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Dump Truck Set #: 6648 Year Released: 1980 Piece Count: 34 Minifigs: 1 List Price: approx. $5 (USD) In 1980, Lego offered this little dump truck as a nice addition to any Tabletop Town: It contained one fig, unfortunately the torso had no printed pattern or sticker: Here's the Dump Truck that included three sets of the large wheels: The truck does not turn in the middle, but the bin structure does dump: And lastly, the complete set: This Dump Truck is on it's way to Public Works #6383 (review coming soon). Dump the Big Loads! - with 6648 Dump Truck

Actually, they got a lot of play when I was a kid. They never went outside though, or in direct sun. Some have worn off a bit though.

Police Headquarters Set #: 588 Year Released: 1979 Piece Count: 360 Minifigs: 4 List Price: unknown Out of all of Lego's Police Stations, Set #588 is my personal favorite. I consider this set among my all-time favorites of my personal Classic Town collection. The colors of the set are excellent, but what really adds a unique look is the yellow framed windows with black panes and green shutters. Pieces like the 1x1 round trans. blue bricks for lights, telephones, and non-stickered doors and signs add to the quality of the set. Just take a look: The instructions: And the backside of the instructions. I always thought the picture on the bottom right looked like a bus stop: On to the minifigs. The set included one Police Lietenant (or other higher ranking individual), two cops with jackets and helmets, and the guy in the blue which always puxxled me. He serves as air traffic/helicoper controller with the blue and red light bricks. The good thing about this guy is he can play a "bad guy" if the set is used on a stand-alone basis: I always loved this little motorcycle. As mentioned above, those are printed "Police" bricks. The wheels are wide enough to not reqire the kick-stand, although attached: Note: the steering wheel is missing a 1x1 black plate. I have extra, just didn't put one on. Isn't the car neat? I love the rear section: The helicopter is also nice with moving doors and a nice shape. The helicopter was also sold as a stand alone-set (#645 Police Helicopter) in the same year, 1979. It can land on the roof top. Inside is a nicely detailed desk, but no real chairs. I've always loved the phone brick, and as far as I know, this is the only set to include one (or actually two): Upstairs is another office with same desk and chair (2x2 square brick) Here's the cell. Unfortunately, it does not lock, but one can always place a small brick at the base to play "pretend lock-down": Inside the cell is a small bench: Between the two garages is a sink for thirsty police and/or jail patrons: Here's a shot of the 2nd floor roof. I did use an old trans. white antena. The set includes a grey one which is stored in my Classic Space collection in the garage. The entire set. Isn't this a great station? - I think this is truly a Classic Town beauty!

The fig with the yellow construction vest has a plain blue shirt (without any printed torso).

Me too - it was a simpler time and the sets seemed to reflect those times.

Idea Book 6000 - I love it!

Town House Set #: 560 Year Released: 1979 Piece Count: 230 Minifigs: 2 List Price: unknown On a leisurely warm Sunday afternoon, Bill and Mary are relaxing outside their small but quaint Legoland Town House. This particular Town House offers a lot of opportunity for home upgrades and alternate designs: Mary and Bill, a hansome young couple, newly married perhaps, standing outside next to the street outside their Town House: The west side of the house offers sunny warm ammenities: And the right, the doorway to their humble abode: For those chilly romantic nights, they can warm up to an outside fireplace: And enjoy their stylish new patio furniture: They can even take a snooze on a lounge chair after some great barbecue: The house offers some very nice design like the Spanish style garden entry: And a great cottage-style shingled roof: Inside is an easy-to-clean sink and kitchen/dining nook: And a relaxing family room to watch Bill's favorite programs. Look! A great Wild West movie is on: What a great little house Bill and Mary chose to buy, right along the outskirts of Tabletown. Their Town House is close to Bill's Public Works job and within walking distance from Main Street. Mary may finally be able to get her drivers license and study quietly for the written exam as she relaxes in the sun. Built in 1979.

