The 10 Most Expensive LEGO IDEAS Sets of All Time
/The LEGO IDEAS theme is where LEGO fan builds become official, commercial reality. Fans can submit ideas through the official LEGO Ideas website and successful designs are chosen for manufacture. The original designer receives a 1% royalty on total net sales and gets to see their build sold all around the world.
“Here, I break down the top 10 most expensive LEGO IDEAS sets of all time, by RRP” - Andrew Young (Capital Matters)
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10. LEGO Ideas 21310 Old Fishing Store - £139.99
RRP £139.99 | $149.99 | €149.99
With a healthy selection of printed tiles (and a handful of stickers), the 2049 piece LEGO Fishing Store is one of the most aesthetically pleasing LEGO Ideas builds to date. Released in September 2017, the set comes with 4 minifigures (captain, fisherman, fisherwoman and a child) and features a shop and lookout tower. Delightful and deliberate imperfections, like the askew sand green ‘board’ tiles complete the build and give it a heap of character.
9. LEGO Ideas 21325 Medieval Blacksmith - £159.99
RRP £159.99 | $179.99 | €179.99
Harkening back to the classic LEGO Castle-themed sets of the 1980s, the 2164 piece, LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith was released in February 2021. The build is split over three levels and includes a bedroom, kitchen and workshop. A 4-colour, pentagonal-tiled roof, completes the build and can be removed to access the build’s interior. Not to be overlooked are the 4 included minifigures (2 Black Falcon Knights, a Blacksmith and Huntress).
8. LEGO Ideas 21311 Voltron - £159.99
RRP £159.99 | $179.99 | €179.99
Released in August 2018, The LEGO Ideas Voltron build was based on the cartoon source material, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which first aired in the 1980s. The Voltron character is the end result of the transformation and combination of 5 smaller, mechanical lion robots. Accepting the challenge and not wanting to disappoint, Leandro Tayag, the original fan designer and LEGO included this feature in the 2321 piece set design.
7. LEGO Ideas 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay - £179.99
RRP £179.99 | $199.99 | €199.99
Functioning as a display or play set, the LEGO Pirates of Barracuda Bay was released in April 2020 (to the joy of many fans of the 1990s LEGO Pirates theme). With 2545 pieces, the sheer size and scale of the set isn’t quite captured by LEGO’s official images. The set is built in 2 parts and includes 8 minifigures.
6. LEGO Ideas 21318 Tree House - £214.99
RRP £214.99 | $249.99 | €249.99
With 3036 pieces, the LEGO Ideas Tree House was the largest Ideas set ever at the time of release (July 2019). As part of their ongoing push towards environment sustainability, the treehouse featured LEGO’s first large-scale use of plant-based plastics (used for the plant and leaf elements of the set). The leaves can also be interchanged so you can opt for a green, summery look or a more autumnal yellow and brown.
5. LEGO Ideas 21337 Table Football - £214.99
RRP £214.99 | $249.99 | €249.99
The 2339 part LEGO Table Football, with a November 2022 release date, is a fully playable set which features 22 uniformed and customisable minifigures. You can keep score with colour-coded sliding knobs above each goal.
4. LEGO Ideas 21327 Typewriter - £214.99
RRP £214.99 | $249.99 | €249.99
Nope, those aren’t stickers. All 32 keys on the 2079 piece LEGO Typewriter are printed tiles. This nostalgic build, released in July 2021, actually functions and sounds like an authentic 1950’s typewriter too, with key presses, hammer strikes and a moving carriage.
3. LEGO Ideas 21330 Home Alone - £259.99
RRP £259.99 | $299.99 | €299.99
Released in November 2021 in time for the holiday season, the LEGO Ideas Home Alone set comes in at 3955 pieces. Inspired by the Christmas classic, this set is built for play or display. 5 minifigures are included (Kevin and Kate McCallister, Harry and Marv, plus ‘Old Man’ Marley). The set allows you to recreate iconic moments from the film like setting the Iron on Marv’s face, the spider scene and the treehouse zip-line.
2. LEGO Ideas 21335 Motorised Lighthouse - £259.99
RRP £264.99 | $299.99 | €299.99
The 2065 part LEGO Motorised Lighthouse was released in September 2022 and features a battery box, motor and cable with lights to power a rotating light and glowing fireplace. The set contains 2 minifigures, a sailor and lighthouse keeper.
1. LEGO Ideas 21323 Grand Piano - £344.99
RRP £344.99 | $399.99 | €399.99
A Toy Of The Year Award Winner, the 3662 piece LEGO Ideas Grand Piano was released to much acclaim in August 2020. Similar to the later LEGO Typewriter, this set was designed for function as well as display. Use the Powered Up app and select Auto-Play to watch as the piano keys effectively dance to a song of your choice. Or select Self-Play and the song will progress with each piano key that you strike.
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