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Basic Alternate Builds

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Book 260 – Page 14-15

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From: Idea Book 260Year Released: 1990 Build 1: Helicopter Build 2: Boat Build 3: Fire Truck 1 Build 4: Fire

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Book 250 – Page 12-13

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From: Idea Book 250Year Released: 1987 Build 1: Animals Build 2: Farm House Build 3: Tractor Build 4: Yellow Car Build

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Book 260 – Intro

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From: Idea Book 260Year Released: 1990

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Book 260 – Page 2-3

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From: Idea Book 260Year Released: 1990 Name: Basic EnvironmentSubmitted by: USERInstructions:

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5978: Sphinx Secret Surprise
Adventurers Adventurers Sets Desert Large Builds Official Sets 

5978: Sphinx Secret Surprise

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Year Released: 1998Bricklink

4733: The Dueling Club
Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter Harry Potter Sets Medium Builds Official Sets 

4733: The Dueling Club

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6286: Skull’s Eye Schooner
Extra Large Builds Niels Milan Pedersen Official Sets Pirates Pirates I Pirates Sets 

6286: Skull’s Eye Schooner

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6823: Surface Transport
Classic Space Classic Space Sets Official Sets Very Small Builds 

6823: Surface Transport

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6975: Alien Avenger
Large Builds Official Sets Space UFO UFO Sets 

6975: Alien Avenger

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6279: Skull Island
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6279: Skull Island

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1978-2: Town Value Pack
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1978-2: Town Value Pack

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6856: Planetary Decoder
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6856: Planetary Decoder

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6509: Red Devil Racer
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6509: Red Devil Racer

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7781: The Batmobile: Two-Face’s Escape
Batman I BATMAN™ BATMAN™ Sets Large Builds Official Sets 

7781: The Batmobile: Two-Face’s Escape

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6643: Fire Truck
Classic Town Fire Official Sets Small Builds Town Town Sets 

6643: Fire Truck

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8876: Scorpion Prison Cave
Castle Castle Sets Knights Kingdom II Large Builds Official Sets 

8876: Scorpion Prison Cave

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3442: Legoland California Truck Limited Edition
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3442: Legoland California Truck Limited Edition

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6263: Imperial Outpost
Imperial Guards Medium Builds Official Sets Pirates Pirates I Pirates Sets 

6263: Imperial Outpost

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6764: Sheriff’s Lock-Up
Medium Builds Official Sets Western Western Sets 

6764: Sheriff’s Lock-Up

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6645: Street Sweeper
Classic Town Official Sets Small Builds Town Town Sets Traffic 

6645: Street Sweeper

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There were once pictures of additional LEGO® builds on the back of set boxes. Written on the boxes was typically something about the endless building possibilities, "Build any of these exciting models with this set!" There were no instructions for these alternate builds, until now.

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