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Re: '79 Hospital Set
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lugnet.town
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Thu, 11 Jul 2002 18:27:34 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Christopher J. Dean writes:
> In lugnet.town, Michael Arrighi writes:
> > In lugnet.town, Ed Andrews writes:
> > > Was this set ever released? It was shown in the 1979 US product catalog,
> > > but I don't think it was ever released. See this link for a picture on
> > > brickshelf. Thanks.
> > >
> > > http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1979/c79us/c79us-11.html
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> > Hello Ed,
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> > The hospital shown in the 1979 catalog was never released as an official
> > town set. Nor, for that matter, was the Exxon Station depicted in the U.S.
> > 1984 retail catalog. Moreover, the Exxon Station in that catalog mirrors
> > #6371 (Shell Station available in Europe), but the only product available in
> > the U.S. assortment at that time was #6375 (the classic Gas Station).
> >
> > I'm not sure why the hospital set you reference or the Exxon set I mention
> > are pictured in the catalogs when they were never available. However, it's
> > not the first time I've noticed strange things in the Lego retail catalogs.
> > I've also noted that the 1981 U.S. retail catalog has a picture of #6364
> > (Paramedic Unit) with #6629 (Ambulance) rather than the actual ambulance
> > that came with #6364.
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> > I wonder if anyone else has noticed discrepancies in Lego catalogs over the
> > years?
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> > Regards,
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> > Michael
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> Michael,
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> Do you have any scans of the pictures you describe? Currently there are no
> pics of the discrepancies you describe.
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> Thanks
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> Chris
Hi Chris,
Unfortunately, I only access the internet at work and do not have scans of
the pictures to provide. However, Jan-Albert Van Ree scanned the #6364 set
with the Ambulance from #6629 (taken from a 1981 catalog). The REAL
ambulance sold with #6364 can be seen in that set's picture in the Lugnet
Database.
As for the Exxon Station, again, I don't have any pictures, but if you know
anyone with a copy of a 1984 U.S. retail catalog, you will see what I'm
talking about. I'm quite sure the set pictured is #6371 in Exxon colors
(instead of Shell), but the U.S. only had #6375 available for purchase.
Thank you,
Michael
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| (...) Michael, Do you have any scans of the pictures you describe? Currently there are no pics of the discrepancies you describe. Thanks Chris (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.town)
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