CraigR

Not sure if you guys class this as a find but here in the UK I found set 42008 Service Truck in Smyths toy store. Knowing that it isn't available from lego anymore I bought it. The ticket was reduced to £89.99 and then went through the till at £79.99 so I'm one happy chappy!

After some time spent looking through my instructions (and my very poor memory) I've got a rough list of the sets I have (give or take a brick or 2): 715 - Basic Building Set (7+) - 1990 1497 - Pitstop and Crew - 1987 4011 - Cabin Cruiser - 1991 4031 - Firefighter - 1991 4543 - Railroad Tractor flatbed - 1991 6345 - Aerial Acrobats - 1993 6354 - Pursuit Squad - 1990 6356 - Med-Star Rescue Plane - 1988 6358 - Snorkle Squad - 1987 6368 - Jet liner - 1985 6381 - Motor Speedway - 1987 6385 - Fire House - 1985 6389 - Fire control Centre -1990 6392 - Airport - 1985 6430 - Night Patroller - 1991 6480 - Hook and Ladder truck - 1986 6511 - Rescue runabout - 1992 6521 - Emergency repair truck - 1987 6530 - Sports Coupe - 1990 6540 - Pier Police - 1991 6541 - Intercoastal seaport - 1991 6590 - Vacation Camper - 1988 6675 - Road and Trail 4x4 - 1988 6676 - Mobile Command Unit - 1986 6693 - Refuse Collection Truck - 1987 7715 - Push Along Passenger Steam Train - 1985 7722 - Steam Cargo Train Set (4.5v) - 1985 That's the list so far, and doesn't include several Technic sets. So I have a few to say the least :-)

For me, my main hobby for nearly 15 years has been modifying and upgrading cars. Currently building a supercharged 3.0 bmw. Keeps me out of trouble, until it's on the road with the screws ha ha

Thanks both! Not managed to do much this evening but I have managed to finish the snorkel team and have some fun with my fire crew minifigs... The finished engine... Tried to get crew together but they are a nightmare... You can see dai falling over on the front right and due to health and safety all the guys on the roofs have to wear safety equipment... And that random guy by the flag? Some say legoland Denmark was built so he could have a holiday home... All we know is, he is called The Fig. Yeah. I know. I need another hobby already ha ha.

Agreed that missing parts are a royal pita but sadly it's a nasty side effect of moving home a lot over the years. I also agree that the pier sets are uber cool. I have one more pier set to build which, in my opinion, trumps the police pier set by a mile! Anyway, some more progress... I'll complete the snorkel set tomorrow (early night as I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow) but very excited that all the set specific parts are here so far :-D

Thanks both :-) I'm originally from Cardiff but have just settled in Maesycwmmer for the next couple of years :-) how about yourself?

It's more down to space than anything. But the enjoyment in building the sets and reliving my childhood memories. I'm sure this is a very common thing in the lego world ha ha. Anyway... More progress... Sadly I am missing an engine and the tail piece is from a different set (which is in the queue for building) and missing a Base plate. Still, good for an afternoon :-)

Hiya, I'm currently sorting and building my vintage town and train sets to potentially sell as we speak. What sets are you looking for? As I'm a new member, I don't have access to the PM system yet. Thanks Craig

It's a great touch. I think lego must have sent custom sticker packs to each country.

Thanks all :-) Just putting together a list of all the sets I have the instructions for... 35 so far! Started building a couple of the town sets and a train set too :-) pics in the relevant forums. I like the forum too :-D

It's the first town set that got built Chubbs :-) plenty more to come! Thanks for the welcome laka, I don't intend on building a full layout but I have around 30 sets to build ranging from simple vehicles to an airport and space shuttle kit too. I'm building them all one at a time to see what I have missing and set about getting the missing items to complete them and then maybe either store them or sell them to fund my true addiction, Technic!

Hiya! Nee forum member but long time AFOL. After doing the whole "dark ages" thing I've found the love for my old sets, including my 7722, 4543 and 7715. So far I've only come close to completing my 7722 (with the 4543 following closely behind). The progress so far... Hopefully completed in a week or 2 after I source the battery compartment :-)

Hello :-D I'm new to the forum but have been a long time fan of lego, ever since I had them as a kid. Now that I'm emerging from my dark ages I've caught the bug for it again and started sorting out my old sets. They aren't quite finished yet but will get there eventually :-) For now, I've attached some pics... That's it for the moment. I'll post back when they are completed.

Good afternoon EuroBricks :-) My name is Craig and I'm just emerging from my dark ages! After moving home recently I decided to resurrect my vintage sets instead of putting them in storage again. What fun I've had too! I'm 33, work as a mobile installations engineer and live with my girlfriend and 5 month old daughter. So far I've only completed my 5590 set but I've ordered some hose for my 8868 and arranged to get a 42043 in a week. I have around 40 sets here so will spend the next few months getting them together and see what parts I have missing and set about getting the missing pieces :-) Exciting times!