I really love these classic construction vehicles. They were easy to build and a lot of fun. I like the cab design of this set as well as the little details like the tail lights in the back and the big wheels. The only thing that's mising from this set is a shovel for the construction fig. In addition, some earlier construction sets had figs with printed torsos. Overall, I give this set a 5. Great review! EDIT: I just noticed the missing round black 1x1.

Exxon Fuel Tanker Set #: 554 Year Released: 1979 Piece Count: 65 Minifigs: 1 List Price: unknown I remember buying this great little set as an addition to my Lego floor town - sort of as an impulse set. Despite missing the "Happy Motoring" stickers which was Exxon's slogan here in the U.S., the set still has the Exxon stickers. I had the set assembled, but couldn't find the instructions. Luckily, I was able to find them on the web, disassemble, then build again. Starting with the cab. My biggest complaint is no open cab for the fig to sit inside: The best part of the set, the rear section with grey shutters that open to reveal a hose for refueling that favorite Gas Station pump. What a great little classic town fig with his bright red shirt and blue pants: The complete set: This was a great supplement to the Exxon Gas Station (Set #6395 6375) that would come a year later in 1980. In addition, Set #6696, another Exxon Fuel Tanker released in 1984 would be redesigned to include an open cab with the 1x3 doors. Happy Motoring!

Street Crew Set #: 542 Year Released: 1979 Piece Count: 40 Minifigs: 2 List Price: under $10 (USD) A great little addition to any town in 1979 and/or the early 80s was this little Street Crew set. Starting with accessories which no road repair crew would do without: And the set included two happy road crew, one; I always thought, was a bit fancy dressed for street work: And a great little digger, esp. considering this set came out in 1979: The complete set pictured on a "vintage road plate": FLASHBACK: I loved setting this set up with a car or two, or even the Exxon Fuel Tanker playing "pretend road work", "auto accident", or even "fuel spil". No Classic Town/City set would be complete without it!

Fire Engine Set #: 672 Year Released: 1979 Piece Count: 66 Minifigs: 1 List Price: < $10 USD This was a great little set that made a nice addition to Engine Co. #9 The set included one fireman fig (sticker not shown) with a fire axe/hatchet: The Fire Engine pulled a small back section that could be an exrtra supply of water and/or supplies. Here's the engine itself. The only difference than the original is the small white water faucet piece (pictured, as opposed to the original which was yellow). At a different angle: I should mention that the grey ladder also extends. The back opens and contains a small string used as a hose: The entire set: Although this set did not contain an open driver area for minifig placement, it was still a nice little engine to put out those Legoland fires.

(pulls out a pair of holy silkypants from under his robe)

I am here My Son, drowning in a pool of disbelief. Those that guide us cast a shadow of doubt to our faith and teachings. I am afraid that in this "game of life" I shall believe that one is innocent only to find that he will be a traitor; the opposite for those we vote as guilty. A perplexing mystery we have, where our illusions turn to delisions. I shall now VOTE GENERAL MARCUS as I believed him to be innocent.

Engine Company #9 Set #: 590 Year Released: 1978 Piece Count: 318 Minifigs: 4 List Price: unknown Lego's first Fire Station with figs was this great Engine Company, #9 (Set #590). The set offered some first-time great pieces including the standard 4x5 door, 3x4 windows, minifig accessories, and the standard hinge pieces that allowed the back of the set to swivel open. Starting with the instructions: And the backside that included some great alternate models: The set included two vehicles, a jeep and traditional long fire engine. A picture of the little jeep: And the fire engine: The ladder turned and also extended: Neither of the vehicles had steering wheels or seats, but they were some of the earliest open vehicles for minifig playability. The set included four firemen. Unfortunately, they used torso stickers which I peeled off a number of years ago. The plus is that inside Idea Book #6000 are six of the same torso stickers which I still have. I don't think that I'll put them on though, at least not the ones in the Idea Book. Here's a shot of the building. I love the traditional clear garage doors: One of the best parts of the building is the tower section that I always loved. The original had a clock sticker, mine being replaced by a Fire Station sticker from the old Idea Book: The back of the tower even had a door: Opening the back section reveals an office with desk, chair, and a small table. This was very detailed for it's time: A view of the back: And lastly, the entire set with figs and vehicles: Would you believe that I had difficulty building this set as a child because of the "new" hinge pieces. I recall the first attempt ending with a back section that would not open. After I figured it out, the set had a great amount of playability from the station to the vehicles. The only thing missing from this classic set is an old antenna piece. These were very easily broken. This set is the "red version" of Set #374, the Yellow Fire Station released in the same year.

