Carrera124 Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 At Bricklink, I just stumbled upon set 98959 from 1977. Peeron shows a building instruction, but I've never seen this set in any catalog. Anybody knowing the story behind this ? Maybe an early promo set, to help introduce the new Technic parts & line-up back in 1977 ? Quote
DLuders Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Hmmm, this 98959 "accessory set" is listed in Rebrickable but not on Blakbird's Technicopedia. LugNet has this old picture and ToysPeriod.com has a few pictures and visual Parts Inventory, but no explanation: Quote
Balrog Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 That might be a good question for Lego Historian! Quote
Carrera124 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Posted June 3, 2013 Well, the lugnet picture actually seems to be the same as the peeron link from above. Quote
spzero Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 This set was distributed as part of a postcard promotion. A postcard was included in early pre-Technic sets with a questions regarding customer reception of the new series. As motivation, everyone who returned a postcard was awarded this set. as per bricklink Quote
paul_delahaye Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 I have this set, for many years it did not appear on the Lugnet database, only in more recent years did it appear, in the UK I have a memory of sending away either from a cereal packet or another promotion, my instructions are black and white photocopy, but this is how they came. Paul Quote
Carsten Svendsen Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 Looks like a manual fake engine to me Quote
N-4K0 Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 Looks like a manual fake engine to me My thoughts too. And that's opposite logic with an engine, isn't it? An engine that needs manual operation Quote
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