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Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:16:23 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote:
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> Hi Eric,
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> thanks for the links into your samsonite sets gallery - I wasn't aware about
> that cool resource and have bookmarked it immediately!
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> I agree with your guess, that Frank might have had a 111 AND a 4.5V motorized
> set like 107 (or more likely a 100 or 103). The picture of the motorized engine
> on the floor might come from a mini-catalogue picture, the motor set or the
> building instruction - all these papers have often shown how to build motorized
> versions of engines. (Although I have to admit that my European 111 instruction
> is the exception to this "rule" and shows nothing more than to build the train
> itself.)
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> The box design of his sets appears to be the 111 in US version and LEGO has
> always had different box designs for each set afaik. So I would still bet on 111
> as Frank's first train set.
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> Leg Godt!
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> Ben
Ben, I've done some further research -
I just placed some scans of my 1968 Samsonite catalog online here:
http://home.comcast.net/~strand_lego/3369-US/
I don't think that 100 or 103 were available in the USA so I'm still guessing
107 was the motorized set. Also interesting that 115 isn't included in the
catalog. I've seen many USA Samsonite 111 and 113 but still haven't seen a 115.
115 may have never been released in the USA - needs further research.
There is another later variety of the USA "The Lego Story" brochure which
includes some additonal sets. Seen on Joe Lauher's page.
http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/msl/LEGO/60s_b1.jpg and
http://www.chem.sunysb.edu/msl/LEGO/60s_b2.jpg
I'll have some better scans of this brochure at some future date.
Thanks,
Eric
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| (...) (Snip) (...) Thanks Eric, for pointing this out. I just wanted to check, if 107 was from 1976 or 1975 and now I saw first time in my life, that set number 107 has not only used twice but three times. I never saw the samsonite 107 so far (which (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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| (...) OK, Here is a "teaser" cut/paste Train Info from my (still unfinished) Lego CD. (Still finishing up 1972-80 train info and 1949-56 early Lego sets). Enjoy Gary Istok P.S. Sometimes my years match the Lugnet DB, sometimes they don't. 1966-72 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hi Eric, thanks for the links into your samsonite sets gallery - I wasn't aware about that cool resource and have bookmarked it immediately! I agree with your guess, that Frank might have had a 111 AND a 4.5V motorized set like 107 (or more (...) (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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