Well said Spacefan. She is a beauty!

(The Friar falls to the grown in pain-staking torment ) How can this be? I have devoted my life to the teachings of the Church and of the Holy Spirit. Why have you foresaken me? I have helped kill an innocent man, in the name of Good; whilst the demons plague the castle and continue to kill the innocent. I beseech YOU to let me see the truth so that no more innocent are devoured by this evil that has fallen upon us! (pulls out a large bottle of spirits from under his robe and begins guzzling the contents)

Coast Guard Station (AKA U.S. Coast Guard) Set #: 575 Year Released: 1978 Piece Count: 270 Minifigs: 5 List Price: unknown The Coast Guard Station stands proud as the defense and rescue for sea vessels. I unfortunately lost the instructions to this classic set, but was able to reconstruct it from instructions found on Peeron, although they were difficult to read. The set included 5 minifigs, all with blue torsos and white pants. I was only able to locate three of the five original figs but replacing them would not be difficult as stickers were used instead of printed torsos. NOTE: also notice the older trans. round bricks with no holes. The set included three vehicles, one jet boat, a jet ski (for lack of a better name), and a helicopter. My favorite was always the jet boat: The jet ski: Moving on to the coast guard station, a landing provides the helicopter a safe place to land: The middle section of the station includes a short set of steps leading to the landing: And the right side or tower side of the station. I always liked the steps leading into the water: The tower itself is pretty nice, but unfortunately included the earlier 4-stud high doors. Also is a removable ladder that leads into one of the tower openings. The red building with yellow windows make for a nice contrast. On top of the tower is a nicely colored red and white radar tower, an antena, and some sort of sonar/radio device: The entire set: The set also included a classic U.S. Flag. I have the piece but the stickers have been long since torn off. I didn't feel like making new decals so excluded the flag. As a kid, I never got into this set too much. I'm not sure why, as revisiting this classic, it seems like it would be a fun set with a lot of playability. In any case, I hope you enjoyed the review.

Check out this thread: Star Wars Galactic Heroes EDIT: Here's a complete shot of the "open" sets:

Set Name: Police Headquarters Set #: 585 Year Released: 1975 Piece Count: 280 Minifigs: 4 List Price: unknown This was my first Classic Town Police Station, and a great set for it's time. Starting with the instructions: Alternate models: Check out these old motorcycles. They included a 1x1 black tile, 2 1x1 clear round bricks, and a faceless fig with sawed off legs. This little police car was my favorite. It was so simple, but at the time, looked great! I also liked the prison wagon: In the back were two shutter doors to lock up a single faceless culprit: I was never too fond of the simple helicopter design: And the simple faceless figs with an extra 1x2 white plate for a belt: Here's the station: What I really liked is that the set had no stickers, but rather all printed pieces. And the "L 10" roof design: Check out the Police and telephone bricks: I always loved this unique Police sign: The back isn't too exciting: The complete set, a real gem in the Very-Classic Town collection:

