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Lego System Town Extension Kit : The Palace Hotel
Read more: Lego System Town Extension Kit : The Palace HotelToday, we are building the skyscraper building on the top left, likely intended as a luxury hotel structure. It features 11 stories with a repetitive pattern. It uses these old fashioned 1×1 round without groove pieces. Even if it’s not shown in the diorama, it has a great potential for any vintage town landscape. The…
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Town Gift Package : The Blue Apartments
Read more: Town Gift Package : The Blue ApartmentsToday, we are constructing a large blue and white building, likely intended as a residential structure with apartments. It features a blue lower and upper floor, with three stories in the middle. The building has two main entrances, evoking the style of 1960s residential architecture. Since it is not built on a baseplate, careful handling…
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Town Plan : Hotel with wings
Read more: Town Plan : Hotel with wingsThe structure in the image is a two-story hotel building, likely inspired by the vintage designs of the late 1950s and early 1960s LEGO town sets. The hotel is a rectangular building with a sturdy, blocky construction made primarily from white LEGO bricks, giving it a clean and classic appearance. It features a steeply sloped…
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Idea Book 238-0 Town Plan : The 3 towers building
Read more: Idea Book 238-0 Town Plan : The 3 towers buildingThe LEGO building in the image is a multi-story, modern-style structure. It is featured on page 4 of the classic LEGO System Idea Book no. 1 (238-0), first published in 1960. The build is a tall, rectangular 3 towers complex with a modular, repetitive design, constructed entirely from white LEGO bricks. It features seven floors,…
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Idea Book 238-0 Town Plan : Hotel
Read more: Idea Book 238-0 Town Plan : HotelThe LEGO hotel depicted in the image is a charming, vintage-style structure inspired by the designs from the LEGO System Idea Book no. 1 (238-0), published in 1960. This model reflects the aesthetic of early LEGO town sets, characterized by its simple yet iconic design. The hotel features a two-story rectangular building with a white…
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842 – Samsonite Town Plan skyscraper
Read more: 842 – Samsonite Town Plan skyscraperLEGO set 842-2 “Town Plan,” a Samsonite set released in 1969 as a Sears exclusive in the USA. It features a complete town layout with a playmat, buildings (including a house, service station with Shell branding, and a skyscraper), vehicles, and accessories like a pedestrian crossing. We are building the yellow & blue skyscraper. You…
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Lego System Mall & Theater (from set 236)
Read more: Lego System Mall & Theater (from set 236)This image is the box art for LEGO set 236, “Garage and Van,” originally released in 1956 and re-released in the early 1960s as part of the LEGO System Town Plan series. In a precedent post, we have built the apartments tower. Now we build the big building on the right that looks like a…
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Old Train Station (IB 240-1)
Read more: Old Train Station (IB 240-1)The image from page 34 of the LEGO Idea Book 240-1, published in 1964, prominently features a train station at the top, depicted in the classic 1960s LEGO style with a simple rectangular base, a pitched roof, and basic elements like windows, doors, and a platform. Accompanied by train tracks and a minimalist train model,…
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The Red and White Apartments (from set 236)
Read more: The Red and White Apartments (from set 236)This image is the box art for LEGO set 236, “Garage and Van,” originally released in 1956 and re-released in the early 1960s as part of the LEGO System Town Plan series. The artwork captures the essence of LEGO’s early town-building sets, with a simple garage, a van, and a background tower to suggest a…
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White Tower (IB 240-1)
Read more: White Tower (IB 240-1)This image originates from the LEGO Idea Book 240-1, released in 1964 ( a time when LEGO was expanding its influence and refining its “System” concept), and showcases suggested builds featuring this tower. It is rooted in the Town Plan and System themes, reflect LEGO’s 1960s focus on urban. This nice tower has rounded corners…