Awesome use of the lattice fence, I had no idea it worked that way!
Such a simple set, but I love it.

@chrisaw said:
"One of those weird product shots where they’ve just cut the pigtails off the female hair mould."
Wow, that’s odd looking! Is there a known reason why they did that?

I had this set as a kid. Good motivator for me to go through my old sets!

Whats with that hair piece, I always wondered if the standard male haircut piece had this variant or if it was just in the pics of the set.

I have this set! Got it in an old Lego haul. A lovely little garage and NPU with the lattice fence, but as others have said, very lacking without some form of vehicle.

Now that's a simplistic set! I've seen MOCs use the fence in that way before, but never in a set. I think I saw someone use it for a beaded doorway (whatever those are called).

I don't particularly love the set but my town needed a garage and I had the parts, so I built it. I also got tools from other sets. I think I'll accessorize the gerage a bit in my next setup.

Hey...it's Emmet's first job!!! Good on ya' pal, learn them 'builder' skills, get ready to save the world...er, worlds...(we're doomed, aren't we...:D)

@brick_r said:
"Hey...it's Emmet's first job!!! Good on ya' pal, learn them 'builder' skills, get ready to save the world...er, worlds...(we're doomed, aren't we...:D)"

So doomed. But, hey, excitable, distractible, clearly hopped up on some sort of amphetamine Benny is in charge of security, so maybe everything will turn out alright.

A bit of a downgrade to 348-1... they should have retained the automatic doors!

The fence couldn't take much building like that... only a few uses before the lattice work cracked.

@PurpleDave : Yes, yes...but in fairness; they work well together...or is that: they work, well, together.:)
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One of the best Junior/4+ sets:) (also, talk about going 'full-circle'.:D)

@sjr60 said:
"A bit of a downgrade to 348-1... they should have retained the automatic doors!

The fence couldn't take much building like that... only a few uses before the lattice work cracked."

I think that was just you. I had this set for many years as a kid building it over and over and the fence never broke.

@B_Space_Man said:
" @chrisaw said:
"One of those weird product shots where they’ve just cut the pigtails off the female hair mould."
Wow, that’s odd looking! Is there a known reason why they did that?

It’s not the case, this isn’t the pigtail hair. What it actually is, it’s a prototype hair as this was the first year of that element. To use prototypes was a common practice back then, check out the first Castle wave, all horses are prototypes, easily spotted by a thin recessed outline around the eyes.
"

Another set out of my childhood collection. Keep it up Huwbot

Mine also didn't break. In fact I've never ever seen any Lego piece break. I scratched a few badly though when they wouldn't easily separate again.

Loved this set as a child, so simple but great fun.

Oh wow, Solbrick just covered this set in his classic town series - and until he pointed it out, I had totally failed to notice that it lacks a car!

My version (yes, it did grow a little bit, but so have the cars!)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/legolago/albums/72157650220609730/

One of my favourite sets as a kid. And just simple bricks, with (at the time) the fantastic new windows and doors !!
I think the best bit about this set is as a parts donor to build lots of other stuff - which is what Lego should be about.

@B_Space_Man said:
" @chrisaw said:
"One of those weird product shots where they’ve just cut the pigtails off the female hair mould."
Wow, that’s odd looking! Is there a known reason why they did that?
"

Final mould was probably not finished then.

It's a rather complex form for the time, lacking any obvious plane faces, so this would be my first guess.

Another common example of a prototype on instruction photos would be the 1984 Castle horse with it's weird sunken eyes.

I had this in 1979; loved it as it was a realistic building - I did always wonder why it had a sign over the door though as the building is clearly intended to be a residential garage adjacent to a house. Assume the parts are around here somewhere - will have to try and find the sign now!

40 years later version : 40188 : Pencil Pot

Similar in many ways with a garage door, a window and side door, and tools.

I own this set! In fact, I've owned it twice as I recently re-acquired it again.

It's such a charming little set. The build is as simple as it gets but is very fun to build because of the basic single-color brick stacking. My also recently re-acquired 6629 fits in perfectly (although there's barely room for the minifig to get in or out).
And a minifig back when they were new!

