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1. Re: Odyssey No.918

   

   

   Comment by Istokg · June 2020 · Home› Collecting

   Very impressive!!! I love it... I once was going to make a European version of the 396 Thatcher Perkins hobby set... European in that it didn't have a "cow catcher" up front, and use different colors (green and orange). I always wondered about the 390-398 Hobby sets... and what the 397 would have been, had TLG ever…

2. Re: LEGO Promotional Sets you've probably never heard of...

   

   

   Comment by Istokg · February 25 · Home› Collecting

   TLG only ever made promotional LEGO sets for one World's Fair... the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Here is the Danish Pavilion at the fair, where 2 special LEGO sets were sold. The 2 unique LEGO sets (with a handle for easy carrying around the fair) were... The small #395 Set... And the large #396 Set... Based on the…

3. 396-2 NY World Fair promo

   

   

   Discussion by hoodaddy · April 2020 · Home› Collecting

   Had a friend show me photos of this set his father picked up at an auction. Couldn’t find very much info on it, so thought @LusiferSam or @Istokg might have some insight on its inventory or potential value. Pretty cool to say the least anyway. 

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4. Re: Favourite set on display

   

   

   Comment by Istokg · October 2018 · Home› Collecting

   For me it was the mid 1970s #396 THATCHER PERKINS locomotive Hobby set. It had always sparked interest from non collectors, and was build of just bricks, slopes and plates... none of all the newer fancy parts...

5. Re: STEAM 2017 (Oct 7-8th, UK)

   

   

   Comment by cheshirecat · October 2017 · Home› Community and Events

   ^^ sure although the lights are spoiling it slightly. 396 baseplates. 101,376 bricks.

6. Re: The Wonderful World of Disney LEGO!

   

   

   Comment by CCC · March 2019 · Home› Collecting

   Quite a few people have done this or similar for a sorcerer version:

7. Re: How many sets do you have from "Great Lego Sets: A Visual History"

   

   Comment by MissKittyFantastico · November 2016 · Home› Collecting

   An even 20, mostly recent - #396 Thatcher Perkins Locomotive is the earliest to appear. The world's moved on (very happy with Emerald Night and the Hogwarts Express as my on-display trains at present), but I remember when the old girl seemed so big a build as to be almost intimidating.

8. Re: If there was a set from discontinued line that was never made but you wish it was, what would it be?

   

   

   Comment by Istokg · November 2016 · Home› Collecting

   This is an interesting topic.... I had always loved the old 1970s Hobby sets 390-398 (no 397). There were 3 antique cars (Rolls, Cadillac, Renault) a Harley Davidson and Norton Motorcycles, a Formula 1 Racer, a U.S.S. Constellation tall ship, and a (396) Thatcher Perkins 1863 era western American locomotive set. I had…

9. Star Wars Mini-figure Display Labels

   

   

   Discussion by Bromwich · November 2016 · Home› Collecting

   Hi everyone, This is my first post on here so I apologies if I don't quite get the format right (I have just posted the same thing on BrickPicker). I started collection SW figures in June this year and am getting pretty obsessed. I am currently on around 396 mini-figures which felt pretty fast, but now will now take the…

10. Re: What are service packs?

    

    

    Comment by Istokg · April 2016 · Home› Everything else LEGO

    In earlier times (earlier 1970s) Service Packs were shipped to retailers in bulk, and the retailer would package them in plastic bags. Then in 1980 Service Packs came out in universal pre-packaged 4 digit numbered bags. Here we have the rod/piston set (as found in the 396 Thatcher Perkins Locomotive).... and from their…

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