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LEGO® Basic Bricks Large

Basic Bricks Large is a 2010 set with 450 pieces in only 11 part types. There are no minifigures, just a great many simple bricks.

Set number
5623
Year
2010
Pieces
450
Minifigures
0
Different parts
68
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 68

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Description

Eleven part types, four hundred and fifty bricks

The numbers tell the story of this set: 450 pieces, but only 11 different part types. The same basic shapes therefore turn up many times over. This is not a box of special elements but an honest supply of bricks to build whatever occurs to you. For younger children in particular that makes sense, because they do not have to hunt through countless shapes and quickly learn how bricks lock together. Building becomes experimenting rather than copying.

Blue, white, yellow and red

The four main colours form the classic primary palette. They are strong and easy to tell apart, which helps with sorting. With these colours you can make bright houses, towers, animals or vehicles without any template. If you prefer a calmer look, build mostly in one colour and use the others as accents. The palette also suits almost every other set, so the bricks slot into any collection without clashing.

Free building as the whole point

This set offers no story and no instruction book to work through. That makes it a good way into free building and a useful top-up for collections that lack standard bricks. Many projects, such as walls, buildings or landscapes, eat up plenty of plain bricks, which themed sets only provide in small numbers. Here you get exactly those bricks in bulk, without paying for special parts you may never use.

Parts list and ideas

The complete parts list is on this page. With so few part types it is short and easy to take in. The “What can I build?” tool checks which models you could make from this set together with your own collection. Because basic bricks fit nearly everywhere, the result is often more possibilities than you would expect from such a simple set at first glance. You can see at a glance how many bricks of each shape you have and what to add.

FAQ

How many part types does the set contain?
There are only 11 different part types across a total of 450 pieces.
Are there any minifigures?
No, the set contains no minifigures, only bricks for free building.
Who is the set meant for?
Children and builders who like to build freely, or who want to add standard bricks in blue, white, yellow and red to their collection.

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