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Set 700.0 Gift Package
System Town Plan

LEGO® Gift Package

The Gift Package 700.0-1 appeared in 1957 and holds 238 pieces in red, white, trans-clear and blue. It belongs to the System / Town Plan range and is one of the larger boxes of the early years.

Set number
700.0
Year
1957
Pieces
238
Minifigures
0
Theme
Town Plan
Different parts
34
What can I build with it?

Parts list 34

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Description

A box meant for giving

A gift pack is by its nature a set that delivers more bricks than a single model needs. At 238 pieces this box was one of the bigger offers of 1957. It seems to have been intended as a starter stock, with plenty of bricks, few instructions and lots of room for your own ideas. The catalogue lists it under System / Town Plan, the range in which individual buildings grew into a small town.

Four colours, 21 different parts

Red and white dominate the contents, joined by trans-clear and blue. The 238 pieces are shared among only 21 different parts, so you receive many copies of each kind. That helps with free building. Walls, roofs and windows can be repeated in numbers, and you will not run out of a part after a few courses. The parts list on this page shows exactly which part comes in what quantity, so you can plan a build before you start.

Play or collect

There are no minifigures, as those arrived much later. What the box does show is how the system was first meant to be used: a container of bricks from which anyone builds whatever they like. Today it appeals mainly to collectors who want to display or compare the state of play in 1957. If you are hunting for a second-hand copy, the list lets you check that every part is there in the right quantity before you buy.

New models from old bricks

Without a manual the contents still work well. Red and white bricks are the basis of houses, vehicles and sculptures. The What can I build? tool on this page shows which models come out of these 238 pieces combined with your own stock. That turns the old box into a starting point for new projects, and the parts list helps you top up missing kinds one by one instead of buying whole sets.

FAQ

How many pieces are in the Gift Package?
It contains 238 pieces in 21 different parts. No minifigures are included.
Which colours are included?
Mainly red and white, plus trans-clear and blue.
What is the box meant for?
It is a brick box for free building with no fixed model. For ideas, try What can I build? on this page.

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