ceiling pieces are the only really great pieces in the set.
> >
> > I hope this was useful. I recommend buying as many of the 1254's as you • can
> > get (unless you live in my area, in which case, I recommend that you not • buy
> > ANY so there are some more left for me).
>
>
> Have to agree with Brad H. now that I've picked up all the 11 Shell promo
> sets. They are in my opinion some of the better Town System sets since at
> LEAST 1996. I think LEGO may have been targeting us AFOLs with this
> offering, and since Town is dead in the 2001 catalog, praise be to them • for
> bringin' it out at Shell. All together the full line ran a little over
> $70.00 in California dollars (Don't you know our money is funny?), and • that
> ain't bad considering how much/little you get in a single box at that • price.
> My favorite details: 2(!) Ferrari cars (street, racer), FOOD, and the fact
> that I now can bring some competition to my Exxon only Town. It is my
> SINCERE hope that LEGO will continue this series with a REAL race set and
> include other competing auto maker names and various elements of track • life.
> Happy day!
> Aaron
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