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Contemporary Brickplayer - Kits A, B and C

Contemporary Brickplayer was Spears' major revision of Brickplayer in 1959, providing components and plans for more modern-looking buildings. Bricks, doors, windows and roofs were all redesigned - see the Brickplayer components page. This was quite forward-thinking, because the resulting style is what I associate these days with the 1960s.

Instructions and blueprints

An instruction booklet entitled "Contemporary Brickplayer Kit Building Manual" provided quite detailed instructions to build 12 models. The smallest Kit A had only enough components for models 1 to 3, with Kit B having components for models 1 to 6. To build the full set of 12 models the much larger Kit C was needed. Whereas Early Brickplayer and Standard Brickplayer offered upgrade kits (Kit 1A to upgrade from Kit 1 to Kit 2, and Kit 3A to go from Kit 3 to Kit 4), I have never seen reference to any upgrade kits being available for Contemporary Brickplayer.

Kits always contained blueprints showing how to lay the first course of bricks. The blueprints for Contemporary Brickplayer models are here

Pictures of Kit A

I have a "completed" Kit A, meaning that when I acquired the kit it was incomplete but I have added all the missing components and laid them out as I think the original kit would have looked. The bricks and windows would originally have been sealed in cellophane packages, and I have recreated these by wrapping bricks in readily-available "florist's cellophane".

Pictures of Kit B

I have a pristine Kit B, meaning that it is complete and unused with all elements still sealed.

Kit B Lower Layer, Blueprints Removed

Pictures of Kit C

I have a Kit C that has been completed with the addition of missing components. Some packs of bricks were still in their original wrapping, and I have wrapped the other packs. I believe that the kit has been reconstructed close to how the original would have looked. All components are present and in excellent condition, even the window glazing sheet, except that the two shop signs have letters missing.

Kit C Box Lid

Kit C Inside Lid

Kit C Upper Layer

Kit C Upper Layer with Windows, Roofing, etc removed

Kit C Lower Layer

Models

Click here to see pictures of models in the instruction book, built by Dave Meesam.

Links

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Updated: 20 October 2025

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