Random set of the day: Bertie Bulldog (Police Chief) and Constable Bulldog
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 3664 Bertie Bulldog (Police Chief) and Constable Bulldog, released during 1984. It's one of 11 Fabuland sets produced that year. It contains 63 pieces and 2 minifigs.
It's owned by 334 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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So the prison cell is the only part of the structure that has a ceiling?
That seems structurally unsound.
One of my most favourite Fabuland sets!
What does that lock go to? How is it hanging there? And are those keys floating? Something seems paranormal here...
Glad for the clarification, I was unsure as to who exactly was the (Police Chief)
Love how Bertie gets to have his full name front and center followed by his job in parenthesis, while the constable is just "Constable Bulldog." I can guess which one got more love
Ah. So these are the guys that became the wolves.
Does the number on the cell suggest that there are at least 64 jail cells in Fabuland? For something so outwardly innocent there seems to be quite a lot of crime.
@Monopoly said:
"Does the number on the cell suggest that there are at least 64 jail cells in Fabuland? For something so outwardly innocent there seems to be quite a lot of crime."
Fabuland is like the Gilded Age. Pretty and fancy on the outside, with very nasty stuff just underneath. (see Legends of Chima)
@StyleCounselor:
In a really late follow up to your final comment on:
https://brickset.com/article/77476/
…and my original response on:
https://brickset.com/article/77501
…I just saw an article that the original prop for Red Leader’s X-Wing sold at auction for $2,375,000:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-x-wing-fighter-035718069.html
In the article, they show an image of the prop in question, which has been screen-matched to the engine explosion seen in the film, and there’s an interesting image in the article about halfway down the page (look for a lightning bolt background on the right side of the image). You can’t see all of it, but the upper surface of the dorsal port wing is mostly visible, and you can clearly make out _two_ hash marks, with what might be a third. So, this kinda seems to indicate that Luke’s “Red 5” markings were just a standardized Red Squadron marking, and probably didn’t indicate the ship’s call sign at all. I’m curious to see what @CapnRex101 has to say on that matter.
First wireless phone in LEGO?
Love the phone base.
Also where are the Technic people who complain about glaring pin colours when these guys’ hipbones are red?
The BEST police station Lego have ever designed.
Fascinating fact...this Fabuland building is the only one fully enclosed...well the jail part. Unfortunately the office is outside. But it was always sunny in Fabuland....
I have the matching police van that came with another Constable Bulldog plus fugitive Clive Crocodile although I never did find out his terrible crime. I have a third Constable Bulldog on a motorbike. I probably gave them individual names but long forgotten if I did.
I also have Buster Bulldog one of the Firefighter bulldogs. Plus Boris Bulldog - who is the town postman. The only bulldog brother not to join the emergency services.
That probably made family get togethers awkward for him. Poor Boris.
@Zordboy:
And the key is hanging precariously by the tip from a padlock that’s nailed to a solid wall, while the cell door has no visible means of locking or attaching a padlock. Mayberry-style.
@Monopoly:
“Now serving: 64”
It’s pretty clear what’s going on in this shop.
@MeisterDad:
Drips on their jackets.
@bookmum:
So they have a cook and a waiter, too!
I remember noticing a mysterious number on the front of another Fabuland RSOTD a while back, and this one inspired me to look more closely at the others. Some Fabuland expert can probably confirm or deny this, but it looks like the buildings generally had street address numbers on each of them. The things I learn from RSOTD!
All cops are bulldogs
I bet Bertie pulled some strings to get a job for his family member
@EvilTwin:
Bertie: "There's no nepotism here, is there Constable... "
Constable: "No Uncle Bertie...":D
Seriously (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) though; couldn't ya' just see a "Zootopia"-type situation:
Bertie: "Cadet Bunny...strange name for a Bulldog..."...
And lastly: Now I wonder if the 'Caste' system in Fubuland led to its downfall, and Chima's uprising...naa, that's just silly...:D
Really wish they'd done more Fabuland stuff for the 90th anniversary
@Zordboy said:
"So the prison cell is the only part of the structure that has a ceiling?"
The jail ceiling is an innuendo. In Fabuland they probably let the inmates keep their belts on. It is just that evil there.
Imagine FARGO but Fabuland.
Typical nepotism in the work place, bet the Bulldog family have been running this town for years...
@Brickalili:
Hmmm...I picture "the Bulldogs" being more like 'enforcers' for the mayor, that Lion...guy...hmmm...one of Chima's royal families were Lions...Naaa, again: that be silly:D
@dtobin123 said: "The jail ceiling is an innuendo. In Fabuland they probably let the inmates keep their belts on. It is just that evil there."
Oh wow.
That went to a dark place.
I've never noticed those roof bricks before. And they appeared in sets up to 2000.
Most Fabuland sets had a subtle sinister undertone. With this set it was all out in the open. Those bulldogs are going to mess you up.
