Why are the headlights so far back on this thing? That has to leave a big deadspot on the road ahead making it much more dangerous to drive in dark conditions.

@MCLegoboy said:
"Why are the headlights so far back on this thing? That has to leave a big deadspot on the road ahead making it much more dangerous to drive in dark conditions."

Well, as long as you're facing directly towards or away from it, the headlights will still tag both arms, even if the trunk is in the gap.

@MCLegoboy said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"I like sets like these. They are quite cute, and offer a break from the high expectations for sets of today.
@MCLegoboy said:
" Why are the headlights so far back on this thing? That has to leave a big deadspot on the road ahead making it much more dangerous to drive in dark conditions.
@Maxbricks14 said:
"But the complaining doesn't stop apparently!" " "
It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it."

No they don't. It's not bound by law is it?

Yikes, a sticker across two panels four times. I bet it is near impossible to find a used copy intact.

@MCLegoboy said:
"Why are the headlights so far back on this thing? That has to leave a big deadspot on the road ahead making it much more dangerous to drive in dark conditions."

With those headlights back the front of the truck looks like a tractor

Wow, they're really going out with the Sonic Adventure 2 sets lately, didn't expect to see City Escape so soon! ;)

One of these days Lego will give us a literal semi truck that is just half a truck

@MCLegoboy said:
"Why are the headlights so far back on this thing? That has to leave a big deadspot on the road ahead making it much more dangerous to drive in dark conditions."

I think what they were trying to do was have the hood be narrower than the body (which is sort of accurate to a north american truck) but still wanted to have headlights, all in a 4-wide model. So they've made this compromise. 107-2 does a better job of this, as do later ones

@MeisterDad said:
"Yikes, a sticker across two panels four times. I bet it is near impossible to find a used copy intact."

I used to own this as a kid. The stickers on the panels lasted for maybe 6 months, taking apart the model all the time, building something else, rebuilding the truck... :)

Today's counterpart costs $99.99. And is objectively prettier. Well, I moved the headlights of my copy to the front as it provides more road safety and a better look.

Today's ridiculous value must partly be because there were very few 4 wide closed trailers in Legoland. I used to love the chunky tires which looked so large on small wheel rims.

It's a pretty nice one. Around 1984 Legoland Town was really starting to get its formula down and its act together! I like how it has all the major details of an american style truck with opening trailer while still looking coherent and varied. Even the colors work well together here!

@AustinPowers said:
" @MeisterDad said:
"Yikes, a sticker across two panels four times. I bet it is near impossible to find a used copy intact."
Funny you should mention. I was just about to comment on the stickers in this set as an example of the high quality of stickers we used to get versus the cheap tat we have today.
I have this set (played a lot with it), and the stickers look pristine to this day. They also still hold on like on day one, whereas many of the modern stickers start to peel off after one year max.
What I did back then about the STAMP issue was to carefully cut them with a sharp scalpel once affixed. If done right you can hardly see the join, yet you can take apart and reassemble the set as often as you like. I did this with almost all of my sets back then and it sure paid off. "

Yeah, my dad did that with my brother’s copy of 760-2. All that happened is that the stickers started wearing away at the edges and corners because they were cheap paper stickers, so you’d get this fuzzy cut line that kept growing wider.

Loved this thing as a kid (unfortunately never got it though), but looking now at it....it's a bit weird. And somehow never noticed that yellow line was partially sticker, partially brick. As for the STAMP-aspect, indeed, just do like PurpleDave described, especially in cases like this with big pieces (not when it's over a bunch of small parts).

As for the headlights, back then I would always try to build "American" trucks, but more similar to that 107-2 even when I had never seen that one. But that was kinda the fun with those 4 -wide cars: as simple as they were, you always kept trying new things to make them look different. And sure, it's nothing like the variation and complexity of nowadays 6-wide cars let alone the 8-wide Speed Champions, but this was creativity on a 4-6 year old kids level.

@ambr said:
"Today's ridiculous value must partly be because there were very few 4 wide closed trailers in Legoland. I used to love the chunky tires which looked so large on small wheel rims."

