How can you not love LEGO? Getting a new set was the highlight of your birthday or Christmas and they would always be the first thing you circled in the new Argos catalogue. You probably never really finished that many sets — or your dad was so unimpressed with your engineering skills that he took it from you and built it himself. But did you know that some of those LEGO sets you had as a kid could now be worth hundreds — if not thousands! We took to eBay to check the listings and sold prices of the sets: SIX THOUSAND POUNDS?! This is the holy grail of LEGO sets and if you have one you are well and truly quids in now. This was formerly the largest pieced set, with more than 5,000 pieces and had an original RRP of £342.49 This set was released in 2008 and its RRP back then was £199.99. But why is it so expensive? Well, it is still the biggest set ever produced by LEGO, with 5,922 pieces for you to tackle, with an average build time of around 27 hours. One sold earlier this month for £1,500 but there is one currently on eBay for almost four grand.
Not only does the carousel move, but it also plays music! So that must be why it is listed for more than £3,000! Back in 2009, you could have bought this for £179.99. There have been five versions of the Hogwarts Castle released since 2001, but this set from 2004 is selling for a ridiculous amount. Because this comes with a motorised front entrance, giant clock, large pendulum and doors. In 2004 you could get it for just £79.99... making yourself a tidy £2,421. This was the first set to have over 3,000 pieces and the first to be recommended for ages 16+. Back in 2002, you could buy it £249.99, just over a tenth of its current price at over £2,000. Released in 2007 for just £59.99, this set could be combined with seven other sets to complete the street layout. Nowadays you can fork out anywhere between £1,500 and £2,500 for the set. An exclusive released in 2007, this is still the tallest LEGO structure ever produced and contains 3,428 pieces. Originally, it was around £150 but you can now pay from £1,000 to upwards of £3,000 for it.
Thats an interesting question, thanks for asking it. Im not specially an expert in game psycho but i’ll do my best.I guess there are two ways for playing with Lego.1- Follow instructions for creating the “cover” toy.2- Let your imagination lead the game.Lets give a psycho detail on each of them.1 - It is important to learn to have objectives and work towards achieving them and also to follow instructions correctly. So i guess that trying to create the “cover toy” with the instructions its an interesting approach for kids to learn that sometimes they have to create whats actually demanded and how. Thats a good learn.+++ Could be interesting to see how a mind has to work harder without instructions, thats the real deal.—- I bet that adding a new layer of complexity by MIXING LEGO SETS in this process could generate frustration and doesnt t really pump the game up, its just more complex.2 - It is super important that kids learn to let their imagination flow and try to recreate their imagination into the real world.
Since the world becomes a playground for imagination. I did a lot of that when i was a child.I believe that also adding a new layer of complexity in this process could help inspire even more imagination by MIXING LEGO SETS.And its even more interesting adding DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAMES!** I used to mix LEGOS with RC Vehicles, with Action Mans and even Kappla or Xcalectric and many more. So my end “playground” would look like this but more like a CityIt is important because each type has different textures, different materials, different options… and its a matter of imagination of mixing them all in the same scenario. So… this kid, for example is just playing with WOOD and “curves”. And the other is just playing with plastic and sharp corners.Do you think that adding a plastic car and a metal box could enrich his idea of how materials, shapes and types of things can be added in the same scenario?MIXING is (almost) always enriching in life.So i guess the answer is YES always that it has a purpose (remember that it can add a layer of complexity that sometimes, when there is an objective, can be truly challenging.
Also, check out how LEGOs are used for psycho stuff (creativity, leadership, … ) even between adults!The 42054 Claas Xerion 5000 Trac VC is one of the three new Technic sets released in the second half of 2016. It's quite a large set at just under 2000 parts but still only half the size of the 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator. The Claas Xerion really stood out to me as a quite unique build.I don't recall any other large Technic sets having numbered bags, so this was a surprise. The #1 bags built the main Tractor, while the #2 bags built the crane arm. I think normally the numbers are used to help reduce the number of parts you have to sort/search through. In this case, probably about 80% of the parts are in #1 bags so it didn't help much to separate them.There is one new part design - the huge 23798 Tractor Tyres which I'm fairly certain are the largest produced so far?These tyres are no joke!Comparing with the next two biggest tyres I own - the 76023 Tumbler wheels and 42037 Off RoaderThere are several parts appearing in new colors (well mostly Lime):The build starts off with some framework and the rear axle.
It quickly starts to get weird. I found myself using the term "weird" quite a lot while building this! One of the features of this model is the ability to switch between normal/4wd/crab steering - a term I enjoyed explaining to my kids :) The use of the asymmetric triangle beams on the steering axle shown below is the first hint of this mechanism.Sliding the lever actually causes the axle to turn, due to the asymmetrical positioning of the triangle beams. This is why there are some weird non-standard supporting structures around it.The three settings and how they move the axleNext up, we add some more framework and connect the front wheel axle.There is a linear actuator on each end, which provide the same function. Either the counterweights or the crane arm can be attached on either end, and raised/lowered via the actuators.The single medium motor is mounted at the front (under where the battery compartment will go) and drives all power functions.There are lots of sliding mechanisms in this build and I often found myself wondering what they will be for.
An example here is the beams used to connect the battery switch to the 'tooth' switch.The rear mud-guards are connected to the main body, whereas the front guards are connected to the wheel steering mechanism and so turn with the wheels.The front engine cover has a nice shape.Next up, we build the cabin components.The completed Tractor just by itself looks awesome!The counterweights are added to the front of the tractor using a simple but clever mechanism that secures it while making it easy to remove. A couple of half-bushes to secure the actual weights down would have been nice though as they just fall off the axles when handling the tractor.Now we open all bags labelled #2 (i.e. the rest of them) and start building the crane arm, which doesn't take long.The finished build with all attachments in place.There are plenty of functions in this model. Some of which use the single medium motor, while some are manual. CABIN FACING REVERSE CABIN FACING FORWARDThe crane arm can actually be used at the same time as the cabin rotation if you wish.
4 WHEEL STEERINGThe B-Model is a Class Xerion 5000 Trac VC with Silage Plow. It requires taking apart only the crane arm and counter weight attachments. It uses most of those parts to create the Plow which attaches to the rear and can open up wide or close via the connected power functions.While this doesn't have the same level of functionality as the crane arm attachment, I think it looks much nicer! Maybe this was a reason why they split the bags into #1 and #2 as the B-Model only uses parts from bags #2. Anyway I decided to go ahead and build it.It connects to the main Tractor via a couple of clever mechanisms that lock easily into place.The switch (shown as a red axle connector above) connects the Plow to the motorised gear chain. When the motor is switched on, the outer fins open up or retract.The linear actuator is used to extend half of the Plow out to give it an angle. I have no idea if this is a typical feature of Silage Plows.Weird! But in a good way :PI found the unusual techniques quite refreshing and interesting and they kept me guessing how everything was going to work together.