WoutE Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 On the verge of a new lockdown I asked my uncle if I could borrow his old Lego collection. I got three big plastic boxes filled with a mixture of 70’s and 80’s Lego, newer 2000’s Lego and off course metal race cars, Playmobil and other plastic toys. Sorting everything out already took me almost a full day. I even discovered some of the prehistoric armless minifigs. With all instructions missing, only the printed bricks gave me some clues as to which sets I could build. 6362 Post Office, 675 Snack Bar, 361 Garage, 6384 Police Station, 6382 Fire Station, 6367 Semi Truck, 6658 Bulldozer, 6601 Ice Cream Cart and 6606 Road Repair were all complete or nearly complete. I adapted 377 Shell Service Station a bit. Although I am pretty sure that my uncle also had 6373 Motorcycle Shop, I didn’t find the red windows and doors for that one. To these sets I added a bunch of MOCs using the leftover pieces: some houses, a hair dresser which was clearly inspired by one of the early Idea Books, a Shell tow truck, a small blue car, a backhoe grader and articulated dumper truck, an adaptation of the bus from 379 Bus Station and a red and black warehouse with white gates which I really like. The hotel in the back uses some more modern police station pieces like the white posts and the high windows. More detailed pictures on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/192350640@N05/ I’ve lurked around on this forum a few times already and always liked watching those classic or vintage Castle, Town and Space scenes. Hope you guys enjoy my little Uncletown just as much! Quote
JopieK Posted March 28, 2021 Posted March 28, 2021 Very nice, I still have some of these sets for my childhood... Could almost be a LEGO advert from the eighties :) Quote
jimmythefly Posted March 29, 2021 Posted March 29, 2021 This is delightful! its' also a great reminder that a set doesn't have to be complex and "realistic" to have lots of play value -my kiddo and I could spend many days in your town playing all sorts of scenarios. Everything is accessible, vehicle doors open, cars fit on the roads, there's a lot going on. Quote
WoutE Posted March 29, 2021 Author Posted March 29, 2021 18 hours ago, JopieK said: Very nice, I still have some of these sets for my childhood... Could almost be a LEGO advert from the eighties :) Thanks! I did watch a few of those for inspiration. 11 hours ago, jimmythefly said: This is delightful! its' also a great reminder that a set doesn't have to be complex and "realistic" to have lots of play value -my kiddo and I could spend many days in your town playing all sorts of scenarios. Everything is accessible, vehicle doors open, cars fit on the roads, there's a lot going on. Thank you for the kind words! The balance between realism and playability is never easy. Luckily Lego Town already made up a set of rules. Thank god it is perfectly normal over here to have houses which are open on the back side and only feature a table and a bed :-) And yes, my kids also enjoy driving the cars around the streets and in and out of the garages :-) Quote
WoutE Posted March 31, 2021 Author Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 4:18 PM, caiman0637 said: Ah, the good old days... I was too young to have experienced them live and even I think of them like that :-D Quote
caiman0637 Posted March 31, 2021 Posted March 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, WoutE said: I was too young to have experienced them live and even I think of them like that :-D Yeah, me too. Quote
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