snefroe Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 usually we do polls for only one theme, let's take it from a different angle, shall we? I've selected 7 sets that have been released in 1990, according to the full-line dutch catalogue: 6077 River Fortress 'be careful! fire hazard!' 8-| 6396 Airport 'Get your bags! We're going on vacation!' *sweet* 6081 King's mountain fortress 'Any one scared of ghosts?' 8-| 6399 Airport shuttle 'Never miss your plane again!' :-$ 6376 Ristorante Italiano 'god i'm hungry' *sing* 6389 M-tron mega core magnetiser 'get out of the way!!' >:-( 5590 Model team's super truck 'now i only need to find a parking spot!' :-X so, who gets the crappy award? Quote
alex54 Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 I voted for the 6399 airport shutlle. It is a very good set, even if I don't have it. Maybe one day, as a Legend :'-) ! The other sets are cool too, They illustrated the golden years of LEGO for me (this is my nostalic period) Quote
Cabby Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 I voted for the 6396 Airport. I always like sets that have several vehicules or small buildings more than one single big thing. Building is then made step by step with another pleasure for each finished item and playability is also better IMHO. Quote
xwingyoda Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Sometimes I wonder if we are not on Europoll :-| :-D Humm I really hesitated between the airport and the italian restaurant (might be the palm tree effect :-P ) but I voted for the italian ristorente because I just love the simplicity of the set: its colourfull, have great MFs and parts and is full of life, especially with chef Tony behind the ovens :-D Regina e chianti prego !! *yoda* Quote
snefroe Posted September 29, 2006 Author Posted September 29, 2006 Sometimes I wonder if we are not on Europoll :-| :-D Humm I really hesitated between the airport and the italian restaurant (might be the palm tree effect :-P ) but I voted for the italian ristorente because I just love the simplicity of the set: its colourfull, have great MFs and parts and is full of life, especially with chef Tony behind the ovens :-D Regina e chianti prego !! *yoda* i'll tell you a secret: i put that set in there just to make it more difficult for you! :-P no, really! Quote
PaulC Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Can I be awkward and say "none of the above"? I think it's cruel to ask us what our favourite set of 1990 is and then limit the choice to just those. ;-) 1990 was a great year for town sets, and I especially liked the idea that this year's town was somewhere different and more tropical with all the palm trees. Not all towns are in the same place or have the same climate! My fave sets include: 6375 Cargo Plane 6389 Emergency Fire & Rescue Station 6508 Racing Boat 6529 Microlight Plane 6530 City Car 6592 Weekend Cottage 6672 Safari Truck 6673 Private Plane Quote
gylman Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Boy, almost any one of those sets beats anything released so far in 2006. Being a castle guy, I would choose 6077. Relatively rare blue baseplate, lots of reusable castle and tree bits (although I prefer brown or gray), and 6 minifigs for just 37.50. 6081 was the weakest of the classic castles, and cost 58$ with slightly more parts, only one more fig. Correct me if I'm wrong, was 6081 not the first time a raised baseplate was used by Lego? (other than the low profile space crater ones). Quote
Brick Miner Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 1990 was the year that nothing pirate was released ??? strange, as the line debuted in 1989. guess they took a year off. hmmmm.... that makes it hard to vote. - BrickMiner Quote
Commander Wolf Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Hmm... it's betwee the Model Team truck and M-tron Magnetiser for me... I think I'll go with the Magnetiser. I don't think the biggest, or best set out there, but I have a penchant for the classic Lego space factions (If you can call them factions). And I completely agree with this statement: Boy, almost any one of those sets beats anything released so far in 2006. Quote
snefroe Posted September 29, 2006 Author Posted September 29, 2006 1990 was the year that nothing pirate was released ??? strange, as the line debuted in 1989. guess they took a year off. hmmmm.... that makes it hard to vote.- BrickMiner they did have the entire line available in 1990, but it was all released the year before, 1989. I believe they had to focus their efforts on the castle line at that point Quote
Brick Miner Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 thats unheard of nowadays... i mean, stopping a theme, then restarting it the next year *wacko* or is there a theme that has practiced this recently ??? i can't think of one... - BrickMiner Quote
