Random set of the day: Road Crossing
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 7835 Road Crossing, released in 1985. It's one of 6 Trains sets produced that year. It contains 129 pieces and 1 minifig, and its retail price was US$18.15.
It's owned by 1027 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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I love those train barrier Signs hope lego redo something like this again in the next train sets in 2022 (fingers crossed) Loving these Sets of the Day
Another train set, yay! Never mind the signs, I'd love to see those big cypress trees back.
I had this as well as its powered counterpart. Lovely little set with a base plate!
Great set - currently in displaying in the town my daughter built recently alongside the modern equivalent and for me, this older one has much more character! Great signs, tree, flowers, barriers - a good place for the chap to work!!!
I think LEGO should be releasing more accessories for trains like wagons or similar sets like this one.
This year LEGO did not even launch a major train station as in previous years.
I never had Lego trains as a kid... loved trains but Lego ones were out of our price range. But I remember seeing this in a catalog and the memory of it stuck with me and whenever I thought of the old train sets this is the one that came to mind. I eventually bought a used copy and I'm so glad I did. There are other and maybe better crossing sets (like the remote-controlled one), but this one has that rare cypress tree. :)
I always thought this was a great-looking set. I never had one, but I did get the one produced in the 2000s. It’s a great set, too, but these earlier ones have a charm from parts efficiency that’s hard to beat.
I wasn't alive in 1985, but did railroad crossings actually have an attendant back then? Today, they're all automated and I remember them being that way in the early '90s as well.