Sign in
Set 355-2 Basic Set
Universal Building Set

LEGO® Basic Set

Basic Set 355-2 came out in 1981 in the Universal Building Set range. It holds 160 pieces and no minifigs, a plain starting stock for free building.

Set number
355-2
Year
1981
Pieces
160
Minifigures
0
Theme
Universal Building Set
Different parts
38
What can I build with it?

Parts list 38

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Description

The smaller starter box

At 160 pieces this is one of the smaller basic boxes of the range. That has advantages: the contents are quickly surveyed, and you soon learn what they can and cannot do. The supply is enough for a house with a roof, a simple car or a small gate. Bigger ideas need more bricks, but the tight limit pushes you towards inventive solutions and careful planning. A tip for the start: first build a simple model from your own ideas, and only afterwards compare it with the examples in the instructions.

Four colours, clear effect

Red, yellow, black and blue set the colour world. Unlike boxes that include white, there is no light surface here, so models look bolder and a touch darker. Black is especially useful for window frames, roofs and wheels. A building can play with yellow and red, while blue supplies accents or stretches of water. The result is models that look finished even without decoration. If you also own white bricks, you can add them as contrast and so create a model with a completely different effect.

No figures, still plenty of purpose

Minifigs are not part of the contents. That makes the set a pure brick assortment, where form and construction come first. Add figures from other boxes if you like, to give your builds some scale. Without them the set still works well for patterns, towers, bridges or stability experiments, where you test how tall or wide a structure can grow before it tips over. It is also a good box when children are asked to decide for the first time what to build, without a template that dictates the result.

23 part types, quick to check

The 23 part types are easy to survey, so a second-hand copy can be checked for completeness in minutes. The list on this page shows every part with its quantity. If you combine several basic sets you get a larger stock to develop models from. The “What can I build?” tool helps you look for sets that your collection already makes possible. If bricks are missing they are usually easy to replace, since they are common shapes that appear in almost every later set.

FAQ

How many pieces does Basic Set 355-2 have?
It has 160 pieces in 23 different types. There are no minifigs.
What year is it from?
It was released in 1981 in the Universal Building Set range.
Which colours are included?
Mostly red, yellow, black and blue.

Reviews

No reviews yet. Build the set and tell others how you liked it.

Only signed-in users can write reviews, one per set. We check every review against our rules before it is published; we do not check whether the set was bought or built.

Similar sets