Vintage Lego Builds

Rebuilding forgotten Lego that were missing instructions

Young kids

  • Set 400-2 : Ambulance

    Set 400-2 : Ambulance

    The ambulance we will build today can be seen in the diorama from set 400-2 / 400-3 introducing wheels with axles into the Lego pieces scope. All the builds of that picture can all be found on that page. It comes with 2 figures from medical staff. All built of basic bricks, plates and slopes….

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  • Set 400-2 : Tow Truck

    Set 400-2 : Tow Truck

    As 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

    Set 305-2 Fire Engine

    In 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 : Basic Plane

    Set 400-2 : Basic Plane

    Let’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

    400 / 315-3 European Taxi

    This 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

    Set 400 : Box Truck with Cargo Bed

    This 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

    Set 400 : Flatbed utility truck

    Ready 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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  • Idea Book 238-1 : Basic Large Wheels Train

    Idea Book 238-1 : Basic Large Wheels Train

    Welcome 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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  • 1963 Lego French Ad : The Truck

    1963 Lego French Ad : The Truck

    In 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 : The Blue Church

    Idea Book 1 : The Blue Church

    Discover how to build the charming blue church with its three detailed construction stages, featured in the Official LEGO Idea Book No. 1 (238-0 or 238-1), page 11. This classic design offers a delightful building experience, complete with step-by-step instructions and a full inventory list to guide you through the process. Starting from the 3…

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