I ordered a thing for sure this time

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 09/14/2016 at 20:44 • Filed to: None

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Probably the only train set that isn’t sought after by collectors.

And another thing of similar vintage.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 20:48

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jesus christ I remember these...

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 20:50

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This brings back good memories!

facw > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 20:59

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I like it. FWIW, this is the set I had as kid, and I’m pretty sure I would prefer the sleek passenger train with lots of windows (though that tiny cab is sort of weird):

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 21:03

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I actually had that set....but I crashed it a bunch and lost parts

Brickman > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 21:21

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Thats the train that started my LEGO obsession. I got that train for christmas 2002, then my birthday I got the Octan gas station and police station and had a neat little town with a cargo yard :D

Stephenson Valve Gear > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 21:48

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Makes me feel old... I never got into the Lego trains. My first trainset was an O gauge Marx set. Still, I like anything with a flanged wheel on rails...

Axial > TheHondaBro 09/14/2016 at 23:24

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Late ‘90s to early ‘00s Lego is best Lego.

Too many ez-mode pieces with today’s sets, not enough suspension of disbelief.

Also, real-talk, the new Bionicle ain’t got shit on the old one.

TheHondaBro > Axial 09/15/2016 at 01:09

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It ain’t real Lego unless it comes in a box that says “Lego System”

RPM esq. > TheHondaBro 09/15/2016 at 03:32

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Wait, old Lego trains are collectible? Tell me more, because I still have all my many, many old Legos (my son played with them until he moved on to video games and live, non-plastic animals).

RPM esq. > Axial 09/15/2016 at 03:36

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You missed the golden era, sorry. Early-to-mid ‘90s (after the City and Technic stuff proliferated to include trains, airports, and ships, and robotics, respectively, but before all the movie licensing, easy custom pieces, and easy, pointless Bionicle and other TV tie-ins) is the best. And I know, because my Lego-playing days ended far too close to when my buying-Legos-for-a-kid days began.

TheHondaBro > RPM esq. 09/15/2016 at 03:44

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If they’re very old (1980's and older) or if they’re intricate and/or based on real models (Super Chief or Emerald Night).

Y’know, if you’re willing to get rid of a couple...

Axial > RPM esq. 09/15/2016 at 08:47

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I didn’t miss it, I was playing with Lego at that point, too. That said, I know you are mis-remembering that because the movie licensing didn’t take off full-swing until the mid-00s. Before then, we were still in the era of Explorers, Insectoids, etc. and those sets were the shit.

RPM esq. > Axial 09/15/2016 at 13:33

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I was parodying your comment and the fact that I agreed with it—how ridiculous is it for we adults to be talking about which era of a toy we loved as children is best? And yet, I completely agree with everything you’ve said here.

Jdrentarol > TheHondaBro 09/15/2016 at 20:35

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I’m here for my oppo authorshit