341 Warehouse
General Information
The following information has been collected from original newspapers, catalogs, and magazines, some of which are freely available for reference below. The rest can be found in the site’s gallery. No aggregate catalogs (BrickLink, Brickset, etc.) were used.
Instructions: H-2373
Advertised Part Count(s): 123 pieces
First Year Confirmed Available: 1968(USA)
All 1967+ Model Makers are incredibly hard to track as they were not typically advertised like the larger assortments/models. However, a 1968 dealer catalog has been found with the 341.
I have no evidence the set released in Canada. It's possible, I just have no surviving mentions in Canadian sources currently.
Most Likely Retirement Date: 1970(USA)
Unless other evidence arises, the set might've continued production until 1970 as it appears in a 1970 dealer catalog, but it should be noted that the set has been omitted from the 1970-71 idea book.
Last Year Seen Available: 1970
Aliases: Warehouse
Retail Price(s): $2.99(USA)
Note: Samsonite discontinued listing RRPs for sets in 1967. As a result, prices for Model Maker sets can vary. I've theorized this to be a reason 1968+ Model Makers include a secondary number, you can read about it here.
Rarity Score(Index): 4/7
Box/Overview
So while the railroad accessory sets are technically companions for the 150, 151, 154, and 155 train track supplements, they're still marketed/labeled as Model Maker sets and thus belong more in the individual sets category than the supplements. None of the sets or parts are of Samsonite's own design—they'd already been available in other countries.
As usual, the 340 inherits its images from Europe. For 1970, sets were given a sticker to indicate imported parts were in the set. My copy is missing that:
Contents
While the set pictured a smooth baseplate in the picture, Samsonite instead produced the set with a fully studded baseplate. Also, very nice painted trees were also never imported and instead all copies will come with Samsonite's own trees(they all will be the variety with the feet on the bottom):
