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PsyKater: Thanks for that! Unfortunately, I've not been able to figure out how to PM someone. I'm not sure if it's because I'm a new member or because I'm just a complete idiot. LOL I assume PMing is done through the Members tab, but it tells me I don't have permission to view the contents of that portion of the site. My inability to figure it out is why I posted the initial message here instead of PMing Brickster directly. If you could help me figure out where the (presumably large and obvious) button to send someone a PM is, I would be grateful. Alternatively, if you could send Hinckley a PM on my behalf and just direct him to this thread, that would be great, too. Thanks!

Thanks, Quick. I had been using an inventory that matches with the Bricklink one, though it was on a different site. Several of the pieces included in that inventory don't end up in the build though, most notably the 2x2 Blue Brick. I had not seen the Peeron one and it appears to be slightly different. I'd need to take a bit to do a side-by-side comparison, though it does include the 2x2 Blue Brick, so I'm not sure what to make of that. Maybe the set included some misc. pieces that were just "garbage" ... The instructions show 20 1x1 White Bricks included for this ... maybe a couple other odd pieces were thrown in as well? I will run through it and let you know what comes of it. Brickster! I'm shocked my post got any attention, let alone yours; this thread is, what, four years old? I don't mean to put you out ... photos are fine, and surely faster than scanning. But if this is a lot of work, which it sounds like it might be, don't sweat it.

Huh. Strange how I missed that post. But, yes, those are the instructions I was going from. Like I said ... for the most part they okay to follow. It is when small pieces are added (e.g., in Step 5, I believe, 1x1 blue plates are added to the blue "stilts" ...) or when pieces are placed in a line (e.g., Steps 12-15, building the Office) that it becomes difficult to see the additions or understand how a row is broken into pieces. From the instructions and a massive pile of pieces, I was able to reconstruct the full set ... My concerns are, first, if I set aside the wrong pieces for this set it may lead to missing pieces for further sets that I'm reconstructing and, second, in a few years when I give this to my son, I will only have fuzzy, vague instructions to go with it. Perhaps that itself will be a learning experience. Am I over-thinking this? Yes, probably. ... but I'm a big nerd (aren't we all?) and over-thinking things is kind of my wheelhouse. I saw where a lego-enthusiest had the instructions I am looking for, a camera, and the ability to post them online and I figured it was worth a shot.

Brickster: Hello! This set was one of my favorites when I was a kid ... something about the working crane and sifter really pleased me. I have recently been going through all of my old legos, which were packed away to the attic long ago, and sorting/bagging them into their original sets to give to my son and nephew. Mostly this has been going very well; however, I discovered that my copy of the instructions for this set is missing all of the inside pages, so I only have instructions to build the two trucks and picture of the final build with none of the in-between steps! I found your review while looking for an online version of the instructions. Unfortunately, the best I have been able to come up with is some very small scans. These work well in general but it's not possible to clearly tell which blocks are used (i.e., is a 5x1 portion comprised of a 2x1 and a 3x1 or a 4x1 and a 1x1?) I've also found a part listing which appears on multiple web sites but it appears to be erronious as a number of parts are never used. Would it be possible for you to post a copy of the instructions here? Or to email one to me? Even just taking pictures of the steps at a decent resolution would be fine if it's not possible to scan the pages... I know this is a peculiar request, but it would be a tremendous help! Thank you!