Vintage set of the week: Basic Building Set

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Basic Building Set

Basic Building Set

©1968 LEGO Group

This week's vintage set is 010 Basic Building Set, released during 1968. It's one of 17 System sets produced that year. It contains 78 pieces.

It's owned by 41 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at Brick Owl, BrickLink or eBay.


15 comments on this article

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By in United States,

That image of the small stack of bricks reminds me of the pictures on old Technic sets that showed the mechanisms.

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By in United States,

This might be the most basic of the basic sets we've seen featured. There aren't any specialized pieces for doors or windows, there's no plates, there aren't even wheels. The most specialized part is the giant green brick. Everything else is a 2x4, a 2x2, or a 1x2.

EDIT: There are a few 2x3s and 2x8s.

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By in United States,

@TheOtherMike said:
"That image of the small stack of bricks reminds me of the pictures on old Technic sets that showed the mechanisms."

Three stairways to nowhere!

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By in Canada,

@MCLegoboy said:
"This might be the most basic of the basic sets we've seen featured. There aren't any specialized pieces for doors or windows, there's no plates, there aren't even wheels. The most specialized part is the giant green brick. Everything else is a 2x4, a 2x2, or a 1x2.

EDIT: There are a few 2x3s and 2x8s."


Still, the kid seems to be incredibly concentrated at the task - frowning even.

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By in United States,

I, too, often forget if the year 1968 really existed.

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By in United States,

@HOBBES said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"This might be the most basic of the basic sets we've seen featured. There aren't any specialized pieces for doors or windows, there's no plates, there aren't even wheels. The most specialized part is the giant green brick. Everything else is a 2x4, a 2x2, or a 1x2.

EDIT: There are a few 2x3s and 2x8s."


Still, the kid seems to be incredibly concentrated at the task - frowning even."


Telekinesis. It works best when your fingers are milometers away from the bricks. You're even stronger when you make physical contact.

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By in Spain,

Signed by Yra Ingehse... the designer, the owner or the focused girl?

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By in United Kingdom,

I feel like they’re daring people to try and make the Lego logo with this one

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By in Netherlands,

2D Lego.......just slightly 3D.....

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By in United States,

The top of the lighthouse is playing tricks on me, as I see a Brickheadz face up there. (even though I know it's not)

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By in United States,

@HOBBES said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"This might be the most basic of the basic sets we've seen featured. There aren't any specialized pieces for doors or windows, there's no plates, there aren't even wheels. The most specialized part is the giant green brick. Everything else is a 2x4, a 2x2, or a 1x2.

EDIT: There are a few 2x3s and 2x8s."


Still, the kid seems to be incredibly concentrated at the task - frowning even."


“Can’t…build…car…without…wheels!”

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By in Italy,

The feeling of back to the roots: just constructing, playing, disassembling - and repeat.

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By in United States,

@John_Eff said:
"The feeling of back to the roots: just constructing, playing, disassembling - and repeat."

not a SNOT brick in sight. just ppl living in the moment

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By in United Kingdom,

Just realising that the girl in the picture could have been the basis for Lego's generic female hairpiece https://brickset.com/parts/4261146; her hairstyle is pretty much exactly the same. She wears it a bit longer than the minifigure version, granted, since it falls past her shoulders in the photo; but otherwise, it looks incredibly similar to the minifigure piece.

I mean, it's probably just coincidence, it's not exactly a rare hairstyle. But all the same, I couldn't help but notice the similarity.

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By in United States,

@PurpleDave said:
" @HOBBES said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"This might be the most basic of the basic sets we've seen featured. There aren't any specialized pieces for doors or windows, there's no plates, there aren't even wheels. The most specialized part is the giant green brick. Everything else is a 2x4, a 2x2, or a 1x2.

EDIT: There are a few 2x3s and 2x8s."


Still, the kid seems to be incredibly concentrated at the task - frowning even."


“Can’t…build…car…without…wheels!”"


Or she is trying to destroy the Lego with her heat vision.

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