Tony O'Hagan - Leisure pages
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 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".
Kit A Box Lid
Kit A Inside Lid
Kit A Upper Layer
Kit A Lower Layer
Pictures of Kit B
I have a pristine Kit B, meaning that it is complete and unused with all elements still sealed.
Kit B Box Lid
Kit B Inside Lid
Kit B Upper Layer
Kit B Lower Layer
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,
except that I do not have the two shop signs in the contents list (see the inside lid image below).
It has been laid out tidily, but this is probably not how the kit would have looked when new.
Kit C Box Lid
Kit C Inside Lid
Kit C Upper Layer
Kit C Lower Layer
Kit C Lower Layer, Blueprints Removed
Models
Click here to see pictures of models in the instruction book,
built by Dave Meesam.
Links
The Brickplayer home page has links to other pages in this Brickplayer website.
More links: This Brickplayer website sits within my personal website tonyohagan.co.uk. The links below
provide access to the other parts of my website.
Updated: 15 July 2025
Maintained by: Tony O'Hagan
