@MCLegoboy said:
"I never understood why some sets had different sized instructions when they were split up. It makes sense in order to save on cost, but it is weird to store them. Makes things a bit uneven and imbalanced, at least to me. And if they got separated from one another, you'd be looking for something in the same size and shape than, and it's only made worse by there being two different images. I know the set number is there to go by, but there's an incongruity."

I also find this annoying when it comes to storing stuff. But I don't exactly have a great storage method set up currently for my instructions. (Or bricks for that matter.)

@Miyakan said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"I never understood why some sets had different sized instructions when they were split up. It makes sense in order to save on cost, but it is weird to store them. Makes things a bit uneven and imbalanced, at least to me. And if they got separated from one another, you'd be looking for something in the same size and shape than, and it's only made worse by there being two different images. I know the set number is there to go by, but there's an incongruity."

I also find this annoying when it comes to storing stuff. But I don't exactly have a great storage method set up currently for my instructions. (Or bricks for that matter.)"

I store my staple-bound and thin glue-bound instructions in three-hole plastic sheet protectors, which I keep in set number order in three-ring binders, one per theme. The variant size booklets doesn’t cause problems for this system.

Why are some sets on BrickSet and BrickLink represented by images of their instructions?

@Librarian1976: I thought the image was of a two-pack until I saw the numbers in the corners.

@Soundwavves: That's still doing better than the pieces that only appeared in one set, one of which was RPotD fairly recently: https://brickset.com/article/95289/random-part-of-the-day-wrecking-ball

@lotographia said:
"A contemporary take on the Eldorado Fortress."

You beat me to it. LOL. You said exact same thing before I could. Well done. Huge coincidence this came up as RSoTD, right?

a legendary set. always wanted it but never got it

@Rimefang:
Some years, the $50 set was a regular $100 set that got marked down, like the year that someone who used to sell on Bricklink got busted for changing the barcodes on a Millennium Falcon in every Target across three states so they’d ring up for $5. Bill/William somebody. He might be out of jail by now.

Never seen this set before.

The first Coast Guard wave in City was a really solid line. I always like Coast Guard, be it in Town or in World City and City was a worthy successor.

The weirdest part of this set is the number... every other 2008 City set was numbered in the 77xx range except for impulse sets. This was a delayed/limited release as was extremely common at the time, but other such sets were numbered with the rest of their range.

I really thought we had a twofer for a minute there until I realised this was a picture of the instructions not separate set boxes

Looks like such a unique set that I was sad to be in my ages ashes for.

@Soundwavves said:
"They went through all the trouble to design and produce that giant girder piece, only to have it appear in 3 sets."

Totally agree! 4296299 FRAME 13X13 Ø4.85 LATTICE seems like a weird anomoly, but it is a cool piece with many great uses.

I have this set. Thinking of selling it soon. I remember playing with it all the time and had it on display for years. Quite rickety though so it was always a delicate operation to bring it down off of the shelf

I recently disassembled my recently re-acquired 7709 Sentai Fortress and was reminded of this one because of the lattice parts. They're HUGE.
It's a great early City set by the looks of it.

Very functional, with a moving platform (like 7709) to travel to the helicopter platform, a lift with ladder to get out of the sea, and a crane. Excellent design and use of the lattice parts.

Back then things were made inexplicably huge, but it really works on a platform like this!

This was a bold design from Lego, quite unusual and creative with NPU. Very good set IMHO.

Kind of surprised it does not have a blue baseplate.

It looks nice on the box art, but that's because of the water. In person I would imagine it doesn't really look like it is on the water.

Look a bit fragile to me, and the way the frame is connected sideways to the top of the supports an allowed building technique?

Anyway a very clever disguise of an Octan oil rig as a Coast guard platform to sneak the design past the social conscious censors. I just don't think they would get away with it now though.

I have this set and all others from that range. It was a great time for City action themes. I remember liking almost every set from this one.

This looks like a needlessly large set. $50 can be used for better sets.

Nice set, but needs a shark

I have a lot of City sets, and trying to complete my collection year by year. 2008 is a thin year for me and this is one of the ones that keeps escaping my reach. Really like it for the orange and white colour scheme too.

@Binnekamp said:
"It's a great early City set by the looks of it."

It was realised in 2008.

That's a pretty cool set. Tempted to buy one now.

@Fandabidozi said:
" @Binnekamp said:
"It's a great early City set by the looks of it."

