Not a bad discount on the RRP for this kit and in current environment where Lego is at a premium.
CamelCamelCamel.
Get two, one to power the other…
According to the link it does not require batteries.
It definitely does. Mine is powered by Eneloops.
Model Number 10268
Number of Pieces 826
Assembly Required Yes
Batteries Required? No
Batteries Included? No
Remote Control Included? No
"Turn the nacelle left or right and switch on the included Power Functions motor to rotate the adjustable wind turbine blades and illuminate the cottage’s porch light."
Thanks for the downvotes guys but perhaps downvote amazon instead? both quotes from the webpage.
@JokerOZ: Yeah Amazon's descriptions are often inaccurate, nothing new there, but how would you assume an electric motor can derive power without batteries?
@Miami Mall Alien: Well it IS supposed to be a wind turbine - so wind? Also I only saw the second part in the description AFTER I posted. I generally just skim the specs.
Well it IS supposed to be a wind turbine - so wind?
Err… wind inside your house?
Maybe if you ate nothing but beans and drank nothing but Coke all day, possibly.
The lamest lego kit ever.
ANd $269 for that? $269 can get you some wayyyyyyyyy cooler sets than that ugly thing.
Surprising Lego price it that high.
Yep, 800pc set with the wildest rrp ever.
That's because it is to do with renewables.
It's more likely due to licensing/royalties agreements with Vestas, who are a real Danish manufacturer of wind turbines and whose branding and presumably wind turbine designs, Lego have used in this set.
It's the same reasons Star Wars, Marvel or Disney-themed Lego sets cost significantly more than an equivalent set of equal or similar piece count from one of Lego's original themes like City, Creator or Friends.
I'd buy at low $200's when they need to clear it .
Vendor in title please
Price appears to be back at RRP $329.99
I can see this going lower
I can see it going around in circles
and it's gone!
"For boys and girls aged 12+ and for fans and big kids of all ages" - I see what they did there.
For fans of fans
for when you want to give your kids cancer?
;)
That's the mobile phone reception tower set no #10888. Coming next year.
man, that joke went down like a bird near a wind turbine or something ;)
I like it but it looks so darn boring to build. Way overpriced.
$180 is my max price. I know that will likely never happen but I will not miss this set if I never have it.
For that price you can get a Dyson if you want a desk fan at home.
I take it this is going to be quite a polarising set amongst AFOLs and I'm not normally a fan of the Lego City/Creator/Architecture themes at all, but this set is actually a metre tall with a turbine blade diameter of 62cm, so it does look quite impressive as a coffee table display piece or on a floating shelf (especially in a room full of minimalist IKEA furniture or something), and especially when it's left powered on.
I agree the pricing is way too steep for what you're getting but it's a surprisingly cool-looking set in person.
Son wanted it from Santa later year, but it didn't come. Probably would have bought it if I had seen it before it expired. Having said that not convinced its the best set for the money.
Kinda defeats the purpose if it requires power to function….