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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 (+1 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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6780: XT-Starship
ABCs Classic Space Classic Space Sets Medium Builds Official Sets Space 

6780: XT-Starship

October 12, 2021September 9, 2024 Master Builder

Year Released: 1986BricklinkInstructions *Alternate Build Connection: 1988 Classic Space and Blacktron with Zack Commercial

6552: Rocky River Retreat
Classic Town Large Builds Official Sets Recreation Town Town Sets 

6552: Rocky River Retreat

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4583: Maverick Storm
Drome Racers Official Sets Racers Very Small Builds 

4583: Maverick Storm

October 22, 2021February 21, 2025 Master Builder
1549: Santa and Chimney
Holiday and Event Holiday and Event Sets Official Sets Small Builds 

1549: Santa and Chimney

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Master Builder
8000: Pit Droid
Large Builds Official Sets Technic Technic Sets 

8000: Pit Droid

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Master Builder
6536: Aero Hawk
Airport Classic Town Official Sets Small Builds Town Town Sets 

6536: Aero Hawk

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 Master Builder
6563: Gator Landing
Classic Town Large Builds Official Sets Recreation Town Town Sets 

6563: Gator Landing

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Master Builder
6898: Ice-Sat V
Ice Planet 2002 Ice Planet 2002 Sets Jørn Thomsen Medium Builds Official Sets Space 

6898: Ice-Sat V

June 8, 2020July 29, 2023 Master Builder
6349: Vacation House
Building Classic Town Medium Builds Official Sets Town Town Sets 

6349: Vacation House

July 1, 2021July 12, 2021 Master Builder
6546: Slick Racer
Official Sets Town Town Sets Very Small Builds 

6546: Slick Racer

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Master Builder
6180: Hydro Search Sub
Aquazone Aquazone Sets Box Story Hydronauts Large Builds Official Sets 

6180: Hydro Search Sub

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 Master Builder
4591: Star Strike
Drome Racers Official Sets Racers Very Small Builds 

4591: Star Strike

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 Master Builder
4750: Draco’s Encounter with Buckbeak
Harry Potter Harry Potter Sets Official Sets Prisoner of Azkaban Very Small Builds 

4750: Draco’s Encounter with Buckbeak

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 Master Builder
6894: Invader
Blacktron Blacktron Sets Medium Builds Official Sets 

6894: Invader

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Master Builder
7043: Firefighter
Fire Official Sets Small Builds Town Town Sets World City 

7043: Firefighter

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Master Builder
7475: Fire Hammer vs. Mutant Lizards
Dino Attack Large Builds Official Sets 

7475: Fire Hammer vs. Mutant Lizards

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 Master Builder

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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
  • LEGOLAND
  • Model Team
  • Pirates
  • Space
  • Star Wars
  • Technic
  • Town
  • Universal Building Set
  • Western
  • More Sets
  • Misc

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  • How BOTBB was Built

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