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- 17:07, 17 April 2025 PS Brighton Queen paddle steamer (Bassett-Lowke) (hist | edit) [3,508 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (first draft)
- 17:13, 10 April 2025 Bathroom (Lego Homemaker 265) (hist | edit) [157 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1974}} A built '''Lego Homemaker Bathroom''' built from set number '''265'''. {{Homemaker}} {{Bathroom}} {{New|2025|05}}")
- 17:09, 10 April 2025 Hospital (Lego Homemaker 231) (hist | edit) [299 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1974}} A large built '''Lego Homemaker Hospital''' built from set number ''231'''. {{Homemaker}} {{Ambulances_etc}} {{New|2025|05}}")
- 16:09, 5 April 2025 SOB (Lego building technique) (hist | edit) [2,447 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''SOB (Studs On Bottom)''' is a subset of the SNOT (Studs Not On Top) Lego building philosophy. ==1:1200 waterline ships== SOB is particularly effective for building microscale models of fleets of ships, using one-stud-wide or two-stud white plates, placed upside down: where a plate placed normally, studs-aup, gives a convex look, placing it upside down, studs-down, gives a more concave impression. The studs aren't visible, and the interesting base structures look lik...")
- 13:01, 29 March 2025 Category:Empire State Building (hist | edit) [28 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<includeonly> {{Architecture}} {{NewYork}} </includeonly>") originally created as "Empire State Building"
- 15:29, 28 March 2025 Lego-compatible railway truck, LGB, Bausteinwagen (Marklin 94063) (hist | edit) [3,509 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Marklin make a Lego-compatible twelve-stud-wide model railway flatbed wagon base for LGB garden railways, with wheels set at 45mm (gauge 1 spacing), article no. '''95063'''. ==Specifications== The wagon has a red, blocky base 28 studs long and 12 studs wide (which comes ut as a nominal base area of 224×96mm), embedded in an other-wise-black frame, with a single central buffer at each end. ==Lego plus LGB== This product is actually a really good idea! One of...")
- 12:31, 28 March 2025 Lego-compatible railway truck (PIKO 58405) (hist | edit) [2,765 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=0}} A 16×4-stud Lego-compatible model railway flatbed wagon base, made by PIKO, part no. '''58405'''. ==Specifications== The piece is a nicely heavy HO-scale flatbed wagon with two four-wheel bogeys with sprung couplings, whose upper surface is a thin '''128mm × 32mm''' orange plastic plate with an '''sixteen-stud by four-stud''' array of Lego-compatible bumps. ==Comparison with the Marklin== The sixteen-stud length is probably a more comfortabl...")
- 13:28, 22 March 2025 Aeroplane and Pilot (Lego 250) (hist | edit) [525 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1974}} A boxed, unassembled Lego set to build a Lego Homemaker-scale '''Aeroplane and Pilot''', '''Lego 250'''. The set was released in 1974. ==Contents== The set contains parts for a very crude and blocky red and yellow monoplane, with a black front. The aircraft has two four-stud wheels, and the pilot is a Lego Homemaker figure with white upper body and blue cap. {{LegoSet|250|1974}} {{MaxiFig}} {{Monoplane}} {{New|2025|04}}")
- 12:25, 22 March 2025 Family (Lego 254) (hist | edit) [636 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1975}} A boxed, unassembled Lego set to build a Lego Homemaker-scale '''Family''', '''Lego 254'''. The set was released in 1975. ==Contents== The set contains parts for three Homemaker figures, a large pram with large spoked wheels, a small doll-pram with Legoland Microwheels, and some spare black and white bricks which can be used to build a pair of rather blocky and stylised dogs. There is one adult (mother) Maxifigure with lon...")
