1986 Basic LEGO Sets | BrickEconomy

In 1986, LEGO released 27 Basic sets across 3 subthemes, all of these sets have been retired. Subthemes for that year included Seasonal, Supplementaries, and Universal Building Set. For that year, the total price of all retail sets cost $171, today those sets are valued around $1,196, a growth of 601%.

Most valuable 1986 LEGO Basic set
1963 Basic Set with Storage Case $270.37

Highest growth 1986 Basic set
391-2 Police Car +3118.67%

Largest 1986 LEGO Basic set
1619 Storage Container 260 pieces

Most owned 1986 Basic set
1555 Santa Claus

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	390 Helicopter Theme / Subtheme Basic / Universal Building Set Year 1986 Pieces / Minifigs 24 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $5.98 Value $82.64 Growth +1281.9% Annual growth 6.8% I own this set I want this set

	391-2 Police Car Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces / Minifigs 21 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $3.00 Value $96.56 Growth +3118.7% Annual growth 5.0% I own this set I want this set

	392-2 Fire Engine Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces / Minifigs 23 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $4.50 Value $57.45 Growth +1176.7% Annual growth 6.6% I own this set I want this set

	393-2 Tow Truck Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces / Minifigs 29 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $5.00 Value $52.51 Growth +950.2% Annual growth 6.1% I own this set I want this set

	800-2 Extra Bricks Red Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 120 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $20.54 Growth +332.4% Annual growth 3.0% I own this set I want this set

	801-2 Extra Bricks Blue Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 82 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $29.07 Growth +512.0% Annual growth 4.4% I own this set I want this set

	802-2 Extra Bricks White Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 30 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $19.79 Growth +316.6% Annual growth 3.6% I own this set I want this set

	803 Extra Bricks Yellow Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 62 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $17.38 Growth +265.9% Annual growth 3.0% I own this set I want this set

	804 Extra Bricks Black Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 62 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $21.56 Growth +353.9% Annual growth 3.9% I own this set I want this set

	805 Extra Bricks Grey Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 62 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $5.01 Growth +5.5% I own this set I want this set

	806 Extra Plates Blue Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 42 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $25.04 Growth +427.2% Annual growth 2.6% I own this set I want this set

	807 Extra Plates Red Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 42 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $27.49 Growth +478.7% Annual growth 4.5% I own this set I want this set

	808 Wheels and Tyres Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 40 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $18.61 Growth +291.8% Annual growth 3.5% I own this set I want this set

	809 Doors and Windows Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 38 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $4.75 Value $23.01 Growth +384.4% Annual growth 2.3% I own this set I want this set

	811 Red Roof Bricks, Steep Pitch Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 59 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $21.02 Growth +342.5% Annual growth 4.4% I own this set I want this set

	812 Red Roof Bricks, Shallow Pitch Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 101 Availability Retired Buy this set at ebay BrickLink	Retail $4.75 Value $40.73 Growth +757.5% Annual growth 5.3% I own this set I want this set

	813 Baseplate, Green Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $4.49 Value $13.26 Growth +195.3% Annual growth 4.4% I own this set I want this set

	814 Baseplates, Green, Red and Yellow Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 3 Availability Retired Buy this set at ebay BrickLink	Retail $3.90 Value $19.08 Growth +389.2% Annual growth 2.7% I own this set I want this set

	815 Baseplate, Grey Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $7.49 Value $22.61 Growth +201.9% Annual growth 2.4% I own this set I want this set

	816 Lighting Bricks, 4.5V Theme / Subtheme Basic / Supplementaries Year 1986 Pieces 18 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $9.49 Value $76.19 Growth +702.8% Annual growth 6.0% I own this set I want this set

	1511 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces 59 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $19.95 Value $55.55 Growth +178.4% Annual growth 2.6% I own this set I want this set

	1523-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces 27 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $1.49 Value $22.62 Growth +1418.1% Annual growth 5.5% I own this set I want this set

	1524-2 Basic Building Set Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces 38 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $1.49 Value $19.52 Growth +1210.1% Annual growth 11.5% I own this set I want this set

	1555 Santa Claus Theme / Subtheme Basic / Seasonal Year 1986 Pieces 19 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay BrickLink	Retail $1.00 Value $8.81 Growth +781.0% Annual growth 6.1% I own this set I want this set

	1556 Christmas Hearts Theme / Subtheme Basic / Seasonal Year 1986 Pieces 10 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $3.99 Value $23.40 Growth +486.5% Annual growth 4.5% I own this set I want this set

	1619 Storage Container Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces / Minifigs 260 / 4 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $25.99 Value $106.49 Growth +309.7% Annual growth 3.6% I own this set I want this set

	1963 Basic Set with Storage Case Theme Basic Year 1986 Pieces / Minifigs 215 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at BrickLink	Retail $15.99 Value $270.37 Growth +1590.9% Annual growth 8.0% I own this set I want this set

Year Details

Year

1986

Theme

Basic

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Sets

27 (all retired)

Available

Retired

Year Pricing

Retail

$170.75 (for all 27 sets)

New/Sealed

Value

$1,196.31

Growth

+600.62%

Annual growth

+3.62%

Used

Value

$612.89

Subtheme Pricing

1986 / Basic

Annual growth

Universal Building Set

+6.79%

Seasonal

+4.76%

Supplementaries

+3.04%

Subthemes

1986 / Basic

Sets

Seasonal

Supplementaries

Universal Building Set

Community Stats

The following are the top 10 most owned 1986 Basic sets by LEGO collectors.

#1Santa Claus

#2Lighting Bricks, 4.5V

#3Baseplate, Green

#4Baseplate, Grey

#5Red Roof Bricks, Steep Pitch

#6Red Roof Bricks, Shallow Pitch

#10Fire Engine

About LEGO Basic

The LEGO Basic theme, which began in the 1970s, was designed to be a more general, non-thematic series of sets. Unlike the themed sets that revolve around specific stories, characters, or concepts (e.g., space, city, or pirates), the Basic theme provided a collection of standard LEGO bricks and pieces, often in a variety of colors. The goal was to encourage free building and creativity without the confines of a specific theme or narrative.

1986 LEGO Sets

In 1986, Castle advanced with the Black Falcon’s Fortress and new armor elements, while Town and Space received steady expansions. Technic deepened its engineering focus with more gears, linkages, and pneumatics, and began limited experiments with computer-assisted control in educational contexts—precursors to later robotics lines.

LEGO 1986 / Basic Sets

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1986 LEGO Sets