@L_go said:
"My version (yes, it did grow a little bit, but so have the cars!)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/legolago/albums/72157650220609730/"

Brilliant, but a bit tight for Speed Champions!!

Wow, I actually have this set... Love it!!!!!!

This, with its red walls and flat roof style, fits well (maybe around back) with 6393 Big Rig Truck Stop.

I remember at the time wondering why they didn't use the other half of the base plate with a car on a platform or workshop? Also really needs a repair truck, I suppose your were meant to buy 646.

@PurpleDave said:
"Feels odd to put a sign that says "Garage" on what is clearly a backyard shed that's not suitable for much more than a riding lawnmower. I mean, it's not even connected to the pavement."

What? That garage is six studs wide. That's MORE than enough to fit a car, and even for the driver to squeeze out the door. Or at least, it *was*, until Legoland drivers started going for six-stud-wide gas-guzzling monstrosities that still only fit a single occupant!

A fully enclosed, very functional building on a base plate made from just 79 pieces....this would nowadays be a 500 piece set yet still lack a roof and some walls. But probably include 79 stickers ;-)

@WizardOfOss said:
"A fully enclosed, very functional building on a base plate made from just 79 pieces....this would nowadays be a 500 piece set yet still lack a roof and some walls. But probably include 79 stickers ;-)"

40188 : Pencil Pot has a missing roof (it's a pencil pot after all) so correct.

40154 : Iconic Pencil Pot had a more Town like approach, no interior or garage, but still a very nice start to a building with a classic Town look to it.

@PurpleDave said:
" @MCLegoboy:
Feels odd to put a sign that says "Garage" on what is clearly a backyard shed that's not suitable for much more than a riding lawnmower. I mean, it's not even connected to the pavement.

@MrNowack:
That's...actually a sensible reason. Plank minifigs had three options, which were pigtails (female coding), cowboy hat (male coding), or an officer's cap (professional coding). No male hair.

@MeisterDad:
And part of him uses each exit in the event something goes wrong?

@PhantomBricks:
I believe that would be...a beaded curtain. The doorway is the frame."

Ah, thank you! I suppose doorways made from beads probably wouldn't pass inspection...

@TeriXeri said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"A fully enclosed, very functional building on a base plate made from just 79 pieces....this would nowadays be a 500 piece set yet still lack a roof and some walls. But probably include 79 stickers ;-)"

40188 : Pencil Pot has a missing roof (it's a pencil pot after all) so correct.

40154 : Iconic Pencil Pot had a more Town like approach, no interior or garage, but still a very nice start to a building with a classic Town look to it."

Ah, that's where I went wrong: I looked at buildings instead of pencil pots :-D
(all jokes aside, never seen those before but I actually like them!)

@MrNowack said:
" @B_Space_Man and @madforLEGO I believe they just used it for these box images, presumably because a prototype of the (then) new male hair piece wasn’t ready yet."
Most likely. The minifigure itself had what would become the standard short hair piece.

@Gamlebilrokker:
That’s silly. Yellow Castle horses didn’t even have eyes.

@L_go:
Ooh, liquid skulls! Or are they gaseous skulls?

@Ridgeheart:
Depending on how they’re constructed, even a 4-wide roller skate could scrape the “paint” off both sideview mirrors trying to enter a 6-wide garage door opening.

@AllenSmith:
Speak for yourself. I’ve built 6-wide cars that seat four. Then again, I’ve built a 13-wide Shellraiser (8-wide, if you don’t count the wheels) that only fits one, and even then it’s standing room only. Of course, I have every confidence the Shellraiser could crush this into fluffy little bits and make a nice nest to bed down in. I’m not sure if that’s how wild Shellraisers behave, but it’s certainly capable of doing so if it so desires.

@PhantomBricks:
Depends on how close the inspector got before the doorway collapsed, taking the entire building down with it. If he got right underneath, and you can still reach the clipboard, maybe you pass after all!

Amazing to consider this set is three years OLDER than the Homemaker set we had yesterday. Looking back, 1979 to 1982 is basically the same era, but these two sets point in two very different directions.

I remember getting this set as a gift when I was a kid. I think maybe ‘82 or ‘83.