- 12:10, 22 March 2025 Police Officers and Motorcycle (Lego 256) (hist | edit) [789 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 17:39, 21 March 2025 Flags Trees and Road Signs (Lego 939) (hist | edit) [399 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1972}} A window pack of Lego street accessories, "'''Flags, Trees, and Road Signs'''" '''Lego 939''', released in 1972. ==Contents== Includes 2× part 3471 "Large Pine Tree", Lego's conical plastic tree which first appeared in 1972. {{LegoSet|939|1973}} {{Legoland}} {{New|2025|04}}")
- 17:23, 21 March 2025 Aeroplane (Lego 609) (hist | edit) [564 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "Aeroplane (Legoland 602)"
- 16:33, 21 March 2025 Taxi Station (Lego 368) (hist | edit) [684 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 16:19, 21 March 2025 Police Patrol (Lego 659) (hist | edit) [434 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1975}} A boxed, unassembled Lego set to build an articulated '''Police Patrol''' group, '''Lego 659''', released in 1975. The set builds a four-stud-wide Police Van and a simple motorbike with sidecar, and comes with two black-bodied blank-faced Legoland figures with white belts and white caps. {{LegoSet}} {{LegolandFig}} {{Police}} {{New|2025|04}}")
- 14:56, 21 March 2025 Tipper Lorry (Lego 662) (hist | edit) [336 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1976}} A boxed, unassembled Lego set to build an articulated '''Tipper Lorry''', '''Lego 662''', released in 1976. The final four-stud-wide lorry has red spoked wheels and red chassis, and yellow cab and tipper, {{LegoSet}} {{Lorry}}")
- 17:41, 19 March 2025 Queen marionette (Pelham Puppets SL) (hist | edit) [1,066 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (description copied from inventory)
- 17:36, 19 March 2025 Father marionette (Pelham Puppets Junior JC4) (hist | edit) [907 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (description copied from inventory)
- 17:31, 19 March 2025 Mother marionette (Pelham Puppets Junior JC3) (hist | edit) [978 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1960s}} A JC3 '''"Mother" Pelham Puppets "Junior Range" marionette'''. Pink top, blue flowered skirt, red feet, black hair, dark blue headcloth. ==Description== Junior Range 'Mother' Pelham puppet with original box. Skin colour ball head painted features (blue eyes, red rosebud mouth etc) black acrylic mohair type hair in quiff fringe to front, blue felt hat. Wearing pink blouse, long sleeved, with shawl collar and turquoise blue floral patt...") originally created as "Mother marionette (Pelham Puppets Junior)"
- 17:23, 19 March 2025 Clown marionette (Pelham Puppets Junior JC7) (hist | edit) [898 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1970s}} A blue-haired white-faced '''Clown''' "Junior Range" marionette, with yellow ruff and white-on-red polka-dot outfit, made by Pelham Puppets. ==Description== Clown Junior Range Pelham puppet with original box. White ball head with triangular clown makeup features (blue triangular eyes, red triangle cheeks etc) blue acrylic fur type hair, red felt hat. Wearing yellow felt ruff collar, red & white cotton polka dot all in one suit long...") originally created as "JC7 Clown marionette (Pelham Puppets Junior)"
- 17:15, 19 March 2025 Clever Willy marionette (Pelham Puppets SDP) (hist | edit) [661 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1962|Date2=1986}} A "Clever Willy" Pelham Puppets "Simple Dancing Puppet" marionette''' ==Description== Clever Willy standard string Pelham puppet. Clown character, wooden elongated head with round ball red nose, blue & white eyes and smiling mouth. Yellow felt pointy hat, blue rabbit fur hair. Cotton all in one suit, red, white flowers on blue ground. Pink cotton ruff collar. Red wooden clog style feet. Folding wooden cross control. With...")
