Long time ago, i picked up the box of Lego i had from my childhood at my mother.
After 30 years it was a nice experience to put some of the projects together with my son.
I clearly remember when i was on holiday with my parents in Germany, that i saw a Trainset when i was in some city walking by the shop windows.
I remember that i saw that train, and loved it.
My dad who passed away when i was 14, bought the set there in the summer, did not tell me that ofcourse and kept it untill my 7th birthday in September.
Now that made this trainset special for me.
Now my son is about the age when i saw the trainset in the shopwindow, and i thought it was nice to search all the pieces together after such a long time.
Its nice to see that he enjoys it as much as i did 32 years ago
![Cheesy :D](http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
I was surprised that it still worked, because i have mistread that engine for alot of other Lego projects back in the day. (hey, they dont call me MacGyver for nothing uh !
![Grin ;D](http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
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Its almost undestructable, it runs just fine !
It was missing the battery wagon, but i found that on marktplaats for cheap. (its a blue one instead of a red
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but ok)
This is the set:
![](http://www.brickpicker.com/images/set_images/brickpicker_set_181_1.jpg)
here a video of the train :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guncfqYXFPELater that week, i sorted all the other track parts that where still around, and was able to make a much bigger track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvhavUPVT-wAs you can see in the second video, the "181" stickers are on the train.
I could not find anything suitable to just print, so i vectored the label
![Tongue :P](http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
Its available here :
Lego-181-Sticker.pdfNow i just need to repro the "International Transport" label.
later i started with the technic series, which really educated me on technics in general at a young age.
I love Lego's !