Random set of the day: Hook & Ladder

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Hook & Ladder

Hook & Ladder

©1994 LEGO Group

Today's random set is 6340 Hook & Ladder, released during 1994. It's one of 29 Town sets produced that year. It contains 177 pieces and 2 minifigs, and its retail price was US$20.

It's owned by 3,524 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $115.00, or eBay.


33 comments on this article

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By in New Zealand,

"Mate, I don't see any fire up here"

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By in United States,

@Maxbricks14 said:
""Mate, I don't see any fire up here""
They're trying to put out the sun.

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By in New Zealand,

@MCLegoboy said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
""Mate, I don't see any fire up here""
They're trying to put out the sun."


"sun fire containment at 0.00000000001%"

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By in United Kingdom,

I love that old moustache head- in fact the whole figure itself is hella sweet

all and all, good set!

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By in United States,

@Maxbricks14 said:
""Mate, I don't see any fire up here""

"Yeah? I don't see any hook down here either!"

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By in United Kingdom,

@Maxbricks14 said:
""Mate, I don't see any fire up here""

"I see no fire up here, other than me"

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By in United States,

@Worrissey said:
"I love that old moustache head- in fact the whole figure itself is hella sweet

all and all, good set!"


Plus, it had those sliding ladders. I always loved those things.

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By in New Zealand,

@TheOtherMike said:
" @Worrissey said:
"I love that old moustache head- in fact the whole figure itself is hella sweet

all and all, good set!"


Plus, it had those sliding ladders. I always loved those things."


I love them too. Bring 'em back Lego!

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By in United Kingdom,

@TheOtherMike said:
"Plus, it had those sliding ladders. I always loved those things."

heck yeah, neat little things

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By in New Zealand,

@Worrissey said:
"I love that old moustache head- in fact the whole figure itself is hella sweet

all and all, good set!"


A newbie, have we?

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By in United States,

Dude. You've go the bungee cable tied to the wrong end of the ladder. This isn't going to end well for you.

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By in United Kingdom,

@Maxbricks14 said:
"A newbie, have we?"

yaa I am, please elaborate lol

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By in United States,


I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
The mid 90s were peak Lego.

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By in New Zealand,

@JavaBrix said:
"
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
The mid 90s were peak Lego."


You are affected by nostalgia too much. Lego is peaking right now. In terms of quality, design, everything.

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By in United States,

This was one of the obstacles on the LEGO Island racecourse, right? In the caves?

(Anyone else know what I'm talking about?)

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By in United States,

A beautiful set. I haven't built the one I acquired via eBay yet, but as a child of the 90s, this was always the quintessential fire truck to me. It will pair perfectly with the Flame Fighters fire station that came out the same year. I've actually built that one for my town.

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By in United States,

This is one of the first sets I remember building, in my grandma’s living room.

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By in United Kingdom,

Back half of your truck looks a little barren there fellas, you been doing some cheeky deconstructing?

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By in Denmark,

I like its predecessor 6358-1 better. This seems a bit juniorized in comparison - but it might just be something with the wheels

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By in United States,

1994 was PEAK 90s Lego!

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By in United Kingdom,

Got me hooked!

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By in United States,

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @JavaBrix said:
"
I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
The mid 90s were peak Lego."


You are affected by nostalgia too much. Lego is peaking right now. In terms of quality, design, everything."


Prices of sets is peaking highest now, true.

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By in United Kingdom,

You better hope this is them peaking highest!!

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By in United States,

@MonsterFighter said:
" @Lego_lord said:
"Evolution is real:
6690 > 6358 > 6340 > 60112 > 60216 > 60282"


But after 6340 Lego designers started putting the ladder mount at the wrong end of the semi-trailer. "


It depends on the truck, at least here in the US. Most tiller trucks do have the ladder mounted at the front of the trailer, but some have them mounted at back, next to the tillerman's station. Most non-tiller trucks have rear-mounted ladders/booms.

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By in Sweden,

This mustache is peak fireman design.

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By in United States,

@MonsterFighter said:
" @Lego_lord said:
"Evolution is real:
6690 > 6358 > 6340 > 60112 > 60216 > 60282"


But after 6340 Lego designers started putting the ladder mount at the wrong end of the semi-trailer. "


I’ve never seen one that involves a trailer. I’ve only ever seen unibody designs, and I know some urban rigs use a rear-mounted secondary steering system to help them navigate tight turns better.

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By in United Kingdom,

@PurpleDave said:
" @MonsterFighter said:
" @Lego_lord said:
"Evolution is real:
6690 > 6358 > 6340 > 60112 > 60216 > 60282"


But after 6340 Lego designers started putting the ladder mount at the wrong end of the semi-trailer. "


I’ve never seen one that involves a trailer. I’ve only ever seen unibody designs, and I know some urban rigs use a rear-mounted secondary steering system to help them navigate tight turns better."


Me neither. I think the semi-trailer mounts are unique to the USA.

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By in United States,

This era of firefighter sets was great, this was the first real step up in accuracy toward real life firefighting.

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By in Netherlands,

A great set. And that's saying something, considering the firefighting sets are a dime a dozen.

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By in United States,

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Worrissey said:
"I love that old moustache head- in fact the whole figure itself is hella sweet

all and all, good set!"


Plus, it had those sliding ladders. I always loved those things."


I love them too. Bring 'em back Lego!"


Wait, do ladders today not slide anymore?

Granted, I don't really buy fire trucks new (I've got a couple from the turn of 2000s to the 2010s that I bulk last couple years), but surely--surely!--they still have those.

(The last fire LEGO fire truck I got new was Christmas 1998 and we do not speak of the blasphemy that is 6407.)

Anyway, I'm Team Nostalgia, narrowly construed. Peak LEGO happened in 1994 because I was 7.

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