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IB 238 – The Grand Yellow Hotel

Hello vintage LEGO lovers 🏨

On page 2 of the German edition of Idea Book 238-1, among cheerful town scenes and tidy little buildings, stands a structure so large and confidently yellow that one cannot help but imagine it has a story to tell. I like to call it The Grand Yellow Hotel.

Idea Book 238-1 German – Page 2

The Grand Yellow Hotel is, naturally, the sort of place where things happen. For example, two discreet visitors — whom we shall simply call Louis and Laura — apparently decided last year to conduct a most ambitious private experiment: visiting the hotel’s thirty rooms, one by one, over the course of the year. Whether this was an act of romance, curiosity, or an extremely committed architectural study remains unclear.

After their evenings of… interior appreciation, the two would wander through the quiet streets nearby. And every time, without fail, they would feel a pair of golden eyes watching them from above — Coco, the resident cat, observing the world from his window with the calm judgment that only a cat can possess. Coco, naturally, knew everything. Cats always do.

As always on VintageLegoBuilds.com, this model is my reconstruction of the building visible in the original Idea Book illustration. By carefully studying the proportions, windows, and roof geometry, I recreated the structure using modern LEGO elements and prepared instructions and a full parts inventory, so you too can build your own Grand Yellow Hotel.

Just remember: if you stay there…
Coco might be watching. 🐾

Instructions

Inventory

Quantity Image Part ID Color Part name
2 Slope 45 2 x 1 Double / Inverted without Bottom Tube or Bottom Stud Holder in Blue 3049b Blue Slope 45 2 x 1 Double / Inverted without Bottom Tube or Bottom Stud Holder
4 Slope 45 2 x 1 Triple without Inside Bar or Bottom Stud Holder in Blue 3048a Blue Slope 45 2 x 1 Triple without Inside Bar or Bottom Stud Holder
10 Slope 45 2 x 1 without Bottom Tube in Blue 3040a Blue Slope 45 2 x 1 without Bottom Tube
18 Slope 45 2 x 2 in Blue 3039 Blue Slope 45 2 x 2
2 Slope 45 2 x 2 Double in Blue 3043 Blue Slope 45 2 x 2 Double
8 Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Concave in Blue 3046 Blue Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Concave
20 Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex Corner in Blue 3045 Blue Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex Corner
23 Slope 45 2 x 3 in Blue 3038 Blue Slope 45 2 x 3
5 Slope 45 2 x 3 Double in Blue 3042 Blue Slope 45 2 x 3 Double
36 Slope 45 2 x 4 in Blue 3037 Blue Slope 45 2 x 4
4 Slope 45 2 x 4 Double in Blue 3041 Blue Slope 45 2 x 4 Double
2 Slope 45 2 x 8 in Blue 4445 Blue Slope 45 2 x 8
8 Brick 1 x 1 in White 3005 White Brick 1 x 1
3 Brick 1 x 2 in White 3004 White Brick 1 x 2
1 Brick 1 x 4 in White 3010 White Brick 1 x 4
2 Brick 1 x 6 in White 3009 White Brick 1 x 6
1 Brick 1 x 6 with Blue 'HOTEL' Thick Pattern in White 3009pb009 White Brick 1 x 6 with Blue 'HOTEL' Thick Pattern
12 Brick 2 x 2 in White 3003 White Brick 2 x 2
14 Brick 2 x 3 in White 3002 White Brick 2 x 3
5 Brick 2 x 4 in White 3001 White Brick 2 x 4
1 Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Left with Trans-Clear Glass in White 32bc01 White 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 in White 33bc01 White Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass
1 Plate 2 x 8 in White 3034 White Plate 2 x 8
3 Plate 4 x 8 in White 3035 White Plate 4 x 8
6 Plate 6 x 8 in White 3036 White Plate 6 x 8
2 Window 1 x 1 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass in White 29bc01 White Window 1 x 1 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass
90 Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Fixed Trans-Clear Glass in White 7026c01 White Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Fixed Trans-Clear Glass
1 Brick 1 x 1 in Yellow 3005 Yellow Brick 1 x 1
44 Brick 1 x 2 in Yellow 3004 Yellow Brick 1 x 2
8 Brick 1 x 4 in Yellow 3010 Yellow Brick 1 x 4
1 Brick 1 x 6 in Yellow 3009 Yellow Brick 1 x 6
4 Brick 1 x 8 in Yellow 3008 Yellow Brick 1 x 8
58 Brick 2 x 2 in Yellow 3003 Yellow Brick 2 x 2
74 Brick 2 x 3 in Yellow 3002 Yellow Brick 2 x 3
109 Brick 2 x 4 in Yellow 3001 Yellow Brick 2 x 4
6 Brick 2 x 8 in Yellow 3007 Yellow Brick 2 x 8

More Pictures

AI rendering of the Grand Yellow Hotel
AI rendering of the Grand Yellow Hotel