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Set #: 6390 (later re-released as Legend #10041 in 2003)
Year Released: 1980
Piece Count: 568 (616 pieces contained in set 10041)
Minifigs: 8
List Price: $40 (Legend was $65)
Well, for those of you following my Classic Town set reviews, this is my last review before my "Dark Age" era hit. I've been saving the review as it has always been one of my favorite classic town sets. With a hotel, drivers school, 8 figs, 2 vehicles, construction crane, and lots of extras, this set was a gem when released in the early 80s. My set is intact with one missing minifig (the chef, which I found in a jar a few years ago, but can not seem to find now), and two of the black round 2x4s (which can easily be replaced).
6390 Main Street was re-released in 2003 as Legend #10041. I also own the Legend, which I had to purchase as a fresh new set. I wish Lego would re-release some more of these great classic town sets!
Starting with the instructions:
And the backside:
Notice the crane removed and replaced with a Legoland Hotel sign which was a decal you could place on one of the crane beams.
Also pictured in the instructions:
The set includes 8 minifigs (isn't that a lot of figs?) The printed torsos were very nice. These are the originals:
The Construction Crew (I love the red zipper torsos)
And the others including Cowboy, Police, Princess, and the missing Chef. The female torso with necklace was also used in the earliest Knights Tournament set:
I've always loved this little truck which I've wanted to use in a desert MOC:
The backside of the truck:
And the yellow "Drivers' School" vehicle:
Another great 4-stud wide car!
The set included some wonderful printed signs, later being replaced with stickers in the Legend:
The great popcorn stand (which is a decal). The ubrella is a printed piece:
A simple park bench rests nearby:
What Main Street would be complete without a gas lamp? I've always liked this simple, yet effective design:
The set includes the large cypress tree and smaller bush tree:
An excellent crane stands outside the Legoland Hotel:
One could pull up the building components with the rope:
A control cockpit is attached to the upper section of the crane:
The official Legoland Hotel:
Check out the fancy entrance:
My only complaint is Lego forgot to furnish it (budget cuts and all, or perhaps construction was never completed???)
A nice feature of this building is that you can easily break away the wall sections and hoist them up with the crane.
My favorite building was always this Western-style Drivers' School:
The sign is a decal. I love the door design:
And the arches in red with white inside:
The 1st floor doesn't contain two much but does have room for the little yellow car:
But students can take their written exam upstairs:
Here's an image of the complete set, left perspective:
The right perspective:
And from a pigeon's view:
This set is definately a "10" in my book. I use to add brick horses and pretend the Drivers' School was a saloon (destine to be a fan of the Wild West collection).
Hope you enjoy this review of my "true classic"/vintage sets.
this garage with the office upstairs - that was simply 
. Civilian stuff and buildings (with which I mean not the always only police, construction, fire and rescue - and with which I mean mainly civilian life in the city) were and regrettably still are a real shortcoming in the City theme (in other themes like Castle, too, but the most bothersome it's imo in the City theme).
) some years ago - and I must say that I really don't regret it.
