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This might get a take down notice from LEGO. I seem to recall that last year the instructions briefly went public before sites took them down, this is a bit of a spoiler for those taking the tour in 2013... but thanks for sharing with those of us who don't fall into that group.

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Found this on the lego instructions site

wish they would do sets like this for everybody and not just for people visiting the inside tour!

picture link to instructions .pdf

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Cry! :sing::pir_bawling:

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That is a nice truck.. first thought was a circus-truck or so.. How can people visit the inside tour.. is it possible to 'buy' your way in, or what should someone do to get inside the factory? Gives me a little bit a 'Willy Wonka'-feeling.. (Charly and the Chocolate-factory) Maybe TLG should put golden tickets in their Legoboxes...that what be an awesome idea.... !!!!!!!

Greetz, LegoSjaak
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(Charly and the Chocolate-factory) Maybe TLG should put golden tickets in their Legoboxes...that what be an awesome idea.... !!!!!!!

Maybe if you get a Mr Gold in a Serie 10 Minifig blister!!! lol

Posted (edited)

Saw this in special themes. One more set I'll never have. It's pretty neat though, but apparently around $2300 USD to take this tour and receive one... No airfare or other accommodations, for those who don't live nearby. Too bad, I'd love to experience this. Might have to MOC on up :sadnew::classic:

Edited by LEGO Guy Bri
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Found this on the lego instructions site

wish they would do sets like this for everybody and not just for people visiting the inside tour!

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GRogall, I have moved your topic and merged with the existing one.

Like yourself and others, it is a pity that we are highly unlikely to be able to get hold of this super special looking set.

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GRogall, I have moved your topic and merged with the existing one.

Like yourself and others, it is a pity that we are highly unlikely to be able to get hold of this super special looking set.

Thanks! I thought it belonged in the Town thread, and didn't bother looking here! :ugh:

Posted (edited)

A German LEGO friend sent me this image today of the special set that 2013 LEGO Inside Tour members got as their promotional set. Whoops... looks like it's already being discussed! :wink:

This bus has an interesting history...

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This truck was the 3rd truck that TLG bought for sending LEGO sets from their Billund Denmark factory... to their Hohenwestedt Germany distribution warehouse. This truck dates to 1958, and was the first truck/trailer combination.

Villy Thomsen was the name of the company in Billund that this truck was owned by... although the truck was driven by KKK's older cousin Victor Christiansen back and forth between Billund and Hohenwestedt.

For images of the Hohenwestedt warehouse and sales office, see my "First LEGO Sets of Germany" thread for building images...

http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=81594

Once the boxes arrived at the Hohenwestedt warehouse... they were shipped all over Germany.

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This is one of the boxes that came from Billund, and repackaged with Hohenwestedt tape for mail shipment all over Germany.

Here's KKK with cousin Victor and a model of the Villy Thomsen truck/trailer that he drove 40+ years ago...

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My German LEGO friend Jan Katanek sent me this image today of the special set that 2013 LEGO Inside Tour members got as their promotional set.

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Thank you LEGO Historian for sharing, but there is an existing topic in here, and I have moved and merged yours into this existing discussion.

WhiteFang

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Looking through the building instructions, apart from the sticker sets, it appears those light bluish grey doors are going to be a bit of a challenge for anyone planning to build this without going on the factory tour!

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Looking through the building instructions, apart from the sticker sets, it appears those light bluish grey doors are going to be a bit of a challenge for anyone planning to build this without going on the factory tour!

Well, just rip open your sealed 10129 Maersk Train and use those :laugh: !

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D@mn, I knew I shoulda bought two Maersk trains. :grin:

Hopefully some kind soul will scan the stickers for us, please...please...please

Joe

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That's a very nice set, with nice and interesting techniques (the yellow roof, and the front, for instance). Who will dare reproduce it for a review ? :tongue:

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