Lego was fun back then. Mostly simple, blocky parts simply stacked on one another--and a whole lot of imagination. Now, Lego sets are more like model kits for people who don't want to build actual model kits. Nice to see this old gem!
I like this set, have this as well. Paid a bit more for a set that was in worse condition than advertised (got a partial refund) and no box 😅 For 5€ with a OK box it's a steal.
By coincidence, I was starting to write my comment when you showed the Snack Bar, which I was going to mention. I think this set was intended as an updated replacement for that earlier set. By the way, in (British) English, that type of tape is called parcel tape. Duct (or gaffer) tape is something else. Thank you for showing this nice little set. Although it's a shame the box wasn't in the best condition, having it at all is really a bonus. I can't have been unusual in getting rid of the boxes for my small sets when I was a child back then! Sadly, although I kept all my instruction leaflets and booklets, I had to throw them away several years ago, as mould had got in to where they were stored.
@@henrysvintagetoys I was born in Slovenia, which was part of Yugoslavia in the 80s. At that time, LEGO was almost not sold in our stores, so I was very surprised and happy to find this set in one of the local stores. LEGO bricks could only be bought in Yugoslavia by foreigners in duty-free shops that were located around the country, mainly for foreigners or Slovenians who lived and worked in Germany, Austria and other Western countries, who were coming home from . In the second half of the 80s, the rules were no longer so strict, so toys such as LEGO bricks and toys from the USA (such as Masters of the Universe, M.a.s.k., Bravestarr etc.) were also on the shelves for citizens.
yes that is also a possibility of course, but in this case it was still a lot of tape. Plus I wanted to do another restoration project. I did not expect that with this semi-transparent tape that is of the lighter type, everything would suddenly come loose. I know that now if I still have such boxes.
Henry thanks for another great video. I was meaning to ask you about your lego collection period - from the playlist is it 70-96? how come you stop at 96 when I think town continued till 99 or were there v few sets then? my favourite period is 78-84 but I like a few things in the late 80s and the harbour stuff from 91
that is actually a very interesting question. Originally I had the idea to only collect the boxes from my birth year 1980 until when I stopped playing with them effectively and that must have been in 1994. But actually I thought that before that in the 70s there were also nice things released such as the castle sets including the yellow castle and also after 1994 there were still nice boxes released. Actually I then drew a line for myself that I collect from the first year that the minifigs came out, in 1975, then without limbs and smiley until the year 2000 I have now determined because there were also nice castle sets or subthemes released in the years 1998. Everything also depends on what I come across on my path. The large part will still remain 80s, mid 90s with sometimes a set before or after. It is always nice to show something from the 60s for example. But I don't actually collect modern Lego from the 2000s and later
@@henrysvintagetoys great stuff, I'm a similar age (1981). For some reason I feel as if around the time of the end of the first gen wheels, the red ones, the sets changed or lost something. I think sets like 1592 sum up the best period in lego town. I hope you either have it or get it soon and do a video!
Lego was fun back then. Mostly simple, blocky parts simply stacked on one another--and a whole lot of imagination. Now, Lego sets are more like model kits for people who don't want to build actual model kits. Nice to see this old gem!
yeah that is right! Thank you for watching!
Small set, and still better then all of today's sets...
thats one of the reasons why i collect these old sets! i love those old sets from the 80s and 90s
@@henrysvintagetoys I allso collect only 80s and 90s sets!
Great!
I like this set, have this as well. Paid a bit more for a set that was in worse condition than advertised (got a partial refund) and no box 😅 For 5€ with a OK box it's a steal.
yes indeed :-) Thank you for watching!
By coincidence, I was starting to write my comment when you showed the Snack Bar, which I was going to mention. I think this set was intended as an updated replacement for that earlier set.
By the way, in (British) English, that type of tape is called parcel tape. Duct (or gaffer) tape is something else.
Thank you for showing this nice little set. Although it's a shame the box wasn't in the best condition, having it at all is really a bonus. I can't have been unusual in getting rid of the boxes for my small sets when I was a child back then! Sadly, although I kept all my instruction leaflets and booklets, I had to throw them away several years ago, as mould had got in to where they were stored.
Thanks for the extra info and watching the video!
Cool retro lego preview!😊
Thank you for watching!
What a surprise. This was my first Lego set that my mom bought me 1985 or. 1986. :). Good old memories.
Great story! Thank you for watching!
@@henrysvintagetoys
I was born in Slovenia, which was part of Yugoslavia in the 80s. At that time, LEGO was almost not sold in our stores, so I was very surprised and happy to find this set in one of the local stores. LEGO bricks could only be bought in Yugoslavia by foreigners in duty-free shops that were located around the country, mainly for foreigners or Slovenians who lived and worked in Germany, Austria and other Western countries, who were coming home from . In the second half of the 80s, the rules were no longer so strict, so toys such as LEGO bricks and toys from the USA (such as Masters of the Universe, M.a.s.k., Bravestarr etc.) were also on the shelves for citizens.
Cool story!
wow,nice set
Thanks! And thank you for watching!
Just leave the tape on it, its giving some charm to it
yes that is also a possibility of course, but in this case it was still a lot of tape. Plus I wanted to do another restoration project. I did not expect that with this semi-transparent tape that is of the lighter type, everything would suddenly come loose. I know that now if I still have such boxes.
A better solution is to build a time machine, go back to before the person puts the tape on the box. Intervene and become a hero! You're welcome :)
haha, great idea! Thanks for watching!
Vary cool! This is a awesome find
thank you for watching!
i've got this set ! :D
Great! Thanks for watching!
Box is a massacre to my eyes and me Lego soul, but thanks for showing this wonderful little set :)
The box is horror indeed.... Thanks for watching
Henry thanks for another great video. I was meaning to ask you about your lego collection period - from the playlist is it 70-96? how come you stop at 96 when I think town continued till 99 or were there v few sets then? my favourite period is 78-84 but I like a few things in the late 80s and the harbour stuff from 91
that is actually a very interesting question. Originally I had the idea to only collect the boxes from my birth year 1980 until when I stopped playing with them effectively and that must have been in 1994. But actually I thought that before that in the 70s there were also nice things released such as the castle sets including the yellow castle and also after 1994 there were still nice boxes released. Actually I then drew a line for myself that I collect from the first year that the minifigs came out, in 1975, then without limbs and smiley until the year 2000 I have now determined because there were also nice castle sets or subthemes released in the years 1998. Everything also depends on what I come across on my path. The large part will still remain 80s, mid 90s with sometimes a set before or after. It is always nice to show something from the 60s for example. But I don't actually collect modern Lego from the 2000s and later
@@henrysvintagetoys great stuff, I'm a similar age (1981). For some reason I feel as if around the time of the end of the first gen wheels, the red ones, the sets changed or lost something. I think sets like 1592 sum up the best period in lego town. I hope you either have it or get it soon and do a video!
@@eugeneskil I depends from day to day and the treasures that i find on my path! :)