Looking for set instructions? Look no further!

 

  • Looking for set instructions? Look no further!

    Posted by Huw, 01 Jan 2010 05:02. Filed under Brickset.

    I am pleased to announce that Brickset now provides direct links to instruction scans on LEGO's customer service website, thanks to Ross at Brickley's Words. Ross had to shut down his instructions portal in November due to heavy usage but has graciously provided the data to Brickset and will continue to keep it updated.

    If instructions are available for a set, you'll see this green icon in the search results. When you click on it, you'll be presented with links to the PDFs on LEGO.com. There's also a list of instructions, with more details, on the set details page.

    I hope you like this new feature. Happy New Year!


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Posted by Pulpdiction in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 05:26

Huw, as you promised a fantastic addition to the site, congrats to you and all the guys, this will prove invaluable to many I'm sure.

Happy new year to all.

Posted by clone captian cazooki in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 05:39

HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ehem great addition huw :)

Posted by legomarsfan in Bulgaria, 01 Jan 2010 06:07

Nice adition but the lego customer service instructions arent as updated as Brickley's.

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 06:14

@legomarsfan: they are the same: Brickley's never hosted them, just provided links to them at lego.com. Are you thinking of another site?

Posted by Tb96 in Sweden, 01 Jan 2010 07:00

Happy new year!

Posted by PaulC in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 07:06

Many thanks to the Brickset staff and Ross for bringing this back. I was quite sad when I heard Ross couldn't host the link to Lego.com any more because I find the feature invaluable. My collection is of a sufficient size now that when I find the parts to a set quite often the instructions are buried in a completely different part of the loft and it would take me hours to find them. With a PC at my Lego building desk, problem solved. This is great news and with the other site news Huw mentioned this week it bodes well for a great 2010 on Brickset!

Posted by DJimBo in Netherlands, 01 Jan 2010 07:20

Great addition! And a Happy new year! It seems that lego is making new elements. much like the things brickforge used to make. last year they introduced the cows, and in my opinion that was a breakthrough! now they come with ostrichs, camel, pigs, arabian helmets, and a helmet like the great helmet from brickforge! I'm pretty happy with this, because it will now be less expensive! And I think there will be some new collours too! I'm not shure about it, but if you look at some of the new sets there will be a new kind of gray(I think) a new kind of dark yellow/gold(not shure about it) and dark red and green are used more frequent! The new castle/kingdoms sets look very cool, can't wait!!!

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 07:56

Another excellent feature added to Brickset - thanks Huw !

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 01 Jan 2010 08:10

Cool! BUT, I have a MAJOR problem(which happens to all LEGO downloads): When I download something from LEGO.com in my browser, Adobe Reader opens in a new tab, the page loads, but then it stops suddenly, leaving me with a blank page! It happens here too: whenever a try to download an instruction page, same problem: blank page! I use Firefox 3.5.6 on Windows 7! Is Win 7 the problem? It never happened when Brickley's Words was around! Can someone help please?

Posted by michaelvader in United States, 01 Jan 2010 08:30

awesome and HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU GUYS!

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 08:49

@Alemas, I've just tried it in FF on Win7 and it works OK, but rather than opening the PDF, I saved it. Opening it did cause an error half way through downloading it. Try using a decent browser, like IE8, if it still doesn't work.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 01 Jan 2010 08:59

@Huw: I see... *Sighs* Oh well, gotta live without instructions... If only Firefox fixes this problem! BTW, IE8 is a bit... strange here on Win 7, that's why I don't use it!

Posted by jesse73 in Norway, 01 Jan 2010 09:07

Brickset is really starting the New Year well, the instructions link is the perfect addition to the site...keep up the good work and have a wonderful building year;o)
Best regards from Norway
Jon

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 01 Jan 2010 09:30

BTW, that download problem ONLY applies to LEGO.com, for some odd reason!

Posted by I like Lego in Canada, 01 Jan 2010 09:50

Thanks Huw! Happy New Year!

Posted by Captain Aardvark in United States, 01 Jan 2010 10:16

I'm afraid we will have to look more, because the instructions only date back to 2002.

Posted by polyester in United States, 01 Jan 2010 10:32

If you're looking for older set instructions peeron.com has them, though their server is the slowest I've ever seen.

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 11:05

There are links to Peeron if the instructions are not at LEGO.com on the set details pages.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 01 Jan 2010 11:51

Can't we have BOTH LEGO.com AND Peeron.com instructions please?

Posted by LegoHenkie in Netherlands, 01 Jan 2010 15:03

Very good addition.
Thank you.

Posted by cvillone in United States, 01 Jan 2010 16:18

This is a great feature! Thanks. There are still some kinks, like 10198 doesn't display instructions but they are available from lego.com. I'm sure you'll fix it. Happy New Year and thanks for a great site!

Posted by talorien in United States, 01 Jan 2010 16:48

Awesome. Just awesome. Thank you!

Posted by brickzone in Ireland, 01 Jan 2010 17:10

Very nice addition! I would suggest though that when one opens the set page, it would be handy to have the link to PDF, as well as the set inventory links (Peeron/Bricklink) on the right-hand column, as the latter two links were before.

Posted by krysto2002 in United States, 01 Jan 2010 17:54

Happy New Year!
Also, I share the same download problem with Alemas, but the instruction link means I don't have to link to bricklink, then to peeron, then to somewhere else. It saves a lot of trouble/sanity on my end.

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 01 Jan 2010 18:12

@Brickzone, I moved the links because there can be a lot of them, and to make them more prominent. Casual users of the site often missed them in the menu (and emailed us asking where they could download them!)

Posted by knuclear200x in United States, 01 Jan 2010 18:13

A happy new UPDATE to all!!! Just gets better and better every week/

Posted by kaboomlegoman in United States, 01 Jan 2010 18:23

Great! Too bad my computer doesn't have good PDF...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Lego-Dude in Canada, 01 Jan 2010 21:58

Awesome, This will come in really handy!

Posted by absolutelylez in United Kingdom, 02 Jan 2010 11:01

I've always found this website to be perfect for my instruction needs. Maybe Huw you should try and work together?

http://brickfactory.xs4all.nl/

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 02 Jan 2010 11:35

@absolutelylez: Brickset used that website before for instructions! It doesn't use them anymore though...

Posted by absolutelylez in United Kingdom, 02 Jan 2010 17:14

Oh?! That's a pity - because they're next-to-perfect!

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 03 Jan 2010 07:06

@absolutelylez, unfortunately that site has been designed in a way that makes it impossible to link directly to individual set instructions. If you want to contact the site owner and see if he's willing to accomodate linking from here then please feel free to. I've one or two other things I'm working on at the moment so don't have time right now.

Posted by jakelongdragon in United States, 04 Jan 2010 03:01

Great stuff Huw thanks! Happy New Year and this site is really the best lego site these days (well other than lego site itself since we cant really pass it up completely)!

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 04 Jan 2010 17:06

YES! You added the Peeron instructions even if there are instructions from LEGO.com! Thanks Huw!

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