Locomotive Annie Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I've only just discovered just how fascinating a little world Fabuland is and while I'd had a few Fabuland bits and bobs in my storage boxes for some time that I'd picked up with various Lego joblots I'd never really given the theme much thought before. Strangely enough it was the Friends theme that led me to Fabuland as I started to become interested in what other 'girls' themes there had been before Friends. My present intention is to build a Fabuland suburb somewhere on my Train/Town layout and to that end I've been collecting up more Fabuland pieces, - especially house and building parts, - so I can make a start on putting something together. What my question is though is that I've noticed some of the wall sections will have a sticker with a number on them that looks a lot like a house number. One blue piece with yellow windows that arrived today has the number '5' on it and another wall piece which I can't just find at the moment has a sticker with '63' on it. So does Fabuland have streets with houses that have numbers as in, '5 Bulldog Street' or am I barking up the wrong tree? (Was that an unintentional pun? ) And my other question is that can these 'house numbers' be identified as to what set they might belong to? I've been trying to do what research I can, but so far I'm not coming up with anything. Theme crossovers can be fun though, my custom Olivia has been roaring around the place on a blue Fabuland motor scooter and having the time of her life. She feels very safe on the scooter because unlike the Lego bicycles that are available to her she can actually hold onto a Fabuland scooter's handlebars and doesn't have to worry about falling off because she can't steer properly. Quote
Artanis I Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Well if you have a look here you can see all the known Fabuland sets released. Quite a few of the buildings have numbers on them. Have a look at the pics and set inventories to see if you can find what you're looking for? As far as streets etc, if it has a number, it has a number. That's it. The rest is up to your imagination. Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Well if you have a look here you can see all the known Fabuland sets released. Quite a few of the buildings have numbers on them. Have a look at the pics and set inventories to see if you can find what you're looking for? As far as streets etc, if it has a number, it has a number. That's it. The rest is up to your imagination. Fabulous! I don't know why I didn't think of looking on Bricklink. Thankyou very much for pointing me in the right direction Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Well it seems that the '63' stickered wall piece is from the Police Station and the '5' stickered wall piece is from one of the funfair/amusement park sets. I should see if I can find enough parts to build up the Police Station since I will need one for my Fabuland suburb. I would imagine the Fabulanders don't want the Town Police guys poking their noses in should any crime breakout in their neighbourhood. Quote
Rick Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Strangely enough it was the Friends theme that led me to Fabuland as I started to become interested in what other 'girls' themes there had been before Friends. Girls themes? And my other question is that can these 'house numbers' be identified as to what set they might belong to? I've been trying to do what research I can, but so far I'm not coming up with anything. A lot of them correspond to the last two digits of the set number. Well it seems that the '63' stickered wall piece is from the Police Station and the '5' stickered wall piece is from one of the funfair/amusement park sets. The "64" number belongs to 3664 Police Station, unless you mean "36", which belongs to 3669 Fire & Police Station and is one of the exceptions to the rule. Quote
Fugazi Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 A lot of them correspond to the last two digits of the set number. Good one, I never noticed! The "64" number belongs to 3664 Police Station, unless you mean "36", which belongs to 3669 Fire & Police Station and is one of the exceptions to the rule. Oh, those prudish Danes! Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Girls themes? That's why I wrote it as 'girls' themes. In quite a few places on the internet Fabuland is rightly or wrongly described as being a 'girls' theme which I know isn't accurate as Fabuland appeals to boys as much as it does the female gender. I checked that Police station wall piece and it is stickered as '64', my dodgy memory had it as being '63' for some unknown reason. I guess it makes sense to have the sticker numbers relating to the set numbers, but I must say that it does look like somebody in marketing had cold feet over putting a '69' sticker on the 3669 set Quote
Pandora Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 That's why I wrote it as 'girls' themes. In quite a few places on the internet Fabuland is rightly or wrongly described as being a 'girls' theme which I know isn't accurate as Fabuland appeals to boys as much as it does the female gender. The FABULAND range was aimed at both boys and girls, and the promotional shots for the sets fully support that. It was designed as a sort of stepping stone between DUPLO and SYSTEM LEGO, although all the FABULAND pieces are SYSTEM. For more inspiration, check out the wonderful MOCs in the FABULAND Builder's Guild, and some of the original sets (and their accompanying promotional pamphlets) can be seen in the Special Themes FABULAND Review Index. Also, the appearance of set numbers as part of stickers for sets is also true for some City sets, for instance as vehicle license plates. Quote
Locomotive Annie Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) The FABULAND range was aimed at both boys and girls, and the promotional shots for the sets fully support that. It was designed as a sort of stepping stone between DUPLO and SYSTEM LEGO, although all the FABULAND pieces are SYSTEM. For more inspiration, check out the wonderful MOCs in the FABULAND Builder's Guild, and some of the original sets (and their accompanying promotional pamphlets) can be seen in the Special Themes FABULAND Review Index. Also, the appearance of set numbers as part of stickers for sets is also true for some City sets, for instance as vehicle license plates. Thanks for the additional background on Fabuland Pandora I'm not particularly keen on Duplo, - though I do have some of the Thomas the Tank Engine series. Duplo has it's place with its big chunky pieces and being intended for wee tots the big studs are ideal, BUT I personally much prefer Fabuland with its System compatible pieces and ability to be used with regular Lego bricks. I think the whole village community atmosphere of Fabuland is very appealing and I love the primary colours as well as the fantasy storybook design of the the door and window modules. A Fabuland car and scooter have already hit the streets of my still somewhat disorganised WIP Train/Town layout and none of the Friends minidolls or regular minifigs that live there seem to mind at all. Anyway for a while now a Fabuland bulldog minifig has been employed as an inspector on the railway that runs through the town and he seems to be doing a great job of keeping all the railway staff on their toes. Thanks too for pointing out the links to the Fabuland MOC and set review indexes. Seeing the MOCs left me wide-eyed and near speechless as they were some of the best custom work I've seen anywhere. Somewhat predictably the railway station is my favourite and already has me revising my plans for the main station on my layout. The set reviews were good to see too, - I'm in process of buying the Bakery set so once it arrives and I put it together I'll write a review to add to those already available. Edited May 23, 2013 by Locomotive Annie Quote
Fugazi Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Well... Shocking! But this was the early 2000s, with bankruptcy looming LEGO was pulling out all the stops to sell sets. Quote
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