NEW!!!!! Direct from Austria!
This is an image of the front page of the booklet that is included with one of the new ZNAP sets. It is set 3581, and comes in a plastic case.

It should be clear that any compatibility between the ZNAP line and normal Lego is only coincidental. This should drive the traditionalists wild.
This is the back cover of that booklet. Note the kid in the very large F-1 racer made out of ZNAP pieces.

This is the front view of set 3581, including the plastic case which it comes in.

This view is of just the plastic carry case of set 3581. I am beginning to concentrate on collecting Lego cases, so this was a nice treat.

This is a rear view of the 3581 set and case and wrapper.

This is a view of the Cybermaster set 8482. Also straight from Austria. I was very disappointed to discover that the case has a spine of plastic, but the rest is just a cardboard box with fancy printing.

Here are the new watches I picked up at the Lego Imagination Center at the Mall of America.
The first is called the Starlet. It has a rectangular face, and the pastel colors that mark it as Lego-targeted for girls.

The Orbit is very strange. The basic watch package is the same as the UFO watch, but the accessory is very wierd.

The attatchment is a star-chart and magnifyer. You are supposed to be able to set the sky chart for the correct time of year, and - with the magnifier - be able to match up the stars in the sky to the constellations chart provided.

Heck, it may even work. I'll have to try it some clear night.

Here is what may have been the first web pic of a 5600 RC truck in consumer hands.

Performance is just what one would expect from a 4 AA battery pack. It has a switch on the underside of the chassis to select between two speeds.

But what the heck, it is still fun, and irritates the dogs.

Most of you Lego experts identified the above set as a Model Builder series Tow Truck 332 with a Battery Power Unit. You win. Since then I have gotten another of each, and find the differences interesting. So to pursue the study of Lego details, read on. Here is a fresher 332 purchased with instructions. Notice a few differences?

Next is a pic of a 332 along with Battery Power Unit 107. An interesting detail is that the instructions for the Power Unit specify NO set number. The instructions for the 332 do list the Power Unit set number as 107.

Here are the noses of the two 332 trucks. See any difference? The newer looking truck, on the right, has a grill of two black 1x2 plates, and two gray 1x2 plates. The rougher truck has two gray 1x2 plates and two clear 1x2 plates. The black and gray grille is correct. Another difference which these lousy pictures probably don't show are how the older truck has the steering knob on the roof without the steering rod down through the cab. Also, the logos on the steering knobs are slightly different.

Here are the tails of my two 332s. Also a pic from the instructions. Any sharp eyes see a difference?

Here is my latest old Lego buy:

Here is a pic showing several of the Model Builder series trucks:

And, as usual, the models on this site belong to me, but all copyrights, trademarks, etc. belong to The Lego Group. With which I am not associated.

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