Random set of the day: Postal Container Wagon
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 7819 Postal Container Wagon, released in 1983. It's one of 9 Trains sets produced that year. It contains 183 pieces and 1 minifig.
It's owned by 649 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 really wish we had sets like this thesedays, both more trains stuff but also more interesting and unique rolling stock/carriages like this!
No spiders... pity. I thought Huwbot had something special going there.
@MCLegoboy said:
"No spiders... pity. I thought Huwbot had something special going there."
You never know what could be in those parcels
Out of all the sets revealed so far for the upcoming summer wave, this is my personal favorite, lol.
@Mr__Thrawn said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"No spiders... pity. I thought Huwbot had something special going there."
You never know what could be in those parcels"
You are correct, there could be a crate of bananas hidden in there.
Nothing like 1980's Train goodness.
Unique: None
Rare: None
The red sliding doors are pretty uncommon though, found in 4 sets and a service pack from 1983 to 1987. I was going to say we need modern service packs but then I remembered Xtra polybags, those kind of fill the role I suppose. Let's have a Train Xtra and then we'll be in business.
It's an entire mail train! As long as it only has to travel on a gentle, downhill grade...
How do I now own this set?
A+ and I want mine delivered in a train.
“Hey look guys I found some more votes”
Sorry political joke please disregard.
This here complements the legendary 7740 passanger train. There is also a sleeper car 7815. It's interesting to see the time gap between these sets. It must have been a great surprise for those who owned a copy of 7740.
I made my own mail wagon last year, and because these red doors were so old and hard to obtain without ordering internationally, I decided to build my own, including sliding functionality. I'm pretty proud of it.
Its nice to know that even LEGO's builders sometimes do not get the sticker on straight.
I found this set in a LEGO lot I bought from Australia. I love the old 80's train cars.
@NotProfessorWhymzi said:
"Even by modern standards, it’s not a bad little piece of rolling stock. On a unrelated note, was this for 9-Volt, or 12-Volt?"
This one is firmly in the (grey) 12V era but since it's a wagon you can run it with any train I suppose... Incidentally I don't have this one but I do have its baby brother from 7722 :-)
@NotProfessorWhymzi said:
"Even by modern standards, it’s not a bad little piece of rolling stock. On a unrelated note, was this for 9-Volt, or 12-Volt?"
firmly 12V era and intended to go with the 12V 7740, but obviously as unpowered wagon with magnet couplers it could be marshalled in any other train, be it a push along, 4.5V battery, 12V. 9V or any remote control system
@Brickchap said:
"I really wish we had sets like this thesedays, both more trains stuff but also more interesting and unique rolling stock/carriages like this!"
We actually do. Hundreds of locos, carriages and rail related buildings.
Only problem for those who are purists, all the sets I mentioned are from a competing brand that shall not be named ;-)
Seriously though, for people interested in brick built trains based on real prototypes from Europe (let's be honest, mainly Germany) and the US, these alternative sets are a blessing, as there has been nothing like them from LEGO themselves, and even in spirit nothing in decades.
@AustinPowers said:
" @Brickchap said:
"I really wish we had sets like this thesedays, both more trains stuff but also more interesting and unique rolling stock/carriages like this!"
We actually do. Hundreds of locos, carriages and rail related buildings.
Only problem for those who are purists, all the sets I mentioned are from a competing brand that shall not be named ;-)
Seriously though, for people interested in brick built trains based on real prototypes from Europe (let's be honest, mainly Germany) and the US, these alternative sets are a blessing, as there has been nothing like them from LEGO themselves, and even in spirit nothing in decades. "
You're making me curious because i'm not familiar with competing brands but i do like trains and would like to know more. Not to buy but out of curiosity.
I liked how the red/yellow colour scheme appeared in several sets, there was a common theme - 7740 Intercity Passenger train, 7815 Passenger carriage/Sleeper, baggage car of 7722 Steam cargo train set, and loco of 7735 Freight train set.
Now the 'current' sets appear unrelated.
The heyday of Lego Trains.
So many extras and accessories to choose from.
I have 7740, but wish I had this to go with it.
Trains and their accessories are some of the beat LEGO. Wish we had more options today. This little car is exactly the sort of set that made me fall in love with LEGO so many years ago.
Not hooked up to an engine and not sat on any rails so it’s not going anywhere fast is it? XD
More of a post warehouse that post wagon
@Brickalili said:
"Not hooked up to an engine and not sat on any rails so it’s not going anywhere fast is it? XD
More of a post warehouse that post wagon"
I guess your post was tongue-in-cheek rather than uninformed.
After all, the beauty of such sets was that you could extend your LEGO train layout with optional extra carriages, locos, equipment etc., just like on a normal model railroad layout.
I might have this set, or at least that door piece. Then again, it might be loose.
@AustinPowers said:
" @Brickalili said:
"Not hooked up to an engine and not sat on any rails so it’s not going anywhere fast is it? XD
More of a post warehouse that post wagon"
I guess your post was tongue-in-cheek rather than uninformed."
Hence the emote at the end of the first sentence, yes
@Brickalili: thanks. I'm old you know. Had never heard of XD as some kind of emoticon.
hope theres no sudden gusts of winds that will blow those letters away...
There's something so beautiful about this level of simplicity.
Those sliding doors were very useful for garages, warehouses, containers etc., that I have no idea why Lego scrapped them. As others have said an easy way to extend 7740 when 12V electrification meant you didn't have today's problem of whether your half used 6V batteries had enough power to pull another carriage.