Carrera124 Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Hi there, as most collectors know, the grey era boxes were redesigned in 1989. But I don't know if all sets from the 1989-1990 lineup were affected, therefore I need your help. So far, I found 1989 versions of the following sets: 7813 Shell Tanker waggon (sorry, no picture yet) 7817 Crane Waggon all sets from 7850 to 7861 7865 Motor 7867 Light posts The 1989 version can be recognized by looking at the copyright date, which contains two years: the first one states the initial release (e.g. 1980, 1983 or 1985). The second year is always "1989". [7864 power supply is a special case, it exists in three different box versions: 1980 and 1982 without copyright, and the final one with 1990 copyright] So, the question is: do the following sets also exist in a 1989 version? 7823 Container crane depot 7835 manual road crossing 7839 car transport depot 7866 remote controlled road crossing If any of you has one of these sets with a 1989 copyright, a picture would be great. kind regards, Christian Edited February 9, 2018 by Carrera124 typos corrected Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reza Posted February 20, 2018 For 7823, the box of 1989 seems to be identical to the one of 1986 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_delahaye Posted February 21, 2018 Always great to see these old boxes, I own most of them in one form or another, most are tucked away in the loft. I sometimes wonder if LEGO realise just how spot on they had trains back in the 80's. OK, running reliability was not as good as the 90's 9v era, but the image, build quality, and all were just so good. Thanks for sharing these pictures. I I ever venture into the loft in the next few months, I'll take the camera up with me. Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reza Posted February 22, 2018 what about 7857 and 7861? I have two versions of their boxes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrera124 Posted February 22, 2018 41 minutes ago, Reza said: what about 7857 and 7861? I have two versions of their boxes. I also have, they are just not on the pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reza Posted February 22, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 3:55 AM, Carrera124 said: all sets from 7850 to 7861 yes, I didn't carefully this. Are there two boxes or 7853 too? I didn't find this set in any catalog after 1985. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reza Posted April 1, 2018 The links of photos are broken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrera124 Posted April 1, 2018 Yes, I removed the pictures because there seems to be no interest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
