Lego System
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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 : Train Engine
Read more: Set 400-2 : Train EngineThis page documents one of the classic alternative builds from LEGO set 400-2, released in the early 1960s. The model shown here is a steam locomotive, built entirely from standard bricks and newly introduced wheels on axles. From the picture, we can deduce a very early interpretation of a steam engine: a compact red locomotive…
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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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Set 400 : Pan Balance
Read more: Set 400 : Pan BalanceThis picture is extracted from set 400-2 and shows several creations that can be found on that page. Today, we build the pan balance visible here on the bottom right of the picture. It is based on several wheels on axles and plates. I haven’t built it yet so I don’t know if it is…
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Set 400 : old wind mill
Read more: Set 400 : old wind millThis page explores one of the most charming non-vehicle builds featured in LEGO set 400: the old-style windmill illustrated on the original 1960s packaging insert. Long before LEGO sets became theme-driven, models like this windmill reflected everyday rural life. With its tall blue tower, simple pitched roof, and four broad sails, the design clearly draws…
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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…