Top 5 lego sets ever

Theboinkmaster · 01-09-2016 3:48pm #1

Hey I never buy retired sets from ebay however am thinking of buying some (mint in sealed boxes), if you could go back and buy 5 sets what would they be?

I'm thinking in particular of the haunted house, it's about €420...

Some of the older pirate ships were great but they've going for thousands.

and I should point out purpose of these purchases is to build them myself, display for 6 months and then put away to re-give my son in a few years and let him build them

syklops · 01-09-2016 4:52pm

The original Pirate ship
The castle from 1984-86 when they were doing robin hood.
The Mega Core Magnetizer
Ice Station Odyssey
The Lego Technic Jeep from about 2009.

All sets I never got as a kid, and wanted desperately, except for obviously the jeep in 2009 when as an adult I couldn't afford it.

Conchir · 01-09-2016 4:59pm

I agree about some of the pirate ships. I got 6285 Black Seas Barracuda on ebay a few years ago, not mint but with the box and instructions. It's fantastic, wasn't very expensive either, about €100. Definitely my favourite set.

5 sets are tough, but I'd be delighted with any of these:

6271 Imperial Flagship
6277 Imperial Trading Post
6542 Launch and Load Seaport
6090 Royal Knight's Castle
6765 Gold City Junction

Theboinkmaster · 01-09-2016 5:35pm

Conchir wrote: »

6277 Imperial Trading Post
6090 Royal Knight's Castle

Love those 2 sets but probably not going to spend €500+ on misb

Shame those 2 classic themes seem not to be made anymore

Conchir · 01-09-2016 6:19pm

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

Love those 2 sets but probably not going to spend €500+ on misb

Shame those 2 classic themes seem not to be made anymore

Yeah my list was a "wildest dreams" type of thing. A realistic one would probably look quite different

syboit · 02-09-2016 9:42am

Conchir wrote: »

6765 Gold City Junction

wouldn't mind that one either, go nice with the fort set. Always on the lookout for these two

4502 - Xwing on dagobah
7666 - Starwars Hoth

Some of my favourites

Starwars - republic gunship 75021, at-at 75054, At-ot/dropship 10195 (the drop ship is amazing), 75046 Corrusant police gunship

Lego fort - 7679

Theboinkmaster · 02-09-2016 12:46pm

syboit wrote: »

wouldn't mind that one either, go nice with the fort set. Always on the lookout for these two

4502 - Xwing on dagobah
7666 - Starwars Hoth

Some of my favourites

Starwars - republic gunship 75021, at-at 75054, At-ot/dropship 10195 (the drop ship is amazing), 75046 Corrusant police gunship

Lego fort - 7679

Look no further for hoth:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-7666-Star-Wars-Hoth-Rebel-Base-Ship-to-Worldwide-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/262140557172?hash=item3d08cb7774:g:DWAAAOSwIwhWRCZe