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LEGO Star Wars 8038 The Battle of Endor

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Also, the British LEGO Ltd. version (licensed to Courtauld's Corp.) has solid yellow glass garage doors in the set, even though the same trans-clear with yellow edging garage doors always shows on the box tops. The TLG continental European version of 325 always has the trans-clear garage doors with yellow edging. The fire sword (part 32588) cannot be dual-colored on LDD. It is supposed to be co-injected with 21 Bright Red and 191 Flame Yellowish Orange plastic. It has instead simply been colored 21 Bright Red. Here is another example... the 1978 introduced YELLOW CASTLE Set... introduced in Europe, Australia and Canada as set 375 in 1978, and as 6075 in the USA in 1980. In 1980 model set numbers went from 3 to 4 digits, which would explain the difference.

Here is a list of all large model LEGO sets sold in the 1971-79 era... and where they were sold under which number. (from Chapter 9 of my collectors guide - LEGO Model Sets 1971-79)... Here are the 3 versions of the London Bus set... the top is the Europe/Australia box type, the middle one is the Canada box type, and the lower one is the USA box type... Overall, two very successful builds. I owe the latter to LDD 4's correction of a connectivity bug with part 30373-- the piece that forms the core of the model.

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Another set from 1968 was the 343 Train Ferry Set. This too came in several versions, the upper box is the continental European version, the lower box is the USA Samsonite version. Parts 60896, 60990, 60935, 62386, 64251, 64330, 87794, and 87807 are unavailable and have been left out of the model. The pilot is therefore not buildable, and all of his parts have been left to the side. The two Zamor Spheres (54821) cannot be attached to their launchers and have been left to the side of the model. The 2004 Maersk set was very popular (it was sold by LEGO Shop-At-Home), and in 2005 it was followed by a new edition that only differentiates from the 2004 version by mentioning "2005 Edition" on the box top.... Celebrate the 10th anniversary of LEGO® Star Wars with the final battle for the fate of the Rebel Alliance – and the Empire! On the forest moon of Endor, a brave team of Rebels joins forces with a fierce tribe of Ewok warriors. Their mission: to destroy the secret Imperial bunker and take out the Death Star’s shields! This complete battle scene features an opening bunker with sliding blast doors, AT-ST scout walker with walking action, firing catapult, Ewok glider, 2 speeder bikes and 12 figures, including Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, R2-D2, 3 Ewoks, 2 Scout Troopers, Death Star Trooper, and 2 Rebel Commandos!

All 4 versions of this Maersk ship have the USA/Canada style printing on the boxes... with the part count and writing in English/French/Spanish. Even those sold in Europe had this printing. Like the 340 Train Control Tower set, the Train Ferry Set had a different baseplate for Europe and Australia, than it did for USA/Canada Samsonite. The Samsonite baseplate has far more studs, and is much less complicated.

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In 2014 TLG will introduce the 10241 MAERSK LINE TRIPLE-E SHIP with the color "medium azure"... as the new LEGO color for Maersk models. This is a sad farewell for Maersk blue, a (until 2004) very rare to come by LEGO color.. which appears to have been retired as a color in 2011 (with the end of production of the Maersk train). This set came in 2 different box designs... the older 1966-67 box (top image), and the later 1968-70 box image (middle and bottom image). The top image is older because it shows prototype gas pumps, which are unknown in any collection. The corrugated pipes and rubber bands could not be flexed into position and have been left to the side of the model.

The windscreen (2507) and 1x4 hinge (4315) are not available on LDD and have been left out of the model.

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One of the more interesting sets was the 340 Train Control Tower Set of 1968. This set came in several box types, 2 of which are shown here. The box on the left shows the box for continental Europe, without writing on the box top. The box on the right shows the USA Samsonite LEGO box, with "Model Maker" on the box top. Parts 47299, 60917, 60926, 62386, 64251, 87794, 87807, and 87808 are not available in LDD and have been left out of the model. Because of this, Will Furno cannot be built, and all of his parts that are available have been left to the side.

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