While LEGOs are for everyone, their price points don't always echo that sentiment. Starting at $449.99, the high-end sets only get more expensive.
LEGO has just revealed a new Black Panther set that will release on October 1st, and this is just another release that demonstrates how enduring and current LEGO will always be. Inspiring the itch for architecture in millions across generations, LEGO has long made construction a fun and collectible hobby. From young minds with endless possibility at their fingertips to diehard LEGO masters with full-blown rooms dedicated to their collections, the brick empire is vast and all-welcoming.
Catering to every level of enthusiast, the sets run from simple and cheap to relationship affectingly complex and expensive. For LEGO lovers looking to test their mettle on more complicated pieces, that experience can come with a hefty fee. Comprised of fictional vessels, historical structures, and luxury sports cars, LEGO's most expensive sets boast piece counts in the thousands and asking prices that soar shockingly close to four digits.
If the full-sized roadster's $3.5 million asking price is over-budget, the LEGO model of the Italian supercar offers a more reasonable alternative. A part of the LEGO Technics series, the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 is a striking recreation of the luxury sports car that sits at a 1:8 scale of its full-sized counterpart.
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Boasting the same electric lime color scheme and golden rims that make the Sián FKP 37 so recognizable, the model's mirrored details also include the trademark Lamborghini Scissor doors, a functional 8-speed gearbox, a faux V12 engine, and a playable cockpit and suspension. Presented in a Lamborghini branded luxury box with a "coffee-table quality" instruction booklet, the 3696-piece set is a statement purchase for car and LEGO collectors alike.
Sharing the Sián FKP 37's price tag, the Ferrari Daytona SP3 brings the Prancing Horse to the builder's table in the brand's unmistakable Rosso Corsa red hue. Also sitting at a 1:8 scale to its full-sized inspiration, the car's 5.5 inch height, 23 inch length, and 9.5 inch width fit together to form a striking and surprisingly big piece.
Comprised of 3778 components, the Daytona SP3 car build boasts butterfly doors, a V12 engine with moving pistons, an 8-speed gearbox, chromed-out rims, and a fully detachable roof that transforms the car into a Targa. Much like it's road ready counterpart, the LEGO Daytona SP3 is designed to be displayed.
While LEGO has produced numerous sets, BrickHeadz, and mini-figures involving the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, there is none of greater size or importance than Hogwarts Castle. Originally released as set 4709 (682 pieces) back in 2001, the castle has grown in size and intricacy throughout its evolving re-releases.
Skyrocketing to 6020 pieces, the latest incarnation of Hogwarts is an immense and enchanting undertaking. Containing the Great Hall, the Chamber of Secrets, classrooms, staircases, the Whomping Willow, Hagrid's Huts, and 4 minifigures/27 microfigures, every corner and crevice of the castle is teeming with the whimsical fun that Potter fans have long wanted to experience themselves.
Usurping the two supercars in price, the LEGO Cat D11 Bulldozer is a force to be reckoned with. Measuring 10 inches in height, 22 inches in length, and 15.5 inches in width, the miniature replica of Cat's biggest dozer comes in 3854 yellow and black pieces that bring the construction site to the builder's living room.
More than just a display piece, the Cat D11 Bulldozer is also an app-controlled experience. Through the LEGO CONTROL+ app, builders can drive the dozer as well as control the blade, ripper, and ladder, which makes putting the set together only half of the fun.
While there's another more child-friendly version of the express train to Hogwarts available, the newly renovated collector's edition is a much more detailed experience. Containing 5129 pieces, the set is a 1:32 scale replica of the seminal steam train and spans a massive 46.5 inches in length.
Sitting at Platform 9 3/4, the set includes the track, the engine, the coal tender, and a 3-room passenger car filled with movie-accurate interiors that reference 3 classic scenes in the series. Also including 20 mini-figures, the set carries a sprawling cast of characters waiting to depart for Scotland.
Taking builders back to the days of the gladiators and giving them the architectural say of Vespasian, the LEGO reconstruction of the Roman Colosseum is a staggering feat in engineering. Featuring an imposing 9036 pieces, the set is one of LEGO's biggest and most difficult builds.
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Painstakingly respectful of history's largest amphitheater, the set not only recreates the freestanding elliptical structure but dives below and includes the hypogeum beneath the arena floor. While the Colosseum is a commitment financially and time-wise, the ability to reconstruct one of the 7 Wonders and display it in one's home is a tantalizing thought for serious builders.
Overtaking the Colosseum's crown as LEGO's biggest set by 54 bricks, The Titanic's 9090 pieces offers the ultimate test for expert builders. Breaking down into three sections, the 53-inch-long recreation of the doomed British passenger liner not only showcases the ship in all its glory but shows off the inner workings as well.
The cross-sections of the ship are bustling with life, depicting everything from the cabins, grand staircase, first-class dining room, smoker's lounger, and boiler room. With 300 portholes, a swimming pool, the storied bridge, and even lifeboats also being included, the set brings builders—in the most tactile of ways—onto the tragic and sumptuous vessel that inspired one of cinema's most epic love stories.
Despite "only" containing 4784 pieces, the Devastator builds out a massive 17 inches in height, 43 inches in length, and 26 inches in width. True to its appearance in Star Wars: A New Hope, the ship includes swiveling radar guns, a titling radar dish, engine exhausts, and two Imperial minifigures.
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Adding to the exhaustive detail of the surface of the ship is the famed bridge tower with its deflector shields/tractor beam antenna, and an attachable Tantive IV, which adds a splash of colorful resistance to the build's deep gray hue.
Shifting LEGO's affinity for Imperial vehicles from the sky to the ground is the AT-AT, which they've recreated to the tune of a 6785-piece build. While there is another more reasonably priced AT-AT that stands nearly a foot tall and contains 6 mini-figures, the Ultimate Collector Series model goes out of its way to make it feel minuscule.
Nearly twice its height and with 3 more mini-figures, the size disparity has spawned a noticeable swing in storage capabilities and detail. With a posable head and legs, a movie-accurate cockpit, recoiling canons, and operable hatches, the AT-AT works as it would on the battlefield. Also possessing removable panels that reveal an interior big enough to store 40 mini-figures, 2 speedbikes, and the included E-Web blaster, the AT-AT stands as both a centerpiece and secret storage device.
The most beloved ship in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon is a must-have for any Star Wars LEGO enthusiast. First released in 2000, the famous freighter has since seen a series of rebirths in all different sizes and prices. While every edition holds its merit, there's only one that'll do for the diehards.
Coming in at 7541 pieces and spanning 33 inches in length, the set goes into intricate detail both inside the ship and on the exterior. From gunnery stations and escape pod hatches to a hyper drive-equipped engine room and a 4-figure cockpit, the fun opens up as Hans, Chewy, and the rest of the crew head somewhere far, far away for a steep, steep price
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