u/bevis1932

This space Lego set from 1985 I feel is only on the cusp of vintage. But it is probably the last Lego set I was given as a child. By then I had largely grown past that stage of childhood, and had entered the world of home computers.

I remember using the parts to build a Firefox aeroplane, based on the artwork on the book.

Lego 182 train set from 1974. Stiff as an old board. These old sets have so many basic parts in them, we forget what old Lego was like.

I haven't tried putting batteries in it, looking at the contacts I think a significant clean would be required.

As I build it, I realise that the person who first built this was not me. To quote Gilmore, "the child is grown, the dream has gone", but I don't get teary eyed about any of that.