Random set of the day: Service Station
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 134 Service Station, released in 1979. It's one of 15 Fabuland sets produced that year. It contains 59 pieces.
It's owned by 100 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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Wait, deja vu, right? I swear we've gotten this Fabuland set before...
EDIT: Yep! Myth Busted you guys: https://brickset.com/article/48404/random-set-of-the-day-service-station-with-billy-goat-and-mike-monkey
What is up with variants of sets depending on location when there's literally no difference?
Fabuland, always warming the cockles of my heart.
@MCLegoboy said:
"Wait, deja vu, right? I swear we've gotten this Fabuland set before...
EDIT: Yep! Myth Busted you guys: https://brickset.com/article/48404/random-set-of-the-day-service-station-with-billy-goat-and-mike-monkey What is up with variants of sets depending on location when there's literally no difference?"
One is set 134, the other is 334.
@MCLegoboy this happened quite often in the late ‘70’s, the Yellow Castle and the original line of Classic Space sets all had different numbers between North America and Europe, even though they’re the same set.
^And even in the 2000s this was going on, with the RSOTD a few days back (7831).
This looks to be less of a service station, and more of a fortress.
Still, I like that Huwbot's discovered the Fabuland section of his back catalogue.
Of all the things that pop culture brings back, why not bring back Fabuland?
@Rimefang said:
"Of all the things that pop culture brings back, why not bring back Fabuland?"
because Fabuland is cursed
Oh yeah, the return of Billy Goat and Mike Monkey.
Little known fact: they played nice for Service Station, but were mortal enemies in every other set.
@chrisaw said:
"Fabuland, always warming the cockles of my heart."
I’m not sure what part of the heart is the “cockles” area. And I’m afraid to ask.
@MCLegoboy said:
"Wait, deja vu, right? I swear we've gotten this Fabuland set before...
EDIT: Yep! Myth Busted you guys: https://brickset.com/article/48404/random-set-of-the-day-service-station-with-billy-goat-and-mike-monkey
What is up with variants of sets depending on location when there's literally no difference?"
Fabuland sets had storybook-style instructions with actual words, so different translations would have been needed for different locations.
@Harmonious_Building said:
" @Rimefang said:
"Of all the things that pop culture brings back, why not bring back Fabuland?"
because Fabuland is cursed"
Why do you say that? Incidentally, I would have been onboard with Chima if it had been more Fabuland-ish. That's why I bought the set with the skunk. He seemed more like he belonged on "my team."
When Playmobil meets LEGO meets Richard Scarry. And I think LEGO was trying to capitalize on the latter, given the timing, and the fact around this same time, there was a Playskool Scarry line.
Not the best of the lot, but still cute and colorful.
@Rimefang said:
"Of all the things that pop culture brings back, why not bring back Fabuland?"
It got a split second cameo in the Lego Movie
As a child I was finding Fabuland characters really creepy so I never asked for a single set. Quite some years later, I must admit these sets have a certain appeal ;-)
Man this Chima prequel looks so weird
Not the best Fabuland set out there, but still pretty cute. I wanna buy some of those Fabuland figures from Bricklink whenever I get the chance.
"Modern sets are too juniorised with too many specialist pieces!"
(I love Fabuland, so very much, especially Sir-Not-Appearing-In-This-Set: those beautiful, large, patterned roof pieces.)
I think my mum had a few Fabuland sets back in the day, as seen by some lose parts at my Grandparent’s. She might have had this, but I could be wrong.
None for sale on BrickLink. Only one used 334 was sold in the past six months, so it should be a pretty rare set. Brings back fond memories.
Crikey, after all these years Fabuland figures still creep me out.
They are like something from 'Five Nights at LEGOLand'!
FABULAND
FABULAND
FABULAND
(saying it 3 times so it might magically reappear)
Bringing it back?
Has anyone ever received an answer from Lego about that possibility?
I don't think Lego does "fan service" directly so much and it appears as though, at least to some extent, they don't like to repeat themselves.
Culturally they don't do reprints. And perhaps then the marketing-driven design might be saying, "we don't see a market for this", or it's not a direction they want to pursue.
Perhaps they think they could bring it out again, but the instructions are smart-device based and the play sets need batteries and it has an AR component. -In which case it can burn in Hell.
But yes, if this theme resurged, I would buy at least two of everything with a war-like zeal.
Man, those huge wall pieces.
@cody6268 said:
"When Playmobil meets LEGO meets Richard Scarry. And I think LEGO was trying to capitalize on the latter, given the timing, and the fact around this same time, there was a Playskool Scarry line. "
Richard Scarry would be an AWESOME licensed theme!
If anything, the successor would likely be an Animal Crossing theme.