Vintage set of the week: Basic Set

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Basic Set

Basic Set

©1973 LEGO Group

This week's vintage set is 7 Basic Set, released during 1973. It's one of 11 Universal Building Set sets produced that year. It contains 415 pieces.

It's owned by 71 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.


24 comments on this article

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By in United States,

What a surprise, another Basic Set...

Despite promoting creativity, LEGO sure was lacking in the naming department back in the day.

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By in New Zealand,

Weird to think that sets could be only one digit, compared to nowadays where they are all 5 digits.

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By in United States,

The perfect gift for the basic ______ in our family or friend group

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By in United States,

Lucky number 7.

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By in Canada,

I wish I had tons of those granular trees. So far, I only have one specimen that I know of, and I keep it in a safe place!

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By in United States,

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Weird to think that sets could be only one digit, compared to nowadays where they are all 5 digits."

Not all. Some don’t adhere to the five-digit system, so you have to go by the seven-digit Item Number instead.

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By in United Kingdom,

Aha, we’ve already had 2, 4, 5, 5, and 8, now we can add 7 to the collection!

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By in Australia,

@NotProfessorWhymzi said:
"on the fourth day of Brickmas, Huwbot gave to us...

another box of bricks,

an extra from Snow White,

a build-your-own-team kit,

and a Town Jr. Space Train!

"


It better be something really impressive for day 5! That's the biggest day in the song!

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By in United States,

Sorry. I remember this stuff, and it bored me to tears. Lego was nothing until Space.

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By in United Kingdom,

My very first set. I still remember opening the box for the first time. Have most of the pieces (maybe all of them).

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By in Netherlands,

@Brickalili said:
"Aha, we’ve already had 2, 4, 5, 5, and 8, now we can add 7 to the collection!"
That's a Bingo!

Love these sets!

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By in United Kingdom,

I do prefer the style of door and window from these sets - and the few I have, I cherish... and shutters! felt so European and classy when I was a lad

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By in Germany,

@StyleCounselor said:
"Sorry. I remember this stuff, and it bored me to tears. Lego was nothing until Space."

I guess you are too young to really appreciate these sets. For me (and others of my age I guess) it is a time travel to my youth.

There was real LEGO life and creativity long before Space!

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By in United States,

"Back when Lego was just basic bricks!" ...and slopes...and plates...and windows... and opening doors (and opening shutters for that matter)...and wheels... and crumble trees. Lego doesn't even make any of the pieces I mentioned after the plates, although they make different door and window pieces now.

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By in United States,

The most basic of sets!

Boring.

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By in United States,

- The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.
- No, the white zone is for loading of passengers and there is no stopping in a RED zone.
- The red zone has always been for loading and unloading of passengers. There's never stopping in a white zone.
- Don't you tell me which zone is for loading, and which zone is for stopping!
- Listen Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again.

- There's just no stopping in a white zone.
- Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
- It's really the only sensible thing to do, if its done properly. Therapeutically there's no danger involved.

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By in Netherlands,

Those new 2024 tree leaf pieces (mainly seen in Friends) remind me of the old bushes and tree from this era.

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By in United States,

@UProbeck said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Sorry. I remember this stuff, and it bored me to tears. Lego was nothing until Space."

I guess you are too young to really appreciate these sets. For me (and others of my age I guess) it is a time travel to my youth.

There was real LEGO life and creativity long before Space!

"


Yes, I desperately hope that you are correct!

I grew up enjoying building with a big box of Lego. No sets, yhat I can remember. But, it didn't really capture my imagination much until those cool Space pieces and minifigs came around.

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By in Switzerland,

My first basic set and my first Lego Christmas present. Gave me many happy years.

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By in United States,

@Ridgeheart said:
"Stephen King's "It" first came out in book-form way back in 1986, a full nine years after this set came out, but King apparently started writing the book back in 1978.

And now, having seen that dead-eyed clown with its blood-smeared mouth right there on the box, I can't help but wonder if King enjoyed this set, and for all the wrong reasons."


You might be onto something there...

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By in United States,

@Ridgeheart said:
"Stephen King's "It" first came out in book-form way back in 1986, a full nine years after this set came out, but King apparently started writing the book back in 1978.

And now, having seen that dead-eyed clown with its blood-smeared mouth right there on the box, I can't help but wonder if King enjoyed this set, and for all the wrong reasons."


Having made two versions of Pennywise, Poohneywise, two snake-clowns, two zombie clowns, a Yellow Lantern clown, and a clown car full of clowns...I would not build that clown.

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