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Welcome! I'm Katie, and I'm not sure what to put here so ummm enjoy my lego collection I guess. For now I'm using box art, we'll see if I remember to update this with photos of the ones I have built.

1990

6833 - Beacon Tracer

I found most of the pieces for this one in a bin of 90's legos, but it isn't complete. I'm certain it's this set because it's the only one that used the neon green windshield with that logo printed on it.

6389 - Fire Control Center

This one's complete except for a few segments of a garage door (which I just leave open to hide) and a couple of parts that I subbed with a different color. Fantastic example of classic lego city buildings and vehicle design.

1992

6057 - Sea Serpent

I had to replace the sail on this one, but it was otherwise complete. And luckily my local used lego store had the sail! I am missing the rigging. I had it. I put it in the bin with the pieces. Now it's gone. I assume it was eaten by my cat.

6351 - Surf N' Sail Camper

A cute little camper set! The camper is complete, along with the windsurfing board clipped to the roof. I couldn't find the parts to finish the trailer and sailboat. It opens up and there are a few details inside like a bed, stove, and TV. I plan on building a small campground since I have two other RV sets to go with it.

1993

6076 - Dark Dragon's Den

This one is mostly complete, but I'm missing the spiral staircase and a few small bricks. I haven't tried putting it together yet.

1995

6175 - Crystal Explorer Sub

I had this one as a kid! It has the fun bendy arm parts and magnets! Mostly complete, but has at least one critical (but common) part missing that I need to pick up before I can put it together.

6339 - Shuttle Launch Pad

I love this one! It even has a crawler for transporting it to the pad. Unfortunately this one wasn't very complete and ended up as a donor set to a few of the other sets I found in the same bin that were easier to complete.

1996

6145 - Crystal Crawler

Missing a wheel and some of the weird octogonal pieces, so I'm not building this one any time soon.

6493 - Flying Time Vessel

This one is complete. It is incredibly silly. The wings flap and the propellor spins when you drive it. The monkey has a gun. There is a storage bin full of hats from different time periods.

6545 - Search N' Rescue

Mostly complete, I had to make a few substitutions. More classic lego city vehicle design. I'd love to see an updated version of this style. This set is from the era of stickers that span multiple parts, but I was lucky and those parts were still together in the bin I found them in.

6761 - Bandit's Secret Hide-Out

This one looks like a lot of fun, but I'm missing key parts, like the train rails that the cannon rolls out on. It may be complete enough that I can make a display build of it, even if it isn't playable.

6982 - Explorien Starship

Wow! I have this one fully built. I found every part including the stickered ones. It's incredible and built mostly out of the "cool" parts that are worth getting in a fight with your siblings over when they're hogging them. When it takes off the wings and cockpit drop into a more aggressive stance.

1997

5561 - Big Foot 4x4

I was very excited to find a Model Team set. This is mostly complete, just a few minor substitutions. The big zig-zag arrow sticker covers multiple parts, but I was able to save one of them. Steering, adjustable seats, opening doors and liftgate, and a detailed engine. Oh and chrome pieces everywhere.

6497 - Twisted Time Train

Another Time Twisters set! Just as weird as the Flying Time Vessel, but not complete enough to build.

1998

9719 - Robotics Invention System, Version 1.0

I spent countless hours with this as a kid. My current one is a much more recent find, nearly unused. Unfortunately the RCX's microcontroller is shot, with a bad serial interface. The voltage regulator was bad too, so I suspect someone plugged a very wrong adapter into it. I need to pick up a replacement. The insulation on the wires has fallen apart as well, but there are instructions online for replacing them.

1999

9736 - Exploration Mars

And RCX expansion set. While posting this I noticed it includes one of the pieces missing from the Crystal Explorer Sub above, so I may need to borrow it...

2000

3801 - Ultimate Accessories

More Mindstorms sensors and the remote.

9731 - Vision Command

I've played around with writing a 64-bit Windows driver for this, but it's not ready yet. I can control the LED and get it to send blank frames.

2004

5877 - Wedding Coach

This once was on my wedding cake! Sorta. There was a lego crane lifting it into place as a topper, while a lego chef and construction worker were on top with a tape measure, on the radio panicing that it wasn't going to fit.