I recently built a few classic Technic sets, it was a joy. But some of the sets looked like this, can't defend it. Then again, same company did 8844 in 1981.

I’m looking for a Samsonite briefcase but I don’t see one.

Try using any of those builds as a briefcase and you may have a challenge.

@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"I’m looking for a Samsonite briefcase but I don’t see one. "

It's a bit of a late set to be distributed by Samsonite.

Hmm, but none of those builds are briefcases...

The briefcase's case was brief.

Typically, building instructions of Technic sets from this early times could be drawn on a briefcase as there were only few steps needed.
I never had or got this. I just found out about this http://belay.peeron.com/scans/8062-1/27/ model which is not shown in the official pictures.

Confusing name (apparently this came in some sort of briefcase?), but cool set! It's a shame Lego stopped making these type of starter sets. And seems like this one got some quite nice builds.

You can see images of the briefcase when you search the internets, no image is stored in the Brickset database, however.

Reddit has an owner's example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legotechnic/comments/1nz7bj1/1994_technic_set_31_years_later/

Feels like going back to 1970's Technic and disappointing after the great sets from 1984 to 89.
Given that there is no pneumatic or specialist pieces seems really expensive for the time and small number of pieces, possibly the additional plastic briefcase was the cause.

That helicopter’s kinda shaped like a briefcase…

@Zordboy said:
"Is this like one of those Iron Man brief cases that turns into a helicopter? Because, if so, that's pretty cool. "

I still remember when the trailer for Iron Man 2 dropped. Pretty much the entire Internet went "Suitcase armor?!"

@AllenSmith said:"Every briefcase should come with propellers and wheels."

Continuing the Iron Man thing, repulsors would also be acceptable.

@Rimefang said:"You can see images of the briefcase when you search the internets, no image is stored in the Brickset database, however.

Reddit has an owner's example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legotechnic/comments/1nz7bj1/1994_technic_set_31_years_later/"

I went to Bricklink as soon as I saw the set's name, and there's an image there of what the inside of the case looks like: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=6714c01&T=I

Had a ton of fun with this as a kid. The forest machine was the coolest build in my opinion way back when. I still have this, though it's acquired some additional black and yellow technic sets since then.

The case had a removable top level, much like many toolboxes, and that also had a technic bar measure at the front so you could always find the right length. I don't remember if the 6 divisions in the bottom were removable or not, I'm thinking no.

I guess I could go find it downstairs...

I got this one new as a child, still use the briefcase for my spares storage to this day.

I remember the briefcase was available to order on its own from the mail order equivalent of Bricks n Pieces in the 90s/early 00s.

@ambr said:
"Feels like going back to 1970's Technic and disappointing after the great sets from 1984 to 89.
Given that there is no pneumatic or specialist pieces seems really expensive for the time and small number of pieces, possibly the additional plastic briefcase was the cause. "

Nah, these universal sets never were all that great to look at. And that wasn't the intention either. It was all about just making a wide variety of builds with some interesting mechanisms, all just from the same selection of pieces. You didn't get an A or B-model, but instead you got 7(!) C-models. You wouldn't buy these for the builds, you bought these primarily as parts packs.

The RRP of $68 does seem pricey indeed, though I guess you pay quite a lot for the packaging. But also keep in mind back then Technic sets weren't 50% pins, you could actually build something substantial from just 400 pieces.

My personal entry into the world of Technic was with 8020 and 8055, and while both served very well for that, I wouldn't put any of the builds from those sets on display.

@WizardOfOss said:
"The RRP of $68 does seem pricey indeed, though I guess you pay quite a lot for the packaging. But also keep in mind back then Technic sets weren't 50% pins, you could actually build something substantial from just 400 pieces."

Brickset's prices are misleading because they are copied from the US Shop At Home catalogs of the era. At the time, Shop At Home did not have separate shipping surcharges; instead, they inflated the MSRP prices of all the sets to account for shipping.

When they finally switched over to separate shipping costs in the Summer 2000 catalog, ordering from Shop at Home generally got cheaper. Under the old system, ordering multiple sets didn't result in any savings from combined shipping.

It wasn't massively higher though. That set probably would have had a $5–6 markup. And if it was only available through Shop At Home, then you were stuck!

@AllenSmith:

The giant molded case is probably where most of the blame lies. Not only is it bigger than the set itself, but it would have dramatically increased the cost of shipping.

https://rebrickable.com/parts/6714c01/storage-case-technic-36-x-48-with-removable-tray-and-dividers/