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Vintage LEGO®: 12V trains and 1980s and 1990s Technic
Vintage LEGO® takes me back to well-thumbed catalogues, dismantled models and creations made with the pieces I had. Two stories meet here: the LEGO® 12V trains of the Grey Era, also explored in Ideas Book 7777, and LEGO® Technic of the 1980s and 1990s, including Technic Ideas Book 8888. Open systems, visible mechanisms and room to experiment.
The Grey Era railway
- The trains of yesteryear: the LEGO® 12V system
The trains of yesteryear: the LEGO® 12V Grey Era railway system, with working lights, signals, switches and remote-controlled accessories.
- LEGO® Trains Ideas Book 7777: When the Railway Was a System
The 1981 LEGO® Trains Ideas Book 7777: locomotives, layouts and creativity. My review of a book that turned a train into an entire railway.
- LEGO® 7866: the remote-controlled crossing
LEGO® 7866 Remote Controlled Road Crossing: remote-operated barriers and flashing lights in the LEGO® 12V Grey Era railway system.
Technic and the invitation to invent
- LEGO® Technic Ideas Book 8888: build with what you have
The LEGO® Technic Ideas Book 8888: models, gears and creativity in the 1980s. A book that encouraged us to build with the pieces we already had.
- LEGO® Technic 8859 Tractor: When Technic Really Meant Engineering
LEGO® Technic 8859 Tractor review: steering, two-cylinder engine, differential, PTO and alternative models. Vintage Technic through ALEGO73’s eyes.
- Once upon a time, Technic showed the technique
Once upon a time, Technic showed the technique: exposed gears, transmissions and mechanisms in LEGO® Technic sets of the 1980s and 1990s.
- LEGO® Technic 8880, 8094 and 8485: the sets I wanted
Super Car 8880, Control Center 8094 and Control Centre II 8485: three LEGO® Technic sets I always wanted, and the mechanics that made them special.