Delivery Center
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20Km from Paris, France
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2017, aug 29 18:10 |
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Introduction
In a City, goods must be transported from warehouses to companies ans shops. This set is perfect to show how the chain works. This is the second cargo center made by Lego, after LEGO-6391 released the year before. It's odd to release two of the same buildings two years next to next, they were even displayen in the same time on US catalogs. This one is particular is it does not stand on a baseplate. This is the smallest of such buildings, as 1998 LEGO-6330 stands on two 16x16 baseplates. If we count the just released City set LEGO-60169 ,
the first of the modern-era cargo center, there were only 4 of such buildings.
Because of this set was made in 1985, it has one of the new planes included. It has some exclusive parts like the blue plane motors and the tail part. So we can believe that it can be combined, or at least, placed near the LEGO-6392 airport.
There are 4 minifigures included, three blue overall workers and a plane pilot.
My set is a French one, it's very odd as this set is known to be US-only. But I bought it to a man who had almost all the 80's and early 90's range of Town sets from his childhood (all boxed), so maybe he had contacts with someone in Chartres, the French Lego HQ. The proof of this is that the box have european markings (so no "Town system" written in the Legoland stripe and no ages nor part count indicated) and it has the sticker that every French set had that says that this toy is safe and law-abiding.
The building
The building is a simple warehouse in which there is an office. This office has an exclusive part: the red 2x2 slope with a computer printed on it. The building also have a storage area, with a large train door to unload easily trucks, and a skylight. This building is typical of mid-80's Lego Town, with its 6-pane door and a color scheme used on other buildings. An interesting fact is that this set sticker sheet is the same used in 1984 Cargo center, but all of them are used, contrarly to the older set.
The vehicles
There are three vehicles in this set. A small van, a forklift and a plane.
The forklift have a blue and white livery. It has a simple design. There is an evolution compared to its predessor from 6391, it has a roof, so it gives the impression that the build is more finished, more evolved. It can transport two pallets, so we can believe that it can carry up to 8 boxes.
The van is an exact copy of LEGO-6624 one from 1983. The only difference is the livery. It have the same one as the forklift. It has a rather low capacity of 4 boxex that can be transported.
The plane is the most interesting part of the set. It's included in this set as it's in 1985 that modern Lego planes were released, with their bunch of specific parts. It has two uique parts, the blue printed tail part that only appeared in blue in this set, ant the blue plane engines, that also only appeared in this set. So it would be hard to assemble this set with only basic bulk. It can carry up to 13 crates, so it has a high capacity. It's a cargo plane, the only one released in the 80's. We can quote LEGO-6375 Trans Air Carrier from 1990 that is another cargo plane.
So this set is well furnished in vehicles, and those are quality vehicles, espicially the plane. But we could add LEGO-6367 semi-trailer from 1984 that have the same livery as the vehicles included in this set, so it's possible to think that it can be placed together with the rest of the set.
Alternative constructions
There are many alternative constructions for this set. There is an alternative cargo center, an interesting oil rig with helipad, a race , fuel pumps with a plane and a tank truck, a café and another oil rig without helipad.
Scenery
The scenery is situated in 1985. We can notice LEGO-1966 garage (unoriginal set) with a modified (longer) trailer, LEGO-6689 Post station, LEGO-6683 Burger stand, LEGO-6627 convertible and LEGO-6684 Police patrol squad. We can't forget Bill and Mary, LEGO-6000 's heroes that are also present.
In a City, goods must be transported from warehouses to companies ans shops. This set is perfect to show how the chain works. This is the second cargo center made by Lego, after LEGO-6391 released the year before. It's odd to release two of the same buildings two years next to next, they were even displayen in the same time on US catalogs. This one is particular is it does not stand on a baseplate. This is the smallest of such buildings, as 1998 LEGO-6330 stands on two 16x16 baseplates. If we count the just released City set LEGO-60169 ,
the first of the modern-era cargo center, there were only 4 of such buildings.
There are 4 minifigures included, three blue overall workers and a plane pilot.
Box - French sticker
The building
Building - Front view, full
The vehicles
There are three vehicles in this set. A small van, a forklift and a plane.
The forklift have a blue and white livery. It has a simple design. There is an evolution compared to its predessor from 6391, it has a roof, so it gives the impression that the build is more finished, more evolved. It can transport two pallets, so we can believe that it can carry up to 8 boxes.
The van is an exact copy of LEGO-6624 one from 1983. The only difference is the livery. It have the same one as the forklift. It has a rather low capacity of 4 boxex that can be transported.
The plane is the most interesting part of the set. It's included in this set as it's in 1985 that modern Lego planes were released, with their bunch of specific parts. It has two uique parts, the blue printed tail part that only appeared in blue in this set, ant the blue plane engines, that also only appeared in this set. So it would be hard to assemble this set with only basic bulk. It can carry up to 13 crates, so it has a high capacity. It's a cargo plane, the only one released in the 80's. We can quote LEGO-6375 Trans Air Carrier from 1990 that is another cargo plane.
Vehicles - General view
So this set is well furnished in vehicles, and those are quality vehicles, espicially the plane. But we could add LEGO-6367 semi-trailer from 1984 that have the same livery as the vehicles included in this set, so it's possible to think that it can be placed together with the rest of the set.
Alternative constructions
There are many alternative constructions for this set. There is an alternative cargo center, an interesting oil rig with helipad, a race , fuel pumps with a plane and a tank truck, a café and another oil rig without helipad.
Scenery
Scenery
The scenery is situated in 1985. We can notice LEGO-1966 garage (unoriginal set) with a modified (longer) trailer, LEGO-6689 Post station, LEGO-6683 Burger stand, LEGO-6627 convertible and LEGO-6684 Police patrol squad. We can't forget Bill and Mary, LEGO-6000 's heroes that are also present.
LEGO 6377 Delivery Center gallery
Box - front
Box - back
Box - inner flap
Box - French sticker
Whole view
Building - Front view, empty
Building - Front view, full
Building - Back view, empty
Building - Back view, full
Forklift - General view
Forklift - Front view
Forklift - Rear view
Van - General view
Van - Front view
Van - Rear view
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Comments
2017, aug 30 12:43
Great set. Indeed.
It surely fit to 6392 airport. Notice, that this and LEGO-6391 are the only two sets with delivery center released back in the mid 80s. I was trying to get one in my presentation of water & air cargo in Bebricton, but finally - those were the only two sets I have found. Obviously, I do not have them because getting it is pretty hard. You've got lucky to have it :) Gz. Those unique slide doors are mostly present in sets released for US and couple in some trains. You miss an airport in your scenery, where 6392 set would fit pretty good :) Thats why I like Town sets. They all have some idea behind and they complements each other giving the possibility to create lots of different sceneries. Please add some photos in your review. You have described it nicely, but it would be even better with some images between :) You can add some photos from Catalogs section also. Let me know if you do not know how to do it. | |
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2017, aug 30 18:35
I know how hard is it to find such sets, but this one is a real gem... I was very exited when I saw on the Internet that a man was selling it... And I had the chance that there was some riots the month before I bought it in the city the man was living, so people who contacted him were not confident. I've seen very few european boxes, and this is the only one I've seen with French markings.
You could have built a cargo center in another colour four your scenery, or you could have MOCed it? I've one in WIP, but I don't know if I will finish it. I will try to get an airport in a few years, I already have a very incomplete 1990 one. I didn't build it. The fact that everything can be combined is what I love in the Town system, it's a modular system, as tyhere is a standard size. Current City sets does not have this standard size anymore as baseplates disappeared. In fact, I forgot how to place pictures in the review... :) |
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