Hi,

With the recent announcement of set "71040-1: The Disney Castle", the list of largest Lego sets has once again changed.  In fact, this list changed 6 times so far in 2016. 

Here is the current Top 45 list sorted by largest. I also include the set # and year each debuted. I will continue to update this list and ultimately create a blog for it.
note: Educational, Samsonite and bundle lots are excluded.

Number		Year	Theme	Name	Pieces	MSRP $ Price	MSRP per Piece
10189		2008	Advanced Models	Taj Mahal	5,922	299.99	$0.05
10179		2007	Star Wars	Millennium Falcon	5,197	499.99	$0.10
75827		2016	Ghostbusters	Firehouse Headquarters	4,634	349.99	$0.08
10214		2010	Advanced Models	Tower Bridge	4,287	239.99	$0.06
10253		2016	Advanced Models	Big Ben	4,163	249.99	$0.06
71040		2016	Advanced Models	The Disney Castle	4,080	349.99	$0.09
42055		2016	Technic	Bucket Wheel Excavator	3,927	279.99	$0.07
10188		2008	Star Wars	Death Star	3,803	399.99	$0.11
10143		2005	Star Wars	Death Star II	3,441	269.99	$0.08
10181		2007	Advanced Models	Eiffel Tower	3,428	199.99	$0.06
75059		2014	Star Wars	Sandcrawler	3,296	299.99	$0.09
10196		2009	Advanced Models	Grand Carousel	3,263	249.99	$0.08
10221		2011	Star Wars	Super Star Destroyer	3,152	399.99	$0.13
10030		2002	Star Wars	Imperial Star Destroyer	3,096	269.99	$0.09
76042		2015	Marvel Super Heroes	The SHIELD Helicarrier	2,996	349.99	$0.12
10234		2013	Advanced Models	Sydney Opera House	2,989	319.99	$0.11
3450		2000	Advanced Models	Statue of Liberty	2,882	199.00	$0.07
42043		2015	Technic	Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245	2,793	229.99	$0.08
10224		2012	Advanced Models	Town Hall	2,766	199.99	$0.07
5526		2005	Factory	Skyline	2,747	130.00	$0.05
70810		2014	The LEGO Movie	MetalBeard's Sea Cow	2,741	249.99	$0.09
42056		2016	Technic	Porsche 911 GT3 RS	2,704	299.99	$0.11
42009		2013	Technic	Mobile Crane MK II	2,606	219.99	$0.08
76052		2016	DC Comics Super Heroes	Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave	2,526	269.99	$0.11
71006		2014	The Simpsons	The Simpsons House	2,523	199.99	$0.08
10212		2010	Star Wars	Imperial Shuttle	2,503	259.99	$0.10
10243		2014	Advanced Models	Parisian Restaurant	2,469	159.99	$0.06
10247		2015	Advanced Models	Ferris Wheel	2,464	199.99	$0.08
10251		2016	Advanced Models	Brick Bank	2,380	169.99	$0.07
10237		2013	The Lord of the Rings	Tower of Orthanc	2,359	199.99	$0.08
10185		2008	Advanced Models	Green Grocer	2,352	149.99	$0.06
21010		2011	Architecture	Robie House	2,276	199.99	$0.09
10246		2015	Advanced Models	Detective's Office	2,262	159.99	$0.07
10197		2009	Advanced Models	Fire Brigade	2,231	149.99	$0.07
10232		2013	Advanced Models	Palace Cinema	2,196	149.99	$0.07
10211		2010	Advanced Models	Grand Emporium	2,182	149.99	$0.07
71016		2015	The Simpsons	Kwik-E-Mart	2,179	199.99	$0.09
75098		2016	Star Wars	Assault on Hoth	2,144	249.99	$0.12
10225		2012	Star Wars	R2-D2	2,127	179.99	$0.08
10228		2012	Monster Fighters	Haunted House	2,064	179.99	$0.09
10182		2007	Advanced Models	Cafe Corner	2,056	139.99	$0.07
8110		2011	Technic	Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 400	2,048	199.99	$0.10
10218		2011	Advanced Models	Pet Shop	2,032	149.99	$0.07
70751		2015	Ninjago	Temple of Airjitzu	2,028	199.99	$0.10
10217		2011	Harry Potter	Diagon Alley	2,025	149.99	$0.07

2007-09 and 2014-16 seem to have been golden periods for people that like their large exclusives. Does that mean there will be a 5-year period of smaller sets till the next cycle?