- 17:04, 19 March 2025 Ostrich marionette (Pelham Puppets SDP) (hist | edit) [669 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 15:55, 19 March 2025 Ballet Girl marionette (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [216 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1960|Date2=1970}} A '''Ballet Dancer Pelham Puppets marionette''', with pink face and brown hair, offwhite coloured top and dress, and wearing (silver?) ballet pumps. {{Pelham}} {{Person}}")
- 15:31, 19 March 2025 Farmer marionette (Pelham Puppets SM) (hist | edit) [259 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "Farmer (Pelham Puppets)"
- 11:57, 15 March 2025 Poodle marionette (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [929 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=54|Date1=1962|Date2=1986}} A brown-and-white '''Poodle marionette''' made by Pelham Puppets. The Poodle marionette line was created in 1948 and stayed in production right up until 1990. There were five variations created, with White, Black, Brown, Pink and Blue fur. Early models were produced with real rabbit fur but the later models used fake fur. ==Description== Poodle standard string Pelham puppet. Turned wood head with ball nose and snout, pa...")
- 17:25, 14 March 2025 Mexican Gunfighter (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [279 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 17:10, 14 March 2025 Cinderella marionette (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [281 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=54}} A '''Cinderella marionette''' with moulded hollow head, made by Pelham Puppets. ==Description== Long blonde hair and blue eyes. Pink ballgown, with puff sleeves, yellow ribbon around the waist, and blue and white floral underskirt. {{Pelham}} {{FairyTale}}")
- 16:12, 13 March 2025 MacBoozle marionette (Pelham Puppets SM) (hist | edit) [1,432 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=53|Date1=1950s}} A marionette of Pelham Puppets' popular (but probably no longer politically correct) '''MacBoozle''' character. MacBoozle is a caricature of a Scottish character, white-haired with a black frock-coat and kilt, holding a green bottle. ==Description== 'MacBoozle' 'Stringed Mouth' SM Pelham puppet, with original box. Pink skin tone wooden ball head with red wooden ball nose (paint worn) large blue hand painted eyes, short white sheep...")
- 15:57, 13 March 2025 Teacher marionette (Pelham Puppets SM) (hist | edit) [920 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 14:54, 13 March 2025 Pirate marionette (Pelham Puppets SS) (hist | edit) [938 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=55}} '''A Marionette of a Pirate''' made by Pelham Puppets This puppet was an SM type, defined by the movable mouth which is controlled by an extra string on the control bar. Various different designs of pirate were produced from 1981 onward. ==Description== Pirate standard string Pelham puppet. Round wooden head with painted eye patch, green eye and mouth half open. Metal button nose. Black rabbit-fur hair covered...")
- 14:39, 13 March 2025 Small Caterpillar marionette (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [471 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 14:36, 13 March 2025 Wolf marionette (Pelham Puppets Infant) (hist | edit) [562 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=53|Date1=1962|Date2=1986}} "Wolf" marionette, made by Pelham Puppets. ==Description== Wolf standard string Pelham puppet. Wooden dome shaped head with moving jaw, red felt tongue and metal white peg teeth. White and black arched eyes. Cylindrical body and tail and head covered in brown sheepskin. Wooden sectional legs strung on cord with domed wooden brown feet. T-shaped wooden control. Box has blue Pelham label lid, 'Standage' in pen. Model name...")
- 14:29, 13 March 2025 Gretel marionette (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [151 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=53|}} "Gretel" marionette from the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy story, made by Pelham Puppets. {{Pelham}} {{Person}} {{FairyTale}}")
- 14:18, 13 March 2025 Hansel marionette (Pelham Puppets) (hist | edit) [151 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=53|}} "Hansel" marionette from the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy story, made by Pelham Puppets. An SL 63 model, designed as part of a set with the '''Baby Dragon Marionette''', the pair were originally released in 1963 and were in continued production until the closing of the factory in 1992. {{links}} * [http://www.ppo.co.uk/bimbo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=192:mother-dragon-sl-63&catid=23:sl-63-rang...")
