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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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6648: Mag Racer
Classic Town LL Link Official Sets Race Small Builds Town Town Sets 

6648: Mag Racer

November 19, 2020July 11, 2024 Master Builder

Year Released: 1992BricklinkInstructions *LL Link: Blacktron

6828: Twin-Winged Spoiler
Futron Sets Futuron Official Sets Small Builds Space 

6828: Twin-Winged Spoiler

November 20, 2019May 25, 2020 Master Builder
6369: Garage
Classic Town Medium Builds Official Sets Town Town Sets Traffic 

6369: Garage

December 1, 2023December 2, 2023 Master Builder
7300 (1414, 7308, Kabaya: Life On Mars 1): Double Hover
Life on Mars Life on Mars Sets Official Sets Very Small Builds 

7300 (1414, 7308, Kabaya: Life On Mars 1): Double Hover

February 24, 2025February 25, 2025 Master Builder
4558: Metroliner
9V Extra Large Builds Official Sets Town Train Train Sets 

4558: Metroliner

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 Master Builder
6987: Message Intercept Base
Blacktron Blacktron Sets Daniel August Krentz Extra Large Builds Official Sets Space 

6987: Message Intercept Base

September 12, 2019March 2, 2026 Master Builder
725-3: Town Plan
Large Builds Official Sets Samsonite Samsonite Sets Town Town Sets 

725-3: Town Plan

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Master Builder
846: Lighting Bricks
Basic Basic Alternate Builds Basic Set Classic Town Official Sets Supplemental Town 

846: Lighting Bricks

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Master Builder
1789: Star Hawk II
Medium Builds Official Sets Space Unitron Unitron Sets 

1789: Star Hawk II

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 Master Builder
6665: River Runners
Classic Town Official Sets Recreation Small Builds Town Town Sets 

6665: River Runners

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 Master Builder
4818: Dragon Rider
Castle Castle Sets Knights Kingdom I Official Sets Small Builds 

4818: Dragon Rider

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Master Builder
1592-2: Town Square – Castle Scene (Dutch Version)
Classic Town Extra Large Builds Official Sets Town Town Sets Traffic 

1592-2: Town Square – Castle Scene (Dutch Version)

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Master Builder
6205: V-wing Fighter
Episode III Medium Builds Official Sets Star Wars Star Wars Sets 

6205: V-wing Fighter

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Master Builder
6750: Sonic Robot
Classic Space Classic Space Sets Official Sets Small Builds 

6750: Sonic Robot

September 22, 2019September 28, 2019 Master Builder
6085: Black Monarch’s Castle
Black Knights Castle Castle Sets Extra Large Builds Niels Milan Pedersen Official Sets 

6085: Black Monarch’s Castle

July 13, 2021July 29, 2023 Master Builder
4705: Snape’s Class
Harry Potter Harry Potter Sets Medium Builds Official Sets Sorcerer's Stone 

4705: Snape’s Class

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 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
  • BATMAN
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  • 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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  • How BOTBB was Built

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