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I'm a big fan of the Maersk sets (who isn't?)... and the 10152 that came in 3 versions... the 2004 and 2005 Maersk Sealand Ship variations... and the 2006 Maersk Ship are among the more recent. But I love it when due to design changes, or in some rare cases a logo change caused some changes to LEGO sets. I've often told people that my 2,800 page collectors guide (on DVD/download) would only be about 600 pages long if TLG only did 1 little teeny weeny thing... STOPPED Lego set variations!! One of my favorite LEGO sets of all time is the 325 Shell Station of 1966-70. This is in the classic Town Plan scale (door= 3 bricks tall), with the first classic yellow windows/door. This set also had unique garage doors of the early 1955-70 flip-up variety. Because this set was produced for 5 years (66-70), there were quite a few changes and variations to this set, which ironicaly was never sold in USA or Canada. This set was sold in continental Europe with trans-clear garage doors outlined i yellow panels. In Britain, Ireland and Australia, this set had solid colored yellow doors, although the box top shows the continental trans-clear versions. Also since in 1969 the Shell corporation changed their logo from upper case "SHELL" to upper/lower case "Shell"... the set came with a unique 2x4 "SHELL" brick from 1966-69 (either embossed or printed on), and a 1x6 "Shell" brick from 1969-70 (this same brick was used in later sets such as the 149 Shell Refinery Train Set, and other sets). Not only did the logo change, but also the decals on the 1:87 Shell Tanker truck. Early versions had "SHELL", and later versions had "Shell"... with several variation to the Shell emblem as well (sometimes as a square emblem, other times as an oval, other times missing altogether). There were also variations in the Shell gas pumps.... ARRRGGG.... so many changes... it makes online LEGO inventory Admins CRAZY!!! But I love all these variations... it's what makes the 8,000+ LEGO set database more like 20,000+ if you include all the little changes that I have spent 6 years pulling my hair out over... but since I love playing LEGO Sherlock Holmes... it keeps some sanity in me.... Here's some of the variations of which I speak... and this is just 1 set!!!!
