I was wondering what was the first set you gals and guys owned? When did it start? For me, as far as I can remember, it was 6363 Auto Repair Shop, set made in 1980. I was 3 that year plus I wouldn't remember anything so it had to be couple years later.

no, no helicopter, but yes, stickers

  Plus I bought it again few years ago On eBay, but later again, I sold it lol

the first set I can remember was 6848.  

Edited June 3, 20169 yr by brickcrazyhouse

I either had that one too, or similar from that line. It's funny some things people can have in common, in different times, different continents (communist/post communist Eastern Europe for me) but we still can own or owned the same LEGO...

The first and only set I needed (lego was different back then) until I bought the United Nations over 40 years later. My grandparents ordered it from the JC Penny catalogue and it was delivered wrapped in butcher paper, I still remember the day it arrived. It had the removable white plastic sorting trays and you could build anything you wanted to. 

 

We had a box that my parents got at a garage sale. It had pieces to make a train. The tracks were blue and may have been part of this http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=111-2

I remember that I got several space sets inthe mid 80's but I can't recall which

2 minutes ago, thoroakenfelder said:

We had a box that my parents got at a garage sale. It had pieces to make a train. The tracks were blue and may have been part of this http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=111-2

I remember that I got several space sets inthe mid 80's but I can't recall which

 

Mine was 147 - Refrigerated Wagon from 1976. Got it as a present from my dad when he returned from a business trip. As I was 3yrs old at the time I got it, I didn't properly build it until a few years later. Still remember that I got it - room I was in, how I sat down with my dad who tried to explain it to me. Great memory

I think it was this one that I got for Christmas but I'm not sure. I also got some space sets early on but I don't recall which ones. 

It's been far too long since I received my first LEGO set. 

So while I can't say this was my true "first set", were close enough to being my first for me to call them out.

Space:

Set 924 - Space Transporter

 

This is the first set I remember that was mine, aside from some Fabuland stuff my sister and I had in the common LEGO. I still have all the parts for it too, somewhere.

My brother had some late 80's / early 90's stuff, but the first one I remember actually being bought for me was this on:

For some reason we always had multiples of sets. For example we had two of these and also two of 6345. My brother and I always got similar gifts.

Those were the days you could still find 5 year old sets in stores, so we got a lot of older stuff too.

497: Galaxy Explorer 

 

Well it’s the only one I can really remember, but I had a bunch of classic space sets so expect the actual first one was probably 442: Space Shuttle, 886: Space Buggy or one of the similar small space sets. 
 

The first serious set I got was 7250 before that it was Jack Stone

6371 Petrol station. I also got a black saloon car to the same scale, if anyone knows the set number please PM me it.

 

Edited June 3, 20169 yr by Val-E

4 hours ago, jbacunn said:

I think it was this one that I got for Christmas but I'm not sure. I also got some space sets early on but I don't recall which ones. 

Not my first, but the one I remember best and it should still be in my parent's attic, so I'll have to have a rummage through next time I'm home.Those wall pieces with turrets saw great use, it's amazing how many spaceships you could make with them 

My first Lego was Fabuland, but don't have a clue what sets.

That would be : 6235: Buried Treasure

50 minutes ago, Will 4 said:

The first serious set I got was 7250 before that it was Jack Stone

Sure you're only a gossun  

It was a kind gift (the DeLorean 21103) that pulled me from my Dark Ages. As a kid, I believe it all started with a bucket of classic Lego. Still the best set of them all! 

 

I remember opening up this on christmas morning, some time in the mid 70s.

3 hours ago, Sprocket77 said:

Not my first, but the one I remember best and it should still be in my parent's attic, so I'll have to have a rummage through next time I'm home.Those wall pieces with turrets saw great use, it's amazing how many spaceships you could make with them 

My first Lego was Fabuland, but don't have a clue what sets.

Or robots.... My cousins had that castle and I remember using those panels to build a robot with rooms inside for minifigs

Edited June 3, 20169 yr by Lordoflego

Gee, based on your first sets, you guys are old farts like me. 

6075, the original LEGO castle. Technically it was my older sister's first but when I came of age after the DUPLO stage (and she didn't care about LEGO anymore), the set among some others became mine. Also odd bits of Fabuland were in the pile but I never figured out what exactly they came from.

#6080 King's Castle  

Pretty sure i had a bunch of generic LEGO "bins" or creative boxes, but the first actual set i remember fondly is 6581 Dig n Dump, loved that set.

1984