Vintage Lego Builds

Rebuilding forgotten Lego that were missing instructions

Idea Book 238-1 : Red & blue Firemen headquarters

Today we build the building circled in black on this picture. This construction is shown in page 2 of the LEGO Idea Book No. 238-1 (German) and it is a urban large townhouse or maybe firemen headquarters or even university building, designed to fit into a bustling city scene. As we see a very tiny part of the building, you will find here my interpretation of the build. It reflects a traditional European urban townhouse style, likely inspired by the narrow, tightly packed residences found in cities like Amsterdam or Hamburg during the mid-20th century. It could likely be a school.

You can find all the builds shown in that picture on that page.

Instructions

Inventory

Quantité Photo Nom de la Pièce
224 Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
38 Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
78 Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
18 Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
4 Brick 2 x 10 Brick 2 x 10
41 Brick 2 x 8 Brick 2 x 8
20 Slope 45 2 x 4 Slope 45 2 x 4
10 Slope 45 2 x 2 Slope 45 2 x 2
1 Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Slope 45 2 x 2 Double
20 Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex Corner Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex Corner
2 Slope 45 2 x 1 Triple without Inside Bar or Bottom Stud Holder Slope 45 2 x 1 Triple without Inside Bar or Bottom Stud Holder
42 Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Fixed Trans-Clear Glass Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Fixed Trans-Clear Glass
60 Slope 33 3 x 4 Slope 33 3 x 4
10 Slope 33 2 x 4 Double Slope 33 2 x 4 Double
1 Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Left with Trans-Clear Glass Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Left with Trans-Clear Glass
1 Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass
18 Window 1 x 4 x 2 with Fixed Glass Window 1 x 4 x 2 with Fixed Glass
3 Brick 10 x 20 without Bottom Tubes, with '+' Cross Support (early Baseplate) Brick 10 x 20 without Bottom Tubes, with ‘+’ Cross Support (early Baseplate)

My build

This build is fairly easy, roof included thanks to the very solid inner bricks I have added in the instructions.