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Introduction
This idea has
been in my head for a while now, to collect all the boxes for sets in one
place and present them as Brick Wall of the LEGO classics. However, there is a big difference in the boxes of the 90s and those that are currently being sold. I have described in detail this topic in a comparative article the city used to be and what is now.
Boxes were definitely stronger, and each set, starting with the medium size, had a cardboard drawer inside. The
last significant difference is the alternative constructions available
at the back of the packaging that stimulated the imagination and
curiosity for the next hours of any young constructor. It proved that the bricks were universal enough to allow the creation of more than one structure.
It can be noted that two types of boxes were in use during the Town theme. Yellow with the word Legoland and started a bit later, because in the early 90s blue LEGO System packaging. Some sets were released in both versions, such as the 6541-1: Intercoastal Seaport from 1991. I saw this set in both yellow and blue pattern. From what I know, Yellow Legoland was sold in Europe mainly and the LEGO System surfaced on other continents faster. My favorite is the yellow Legoland box, as it reflects the atmosphere of those years.
In the photo
above you can see all the packages that I have managed to collect so far
from the LEGO classics with the emphasis on the Town theme. Technic's hides behind, because I ran out of space. However, nothing lost because I made a separate photo for them.
The Technic boxes were released in two versions. By the early 80s, they appeared in the style of the LEGO-8030-1 or LEGO-8055-1. The
next sets, from the late 80s and 90s, had a new template, which is
quite expressive and is more often present on the boxes seen in the picture above.
The biggest package for the LEGO set I've seen so far is the LEGO-8094-1. The LEGO-8062-1 is only a little smaller than the 7745-1: High-Speed City Express, and you can see how big the printer is. To be honest, this is a pure marketing trick, because this set can successfully fit in the package twice smaller. However, seeing such a huge box eyes are definitely shining brighter.
In conclusion, the biggest sentiment I have for the 6349-1: Holiday Villa and it was the first set I bought with the box. This is a piece of interesting history, and for someone associated with LEGO since childhood it is also a journey into the past. But with all sentiments aside, I sincerely wish all consumers, that LEGO group will return to such packages at least partially. They were interesting and practical. As a kid I did not even think to throw them away. The first reason was that I kept the bricks or assembled constructions inside the drawer, besides all that they were too interesting to just trash them.
Vintage Boxes of sets
Inside and back
It can be noted that two types of boxes were in use during the Town theme. Yellow with the word Legoland and started a bit later, because in the early 90s blue LEGO System packaging. Some sets were released in both versions, such as the 6541-1: Intercoastal Seaport from 1991. I saw this set in both yellow and blue pattern. From what I know, Yellow Legoland was sold in Europe mainly and the LEGO System surfaced on other continents faster. My favorite is the yellow Legoland box, as it reflects the atmosphere of those years.
Brick Wall 2017
Technic
The biggest package for the LEGO set I've seen so far is the LEGO-8094-1. The LEGO-8062-1 is only a little smaller than the 7745-1: High-Speed City Express, and you can see how big the printer is. To be honest, this is a pure marketing trick, because this set can successfully fit in the package twice smaller. However, seeing such a huge box eyes are definitely shining brighter.
In conclusion, the biggest sentiment I have for the 6349-1: Holiday Villa and it was the first set I bought with the box. This is a piece of interesting history, and for someone associated with LEGO since childhood it is also a journey into the past. But with all sentiments aside, I sincerely wish all consumers, that LEGO group will return to such packages at least partially. They were interesting and practical. As a kid I did not even think to throw them away. The first reason was that I kept the bricks or assembled constructions inside the drawer, besides all that they were too interesting to just trash them.
Brick Wall 2017
Brick Wall 2017
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Vintage Boxes of sets
Trains
Boats
Inside and back
Alternatives
Technic
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Comments
2017, nov 14 21:49
So much boxes... It makes me remember when I came to the man's garage who sold me his 6377... It was full of most of 80's and early 90's boxed sets... monorail, harbors, houses...
You have a great collection there.You finally got a boxed 1994 marina. Nice. That would be interesting for me to do this, but as all my boxes are in cellophane, and boxes are stored into boxes which are stored into ther boxes... I have a book in which I've writed which box is in which box, because it's too complicated... How do you store them usually? What are the minifigs under set 10? Are these keychains? And could you present the German "Denken mit Lego" 1512 set? What is its story? Did it happened to you to only get the front and back panels of the box when buying a set? I got a good amout of Town ones, and when I was smaller, that's what I was doing for some boxes... (RIP to notably 10182, 10184, 10185 and many more...) | |
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2017, nov 14 23:11
Hello Evans, yes I've got some of them through last couple of years. I never cut any of the box. The box for 7745, paradise sets and couple of technics here in the photo are from my childhood. My from the beginning.
Yes, I have bought couple of such boxes with cut out front and back, sometimes glued together. The set 6562 is only the front flap, if you havent noticed :) People cut those boxes to save space, but it is not a good idea really. The fully preserved box is the best. I store the box the same way! I put one into another. I need to minimize taken space too. I can compress them to take at least 3 times less space. It is a good bargain. Denken mit Lego I've got with very nicely preseved bricks, like new ones. There were mostly 2x2 thick bricks with different colors. What this set represents is the game to connect different lines on the boards with 2x2 bricks. I do not really have instruction for it. The main reason I've bought it is to get those bricks. It was a good deal. | |
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2018, oct 24 23:33
Hello. I have sets 6665, 6669 and 6537, but there is no box for them. Could you make a photo of the back side of the box with alternative versions of the assembly? On the Internet I can not find a quality photo. thanks =) my email - mailrte@gmail.com
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2019, jan 12 11:15
I would like to ask, does anybody have the box of the 6349 Holiday Villa.
If somebody has it and would like to sell, please contact me on the following e-mail account: goldstar@chello.hu | |
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2019, jan 13 13:04
Attila, please ask this question on forum, there is special group for such offers here: clabrisic.com/topics/buy
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