- 10:13, 5 March 2025 Category:Lego Architecture (hist | edit) [8,185 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Ever since they started making the brick sets, the Lego company has always always been strongly interested in architecture, which is not surprising as * Lego is a brick-centric system, * Lego is not cheap, and parents who buy it for their children often feel that they are making an investment in their child's development and future. * The profession of architect is highly respected and many parents would love the idea of their child growing up to become one, and * A nu...") originally created as "Lego Architecture"
- 13:15, 21 February 2025 Category:Lego Maxifigures (hist | edit) [4,882 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "Homemaker figures"
- 11:19, 21 February 2025 Kitchen Set, built (Lego 261) (hist | edit) [1,260 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1974}} A built '''Lego Homemaker Kitchen Set'''. ==Features== Although the table and stools are fairly crude, the kitchen equipment is really rather nice. Star items are the cooker with opening door and sliding internal tray, the sink with chromed tap, the second set of cooker controls that can be used for an eyelevel grill, and the really clever air intake brick that sits under a pair of stacked white cupboards to magically turn them...")
- 11:14, 21 February 2025 Kitchen Set (Lego 263) (hist | edit) [878 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation) originally created as "Kitchen Set (Lego 261)"
- 10:38, 21 February 2025 Secretarys Desk (Lego 295) (hist | edit) [341 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Exhibit|Loc=25|Date1=1974}} A small set of Lego Homemaker furniture and accessories, consisting of a corner desk-set with under-desk two-drawer filing cabinet, a tall stand-alone bookshelf, a swivel-chair with arms, and a black stickered typewriter an black telephone with dial sticker. {{Homemaker}}") originally created as "Homemaker Secretary's Desk (Lego 295)"
- 17:31, 20 February 2025 Category:Duplo (hist | edit) [3,776 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with " ==1971 promotional text:== {{Quotation|<h4>For very small children - "Duplo"</h4> So that very small children can play with Lego, we've made "Duplo" - big Lego bricks that they'll find easy to handle and take apart - even if they're only 2 years old. You can, of course, use Duplo with ordinary Lego bricks. They fit together perfectly. You can put four ordinary 8 stud bricks on either side of a Duplo brick. Children still enjoy Duplo bricks when they get older and have...") originally created as "Duplo"
- 18:24, 19 February 2025 Category:Lego Homemaker (hist | edit) [3,317 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Lego Homemaker range (essentially a range of sets of Lego dollhouse rooms and dollhouse furniture was launched circa 1971, initially with a set '''260 Doll's Living Room''' and a set '''261 Kitchen'''. Some sets came with a studded base suitable for a single room, others consisted of just loose furniture, or furniture with human figures. Some of the earlier and more popular sets underwent multiple revisions. Overall, including different revisions, Lego seems to have...") originally created as "Lego Dollhouse (Homemaker)"
- 11:45, 12 February 2025 Rigi Duo Cable Railway (hist | edit) [1,751 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (creation)
- 12:54, 8 February 2025 Category:Lego-compatible (hist | edit) [2,361 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Third-party '''Lego-compatible''' toys.") originally created as "Lego-compatible"
- 12:53, 8 February 2025 Lego-compatible railway truck, Bausteinwagen (Marklin 44734) (hist | edit) [6,371 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (new page, work in progress)
- 15:22, 7 February 2025 Marklin Plus (hist | edit) [1,910 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Toymaker|Date1=1970s}} '''Marklin Plus''' is Marklin's plastic construction set system. With the original German patent documents submitted in February 1973, the system looked rather similar to the Phillips construction toy system, based on grey square-cross-section plastic beams with grooves along their length along each side, that connecting to plates and blocks whose pegs engaged with the groove. A number of further components with matching pegs were patented thro...")
- 17:00, 5 February 2025 Category:LGB - Lehmann Gross Bahn (display) (hist | edit) [672 bytes] BTMM Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Display|Arch=2|DisplayArea=37}} '''A collection of LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn locomotives, trams and rolling stock.''' This is a temporary display, while we wait for the two end cabinets to be rebuilt. {{LGB}} {{New|2024|02}}") originally created as "LGB - Lehmann Gross Bahn (display)"
