Vintage set of the week: Basic Building Set
Posted by Huwbot,
This week's vintage set is 011 Basic Building Set, released during 1968. It's one of 17 System sets produced that year. It contains 146 pieces.
It's owned by 84 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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This is too basic for me! How dare Huwbot choose this set!
Basic Building Set? But one of those is a Boat!
way too basic
This set is trying to disguise the fact that it has a two-digit set number.
@MCLegoboy said:
"Basic Building Set? But one of those is a Boat!"
You're right. "Basic Building Set" does not include the letter "O", so you can't build a boat with it.
Nowadays sets like these are called "creative building fun" or "better building more fun"
But back then they had no fancy names. They were basic as basic can get!
Awesome 2 wide ship!
Green base plate... the stuff of dreams. Light Gray only for me!
And shuttered windows... begone you modern extravagances.
This one goes to 011!
Who's Afraid of Red, White and Green?
I’m honestly not sure if the creation on the right is a lighthouse or a rocket. So I’m going to say…both
Brilliant! Just brought back memories of my first Lego set which I think was before 1968 and had red and white 2x4s, 2x3s, and 2x2s and some red windows. At the time I thought it was terrific. Regrettably it’s long gone………
Red and white is the black and white or sepia of early lego times.
@MCLegoboy said:
"Basic Building Set? But one of those is a Boat!"
A set for building a basic boat
Filled to the brim with imagination and fantasy.
I'm not sure that kid's having fun.
*Boat does not float
@StyleCounselor said:
"I'm not sure that kid's having fun."
Looks to me like he might be having the kind of fun his parents might not want him to have.
@TheOtherMike said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"I'm not sure that kid's having fun."
Looks to me like he might be having the kind of fun his parents might not want him to have."
Humans were more primitive back then. That is why he needs two hands to build.
It’s all one needs.