Listen, buying LEGO® doesn’t always mean you have to break the bank. If you are balling on a budget, or have a loved one/friend that is part of the younger crowd, any of these LEGO® sets will suffice. There is something here that will pique your interest — I promise!
LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 Deep Sea Creatures 31088
Let’s break this down: the 3-in-1 build gives you five incredible animals to put together.
The first build, a small crab and dark blue shark is pretty well detailed (although the red crab is a bit silly).
The second build is an angler fish that is dark blue and a small red fish. The size differential between the two mini builds here is excellent, and honestly, this is my favorite potential build-out of the three.
Lastly, the final build is a dark blue squid that doesn’t have a ton of articulation, but still gets the job done. Also, with 230 pieces and in the ballpark fo $12-$15 dollars on Amazon you come in right on budget and get multiple hours of fun!
LEGO Speed Champions Porsche 963 76916
This scaled-down replica of the Porsche 963 Le Mans Daytona Hybrid will have you leaving some of your conventional LEGO® technic builds in the dust. With 280 pieces and going for roughly $19.99, you do get (at a minimum) and hour or two of solid playtime.
But the biggest call out for this LEGO® set under $30? The LEGO® stickers are phenomenal. LEGO® is phasing out stickers because they have streamlined manufacturing to make printing easier — plus, it’s better for the environment. So, when you get to build this set, or save it for your LEGO® investing portfolio, you are getting to decorate the Porsche with a feature that is on its way to being sunsetted.
LEGO® Star Wars OBI-Wan Kenobi’s Jedi Starfighter 75333
I am not going to spoil too much because I have a full write-up of this Obi-Wan Kenobi LEGO® starfighter here. However, I will say you get a unique set of minifigures: Obi-wan, Taun We from Attack of the Clones, and an R4-P17 LEGO® astromech droid figure. I am also pretty sure the R4-P17 and Taun We (Kamino Cloner) are only found in this set.
While LEGO® investors shrugged their shoulders at this one, I didn’t. It was 23.99 on Amazon…so, I bought ten. You can still get this set and honestly, I think it has interstellar potential!
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