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Pirates

Pirates I

  • 1747: Treasure Cave (Instructions Added!)
  • 1970: Pirate’s Gun Cart
  • 6232: Skeleton Crew
  • 6234: Renegade’s Raft (Instructions Added!)
  • 6235: Buried Treasure (Instructions Added!)
  • 6237: Pirates’ Plunder (Instructions Added!)
  • 6249: Pirates Ambush
  • 6250: Cross Bone Clipper
  • 6251: Pirate Mini Figures (Sea Mates)
  • 6257: Castaway’s Raft (Instructions Added!)
  • 6258: Smuggler’s Shanty (Instructions Added!)
  • 6260: Shipwreck Island (Instructions Added!)
  • 6261: Raft Raiders
  • 6268: Renegade Runner
  • 6270: Forbidden Island (Instructions Added!)
  • 6273: Rock Island Refuge (Instructions Added!)
  • 6279: Skull Island
  • 6281: Pirates Perilous Pitfall
  • 6285: Black Seas Barracuda
  • 6286: Skull’s Eye Schooner
  • 6289: Red Beard Runner
  • 6296: Shipwreck Island

—Imperial Armada

  • 6244: Armada Sentry (Instructions Added!)
  • 6280: Armada Flagship

—Imperial Guards

  • 6247: Bounty Boat
  • 6263: Imperial Outpost (Instructions Added!)
  • 6266: Cannon Cove
  • 6271: Imperial Flagship
  • 6277: Imperial Trading Post

—Imperial Soldiers

  • 6245: Harbor Sentry
  • 6259: Broadside’s Brig
  • 6265: Sabre Island (Instructions Added!)
  • 6267: Lagoon Lock-Up (+3 Instructions Added!)
  • 6274: Caribbean Clipper
  • 6276: Eldorado Fortress (Instructions Added!)

—Islanders

  • 6236: King Kahuka (Instructions Added!)
  • 6246: Crocodile Cage (Instructions Added!)
  • 6256: Islander Catamaran (Instructions Added!)
  • 6262: King Kahuka’s Throne (Instructions Added!)
  • 6264: Forbidden Cove (Instructions Added!)
  • 6278: Enchanted Island

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6781: SP-Striker
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6781: SP-Striker

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Year Released: 1989Designer: Bjarne TveskovInstructionsBricklink

6268: Renegade Runner
Medium Builds Official Sets Pirates Pirates I Pirates Sets 

6268: Renegade Runner

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4593: Zero Hurricane & Red Blizzard
Drome Racers Official Sets Racers Small Builds 

4593: Zero Hurricane & Red Blizzard

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7151: Sith Infiltrator
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7151: Sith Infiltrator

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1974-3: Smuggler’s Hayride
Bonus/Value Pack Sets Castle Castle Sets Forestmen Official Sets Small Builds 

1974-3: Smuggler’s Hayride

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6352: Cargomaster Crane
ABCs Classic Town Construction Medium Builds Official Sets Town Town Sets 

6352: Cargomaster Crane

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6279: Skull Island
Box Story Large Builds Official Sets Pirates Pirates I Pirates Sets 

6279: Skull Island

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 Master Builder
2153: Robo Stalker
Box Story Large Builds Official Sets Robo Force Robo Force Sets Space 

2153: Robo Stalker

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6010: Supply Wagon
Castle Castle Sets Lion Knights Official Sets Small Builds 

6010: Supply Wagon

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Master Builder
7303 (1415, Kabaya: Life On Mars 3): Jet Scooter
Life on Mars Life on Mars Sets Official Sets Very Small Builds 

7303 (1415, Kabaya: Life On Mars 3): Jet Scooter

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Master Builder
4910: Hover Scout
Official Sets Rock Raiders Rock Raiders Sets Very Small Builds 

4910: Hover Scout

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Master Builder
6882: Walking Astro Grappler
Classic Space Classic Space Sets Mads Rye Official Sets Small Builds 

6882: Walking Astro Grappler

September 30, 2019April 2, 2025 Master Builder
4719: Quality Quidditch Supplies
Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter Harry Potter Sets Medium Builds Official Sets 

4719: Quality Quidditch Supplies

March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 Master Builder
6817: Beta Buzzer
ABCs Insectoids Insectoids Sets Official Sets Space Very Small Builds 

6817: Beta Buzzer

June 1, 2022March 22, 2025 Master Builder
6530: Sport Coupe (City Car)
Classic Town Official Sets Town Town Sets Traffic Very Small Builds 

6530: Sport Coupe (City Car)

April 4, 2020April 19, 2021 Master Builder
6562: Gas Stop Shop
Classic Town Gas Station Medium Builds Official Sets Town Town Sets Wrecker 

6562: Gas Stop Shop

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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.

Sets

  • Adventurers
  • Aquazone
  • BATMAN
  • Bionicle
  • Belville
  • Building Set with People
  • Castle
  • Duplo
  • Fabuland
  • Harry Potter
  • Holiday and Event
  • LEGOLAND
  • Model Team
  • Pirates
  • Space
  • Star Wars
  • Technic
  • Train
  • Town
  • Universal Building Set
  • Western
  • More Sets
  • Misc

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  • Medium Builds (<200 pcs)
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  • How BOTBB was Built

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