the priciest lego sets on the market right now

MSRP $149.99 Did you plan aweekend at the fair but the weather decided that its plans to rain were more important than your plans for fun? No worries! For roughly the same price as a weekend at the fair you can bring a miniaturized version right into your own home. At 1,746 pieces and an Expert level of difficulty, it might even take you the whole weekend to piece it together.

MSRP $159.99 This isnt the Lego set you build to keep on display to show your build skills off to your friends; this is the Lego set that you actually play with when nobody is around to judge you! It includes some iconic characters as mini-figures and the loony bin van complete with a strap-in stretcher is a really nice touch.

MSRP $199.99 The Star Wars ship line seems to be a really big hit for Lego. Children and adults alike buy these things up and piece them together to display in their homes. One perk to them is their large size and attention to detail. These arent just miniatures you build and play with. They also tend to have interesting mechanical parts. Variants are released from time to time that make past models rather expensive on the collectors market. Good luck finding them though.

MSRP $199.99 The Town Hall is the most expensive set piece in a collection of Lego sets that can be combined together to make an entire city. Other parts of the city include a pet shop, a bike shop, a police station, a post office, and so on. A really cool feature with this collection are the endless possibilities that Lego offers in terms of adding your own personal details like streets, parks, and playing with different arrangements. Theres a good chance that no two complete Lego cities will look exactly the same.

MSRP $199.99 This play-set probably isnt as fun to play with as the Arkham set, but it is a cool display piece for the hardcore Lego enthusiast. The mini-figures have their own distinct look instead of the standard Lego look, and the house has a lot of cool details. You can look in the windows and see the familiar indoor arrangement from the series, Flanders comes along with the grill that sparks Homers jealousy, there are loose bricks on the fire place, and it even includes the iconic purple station wagon.

MSRP $199.99 This Lego kit looks so much like the real thing that you can barely tell its Lego. To achieve this look and the high level of detail, this vehicle kit has the same amount of pieces as your average play-set. With over 1,800 pieces and a price tag of $199.99, youre paying almost $0.10 per piece. That most definitely puts the cost of these Lego sets into perspective. The final product is totally worth it, especially in this case.

MSRP $219.99 The Technic line of Lego figures tend to have more complicated mechanical parts and generally run with a small motor and a battery pack. Fortunately, they arent too complicated to assemble for Legos target age group. Of course, we all know that the kids ask for Lego sets to build, but the parents are the ones that end up assembling them to be played with (or destroyed) later.

MSRP $249.99 Like the Arkham set, this is the type of set that even adults want to play with when no one is looking. Its more expensive than the Simpsons House and the Arkham set, but it definitely gives you a lot more bang for your buck. It has a very unique look for a Lego set as the pieces are supposed to resemble a forest instead of a building, and it comes with a HUGE assortment of classic Star Wars character mini-figures.

MSRP $249.99 The Sea Cow set is actually a Lego original as it came from this years Lego Movie. The Sea Cow ship is captained by Metal Beard, a Lego figure who had his parts taken by the nefarious Lord Business. The character is voiced by famous

MSRP $299.99 Star Wars sets seem to be the cream of the crop for Lego. This model would probably be especially hard to assemble when you consider the fact that 90% of the thing appears to be brown. Put this Sand Crawler together and tell those folks that put together 2,500 piece photo mosaic puzzles that youll teach them everything you know!