Building
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Idea Book 1 : The timber-framed house
Read more: Idea Book 1 : The timber-framed houseDive into building the bold, XL-sized timber-framed house featured in the Official LEGO Idea Book No. 1 (238-0 or 238-1), page 11, where children play with this striking red and white structure. This design showcases a large construction with stability reliant on two 20×10 plates, which may pose a stability challenge. Since the original text…
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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. The…
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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…