Galaxy Explorer #497 Year Released: 1979 Piece Count: 325 Minifigs: 4 Vehicles: 1 List Price: $32 In my opinion, the Galaxy Explorer is by far the best "blue-era" Classic Space set produced. But what makes it so great, you ask? The set includes two Classic Space plates, one crater, and the other a landing plate; a small control tower, an awesome ship that has room for a moon buggie, a moon buggie, and 4 classic figs. The overall design of the ship is awesome with a high degree of play value. On to the review, which is my last of the Classic Space collection. The instructions: The backside of the instructions, with the Space Command Center and Alpha-1 Rocket Base: The set includes four figs, two red and two white: The accessories include two walkie talkies, a wrench, and a single grey gun: I've always liked the small two-computer control room: On top is a large radar dish: The landing plate includes round 1x1 trans red pieces that serve as lights: The best part of the set is the ship itself, the legendary Galaxy Explorer restored to its original state, all pieces included: The cockpit is about the same as that of the Space Cruiser: However, the trans. yellow plate only goes up this high: On each side of the ship is a rocket/jet engine with signature yellow/black stripes: The rear section includes another large trans. yellow slope: On the rear sides are also printed black-lined 1x4s and small 1x3 grey door pieces: Here's a shot of the back section: Each of the rear sections swivel open on two hinges allowing access to the cargo hold: Opening the other section reveals the moon buggie with ramp to drive down from the ship: Here's a shot of the bottom of the ship with three large engines and five landing pieces: Another shot of the entire ship: And the space crew as they prepare for launch: Lastly, the complete Galaxy Explorer set: This concludes my reviews of ten Classic Space sets, my entire collection of Classic "Blue-Era" Space. I hope you enjoyed these reviews. A complete INDEX can be found here: Classic Space Index. TheBrickster, Classic Lego Space Fan

Oh, I would definately, and know that a lot of kids love getting things like this in the mail. "Cheeky" makes these fun. In terms of adult collectors, these are in abundance on the shelves right now, but the Star Wars Galactic Heroes that I also buy are VERY difficult to find. Each wave has about four sets of figs and some are very hard to find. I like to buy them for the fun attribute. Consider this mail order exclusive like one of those "Secret Decoder Ring"-type items that kids do appreciate. As an adult-fan, I'm waiting for a vehicle.

KD: This is excellent! I think this is your best design from all your collection of LD designs. I love the combinations of three different buildings all with different colors (red, blue, and yellow, all being classic Lego town colors). I've been wanting to create something along this line for a Wild West town after recently seeing a ceramic western building. What really makes this design so special is the numerous details that you've included, like the shade over the blue building, the flowers on the windows, and the patio on the roof. Additional features like the lamp post and the bench add even more nice detail. Your interior design is equally good with tables, chairs, and desks. I really like this and as I've mentioned above, my favorite of your collection. You've really improved over your wild west buildings with this outstanding design. Very nice KD.

This MOC really comes across well from a visual perspective. It also serves as a great base and scene to stage a battle. I really like the "forest/jungle" elements. The turbine on the top of the bunker looks awesome. Great use of pieces here. A MOC like this could serve many different themes, an aspect I really like. It could work for Space, Post-Apoc, Agents, and perhaps other. A very nice and creative MOC here. Great job .

I've exhausted my collection of classic space sets. I'd love to keep them going, but just one more set. You can check out this INDEX for a complete listing and links to each of the reviews. Thanks for the feedbback. It is a gem in the Classic Space collection. The playability is great! I agree with you as I never thought this was much of an all-terrain vehicle with the wheel construction. The bottom of the vehicle would always touch the bottom of non-smooth surfaces. The wheels do need to be bigger (but I still like them). Great buy on this one. What did it cost you? That's excellent. I love the alternate color scheme. Great job here! Yes. The extra space was probably for the oxygen tanks on the figs. It makes taking them off a lot easier. As for the lab/control center, I never had an issue with it being open. I think this was just for playability. One could always "pretend" that some sort of invisible force ray closed the side when activated. Great comments! I love hearing what others think of these classics.

Excellent! Thanks for sharing pictures. I'm really looking forward to this here in the US. I love paging through these types of books looking at sets you've never seen.