LEGO Instructions: for new and old LEGO sets and even custom models
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How to find LEGO set instructions, and building instructions for custom LEGO models
Have you lost the instructions for your favorite LEGO set?- Do you want to see LEGO instructions for a set you don't own yet?
- Are you yearning for the instructions for a set you used to own when you were a kid?
- Would you like to find instructions for unique custom models?
Then this is the place! Read on for answers and resources to help you find those elusive instructions...
Custom LEGO model images copyright 2000-2011 Kevin R. Wilson, Lions Gate Models.
Contents at a Glance
Don't panic if you've lost your LEGO instructions - you can find them again!
If you're seeking lost instructions for a recent set you own, you can contact LEGO customer service and they'll send you new instructions - for a small fee.If you'd rather get your instructions right away, several sites provide an archive of LEGO building instructions, and allow you to download them so you can print yourself a new copy.
To find what you're looking for, you need some information about the original set. The set number is most useful, as most of the sites index by this. Next most useful is the name (which varies between countries, even in the same language!) But even if you don't have either of these, so long as you know something about the set, you can probably find it.
Assuming you know the official LEGO set number, or at least part of the name...
Try the LEGO company's own site and enter the number or choose a category of sets to pick from, or search by a keyword in the set name.
Still no joy? Let's try another site. Go to Worldbricks, choose Instructions Number and pick a number range from the dropdown list at the top of the screen, or Instructions Theme and pick a starting letter from the dropdown list.
Without knowing the number or name, you can still find the set. Several sites provide databases of lego sets which you can search by theme, or using a single word you remember from the set name, or even just something related. Try LUGNET or Peeron, which will link you to instructions once you find the set.
You can even buy an original copy of instructions if you'd like to have the real thing. This catalog page on Bricklink allows you to find a set by theme, promotion or year, or search by set number. Once you get to the page for the set you're looking for, click on "Instructions Entry" below the small pictures.
Books with LEGO instructions
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The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book: Design, Invent, and Build by Martijn Boogaarts, Jonathan A. Daudelin, Brian L. Davis, Jim Kelly, Lou Morris, Fay and Rick Rhodes, Matthias Paul Scholz, Christopher R. Smith, Rob Torok
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The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines by Yoshihito Isogawa
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Custom Instructions
when the standard LEGO sets are not enough...
Given the huge numbers of LEGO fans online, adult and youth, it's not surprising that some of them create instructions - some free and some not - so that you can build your own versions of their models. A Google search on "custom LEGO instructions" will find all kinds of interesting things but here are some sites to get you started:The very best resource for custom instructions used to be the Building Instructions Portal, or BIP. Unfortunately the website no longer exists, but you can still see much of the content using the internet archive Wayback Machine. Links from this page may be broken but it's worth exploring. Scroll down the page to see the list of categories.
Brickshelf.com is an image archive service for LEGO creations, and some people display instructions there too.
Other individual sites include:
Cubiculus.com Small buildings, vehicles and train cars
Lions Gate Models (my site): Large, detailed LEGO city buildings, ships, and vehicles
You can also visit the LEGO "Design by Me" site, where many fans have created models and uploaded them to the LEGO company site.
LEGO Official Instructions sites
- Brickfactory
- Information about building instructions for Lego-sets
- LEGO.com Building Instructions Home Page
- Official LEGO company building instructions download page
- Cubiculus.com - LEGO building instructions
- Lego set instruction for building, lego building ideas.
- Peeron Instruction Scan Archive
- More LEGO set instructions to download
My custom LEGO models
The Buying LEGO FAQ
Where to find it, best deals, new and used LEGO...
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LEGO star wars sets
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MelonyVaughan
Feb 8, 2012 @ 11:37 pm | delete
- I've loved LEGO since childhood. Thanks for this wonderful lens!
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oakstreet
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- Your LEGO piano looks like the lego piano I have at home. Very similar to mine except the chair. Great len and I always like to play with lego even I am not a kid anymore.A "like" from me.
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Mistel
Feb 5, 2012 @ 7:10 pm | delete
- I love LEGO, the piano is really cool.:)
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TheUnTiTlEdUnKnOwN
Feb 5, 2012 @ 8:45 am | delete
- cool lens:-)
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RandomChuck
Jan 30, 2012 @ 2:28 am | delete
- It's amazing what you can do with little blocks of plastic. Those ships are impressive. Great lens.
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TheHealthCabin
Jan 26, 2012 @ 4:06 am | delete
- My husband always spends the Christmas holidays building Lego! Great lens, Thank you.
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legohq
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- awesome
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Wordwinder Jan 21, 2012 @ 9:16 pm | delete
- Lego is the ideal means of growing young. Enjoyable lens.
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davidleetong
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- Huge awesome lens... thanks for the reference :D
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dannystaple
Jan 9, 2012 @ 5:33 pm | delete
- I love that you have instructions for your own models - I should use squidoo to publish some of mine. It is worth noting that a number of models on Peeron have scanned instructions - ie http://www.peeron.com/scans/6199-1/. These are free!
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Edutopia
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- You can never go wrong with LEGO blocks. Hours and hours and hours of my childhood were devoted to these wonderful toys with or without instruction sets.
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mihgasper
Dec 30, 2011 @ 11:27 am | delete
- Lego is still the best creative toy in my opinion. And it is great for ALL ages. Yes, even for grown -ups;-)
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- GREAT Lens!
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baby-strollers
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- Love that willys jeep! In lego, awesome!
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Stevesound3
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- ahhh, legos... one word describing so much of my childhood
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