It was realised in 2008.
"

I meant the era, not literally 2005.
City is 18 years old at this point. I'd say the 4th year is still early XD

@Miyakan said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"I never understood why some sets had different sized instructions when they were split up. It makes sense in order to save on cost, but it is weird to store them. Makes things a bit uneven and imbalanced, at least to me. And if they got separated from one another, you'd be looking for something in the same size and shape than, and it's only made worse by there being two different images. I know the set number is there to go by, but there's an incongruity."

I also find this annoying when it comes to storing stuff. But I don't exactly have a great storage method set up currently for my instructions. (Or bricks for that matter.)"

I use a modified version of the method described here: https://brickset.com/article/52024/storage-solutions-bedevere. I use the plastic sleeves, with cardboard backing, but use plastic (on the remote chance of flooding) file bins that snap shut and are stackable.

I really liked this series of articles. They provided a lot of insight.

Lego: Please just give us an actual oil rig.

@oukexergon said:
"Lego: Please just give us an actual oil rig."

9486. Have fun with your oil rig! And be glad the rig itself is not also a sentient thing.

@ambr said:
"Look a bit fragile to me, and the way the frame is connected sideways to the top of the supports an allowed building technique?"

Axles with stop through the pin holes in the frame to attach it to the axle holes in the top of the supports? Why would that not be an allowed building technique?

Great set from City golden age. Still trying to buy it somewhere MiSB. From the classic City I still don't have in my collection 7905, 4999 and a few others.

Funny enough, I had the original minifiged Coast Guard Platform, or least the Canadian version of it.
And while looking at this one, it's tough call; while this one looks way more accurate to the sea or ocean platform...that's a lot of 'empty space' without connective points. I will admit though, the vehicles look better and more functional; but the old one came out in the late-70's ('78 to more correct).

@oukexergon said:
"Lego: Please just give us an actual oil rig."

If the Greenpeace controversy is anything to go off of, we’re probably not seeing one anytime soon.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Rimefang :
Some years, the $50 set was a regular $100 set that got marked down, like the year that someone who used to sell on Bricklink got busted for changing the barcodes on a Millennium Falcon in every Target across three states so they’d ring up for $5. Bill/William somebody. He might be out of jail by now."

https://www.ibtimes.com/thomas-langenbach-sap-executive-arrested-false-barcode-scheme-resold-stolen-lego-boxes-ebay-699579

He served 30 days with 6 months probation. Probably back in Germany trying to escape his past.

https://www.wired.com/2013/08/langenbach/

From the DA on the case: "It seems clear he took some enjoyment from having Legos around. But I think he also obviously had way more than any one human could possibly enjoy on their own in a legally acceptable way.“

-Cindy Hendrickson, Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney

Yikes! My Lego is legal, but do I have too much?

@Binnekamp said:
" @oukexergon said:
"Lego: Please just give us an actual oil rig."

9486. Have fun with your oil rig! And be glad the rig itself is not also a sentient thing."

Actually, I didn't know of that set's existence! Of course, I mean a City one. So much IRL depends on oil rigs, including the existence of Lego itself. It could be a spanking clean one, too. Or you could have an environmental sub-theme and they could be doing the cleaning on the oil rig, with an evil oil tycoon being the big bad. Regardless, a "realistic" oil rig set is way overdue, even though I actually like that Cars oil rig, too, minus all the ridiculous faced vehicles.

@oukexergon said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
""...he also obviously had way more than any one human could possibly enjoy on their own in a legally acceptable way.“"

In isolation, the statement registers as completely incoherent and absurd on its face.

"

Yeah, she was clearly conflating her psychological analysis of him with her legal principles. What do you expect from a S. Valley DA?

Yet, it does get you wondering when it's too much?

@StyleCounselor said:
" @oukexergon said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
""...he also obviously had way more than any one human could possibly enjoy on their own in a legally acceptable way.“"

In isolation, the statement registers as completely incoherent and absurd on its face.

"

Yeah, she was clearly conflating her psychological analysis of him with her legal principles. What do you expect from a S. Valley DA?

Yet, it does get you wondering when it's too much?"

Too much is what the AFOLs I'm jealous have. Not enough is what I have. There is no inbetween.

@Formendacil said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @oukexergon said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
""...he also obviously had way more than any one human could possibly enjoy on their own in a legally acceptable way.“"

In isolation, the statement registers as completely incoherent and absurd on its face.

"

Yeah, she was clearly conflating her psychological analysis of him with her legal principles. What do you expect from a S. Valley DA?

Yet, it does get you wondering when it's too much?"

Too much is what the AFOLs I'm jealous have. Not enough is what I have. There is no inbetween."

Hilarious!