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-2371

Advertised Part Count(s): 99 pieces

Set Box

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, he 335 has the most appearances of them all, including a 1968 dealer catalog and 1968 newspapers.

1969(Canada)

Canadian sources are sparse so it may have released earlier, but the first print evidence we have is a 1969 Eaton's Catalog.

Most Likely Retirement Date: 1971(USA)

Unless other evidence arises, the set might've continued production until 1971 as it appears in 1970-1971's idea book.

Last Year Seen Available: 1971

1971 Eaton's Christmas Catalog

Aliases: Transport Truck, Large Transport Set

Retail Price(s): $3.33-$4.??(USA)-$4.49(Canada)

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): 3/7

Known Box/Packing Variants

1970 examples will have a "Some parts...produced in Denmark" sticker somewhere on the box.

There will also be a Canadian version, but I have no images to share.

Box/Overview

Different from the 1967 Model Maker line, the 1968 line required the import of many unique pieces from Denmark to create the new vehicles. None of the sets or parts are of Samsonite's own design—they'd already been available in other countries.

As usual, the 335 inherits its images from Europe. Starting in 1969, sets were given a sticker to indicate imported parts were in the set. Sets without the sticker may have been from 1968 or were simply missed. My 335 is one of those examples:

box top image

Contents

While the set shows a 1x2 with a black outlined LEGO logo, in practice Samsonite never produced such pieces. It's possible they were imported, but examples are typically found with the plain printed 1x2. Also, the Transport piece is show as a 1x4, but is only found in USA Samsonite sets as a 1x6 brick. Canadian sets are much more likely to have the 1x4, though I have no idea.