I like those specialised ladder pieces.

My second Lego set - after 358. at the tender age of 4, I could build this set by heart (sometimes cheating a bit by looking at the box).

@Maxbricks14 said:
"I like those specialised ladder pieces."

They split down the rungs very easily, particularly the outer/lower section. The only way to attach it was to press the rungs down over a 2x4 grid of studs, which they weren't really designed to hold up to.

Hmmm...Blue and...Yellow??? Never seen those kinda' lights on a fire truck, or any emergency services vehicle before. Even work/construction usually go with amber/orange. I mean, I get it: a red plate a top the red truck would blend and get 'lost'...still:)

@brick_r said:
"Hmmm...Blue and...Yellow??? Never seen those kinda' lights on a fire truck, or any emergency services vehicle before. Even work/construction usually go with amber/orange. I mean, I get it: a red plate a top the red truck would blend and get 'lost'...still:) "

Ironically, red on red is pretty standard in the US.

You ever seen plastic go up in flames? I doubt these guys can stop it. It's a lost cause.

@PurpleDave said:
" @brick_r said:
"Hmmm...Blue and...Yellow??? Never seen those kinda' lights on a fire truck, or any emergency services vehicle before. Even work/construction usually go with amber/orange. I mean, I get it: a red plate a top the red truck would blend and get 'lost'...still:) "

Ironically, red on red is pretty standard in the US."

Blue - only blue - is pretty standard across Europe and the UK.
The only time I can think of when an emergency vehicle has an amber light fitted too is if it’s used at an airport. The amber light is used when the vehicle’s moving around the apron.

I like the arches. They really elevate this set

Are those yellow round 1x1s on the vehicle on the left supposed to be an exposed engine block? That's a bit weird.

@TheOtherMike said:
"Are those yellow round 1x1s on the vehicle on the left supposed to be an exposed engine block? That's a bit weird."

Some old fire trucks used to have a pump or something like that in front of the hood......I guess that's what it is supposed to represent?

Only had the 347-1 Fire Station at the time. Was 56 years later that I bought this one (for a bit more than the £2.95 it originally cost!)

A bit of a transitional year for the LEGO logo. The split 'O' had gone from the boxes, but was still present on printed bricks. The end of an era!

My first Lego set - got it for a birthday I think - probably in 1974. Must have built it 1000 times. It’s still in the collection although I don’t think the sticker on the flag made it through.

@Mqninja said:
"...although I don’t think the sticker on the flag made it through."

But the flag itself survived? Not that many have after half a century...

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Mqninja said:
"...although I don’t think the sticker on the flag made it through."

But the flag itself survived? Not that many have after half a century..."
My flag is printed (as per the box and instructions). Maybe the set downgraded to stickers later in the run (or in the US version).

From a distance they look like Cars characters.

@sjr60 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Mqninja said:
"...although I don’t think the sticker on the flag made it through."

But the flag itself survived? Not that many have after half a century..."
My flag is printed (as per the box and instructions). Maybe the set downgraded to stickers later in the run (or in the US version)."

I was more referring to the flag pole....I bet by now 99% must have broken ;-)
(I still have quite a few round bricks that didn't actually start life as a round brick....)

@WizardOfOss said:
" @sjr60 said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @Mqninja said:
"...although I don’t think the sticker on the flag made it through."

But the flag itself survived? Not that many have after half a century..."
My flag is printed (as per the box and instructions). Maybe the set downgraded to stickers later in the run (or in the US version)."

I was more referring to the flag pole....I bet by now 99% must have broken ;-)
(I still have quite a few round bricks that didn't actually start life as a round brick....)"

I have one from an old Basic set that my brother and I shared as kids that is still intact, but I can easily see why others weren't as fortunate.

This my 2nd set I received for my birthday in 1973 it is still built in my LEGO room

This was my first Legoland set that I had. The white bricks were a bit scratched and faded, but still built a nice fire station. The three bay baseplate was also a nice touch for the time. In addition, the rear wheels of the main engine and the van were a smooth "double looking tire" type when compared with the wheel bases from the front of each vehicle. Truly an oldie but goodie!

@HOBBES said:
"My second Lego set - after 358. at the tender age of 4, I could build this set by heart (sometimes cheating a bit by looking at the box)."

Me too - I was given the US version when I was very young, maybe 5, around 1974. It was probably the 3rd or 4th set I got and my 1st or 2nd set that was an actual model with instructions and not a Basic set. The box is long gone but I still have all the parts. I rebuilt it a year or so ago and it brought back so many early memories.

@brick_r said:
"Hmmm...Blue and...Yellow??? Never seen those kinda' lights on a fire truck, or any emergency services vehicle before. Even work/construction usually go with amber/orange. I mean, I get it: a red plate a top the red truck would blend and get 'lost'...still:) "

This piqued my interest, and I did some digging. Only things I could find were that prior to 2018 (acutally, I thought Spain still heavily used amber) many Spanish emergency vehicles used Amber or Amber/Blue, and France apparently uses them to denote when an emergency vehicle is stopped.

I remember that I had (and loved) this set as a kid (and the matching police station, which makes me feel old). For long, long times, I still had the related baseplates, but in the recent padt, they got somehow lost (I still have that ladder somewhere, but for sure lost or broke the much searched/rare antenna of the police station - and some ea,y space sets)