Norro Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 thats unheard of nowadays... i mean, stopping a theme, then restarting it the next year *wacko* or is there a theme that has practiced this recently ??? i can't think of one...- BrickMiner Sets were available on retaillers' shelfs for much longer periods than so there was less pressure to have something new for each 'season'. I voted for the MCM (I know, I am ashamed of my Castle Maniac tag now...) 6077 was a great set (worthy of winning almost any poll. But the MCM is a classic, a set so great that it even transcends themes.... Have you built it? It's brilliant! God Bless, Nathan EDIT: The MCM even makes it into the top 10 in the Lugnet rankings... Not an easy thing to do. Castle isn't well represented because of a space Ijeet who gave a lot of the classics a 0 score which is hard to average up... Quote
phoinix Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 1990 was one of the best lego years ever IMO. I was 10 and a huge lego fan!! its really hard to choose from this list!they all look great! i voted for the restaurant.. its the only one i have from these and its a true classic! Quote
Djole Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Well, loyal to the 6077 FRF untill the end :-D I repeating myself once again, this is set with wich my love for LEGO started... Greetings from Serbia Quote
Brick Miner Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 hmmm... after some thinking i've decided the airport shuttle is my favorite. and that is based entirely on the photos, cause i have none of these sets :-( the forestmen have really peaked my interest over the past couple of days... but i just don't like the river fortress enough (or at all). maybe there is some cool features on the inside, but i can't tell from the photos i have seen of it. maybe i should reference the brickfactory instruction scans :-D - BrickMiner Quote
Norro Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 maybe there is some cool features on the inside, but i can't tell from the photos i have seen of it.maybe i should reference the brickfactory instruction scans :-D - BrickMiner It's empty, which is a huge dissapointment considering how great the rest of the set is... That porticullis is still hard to beat though...(look it up!) God Bless, Nathan Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 (edited) 6399 monorail. I like the 9V trains, but I wish they could elevate. Seeing the set makes me want to raid Bricklink. Wasn't an easy choice though... the castle sets were great, the restaurant was laid back and calm Towney stuff... These were some really nice sets. I think I see what people mean about "dlassic" Lego. Edited September 29, 2006 by JINZONINGEN 73 Quote
Commander Wolf Posted September 29, 2006 Posted September 29, 2006 Yeah, sometimes I feel like I've got the shaft, having not been born until 1989. I never got the chance to pick up any REAL classic Lego, my earliest childhood set is from 1993, and the bulk of my collection is from the middle of the 90's, when Lego was already tending towards what it has become today. Quote
Brick Miner Posted September 30, 2006 Posted September 30, 2006 maybe there is some cool features on the inside, but i can't tell from the photos i have seen of it. maybe i should reference the brickfactory instruction scans :-D - BrickMiner It's empty, which is a huge dissapointment considering how great the rest of the set is... That porticullis is still hard to beat though...(look it up!) God Bless, Nathan man, you weren't kidding !!! there is nothing... i was always under the impression that it openned up like 6054 Forestmen's Hidout. that is why i surely thought there was something in the middle.now i really don't like this set... 6054 is so much better. but isn't that how LEGO seemed to work... i mean, 6285 BSB was much better than its predecessor 6286 SES - BrickMiner Quote
Norro Posted September 30, 2006 Posted September 30, 2006 but isn't that how LEGO seemed to work... i mean, 6285 BSB was much better than its predecessor 6286 SES predecessor? I assume you mean descendant... Which is an equally risk statement! ;-) God Bless, Nathan Quote
Norro Posted September 30, 2006 Posted September 30, 2006 decentant... yes :-$ Oh good! Now I can attack you for degrading the greatest ship ever: the SES! X-D God Bless, Nathan Quote
optimus-convoy Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Looks like 1990 was a great year for Lego. I gotta go with the Mega Core Magnetiser, I really like how the canopy is designed. Quote
Brick Miner Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Oh good! Now I can attack you for degrading the greatest ship ever: the SES! X-Dwonder if there is a BSB vs. SES thread ??? seems like something phes would have DEFINITELY discused ??? though i can't remember seeing one....- BrickMiner Quote
simonwillems Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Sorry to have digged up such an old poll, but I just had to vote for the 6399 Airport shuttle when I came across it.... Quote
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