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(...) Sorry to have to post again, but what is that car/vehicle lift in that picture? Is that a real set, or just a one-time Lego piece to fit in with the scene? Does anyone know? (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) I believe that it and the shell gas station on the baseplate next to it were all part of one set, the metro park and service tower. (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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| | Lego cutting plates in Catalogue Dioramas (Was and part of it still is Re: More on the decline of LEGO quality... [long])
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(...) See this page in the same catalogue. (URL) lift is made using a rack and cog that also came in the big Ice Planet ship and the Europort Container Base. In all there catalogues, the dioramas always only used sets that could be purchased (I (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Lego cutting plates in Catalogue Dioramas (Was and part of it still is Re: More on the decline of LEGO quality... [long])
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(...) Basically they only used available sets (especially when it comes to buildings/structures, but I believe adding minifigs and sometimes misc vehicles etc. was not uncommon. (URL) and plates are of course added, minifigs are added, and I think (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Lego cutting plates in Catalogue Dioramas (Was and part of it still is Re: More on the decline of LEGO quality... [long])
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(...) That little blue car is actually the blue car from the service tower set. Look closely at it and you will see the exact same one in the picture at the base of the car lift. Kyle Henneberque (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Lego cutting plates in Catalogue Dioramas (Was and part of it still is Re: More on the decline of LEGO quality... [long])
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(...) I think you meant the Ice Planet base... (...) They also did so in the UK catalog scene above... Notice the road between the police station and the garage (car park) is separated from the 3 prong driveway by 2 studs. Frank (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Lego cutting plates in Catalogue Dioramas (Was and part of it still is Re: More on the decline of LEGO quality... [long])
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(...) I stand corrected (as I suspected I might :) -- But I'm pretty sure they add extra minifigs still - and of course trees. (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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