1993 was a good year for LEGO…I have fond memories of the Dragon Knight sets. Today’s image comes from the front cover of a 1993 UK Christmas catalog. This one gives Duplo trains some love. Meanwhile, Majisto the wizard has hijacked Santa’s job this year, complete with a sled pulled by three monstrous dragons. Who … Continue reading 25 Days of Holiday “Trainvertising” #5: Duplo through the Snow
Today’s catalog comes to you straight from 2000. The cover art of this U.S. holiday catalog prominently features the engine from “Freight and Crane Railway” (set 4565), originally released in 1996. This time, Santa takes charge of the controls and ditches Rudolph in favor of everyone’s favorite little astromech droid, R2-D2. A lot of memorable … Continue reading 25 Days of Holiday “Trainvertising” #4: A Very Spielberg Christmas
LEGO makes a Christmas card for its employees each year, and this was the example made to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary in 1982. It is filled with vintage LEGO goodness, including loads of wooden toys, 1:43 scale Chevrolet trucks, early LEGO building toys and some 1980s LEGO sets under the Christmas tree. If you … Continue reading 25 Days of Holiday “Trainvertising” #3: Walking in a Wooden Wonderland
Our second post comes straight to you from 2001. The winter was cold, and LEGO’s financial situation wasn’t so hot either. In a partnership that will probably never happen again, LEGO teamed up with Department 56 to release ceramic holiday miniatures. These depicted portions of Santa’s workshop involved in the manufacture of….LEGO toys! I know, … Continue reading 25 Days of Holiday “Trainvertising” #2: Miracle on 56th Street
“Deck the Load and Hauls with Technic. Fa–la–la–la–la, la–la–la–la.” Trains receive a lot of love around this time of year, especially on the cover of many a LEGO Shop-at-Home catalog over the years. Of all the images produced, this is perhaps one of the best. For 1993, the “Load and Haul Railroad” (set #4563) earned itself … Continue reading 25 Days of Holiday “Trainvertising” #1: Deck the Load and Hauls!
Niels Thomsen saw we shared his 1960s Christmas card the other day and, in response, posted pictures from his collection of LEGO wooden trains! LEGO made wooden toys from 1932 through 1960, the year in which a fire ravaged the wooden toy warehouse. LEGO made a wide variety of wooden trains, and these represent a … Continue reading Wood is Good: wooden LEGO trains of the 1940s & 1950s
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