This plane (Spirit of St. Louis #661)
is what I believe to be my first Lego set. I have fairly clear memories of building it
at age 4 or 5 on the floor of my sister's bedroom when we lived in Wollongong, Australia
in 1977. I seem to be missing the white axel, and have substituted a black one - otherwise,
it's complete :)
Presumably I got this set
(Rally Car #619)
around the same time, though I have no specific memories from back then. The
2x3 blue brick with the "Rallye" decal on it has always stayed in my collection
though.
These are certainly two of my favourite sets - they sparked my imagination then
and now... Transporter #924 and
Space Transport #918
The other two classic space sets I seem to have - I believe there's at least
one more, but it's pretty difficult to figure out what one it is - the only
thing I know for sure is it involves a red space guy...
Mobile Rocket Transport #6950
Mobile Tracking Station #452
Some more searching and researching (on Nov.9, 2002) leads me to believe I own
Tow Truck and Car #642 and
Garage #361. I'm quite certain
about the garage, but slightly less so about the truck & car - but it seems a
good fit given the pieces I have. I'm obviously missing a few, so I'll have to
hit Bricklink for those ones.
Last Update: 2002.11.09
Robin Harbron - macbeth@tbaytel.net