Lego System
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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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Red Urban Row Apartments Tower
Read more: Red Urban Row Apartments TowerThe circled LEGO construction from the German edition of LEGO Idea Book No. 1 (238-1) is a striking urban row house with a stepped gable facade, standing as a bold accent in a colorful cityscape. This narrow, vertical structure rises approximately 15 studs large and 26 bricks tall (plus roof), built primarily from vibrant red…
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Idea Book 238-1 : Brutalist City Hall (MOC with interior)
Read more: Idea Book 238-1 : Brutalist City Hall (MOC with interior)This is free MOC interpretation of the model visible in the picture bellow, extracted from page 2 of Idea Book 238-1 : You can find here the original build, as most respectful of the picture as possible, only with vintage pieces and the old fashioned build technics of the 50-60’s. And all the other builds…
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Idea Book 238-1 : Brutalist City Hall
Read more: Idea Book 238-1 : Brutalist City HallToday’s construction is a faithful and elegant reinterpretation of the white modernist building seen in the LEGO Idea Book 238-1 (page 2). The model clearly embodies Mid-Century Modern and Brutalist influences, both prevalent in northern Europe in the 1950s–1970s. Given the Danish origin of LEGO and the period of publication (late 1960s), this building is…
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Idea Book 238-1 : Basic Large Wheels Train
Read more: Idea Book 238-1 : Basic Large Wheels TrainWelcome to the LEGO Train Instructions! Step back in time to the classic world of early LEGO System building with this charming steam locomotive and tender featured on the first page of the German edition Idea Book No. 1 (238-1). Captured in a nostalgic scene of a young builder assembling the model, this vibrant red-and-black…
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Idea Book 238-1 : Red Northern modern appartments building with blue roof
Read more: Idea Book 238-1 : Red Northern modern appartments building with blue roofThe circled LEGO construction from LEGO Idea Book No. 238-1 (Germany) is a modern urban apartment building, designed to enhance a dynamic city scene. This build embodies a mid-20th-century modernist architectural style, reflecting the post-war urban development trends of the 1950s and 1960s. It has clean lines, grid-like window pattern and a cute blue sloped…
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Idea Book 238-1 : Red & blue cozy urban row house
Read more: Idea Book 238-1 : Red & blue cozy urban row houseThe LEGO construction circled in black in this image from page 2 of LEGO Idea Book No. 238-1 (Germany) is a cozy urban row house, designed to fit into a vibrant cityscape. This build reflects a traditional European urban row house style, likely inspired by the narrow, closely packed homes found in cities like Amsterdam…