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Set 1878 Small Bucket
Universal Building Set Basic

LEGO® Small Bucket

The Small Bucket 1878-1 was released in 1991 in the Universal Building Set range and contains 405 pieces plus one minifigure. It is meant as a basic assortment for free building.

Set number
1878
Year
1991
Pieces
405
Minifigures
1
Theme
Basic
Different parts
69
What can I build with it?

Parts list 69

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Spare parts (2)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 1

Description

Free building with basic bricks

The name is slightly misleading: with 405 pieces the Small Bucket is barely smaller than its big sibling, set 1882. It is meant for children who build without instructions and for anyone who simply needs a stock of standard bricks. There is no prescribed model, and every idea is welcome. That makes the set a good fit for families who want to start a shared box for playing and trying things out, without committing to one theme or reading long instructions.

38 kinds of part, one minifigure

The 405 pieces are spread over 38 different parts, which is a little more variety than the larger bucket with its 27 kinds. In addition there is a single minifigure, who can find a role as a resident or driver in scenes you build yourself. For children one figure is often enough to turn a heap of bricks into a house, a vehicle or a small story with a beginning and an end. For a start, little more is usually needed.

Red, white, blue and yellow

The main colours are red, white, blue and yellow. These clear basic shades are easy to combine and give decent results even without planning. If you later want to follow a colour scheme, you can sort the pieces by colour and use them deliberately. The full list with quantities is in the parts list on this page, so you can see exactly how many bricks of each colour are available to you. That helps when planning larger surfaces, such as a roof or a house wall in a single colour.

Reuse parts deliberately

Collectors should take a look too, because standard bricks in red and white are needed all the time to fill gaps. If you add the Small Bucket to your collection, “What can I build?” shows which models you can realise with your stock and which parts are still missing. A simple basic set thus becomes a useful building block for bigger projects that previously failed for want of ordinary bricks. This is especially true of models that need many surfaces in one colour.

FAQ

How many pieces does the Small Bucket have?
The set has 405 pieces in 38 different parts, plus one minifigure.
How does it differ from the Large Bucket?
The Large Bucket 1882 has 455 pieces in 27 kinds and no minifigure. The Small Bucket offers more variety and a figure.
Are there building instructions?
The bucket is meant as a basic assortment for free building, so there is no fixed model.

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