First read was "Party Bulldog" - hm
@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor:
In a really late follow up to your final comment on:
https://brickset.com/article/77476/
…and my original response on:
https://brickset.com/article/77501
…I just saw an article that the original prop for Red Leader’s X-Wing sold at auction for $2,375,000:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-x-wing-fighter-035718069.html
In the article, they show an image of the prop in question, which has been screen-matched to the engine explosion seen in the film, and there’s an interesting image in the article about halfway down the page (look for a lightning bolt background on the right side of the image). You can’t see all of it, but the upper surface of the dorsal port wing is mostly visible, and you can clearly make out _two_ hash marks, with what might be a third. So, this kinda seems to indicate that Luke’s “Red 5” markings were just a standardized Red Squadron marking, and probably didn’t indicate the ship’s call sign at all. I’m curious to see what @CapnRex101 has to say on that matter."
Hmmm.... gooood..... the Force is strong with this one.
I guess it relates back to a lot of things in the SW universe. I seriously doubt they had the time to really consider all of those subtleties when rushing to get the first movie made. I'm sure you've seen Empire of Dreams which really does a nice job showing how chaotic was the first trilogy.
If not there, it will be interesting to find out when the call sign-hash mark correlation began?
Great work on the news update. That is crazy! I mean, 'stiff foam.' $2M?! My lord, they made magic from duct tape and glue! And, all of THIS is built from it. Amazing.
@Zordboy:
People always seem to say that on Fabuland RSOTD posts…
@Zordboy said:
"So the prison cell is the only part of the structure that has a ceiling?
That seems structurally unsound."
The prisoners would find a way to escape if the cell didn’t have a ceiling, that must have been their highest architectural priority.
Also, I had no idea the phone could be connected to a holder, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen that piece.
@StyleCounselor:
For at least a decade, the most expensive SW memorabilia sold at auction was also the most expensive camera sold at auction. Turns out Sony didn’t keep very good track of who they’d rented which camera to, and let the camera that was used for Ep4 slip out of their hands. It ended up pulling in $625,000. The white Marylin Monroe dress sold for almost twice the net of this X-Wing, and is still probably the most expensive movie memorabilia sold at auction, followed by the only confirmed screen-used Maltese Falcon (over $4m) and the piano from Casablanca (almost $3.5m), meaning this might be the fourth most expensive general film memorabilia ever sold.
Tresspassing, stolen apples, illegal parking, neighbour kids being loud... Crime, wherever you look! Never has the FLPD ever had to do so much! We even had to double up on our personnel; the police consits of TWO officers now! Oh, what has just become of our town?
I'm guessing constable bulldog is one of the few cases where the Ancient rules of Alliteration are ignored in Fabuland?
I love Fabuland sets. Especially after 1981 they just too good...
Nice Lawmaster. You usually only see them around Fabu-City One
The 64 may refer to the 64th precinct, South Brooklyn in New York. As it is not clear, Bertie is the one on the telephone in the Al Fresco garden office and constable Clarke rides the scooter with matching leather saddle bags? As featured on the tiles this set only makes sense with Ricky Racoon 3605 and Clive Crocodile 3721, but they may have escaped out the back door to the jail. There was also a police van 3639 to transport Clive.
@cluening said:
"I remember noticing a mysterious number on the front of another Fabuland RSOTD a while back, and this one inspired me to look more closely at the others. Some Fabuland expert can probably confirm or deny this, but it looks like the buildings generally had street address numbers on each of them. The things I learn from RSOTD!"
This number 64 also corresponds with the last 2 digits of the set number. This rule works for other Fabuland sets with buildings where the number is visible on the box art. It definitely is an address of the building, not a jail cell number.
@Neoka15 said:
"This number 64 also corresponds with the last 2 digits of the set number. This rule works for other Fabuland sets with buildings where the number is visible on the box art. It definitely is an address of the building, not a jail cell number."
I think that makes it worse, this implies that the jail cell is just sandwiched in between an ice cream shop and a fairground, both places where a lone jail cell with a shelf next to it probably shouldn’t be.
@brick_r said:
"Seriously (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) though; couldn't ya' just see a "Zootopia"-type situation:"
Was thinking exactly this. Of COURSE one of the criminals is a raccoon, talk about typecasting!
Ah, good old Fabuland. Fabulous colors, Pre-fab buildings and a Fab-tastically dystopian society.
There sure is no place like Fabuland!
Yet
@Monopoly said:
" @Neoka15 said:
"This number 64 also corresponds with the last 2 digits of the set number. This rule works for other Fabuland sets with buildings where the number is visible on the box art. It definitely is an address of the building, not a jail cell number."
I think that makes it worse, this implies that the jail cell is just sandwiched in between an ice cream shop and a fairground, both places where a lone jail cell with a shelf next to it probably shouldn’t be.
"
Absolutely the right place. Watching people having an ice cream or a carousel ride will make you think about your crimes more thoroughly.
I feel like conversations about Fabuland sets always end up veering towards George Orwell, when the sets themselves always give me more of a Richard Scarry vibe.
@SearchlightRG said:
"I feel like conversations about Fabuland sets always end up veering towards George Orwell, when the sets themselves always give me more of a Richard Scarry vibe."
1984? Animal Farm?
Yes.