It might also be a neat idea to add the weight of each set in too so as we can see if the sets are actually getting bigger or not.

Edited July 11, 20169 yr by Val-E

Would be nice to have a same list with heaviest boxes, as e.g. Tower Bridge and Big Ben are quite equal in pieces, but differ 20% in weight I believe.

Where's the chart? Lets plot this!

1 hour ago, dmind said:

Would be nice to have a same list with heaviest boxes, as e.g. Tower Bridge and Big Ben are quite equal in pieces, but differ 20% in weight I believe.

I looked at doing this yesterday to figure the PPG of some sets and you can get various results. Look at sets like the T1 or PC that have two different boxes. There is a table of all the modulars on here with the PPG but it uses boxed set weight which I don't think is a good comparison to use on these bigger sets.  On BL you can get the boxed set weight and then the box and instruction weights to subtract out but some sets like GBHQ, SSD and Sandcrawler have inner boxes as well. Then you have the bags, extra pieces, cardboard backings and more. For GBHQ the weight of the plastic is actualy 2/3 of the reported set weight so not just a negligible amount. So probably best to weigh the built set with minifigures and stickers if applicable to get a true comparison. 

For GBHQ I got 0.93 PPG. I could have just weighed the set but I sold the figs and made some mods 

For Big Ben I got 0.65 PPG I am going to start building this one next but if someone has one done would be nice to get a weight. 

 

ETA and then there is this PPP but for current sets only:

http://brickset.com/sets/query-47

Edited July 11, 20169 yr by Pseudoty

I'll add the weight in grams, grams - cost ratio, etc... To get a true grams per cost ratio, inflation needs to be included but i'll include this.  All of the latter is why I'll prob end up writing this as a blog.

4 hours ago, Val-E said:

2007-09 and 2014-16 seem to have been golden periods for people that like their large exclusives. Does that mean there will be a 5-year period of smaller sets till the next cycle?

It might also be a neat idea to add the weight of each set in too so as we can see if the sets are actually getting bigger or not.

 

i updated the list in Excel.  If someone wants to add weight (grams) per set, let me know.  Send me a PM.

I need to add 75059 ;( to the list.

in the meantime, here is very nice list by TheBrickBlogger. Unlike your's truly, his/ her list goes up to 11 while mine will soon be at 50!  Ha

http://thebrickblogger.com/2016/09/the-largest-lego-sets-of-all-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thebrickblogger+(TheBrickBlogger)

 

25 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

I need to add 75059 ;( to the list.

in the meantime, here is very nice list by TheBrickBlogger. Unlike your's truly, his / her list goes up to 11 while mine will soon be at 50!  Ha

http://thebrickblogger.com/2016/09/the-largest-lego-sets-of-all-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thebrickblogger+(TheBrickBlogger)

 

'He' is actually a 'She'

29 minutes ago, jaisonline said:

I need to add 75059 ;( to the list.

in the meantime, here is very nice list by TheBrickBlogger. Unlike your's truly, his/ her list goes up to 11 while mine will soon be at 50!  Ha

http://thebrickblogger.com/2016/09/the-largest-lego-sets-of-all-time/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thebrickblogger+(TheBrickBlogger)

 

.... (mis)using your mod powers to alter history

Edited September 21, 20169 yr by Phil B

13 minutes ago, Phil B said:

'He' is actually a 'She'

I tried to ninja it while keeping your post

 

On ‎9‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 7:52 AM, Phil B said:

.... (mis)using your mod powers to alter history [emoji4]
 

It's happening right now in the media but they can't control the Internet. The truth is out there. [emoji4]

Half the top ten are 2016 releases. 2015 accounts for quite a few just a bit lower in the list. That would tend to suggest a trend.