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  • #9540
    Gary Ford
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    Please help. I have a book with no cover. I am trying to identify it. It has 67 pages and shows many models to build. It starts with the Junior engineer’s erector builds and ends with the models for the Master builders set. I would like to look for a new one to put in my 10093 master builders set, But I don’t no the book number or what the cover looks like. It is the largest book I’ve seen yet. I am assuming it originally came with my 10093 set but I cant find anything to confirm that. I bought the set recently and it had 95% of the original parts in it. I am trying to restore it with my grandson.

    #9546
    Michael Foster
    Keymaster

    Hi again Gary,

    I’m 99% sure the correct manual for your 10093 Master Builders set is numbered M4263 pictured below:

    Manual Cover

    I think you are missing the inside cover and first page, which looks like this:

    Inside cover and first page

    If you wanted to purchase a complete manual, I just saw one on eBay and the link is below:
    1959 Master Builder instruction manual

    I hope this answers your questions and good luck with restoring your set.

    Michael D. Foster

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Michael Foster. Reason: The second eBay listing is for a smaller manual. Confuses the issue
    #9547
    Gary Ford
    Participant

    Yes I think you are right. I have that one also. It only has 22 pages. I am just trying to figure out which is the book with 67 pages. It probably didnt come with my 10093 set but I would still like to have one that is in better shape because It has so many build options.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by Gary Ford.
    #9551
    Michael Foster
    Keymaster

    I realized, I may have made the response more confusing. The manual number on these covers is actually just for the covers. The same covers with the same number was used for several different set sizes. That makes it a bit confusing. One way you can tell which manual you have and for what set, is by looking at the last few pages before the “Erector Separate Parts” pages. For your manual, at the top it should say, “Models Built with No. 12 1/2 Erector” and for example my No. 6 1/2 manual says, “Models Built with No. 6 1/2 Erector” on those pages. See photo below. I apologize if I only made things more confusing.

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    #9556
    Gary Ford
    Participant

    Oh my gosh, this makes total sense now. Now I know I have the right book for my set. It says “Models built with the master builders set” Thank you so much.

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