welcomestranger Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 Hey everyone, I thought I would share with you photos of my old town collection that I set up on our snooker/pool table before *gasp* sale *shock* sometime in the early 90's when I thought I was finished with Lego. I was never creative enough to make any freestyle or MOC constructions in my towns, and instead had to rely on the original Lego sets combined with my own little imagination. Looking back now I really wish I didn't sell it all off... or at least waited until this thing called the "internet" and "eBay" were invented... oh well... I just hope they all found a good loving home. Anywho, enjoy what was a thriving town :) Apologies for the quality of the photos... Overview of the city... busy on the ground and busy in the air with all those helicopters... A view from the "space" end of town... note the old police station and the even older taxi house... Oh noes! The Mayors House is on fire! Luckily half the town seems to be populated with fire fighters... at least the neighbouring mechanic doesn't seem too concerned... With the fire seemingly in hand nearby roadworks can continue unabated, and the fire chopper can continue patrolling... What a day! First a fire, now a tow-truck has plowed right through the windshield of that delivery van... Thankfully emergency services aren't in short supply here... With the celebration of Lego's 50th anniversary, and a rejuvenation in the City line after it went right to the gutter and beyond in the early 2000's with the System line (what were they thinking?), I've had a renaissance and have started to collect and play anew. Here's a couple shots of the new SharpyVille Port in a temporary setup... Obviously 2 port sets joined together, but with a modification so as to join them together and have them staggered instead of just a mirror of each other... Lots of unloading to do today... Work, work, work... I love this forklift, but it and the truck will need to find their home at the new Sharpyville Airport due for completion 2008/2009... Damn stow-aways... thanfully just like the old days of SharpyVille, there is never a shortage of law enforcement to bring them in line... Hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane and a glimpse into the future. With luck I'll find some pics of my castle and pirates set-ups... oh how I wish the pirate line will get invigorated... Hooroo! - Sharpy Quote
Asuka Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 A wonderful classic town indeed, and a new and impressive harbor for sure, very nice! Quote
Tacitus Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 I recognized many of the sets that I, too, had and sold during my childhood. I particularly remember having that little spacecraft and that version of the police station. I'm bemused at how much the LEGO models have advanced in complexity from those days (when almost every building was a box), to now, when we have big construction crane sets, Cafe Corner, etc. Quote
welcomestranger Posted May 17, 2008 Author Posted May 17, 2008 I recognized many of the sets that I, too, had and sold during my childhood. I particularly remember having that little spacecraft and that version of the police station. I'm bemused at how much the LEGO models have advanced in complexity from those days (when almost every building was a box), to now, when we have big construction crane sets, Cafe Corner, etc. Lego has certainly come a LONG way, and I hope they continue with the current quality... back then the norm was 4x wide trucks... who would have thought that those streets would someday have highly detailed 6x and 8x wide trucks zooming down? Quote
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