Random set of the day: Red Formula 1 with Storage
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 3581 Red Formula 1 with Storage, released in 1998. It's one of 12 Znap sets produced that year. It contains 171 pieces, and its retail price was US$20.
It's owned by 90 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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Race car, dump truck, jet.
Never have the suggested Znap builds been so clear! There's always at least one indecipherable one in the image.
Oh I’m glad it has storage. 10 out of 10.
If It didn’t have storage it’d be a subpar set. It’s amazing what storage will do for a set.
That additional storage really sells this set, right?
@Wavelength said:
"Race car, dump truck, jet.
Never have the suggested Znap builds been so clear! There's always at least one indecipherable one in the image."
Is that really a jet, though? The back part of it looks like legs...
Maybe it's a Transformer
I don’t see the storage in that image. If your set includes something so mind-bogglingly awesome as storage, it should be front and center on the box image. Missed opportunity...
Oh wow, that's ... that's definitely a thing that's happened.
For more fun, click on the blue "171 pieces" and see what's available!
Znap was such an odd line. I have 2 of the sets, but this isn't one of them, and I dont remember them too much. Interesting, though.
Fun fact: the inventor of KNex actually approached Lego and pitched his ideas, but was turned down. I guess Lego must somewhat regretted the decision.
@560heliport said:
"For more fun, click on the blue "171 pieces" and see what's available!"
Wow, what an interesting piece...
Amazing what you can build with eight strait rods.
Yes, I've seen them when they were on the store shelves, but no, I haven't even thought for a second about buying any of them.
It would seem excellent for building a nice Galidor contraption.
Oooh, strawberry flavour znap this time around!
Is it odd that I think the purple connector pieces clash with the colour scheme more here than they do with the green one we had before?
Might be one of the best Znap sets, but not by a lot.
Coming soon to a 'Storage Solutions' article:
"My spare parts are located in a dedicated extension to the house, sorted into racks of a popular choice of container among AFOLs: the Znap trays that came with 3581 Red Formula 1 with Storage."
This is beyond science.
@Pekingduckman said:
"Fun fact: the inventor of KNex actually approached Lego and pitched his ideas, but was turned down. I guess Lego must somewhat regretted the decision."
And then, LEGO regretted Znap
I see Huwbot also wants to show and tell about its storage.
Fantastic set.
If you like that sort of thing.
Sadly not many people did.
I'll certainly be getting a few Znap sets in the future. I really wanna play around with those pieces and see what I can build with them.
With Knex being launched in 1992, I can only assume this was Lego attempt to compete with what they saw as a competing building toy at the time? 6 years to launch a competing product....
They should have just stuck to what they knew best!
So, I was expecting some fun comments here when I saw today's set was ZNAP. And I have to say, these definitely do not disappoint! :D
Observation: ZNAP is surprisingly expensive for something "nobody" seemingly wants. Looks cool, though. Is there any compatibility with Technic?