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1. Re: [Master thread] Help identifying parts, sets and minifigs

   

   Comment by scrumper · April 2015 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   
From a quick look (and assuming the plate is light grey) I think there was only one set containing both - #080. The track and baseplates should be quite obvious in the remaining unsorted parts if you have that set.

2. Re: LEGO Set Box Variations for EU/UK-AUS/USA/CAN, and why some are worth more than others...

   

   

   Comment by Istokg · December 2014 · Home› Collecting

   From 1961-73 USA and Canada had completely different LEGO Basic sets as did Europe and Australia. Here are some new images for my next collectors guide version (free to current owners)... that shows the differences between some of the basic sets between continental Europe (TLG), and British LEGO Ltd. (a Courtauld's Corp.…

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3. Set 080 Basic Set with Train

   

   Discussion by meiklelewis · February 2020 · Home› Buying & Selling Topics

   Im a bit stuck and need help please I have the set above and it seems to be a rare set - its near complete with only one of the Pine Trees but two of the birch trees to make up for it and one of the boards is spilt in two other wise the rest is there. I also have the instructions for it but no box. Ive tried to see what…

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4. FAO SCHWARZ - USA Luxury Toy Store closing their last (famous flagship) Toy Store

   

   

   Discussion by Istokg · May 2015 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   FAO Schwarz has been an American luxury toy store tradition since they first opened up in NYC in 1862. Their Fifth Ave. flagship store was the equivalent of Harrod's of London's toy department. Very up market and exclusive. The went thru way too many owners since the last of the German Schwarz family finally sold out in…

5. INFO NEEDED PLS - SET 080 BASIC BUILDING SET WITH TRAIN

   

   Discussion by meiklelewis · February 2020 · Home› Marketplace

   Im a bit stuck and need help please I have the set above and it seems to be a rare set - its near complete with only one of the Pine Trees but two of the birch trees to make up for it and one of the boards is spilt in two other wise the rest is there. I also have the instructions for it but no box. Ive tried to see what…

6. Re: Amazing Classic Lego Collection

   

   Comment by Istokg · July 2015 · Home› Collecting

   Sometimes these things become problematic. Samsonite of Canada stopped LEGO production in October of 1988. After that point Canadian LEGO sets were TLG made in Enfield Connecticut (with an occasional Denmark set thrown into the mix)... until production was moved to Mexico. I know of one retailer in Britain that ordered a…

7. Re: This Years Sainsburys Cards

   

   Comment by SewBricks · October 2020 · Home› Marketplace

   Hi, After some help from some kind forum members I need the following cards to complete my set: 012, 018, 037, 039, 041, 042, 046, 063, 076, 083, 096, 106, 118, 127 I have the following cards to trade: 001, 002, 004, 005, 006, 010, 019, 021, 026, 027, 031, 032, 033, 038, 040, 044, 048, 049, 050, 051, 056, 057, 059, 060,…

8. Re: 1962 - First Australian LEGO Catalog

   

   Comment by Istokg · May 2011 · Home› Shopping Elsewhere

   Post 3,000 pages of data on here?? 1/3 million words? (Shooting self in head emoticom) But seriously.... that would take forever.... Here's a few tidbits from the CD.... 1) 1st image below... the 080 AMBASSADOR Set. Yes there was an ambassador set... but it was a USA FAO Schwarz luxury toy store exclusive in the late…

9. Re: 1969 Sears Christmas Catalog Lego Pages

   

   

   Comment by Istokg · December 2017 · Home› Collecting

   
 That set mentioned in the Flickr pages is the FAO Schwarz 005 Discovery Set exclusive (seen in this 1968 Schwarz catalog page in the lower left. Unlike Sear's, FAO Schwarz always had colorful box designs. And the 10 day trial offer was also exclusive to FAO Schwarz... a USA luxury toy store chain (now sadly gone).…

10. Re: LEGO First, Last and Most Unusual....

    

    

    Comment by Istokg · April 2015 · Home› Collecting

    Your guess is as good as mine.... but at least with the 6091/6098 they were released in the same year. TLG does this from time to time, and I was wondering if anyone had a clue to their modus operandi in doing so?? My favorite example of this is one that never actually happened... From 1967-72 TLG made a large set (with 2…

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