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Re: Great town buildings available as part of Shell Promo sets
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Fri, 1 Dec 2000 07:50:47 GMT
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Anyone have scans of these? The only sets I have seen in California
(Riverside area) is the 6 vehicles.
In lugnet.town, Dan Bivona writes:
> I haven't found them in Maryland, yet. And I would really like to find
> them. Can anyone help me out?
>
> Dan
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>
> "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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