Random set of the day: Tanker Truck
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 6695 Tanker Truck, released in 1984. It's one of 17 Town sets produced that year. It contains 106 pieces and 1 minifig.
It's owned by 1714 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 never bought this one, but I definitely picked up the updated Octan version that came out ten years (or so) later.
Guess Huwbot has been spying on what I got from Target yesterday (one of the sets was 60257 lol).
Though the fuel isn't worth that much today in many USA spots.
Octan's only competition in the LEGO world, but it seems like Octan has finally won the battle. Good for them.
Although now this means there's a monopoly...
Parts Analysis: The hose part is actually fairly uncommon, and is worth approximately $1.74. Other than that, this is a rather boring set. Not even any rare colors, despite all the printed Shell parts
Bland, but not awful. Just looks too similar to some other trucks of this time.
Did you ever hear of the tragedy twixt Lego, Shell, and Greenpeace? It made me lose all respect for Greenpeace back in 2014 with their, stupid, whiny, poorly-made ad-campaign attacking Lego for having license deals with Shell.
Poorly-made? Yep. Greenpeace literally just took Octan sets and slapped Shell stickers over them to fake a new Shell product line, while in actuality there were only limited-release promotional polybags. Even more evidence Greenwar didn't do their homework is appropriating "Everything is Awesome" for their little music video. Where did that music come from? Oh, just a widely successful movie set in a dystopia where an oil company, Octan, has taken over the world. But the subtle "big oil could take over the world" message was lost to the numbskulls at Greenpeace. And their stupid video also implies that Lego was supportive of Shell's Arctic drilling. Wait, I'm sorry, what?! That video was pretty much outright libel!
All this outrage over five polybags only available in several countries! Greenpeace, while climate change is melting the planet, literally threw a tantrum over toys! Lego had at this time been starting to pursue sustainability, reducing box sizes in 2013 to use less material. Lego's relationship with shell had already mostly fizzled out by the time of Greenpeace's outcry; the last time Shell logos were in a regular retail set was 2009! Shell last appeared as a sponsor on a sticker in the 75913 Speed Champions Ferrari Truck in 2015.
Lego DID make the right choice to end their relationship with Shell, and likely would have on their own without Greenpeace's intervention. But Greenpeace was unjustified in maliciously attacking LEGO over a small mistake and completely ignoring LEGO's attempts to be green and sustainability goals. All too often people only see the evil in each other, and potential alliances in politics, etc. are broken or never formed due to a disagreement over minutiae. Hopefully over the coming decade humanity will be able to overlook the trifles and not resort to such hatefulness and mud-slinging to an extent that would appall a caveman. If not, hopefully the current virus situation will be a wake-up call.
I hope you have a nice evening/day/whatever.
@TheWackyWookiee "Just looks too similar to some other trucks of this time"
It's essentially a palette swap of Exxon Fuel Tanker (6696), just with different insignia. Both sets were also released in 1984 and have the same exact piece count.
Everyone loves 4 wide!
That truck template never gets old ay.
Sorry, but I still miss that classic Lego/Shell partnership...
I have the Octan-branded Gas Transit from 1992, and even though there is a significant age gap between release dates (A lot changed for Lego pieces between 1984 and 1992) to consider and the fact I don't own this Shell tanker, I still consider the Gas Transit the superior of the two trucks.
Besides, you can't go wrong with Octan Corporation. They make great stuff!
I think some commenters here need to take a pill..
I was fortunate enough to grow up with the Exxon tanker version of this set, but after my dark ages I found the Shell one in the lot and kept it as well, both are neat sets.
Oh, Classic Town... How beautiful you are. I just recently cloned this set. I didn't have the exact same pieces but I managed.
Ahhh... when Lego could easily make Shell sets before millions of copyright laws came in and The Lego Group decided to replace with Octan.
My favourite tanker in my small 4-wide classic LEGO town. Prefer much more the Shell branded LEGO sets over the Octan sets. This tanker goes well with 6378 Shell Service Station and 7813 Shell Tanker Wagon to have endless hours of play. Look at this fantastic Shell fuel refinery building from 7777 Trains Idea Book at the bottom of the page, which gorgeously supplement the Shell service force: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/154077-building-7777/&page=2
Pretty sure my dad had this ages ago but, at some point got disassembled and got put with the rest of the ‘old’ Lego. I vaguely remember all those parts in there except from the big long brick with shell on it.
Thought I owned this one but I was wrong. I own 671 from 1978. It looks a lot like this one but you can't seat a minifig in the truck.
@darthmar said:
"Thought I owned this one but I was wrong. I own 671 from 1978. It looks a lot like this one but you can't seat a minifig in the truck. "
I thought exactly the same! Mine too is 671. I also have 377 Shell Service Station and 642 Tow Truck and Car from the same year. All assembled and still with their stickers on. I think they are great sets.
This was my second tanker truck after the 197x yellow double Shell truck.
@craigjg said:
" I thought exactly the same! Mine too is 671. I also have 377 Shell Service Station and 642 Tow Truck and Car from the same year. All assembled and still with their stickers on. I think they are great sets."
That's funny I own 377 en 642 also. My chilhood lego is not assembled anymore but they are somewhere spread out accros several boxes. Only sets from the last 20 years remain assembled since my dark days in the 90's.
Yes this means I am old.
I this is one of the sets i still have from when i was a kid. Brings back memories everytime i look at it.
@darthmar said:
" @craigjg said:
" I thought exactly the same! Mine too is 671. I also have 377 Shell Service Station and 642 Tow Truck and Car from the same year. All assembled and still with their stickers on. I think they are great sets."
That's funny I own 377 en 642 also. My chilhood lego is not assembled anymore but they are somewhere spread out accros several boxes. Only sets from the last 20 years remain assembled since my dark days in the 90's.
Yes this means I am old.
"
Mine were disassembled too until I got my old Lego down from the loft a few years ago for my Son. I tried assembling as much as I could and was amazed that hardly anything was missing from all the sets. We built a town with it and now I'm as mad on Lego as he is, if not more!!
I was also confused with set 671. 1984 was way passed my Lego playing days. 1978 was near the end of my LEGO playing days, so i didn't get but I remember I liked it, but i thought i was to small, I would have made it longer with more axles. I always liked the shell sets, I had set 688, got it from my grandma in 1973 for my birthday.
@Lego_Lord_Mayorca said:
Besides, you can't go wrong with Octan Corporation. They make great stuff! "
Like voting machines, and all History Books!
Our local gas station recently switched over to Shell. Went over really well, NOT! The pumps still say Exxon, and the only way you can tell it's a Shell station is a banner covering up the sign beside the highway. I only learned it when the Exxon card my folks have didn't work. And I'll bet there's still Exxon fuel in the tanks.
Among my first sets with the Shell promo police"Jeep" from the late 1990s. I think Kaybee had a bunch of them, as, at the time, we didn't have a Shell station. I wish LEGO hadn't capitulated to Greenpeace's tantrum and axed the Ferrari promo sets that had just came out 4-5 years ago. I think the Shell promo sets were quite well designed (and in many ways, better than the Tiny Turbos), and as of yet, we still haven't seen a set use the pullback motor element introduced with those sets.
This is my childhood on wheels :)
@Norikins said:
"Did you ever hear of the tragedy twixt Lego, Shell, and Greenpeace? It made me lose all respect for Greenpeace back in 2014 with their, stupid, whiny, poorly-made ad-campaign attacking Lego for having license deals with Shell. ."
Yeah, that was a real tragedy. Pretty sure Shakespeare wrote about something similar...