Does the front part tip forward if you detach the trailer?

Nice set.

These sets tended to use the connected-swing hinges, so it was difficult to detach or unhook them.

I didn't buy this one, but I bought the one that came out in '95 IIRC, which was functionally identical.

6535's slightly older brother.

@Studio_Brickton said:
"Does the front part tip forward if you detach the trailer?

Nice set."

I think the hinge in between comes pre assembled and isn't really meant to be popped apart

@Merlict said:
" @Studio_Brickton said:
"Does the front part tip forward if you detach the trailer?

Nice set."

I think the hinge in between comes pre assembled and isn't really meant to be popped apart"

Yeah, you can but it's pretty difficult. Clever they used the light gray Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Handles to limit the hinge movement and tighten the turning circle.

I still have the 6652 from 1983. Love it. This slightly modernized version also feels nostalgic.

iirc this is the third time, that an Iteration of this set appears in rsotd. I feel like w haven't seen this vehicle design in years. Maybe it's time for a new big construction line in Lego city.

Finally a RSOTD that I have. It's been a while!

@Merlict said:
" @Studio_Brickton said:
"Does the front part tip forward if you detach the trailer?

Nice set."

I think the hinge in between comes pre assembled and isn't really meant to be popped apart"

It wasn't pre assembled. They're two separate pieces that swing pretty freely left and right. They pop apart with very minimal effort, but the entire truck would have to be lifted off the roadplates and held gently but firmly by the Hands of the Creator.

@Rimefang said:
" @Merlict said:
" @Studio_Brickton said:
"Does the front part tip forward if you detach the trailer?

Nice set."

I think the hinge in between comes pre assembled and isn't really meant to be popped apart"

It wasn't pre assembled. They're two separate pieces that swing pretty freely left and right. They pop apart with very minimal effort, but the entire truck would have to be lifted off the roadplates and held gently but firmly by the Hands of the Creator. "

Yes, but snapping-in and out wasn't what they were intended to do, unlike ball-joint parts. When you were younger, they held pretty firmly in place.

Back then, one version of a mini-dumper was always part of the LEGO program. None of them looked good, but I guess it was a cheap entry into the construction theme and larger dumpers were rather rarely released.

My buddy used to have this. But we rarely played with original sets. usually we created our own awesome cars and planes.

@jkb said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @Merlict said:
" @Studio_Brickton said:
"Does the front part tip forward if you detach the trailer?

Nice set."

I think the hinge in between comes pre assembled and isn't really meant to be popped apart"

It wasn't pre assembled. They're two separate pieces that swing pretty freely left and right. They pop apart with very minimal effort, but the entire truck would have to be lifted off the roadplates and held gently but firmly by the Hands of the Creator. "

Yes, but snapping-in and out wasn't what they were intended to do, unlike ball-joint parts. When you were younger, they held pretty firmly in place.

Back then, one version of a mini-dumper was always part of the LEGO program. None of them looked good, but I guess it was a cheap entry into the construction theme and larger dumpers were rather rarely released."

Last ones I had that I used I was younger lol

Today, we're going back to '91 to look at The Dumper. I was the target audience for this set at the time, although my parents never bought me this one. The real ethos of Classic Town is the painted lightbox/backdrop. If you just have a bunch of Classic Town sets on display in your living room (because you're a well-adjusted adult like me), you'll find that the aesthetics are kind of underwhelming. You need to try to recreate those backdrops to really make them look spectacular in photos. Other themes like Pirates and Castle have held up much better.

The ideas book from '90 epitomizes this aesthetic. Every page has an awesome diorama with a painted backdrop like this.

@CopperTablet said:
"Today, we're going back to '91 to look at The Dumper. I was the target audience for this set at the time, although my parents never bought me this one. The real ethos of Classic Town is the painted lightbox/backdrop. If you just have a bunch of Classic Town sets on display in your living room (because you're a well-adjusted adult like me), you'll find that the aesthetics are kind of underwhelming. You need to try to recreate those backdrops to really make them look spectacular in photos. Other themes like Pirates and Castle have held up much better.

The ideas book from '90 epitomizes this aesthetic. Every page has an awesome diorama with a painted backdrop like this."

If only TLG also sold the backdrops! Lately, I've been trying some Lego photography with backscenes from the model railway trade.

I had at least one of this set. In my imagination, it could magically talk and fly, though I don't remember the name I gave it, or the driver.