Share it!facebookgoogle+twitterpinterestredditLink To UsHave a website? Share this with your readers!/lego-set-reference/by-decade/1980s/">1980s By Decade 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)Universal Building Set, 7+ Our community, 97 want it Universal Building Set, 7+ Our community, 108 want it Universal Building Set with Motor, 7+ Our community, 141 want it Red Plates Parts Pack Our community, 40 want it Blue Plates Parts Pack Red Bricks Parts Pack
Our community, 41 want it Black Bricks Parts Pack Our community, 42 want it Blue Bricks Parts Pack White Bricks Parts Pack Yellow Bricks Parts Pack Doors and Windows Parts Pack Our community, 44 want it Wheels and Tyres Parts Pack Our community, 45 want it Red Roof Bricks Parts Pack, 45° Our community, 50 want it Red Roof Bricks Parts Pack, 33° Our community, 55 want it Baseplates, Green and Yellow Baseplates, Red and Blue Our community, 41 want itLego Classic SpaceLego Classic TownLego Classic CastlesLego Classic MinifiguresLego Classic PiratesLego Classic Space SetsLego Classic Space MinifiguresLego Classic Space MinifigLego Classic SpaceSee moreVintage Classic Lego Space set# 6970 Beta I Command Base Space Set watchingVintage LEGO Classic Space- 6901 Mobile Lab- 100% COMPLETE $39.99LEGO 500281 Classic White Space Promo Limited Edition Set 2014 New Sealed RARE $12.99Lego Vintage 1986 Classic Space Mobile Recovery Vehicle 6926 100% box + manual
$65.00Vtg Lego Classic Space 452 Mobile Tracking Station 100% Complete w Minifig EUC $47.95 watchingLego Classic TownSee moreLEGO 1896 Trauma Team Classic Town Hospital 100% Complete $14.99Lego 6633 Vintage Classic Town FAMILY CAR 100% Complete w/ Manual 1985 $17.99Lego 6658 Vintage Classic Town BULLDOZER 100% Complete w/ Manual 1986 $39.95Vintage 1991 Lego 6541 Classic Town Harbor Intercoastal Seaport Complete $135.00LEGO Town Classic Breezeway Cafe 10037 (6376reissue) All Pieces Instruction Book $42.00Lego Classic CastleSee moreLEGO Classic Yellow Castle 375/6075 1 Owner w Box and Instruction Vintage $219.99Lego Lot of 5 Classic Castle Sets 6009 6016 6034 6035 6039 Complete Vintage Rare $69.95Lego 6103 Castle Mini Figures from Classic Castle Series 1988 SEALED BOX $185.00LEGO Castle - Rare Classic - Blacksmith Shop 3739 - Complete w/ Instructions $268.00NEW NRFB LEGO 1746 Classic Castle WIZ the Wizard SEALED 1995 Polybag US Seller
$27.00Lego Classic MinifiguresSee moreLEGO MINIFIGURES SERIES 13 71008 Classic KingsoldNEW LEGO MINIFIGURES SERIES 6 8827 - Classic AliensoldLEGO SUPER HEROES DC COMICS BATMAN CATWOMAN CLASSIC TV SERIES MINIFIGURE 76052soldLEGO 5003082 - Classic Pirate Minifigure Set Limited Edition $14.24LEGO STAR WARS MINIFIGURE DARTH VADER CLASSIC VERSION RED LIGHTSABER 6211 Browse RelatedVintage LegoOld LegosLego BlacktronLego CityLego LotAbout Lego ClassicShop the large inventory of building toys including classic LEGO sets!Iconic Lego sets go back many decades, featuring everything from pirates to basic playsets that allow you to build just about anything you can imagine. Lego classic sets from years gone by offer the opportunity to purchase that one set you always wanted as a child, or the accessories you need to finish that pirate ship needing just a few more pieces. A Lego classic space set features all kinds of futuristic, cool constructible creations, from a uranium search vehicle to a space probe straight out of the 1970s and 1980s.
Base plates with built-in mountainous craters emulate the moon surface or a mysterious planet ripe for exploration. A Lego classic town set offers plenty of options as well, from an airport to a truck stop, or a construction set full of figures to work on various part of your Lego town. Vehicle sets such as a trail ranger or motocross racing setup allow the Lego townsfolk to have a little fun as they go about their day. No matter which type of Lego classic sets and pieces you prefer, reliable sellers on eBay offer a plethora of playtime goodness.To end the celebration of the 50 years of the LEGO brick, here are the best sets in history. Handpicked from Lugnet—the biggest LEGO database—based on their popularity, these 229 sets belong to the most iconic lines—LEGOLAND Space, Town, Castle and Pirates—plus three of the most popular ones—LEGO TECHNIC, Star Wars and Racers. From the most significant to the most amazing and complex, from the late '70s to today. We can't get ourselves to pick the Best of the Best.
Jump, see them all and decide for yourself (plus the official LEGO video of 50 years of the brick). I remember the first time I played with LEGO bricks. Shiny, perfectly smooth and with that unique smell of plastic, which back then I imagined was probably captured by magic elves in Denmark. Today it's almost the same—shiny and perfectly smooth, except the elves are now blue-eyed buxom Danish Valkyries in skimpy LEGO swimsuits.As someone who grew in the Golden Age of LEGO, I just can't decide on any particular model as the Best LEGO Set EVER. I have to confess a soft spot for LEGO Space, yes, but also for TECHNIC. And of course, although this is way later in my LEGO career, Star Wars. But the soft spot for all those old models from the late '70s and early '80s is the key here: even if I sound like a total nerd, seeing some of these give me a warm, fuzzy feeling in my tummy—some even make me teary. It's not like the Galaxy Explorer, the Space Command or the big TECHNIC Helicopter were all that special.
It's what happened around them what makes them special, the countless hours I spent with my brothers and father building a thousand combinations of vehicles and weird buildings. It's all that fun, all those days of complete and most absolute happiness which comes back just by looking at the box photos of those sets. And that's what makes them so special, so emotionally charged. They bring back the best in me.Today I marvelled again at the popularity of that simple LEGO brick timeline, and I guess this, the emotional link, must be the reason why LEGO stories are so popular among all our readers. Not because LEGO bricks are cool, which they are, but because they are inevitably linked to intimate memories, to happy memories, the best memories, shared with family or friends or completely personal.For all that: happy birthday LEGO, and thanks for all the bricks. So what's your favorite set? If you can't find it, what are we missing? Tell us in the comments (and don't forget to check Lugnet for all the LEGO sets in all lines in history.