This is the second VSotW we've had named "Basis Building Set" and that had a three-digit number starting with 0: https://brickset.com/article/116704/vintage-set-of-the-week-basic-building-set

Ah, the first LEGO motorhome.

That’s certainly got a bit more heft to it than some of the other Basic Sets we’ve had. Looks like it’s got about twice the pieces, no wonder it’s gone from villa to manor

To be succinct, it's basically a building set.

@TheOtherMike said:
"This is the second VSotW we've had named "Basis Building Set" and that had a three-digit number starting with 0: https://brickset.com/article/116704/vintage-set-of-the-week-basic-building-set"

If I had a nickel for every time VSotW was named "basic building set" and had a three-digit number starting with 0, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

Classic goodness! Still think sets like this are much better than nowadays 4+ sets. Learn to build with basic elements before getting into all the specialized stuff. I mean, 234 pieces and you can make all kinds of houses from it. Planes, trains or automobiles. A Taj Mahal. A ship. A windmill. A big figure in an interesting outfit. A lighthouse. And much more, only limited by your own imagination.

@WizardOfOss said:
"Classic goodness! Still think sets like this are much better than nowadays 4+ sets. Learn to build with basic elements before getting into all the specialized stuff. I mean, 234 pieces and you can make all kinds of houses from it. Planes, trains or automobiles. A Taj Mahal. A ship. A windmill. A big figure in an interesting outfit. A lighthouse. And much more, only limited by your own imagination."

I find it mildly amusing that, when you posted this, there was a review in the sidebar that celebrates the lack of basic bricks and plates.

@PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Classic goodness! Still think sets like this are much better than nowadays 4+ sets. Learn to build with basic elements before getting into all the specialized stuff. I mean, 234 pieces and you can make all kinds of houses from it. Planes, trains or automobiles. A Taj Mahal. A ship. A windmill. A big figure in an interesting outfit. A lighthouse. And much more, only limited by your own imagination."

I find it mildly amusing that, when you posted this, there was a review in the sidebar that celebrates the lack of basic bricks and plates."

Which review would that have been?

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Classic goodness! Still think sets like this are much better than nowadays 4+ sets. Learn to build with basic elements before getting into all the specialized stuff. I mean, 234 pieces and you can make all kinds of houses from it. Planes, trains or automobiles. A Taj Mahal. A ship. A windmill. A big figure in an interesting outfit. A lighthouse. And much more, only limited by your own imagination."

I find it mildly amusing that, when you posted this, there was a review in the sidebar that celebrates the lack of basic bricks and plates."

Which review would that have been?"

The review was for 6806 Surface Hoper with 23 pieces - a 2x4 brick would certainly not fit into the build ...
But as you said, you can bulid houses, cars, planes - a very versatile set. One, two years ago I checked for 2x4 bricks in new sets - there were more than expected but mostly they are not visible.

@marengho said:
"The review was for 6806 Surface Hoper with 23 pieces - a 2x4 brick would certainly not fit into the build ...
But as you said, you can bulid houses, cars, planes - a very versatile set. One, two years ago I checked for 2x4 bricks in new sets - there were more than expected but mostly they are not visible."

Lol. I do have that set, and still think it's a fun little set, creative use of a minimal amount of weird pieces. Kinda like the designer got a bunch of random pieces and just had to do with those. And as a kid who already had a ton of bricks, I loved all the weird pieces. But would not have been a great set to start a collection with.

As for use of 2x4 bricks and the likes, I sometimes get the feeling the designers actually put in an effort to avoid using those....

@WizardOfOss said:
" @marengho said:
"The review was for 6806 Surface Hoper with 23 pieces - a 2x4 brick would certainly not fit into the build ...
But as you said, you can bulid houses, cars, planes - a very versatile set. One, two years ago I checked for 2x4 bricks in new sets - there were more than expected but mostly they are not visible."

Lol. I do have that set, and still think it's a fun little set, creative use of a minimal amount of weird pieces. Kinda like the designer got a bunch of random pieces and just had to do with those. And as a kid who already had a ton of bricks, I loved all the weird pieces. But would not have been a great set to start a collection with.

As for use of 2x4 bricks and the likes, I sometimes get the feeling the designers actually put in an effort to avoid using those...."

they are running a competition for not using them - leading guy with 674 days is a guy with nickname "two times four is more than three"

@WizardOfOss said:
" @marengho said:
"The review was for 6806 Surface Hoper with 23 pieces - a 2x4 brick would certainly not fit into the build ...
But as you said, you can bulid houses, cars, planes - a very versatile set. One, two years ago I checked for 2x4 bricks in new sets - there were more than expected but mostly they are not visible."

Lol. I do have that set, and still think it's a fun little set, creative use of a minimal amount of weird pieces. Kinda like the designer got a bunch of random pieces and just had to do with those. And as a kid who already had a ton of bricks, I loved all the weird pieces. But would not have been a great set to start a collection with.

As for use of 2x4 bricks and the likes, I sometimes get the feeling the designers actually put in an effort to avoid using those...."

70816, on the other hand, not only used one, but made it red. The red 2x4 is *the* iconic Lego brick.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
"Classic goodness! Still think sets like this are much better than nowadays 4+ sets. Learn to build with basic elements before getting into all the specialized stuff. I mean, 234 pieces and you can make all kinds of houses from it. Planes, trains or automobiles. A Taj Mahal. A ship. A windmill. A big figure in an interesting outfit. A lighthouse. And much more, only limited by your own imagination."

I find it mildly amusing that, when you posted this, there was a review in the sidebar that celebrates the lack of basic bricks and plates."

Which review would that have been?"

https://brickset.com/reviews/68137

@WizardOfOss said:
"Lol. I do have that set, and still think it's a fun little set, creative use of a minimal amount of weird pieces. Kinda like the designer got a bunch of random pieces and just had to do with those. And as a kid who already had a ton of bricks, I loved all the weird pieces. But would not have been a great set to start a collection with."

My first three sets went from Homemaker to miniquins to minifigs. And every year, as soon as I managed to get my hands on any new one-sheet or catalog, I'd scour the pages looking for the new special elements that I'd hope to get my hands on. While it's true that _just_ special elements is a pretty rough start to a collection, the same is true for just basic bricks. If all I had to start with was this, I don't know that it would have held my attention very long. As it was, I didn't have to last very long before I started getting Space and Castle sets with all their array of theme-oriented elements.

"As for use of 2x4 bricks and the likes, I sometimes get the feeling the designers actually put in an effort to avoid using those...."

When I first started building minifig-scale cars, I decided I'd put a purple 2x4 brick in each one, which didn't last very long before I had to amend that to a 2x2 brick. Then a 2x2 plate, and finally a 1x2 plate. As my cars got smaller and more detailed, there just wasn't room to stuff such a gargantuan brick in my designs anymore. I'm pretty sure when it comes to most models, the designers would have to consciously focus on finding a way to work in a 2x4 brick.