Vehicles
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Set 400-2 : Tow Truck
Read more: Set 400-2 : Tow TruckAs we can see on this nice diorama extracted from set 400-2 / 400-3 introducing wheels with axles into the Lego pieces scope, the are several vehicles and a casern that can all be found on that page. Here we will try to build the tow truck. To propose instructions and inventory, I based myself…
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Set 305-2 Fire Engine
Read more: Set 305-2 Fire EngineIn this page we are going to rebuild the fire truck visible on the left side of the picture, in the kid’s hand, associated to the fireman basic character in black. These elements present in this diorama out of set 400-2 are in fact the set 305-2 called Fire Engine. This set was coming with…
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Set 400-2 : Tracked agricultural thresher
Read more: Set 400-2 : Tracked agricultural thresherThis page is dedicated to this tracked agricultural thresher . I am not completely sure that I managed to replicate exactly what’s on the picture as the perspective is a bit weird. But it has the right amount of plots and blue slopes. It’s built with vintage pieces and is extracted from the booklet coming…
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Set 400-2 : Basic Plane
Read more: Set 400-2 : Basic PlaneLet’s build this easy basic plane extracted from the leaflet that came with sets 400-2 or 400-3 introducing wheels with axle with a lot of fun build ideas. The plane is composed of basic bricks and plates plus wheels with axle. It should be built with 3002old and 3003old and 3001old bricks as it was…
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400 / 315-3 European Taxi
Read more: 400 / 315-3 European TaxiThis fun vintage car called European Taxi in set 315-3 can also be found in the leaflet of set 400. Even though the set 315-3 came with instructions , I had fun trying to rebuild it, and considered it as part of set 400 to deliver this page. All the other builds visible on this…
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Set 400 : Box Truck with Cargo Bed
Read more: Set 400 : Box Truck with Cargo BedThis page shares one of the builds from LEGO set 400, straight out of the early 1960s: the box truck with enclosed cargo bed. It echoes a small delivery trucks and utility lorries that were common across Europe in the post-war years.Like all models from set 400, this truck wasn’t supplied with step-by-step instructions. Instead,…
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Set 400 : Flatbed utility truck
Read more: Set 400 : Flatbed utility truckReady to build a slice of LEGO history? On this page you’ll find the parts list and build instructions to recreate the truck shown on the box art of LEGO set 400 — a classic from the early 1960s. Set 400 was one of those early “universal building” kits: simple, flexible, and designed for free-form…
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UN Jeep
Read more: UN JeepIf you’ve ever explored the early days of the LEGO System, you may already know that set 400—released in the mid-1960s—was a fascinating little box of creativity. Unlike modern sets with detailed booklets, these early kits offered only a handful of illustrated models on the packaging itself, encouraging builders to imagine, adapt, and rebuild endlessly….
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1963 Lego French Ad : The Truck
Read more: 1963 Lego French Ad : The TruckIn the beginning, there were bricks. Not the ones that hurt your foot in the dark—that came later—but bright, indestructible, Scandinavian ones that promised a future of imagination, tidy playrooms, and precisely zero loose screws. And in 1963, in a small corner of France, some enterprising children, possibly named Jean-Claude and Sylvie, built what may…
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Idea Book 1 : Blue Crane
Read more: Idea Book 1 : Blue CraneDiscover how to build the intricately designed crane highlighted in green from the Official LEGO Idea Book No. 1 (238-0), page 3. This slightly more elaborate crane, featured among the classic “Windmills and Cranes” designs, stands out with its detailed structure, yet remains true to the 1950s era with no wheels and a simple arm…