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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!)
  • 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
  • 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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6099: Traitor Transport {with Dragon Cave}
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6099: Traitor Transport {with Dragon Cave}

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Year Released: 1997BricklinkInstructions *This set is the same as 6047: Traitor Transport

6648: Mag Racer
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6648: Mag Racer

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1916 (Kabaya: Space 3): Starion Patrol
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1916 (Kabaya: Space 3): Starion Patrol

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1954 (1714, Kabaya: Space 1): Surveillance Scooter
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1954 (1714, Kabaya: Space 1): Surveillance Scooter

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6190: Shark’s Crystal Cave
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6190: Shark’s Crystal Cave

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6984: Galactic Mediator
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6984: Galactic Mediator

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1760: Go-Cart
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1760: Go-Cart

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6386: Police Command Base
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6386: Police Command Base

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6927: All Terrain Vehicle
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6927: All Terrain Vehicle

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Master Builder
375-2 (6075-2): Castle
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375-2 (6075-2): Castle

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6483: Coastal Patrol
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6483: Coastal Patrol

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6160: Sea Scorpion
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6160: Sea Scorpion

October 29, 2019April 4, 2020 Master Builder
1096: Race Buggy
Classic Town Official Sets Race Town Town Sets Very Small Builds 

1096: Race Buggy

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Master Builder
1736 (1746 and 2891): Wizard’s Cart
Castle Castle Sets Dragon Knights Official Sets Very Small Builds 

1736 (1746 and 2891): Wizard’s Cart

September 24, 2024October 8, 2024 Master Builder
6049: Viking Voyager
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6049: Viking Voyager

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6232: Skeleton Crew
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6232: Skeleton Crew

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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
  • Belville
  • Building Set with People
  • Castle
  • Duplo
  • Fabuland
  • Harry Potter
  • Holiday and Event
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