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HoseTechnicTilesTrainTrees and PlantsVehiclesWedgesWheels and TiresWindows and Doors Welcome to the ToysPeriod LEGO Set Reference Database. Here you will find complete inventory lists of all pieces needed to build over 8000 LEGO sets from 1949 to present. Navigate the selection by choosing your favorite LEGO theme from the boxes at left. Whether you are searching for an old LEGO set or a more recent one, it is likely that we have some information on it. Each set reference page typically includes pictures of the set and minifigures, a set filecard containing general information, as well as full color scans of the complete original LEGO instruction manual for the set, if available. There are presently over 4000 sets with LEGO instruction manuals in the database. These range in length from one page to over 400 pages long. Building instructions can be conveniently viewed right here on the site or you are welcome to print them. Use this free information to build your vintage LEGO sets, or to ensure they are complete, or to browse for your latest acquisition for your LEGO collection.
Share it!facebookgoogle+twitterpinterestredditLink To UsHave a website? Share this with your readers!/lego-set-reference/">LEGO Set Reference Inventories and InstructionsLatest Story:LEGO Polybag Set Collecting (LEGO) Recent Stories:Water Play - Diving - Part I (Extreme Sports) Water Play - Boats (Uncategorized) Our Most Valuable Kingdom Part II (Uncategorized) Mrs. Santa Claus (Holiday) Our Most Valuable Kingdom Part I (Uncategorized) Multi-Tasking Supreme - Juggling for Fun and Glory (The Arts) Unicorn: One Who Walks Alone (Legends and Myths) The World's Tallest Toys (The Arts) The Christmas Reindeer (Holiday)An image has surfaced on The New York Times of a ship that was created by various characters in The LEGO Movie including Wyldstyle, Benny, Batman, Vitruvius, Unikitty, and Emmet. The “Master Builder’s Submarine” was created while the group was being chased by Bad Cop and consists of all the builders’ different styles. This creation was created by the film’s production designer, Grant Freckelton and his team using LEGO Digital Designer.
My guess is that it is most likely not going to an official set but it would be totally awesome if it was. Check out the video below to see the submarine being assembled in the movie.The details in this post are now superseded by a post I have made using the Brickset API. I’ve always enjoyed Lego and it’s currently experiencing a resurgence in our house thanks to strategic hinting encouragement that my children would find it fun too. (It seems like I’m not the only one) What does tend to happen though is that as sets are pulled apart played with we often need to dig out the instructions to put entire sets pieces back together again. Although I carefully file any instructions from sets we purchase, often it’s easier to download them as pdfs from the Lego website and view them on a tablet and sometimes we buy them 2nd hand without instructions so need to download them anyway. since they make it very easy to find links on the official Lego site to the particular instructions you need and also display the instructions on their own site.
As our collection of sets grew I was manually downloading a copy of the instructions for each one to store for quick reference, then I figured why not just download the whole lot for the particular ranges we are interested in, so that I’ve always got any of them. Naturally I was not going to do that manually……The download requests are submitted via a single BITS Transfer job so make good use of available bandwidth, handle network interruptions etc… Note: Some of the code in these functions requires PowerShell v3 If you already know the Lego set numbers you can use the first function Get-LegoSetInstructions like this: The files hosted on the Lego website are named with a generic number code, so I change this with each download to the name and number of the set so that they are easy to find once downloaded: website for all of the Lego sets in that range. The list of possible ranges are on the left-hand side of the site. So to get the Harry Potter range:
The Get-LegoSetInstructions function will also take hyperlinks as input, so to get an entire range of instructions downloaded you can do this:Don't assume themed sets mean the end of creativity for kids. Most of the LEGO and similar building toys sold today are packaged in sets with themes such as Minecraft, Star Wars and Batman. These sets are designed with very clear directions for construction, so play becomes goal-oriented, with the intention to build the models as they appear on the box. While this type of play encourages planning, sustained focus, persistence and flexibility, it doesn’t allow complete freedom for kids to play as they choose. Some experts might rue the loss of creativity and imaginative play that simpler LEGO bricks and other construction toys provide, but it’s possible for kids to use the more directive brick sets as they engage in unstructured creative play. Here are some tips for boosting opportunities for creativity and imagination with themed sets:
1. Encourage storytelling and other forms of creativity after kids have completed the construction of a set. Ask questions about what characters might be doing and the stories that they could tell. Engage in a back-and-forth storytelling game where you add a new part of the plot and your child responds. 2. After the set has been constructed for a while, encourage kids to take it apart and add it to other sets so they can vary their themes and stories. You might choose to buy themed sets that your kid would be more inclined to disassemble. 3. Get kids some large base plates or even a LEGO table on which they can combine a number of sets. This would allow kids to make up stories beyond those that have been encouraged by Hollywood or the characters themselves. 4. Try to prompt kids to think differently and creatively about the LEGO sets and pieces that they own. Many kids have boxes of unassembled pieces from previous kits. Rather than being stuck with the directions that came with the older kits, kids can create something different and new, try the pieces in a different fashion, and view success as making something new rather than completing an “assigned” task.
‘The LEGO Movie’ speaks to the need to go beyond the simple capacity to follow instructions. 5. Watch “The LEGO Movie” together. This movie has a fascinating theme in which only “master builders” can create things without instructions. The evil character in the movie, Lord Business (played by Will Ferrell), does not want any of his themed kits altered in any fashion and restricts the imagination and individuality of construction workers. In many ways, the movie speaks to the need to go beyond the simple capacity to follow instructions and to create on one’s own. 6. Combine and create. One of the primary strategies that the LEGO Learning Institute promotes for improving creativity is combining by coming up with new, surprising and valuable ideas to incorporate existing objects. This might include not only combining sets, but also adding other action figures, toys and objects to the construction design. LEGO and Blocks: Building Opportunities for Open-Ended Play