Used prices for it are quite reasonable. Any sealed set this old will be very expensive because few have been left unopened after 40 years.

I love the era, but this semi is not the best example.

Had this one as a kid. Was elated when I found it new in box at a retail store in the early 90s.

I was amazed by this set when I received it : a flat windscreen, large panels, roof plates with hinges... So huge.
I finally rebuilt it around 2018, recreating the stickers. Il is a brillant véhicule in my town.
The position of the front lights was a little weird, but il was so cool for me, and still is.

@Brickalili said:
"One of these days Lego will give us a literal semi truck that is just half a truck"
2148, 3442 ,10156

@Lego_lord said:
"I love the era, but this semi is not the best example."

Not even the semi-best?

@AllenSmith said:
" @Brickalili said:
"One of these days Lego will give us a literal semi truck that is just half a truck"
2148, 3442 ,10156 "

All full trucks, just sans trailer. I want something bisected!

@WizardOfOss said:
"As for the STAMP-aspect, indeed, just do like PurpleDave described, especially in cases like this with big pieces (not when it's over a bunch of small parts)."

What, let them get worn down to fringy bare paper on the edges and corners?

Regarding 6-wide vs 8-wide Speed Champions, I think I'd be willing to pit my 6-wide Mater, 6-wide 1969 Ford F-250 Good Humor ice cream truck, and 6-wide Ferris Bueller Fauxrari against most of them, in terms of complexity. The latter even required a pair of the original headlight plates, with the flanges that are only half a plate thick. It wouldn't work, otherwise. I still would like to tweak that design to incorporate the empty space behind the two seats where Cameron had to sit (it's _not_ actually a seat, and looks incredibly uncomfortable for anyone in double-digit age to squeeze into).

@Brickalili:
A member of my LUG built this large orange car that looked like it needed to be rebuilt twice as wide (and I even teased her about it). Then some years later I saw the actual car it was based on, and the crazy thing is it really was a single-seater car, and every bit as narrow as she'd built it. Kinda like an Icons-sized version of a typical 4-wide.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"As for the STAMP-aspect, indeed, just do like PurpleDave described, especially in cases like this with big pieces (not when it's over a bunch of small parts)."

What, let them get worn down to fringy bare paper on the edges and corners?"
Sorry, meant like AustinPowers mentioned. How on earth did I mix up the both of you?!?

Think most stickers I had back in the 80s where thin (transparent) plastic foil, those seemed to last quite well. Might have gotten a bit rough along the edges, but at least you could use the pieces separately that way.

As for the SC discussion, not saying a 6 wide car can't be complex, but I don't think you're a 4-6 year old kid, are you?

@kfr said:
" @MeisterDad said:
"Yikes, a sticker across two panels four times. I bet it is near impossible to find a used copy intact."

I used to own this as a kid. The stickers on the panels lasted for maybe 6 months, taking apart the model all the time, building something else, rebuilding the truck... :)"

I’ve vivid memories of getting this set while on holidays in Jersey (uk) when I was 6. Built it while there. The return flight (which had unbelievable turbulence) resulted in the set being fairly well dismantled. Yet the stickers survived. They lasted until two years ago, when I rescued the set from my parents and made the mistake of putting it in our attic (which is either freezing or roasting).

@WizardOfOss said:
"Sorry, meant like AustinPowers mentioned. How on earth did I mix up the both of you?!?"

I can’t imagine. I’m prettier than this man! And funnier!

"Think most stickers I had back in the 80s where thin (transparent) plastic foil, those seemed to last quite well. Might have gotten a bit rough along the edges, but at least you could use the pieces separately that way."

I know my brother’s London Bus set, and my Yellow Castle had paper stickers, but I don’t recall when they made the switch to more durable stuff. Certainly by the time Islanders happened, those red canoes got wrinkly plastic stickers that would have been prints under modern rules.

"As for the SC discussion, not saying a 6 wide car can't be complex, but I don't think you're a 4-6 year old kid, are you?"

4-6 years old? Certainly not.