Review: Buildable 2x4 teal brick
Posted by Huw,VIPs can avail themselves of an exclusive gift with purchase at LEGO.com over the weekend, 6346102 Buildable 2x4 Teal Brick, which will be free with orders exceeding £200 / $200.
It's similar to the red one 6313291 that was available this time last year.
It's an interesting item on 3 counts: the packaging, the number and the colour.
This style of packaging was introduced for the red brick last year and this one is the 4th set to utilise it. I've tagged them as 'Yellow box GWP' for your convenience.
The box has a cutout in the front to allow the instruction cover image to be seen through the aperture. This style of box is no doubt used to keep costs down for what must be very limited production runs.
The number is interesting because I think it's actually the SAP item number for the instructions rather than the set itself. It's possible that those distributed in the USA will have a different number, as was the case for 6346098 Yoda's Lightsaber, which was numbered 6346097 in the USA.
At LEGO.com it's been numbered 5006291, which is in the number series used for all the odds-and-ends sold at LEGO.com that don't have a proper set number.
It is therefore a dilemma knowing which number to use in the database here but given the item number is actually visible on the product I personally think that's the right one to use.
Anyway, onto the important bit: the bricks inside -- lots of lovely teal!
Casual LEGO fans reading this might wonder what's so special about the colour, which is officially called bright bluish green. As far as I know it's the only colour that's been retired and re-introduced, after a ten-year hiatus.
It was first used in Technic Competition sets in 1998 before being put to good use in the much cherished Rock Raiders theme the year after. It remained in use until 2005, and then in 2008 it was killed by Exo-Force designer Mark Stafford. It made a surprise return 2018, in 10260 Downtown Diner, and now it sees action in everything from Dots to Mindstorms.
This set contains 12 black parts and 98 teal, so lovers of the greeny-blue colour will rejoice!
The 3x scale brick is superficially the same as the red one but some piece substitutions have been necessary due to them not being available in teal: most notably the 2x2 round tile has been replaced with 4 1x1 quarter-tiles, which has bumped up the piece count considerably.
The base is designed to hold it at an angle and does a good job of doing so securely.
Here it is with a minifigure for scale.
It's an appealing GWP that makes a nice display piece, perhaps on your desk at work. It's not too 'childish' but would ably demonstrate your love of the brick!
It's likely to be quite limited in numbers so if you're after one, best get your order in early.
Thanks to LEGO for providing this set for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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If you have the red one I guess you will want this, other than that it doesn't appeal to me. The red one is on eBay all the time, so not sure on the limited numbers.
I’m somewhat puzzled by the use of 1x1 curved plates instead of 2x2 round plates for the studs of the brick. Seems as though the latter would have looked sleeker. It would only require a recolor...
Also I think it would have looked better to put tiles on those exposed studs on the base. But the color at least is really pretty. Excellent review my good man.
I may have my order ready to go with a couple of clicks...sadly Molten Man is suddenly out of stock so it'll probably be a houseboat instead.
I for one am very glad to see the colour make a comeback. As a 90s kid Rock Raiders was a favourite theme, and if anything screams 90s then teal does.
I would have preferred a classic colour (white, blue or yellow) to go with the classic red 2x8, but I guess teal is good as a parts source!
I like the color but this brick does not justify a $200 checkout at Lego, I think.
@sjr60 said:
"I would have preferred a classic colour (white, blue or yellow) to go with the classic red 2x8, but I guess teal is good as a parts source! "
There's plenty more years ahead of us yet...
"This is the 4th set to utilise this style of packaging. I've tagged them as 'Yellow box GWP' for your convenience."
Click link.
See list of 5 sets with Yellow box GWP tag...
Thanks for the review. This is known as dark turquoise on Bricklink and it’s one of my favourite colours. I was going to step in and get Cantina set, but decided not to as I don’t love it enough to spend £320. But now I’ve seen this review I might change my mind. What a dilemma. Double points and the Dickens book set are also worth having. Decisions descisions! I need to convince myself that the cantina set will hold its value...
Ami the only person who gets weird when they can’t line up the inner lines on stuff like the 1x1 quarter tiles? It bothers me like you wouldn’t believe. In fact, shoring up and getting a lot of bricks and pieces aligned I wind up spending way too much time on. Easily doubling my build times. It’s crazy.
So when I do see a set like this with those kinds on things in it, I get this odd tweak of first world anxiety.
Hoping to get a few of these though...wish LEGO gave them away at every 100 spent though, I’m shooting for Cantina if it’s in or Hogwart’s if it’s not.
Oh...and I’d like to see this continue with other colors and possibly pieces.
I can confirm that the instruction number that shows through the front of the box is 6346101 in the USA (so off by one compared to the UK version). And the set number that shows up at the online shop is the same 5006291.
@Duq said:
""This is the 4th set to utilise this style of packaging. I've tagged them as 'Yellow box GWP' for your convenience."
Click link.
See list of 5 sets with Yellow box GWP tag..."
The fifth one hasn't been released yet, it comes out on Black Friday with the Colosseum, so this is the 4th one to be released
For someone who is spending enough on Lego.com anyway, this is an awesome teal parts pack!
Surely LEGO can come up with a tile (or a sticker to go on a tile) with their own LOGO on it for the top of the stud like the actual brick it's meant to resemble.. otherwise it looks fake
Very nice! As for the proportions I wonder why the height is 3 and 1/3 bricks instead of 3? Maybe as the studs are 2 plates instead of 1,5 as they really should be, which is of course impossible?
As for the width of the studs they're not perfect, but not far from, just a little bit too wide.
We need justice for Sand Red!
There are more sets which used the yellow box, both used for the opening of the Amsterdam Lego Store:
- 6315025 Amsterdam Brickheadz
- 6315023 Amsterdam Windmill
They are using these yellow boxes because they are identical for all sets that use them (except the age recommendation). They only have to insert a sheet of paper instead of designing and printing a unique box for every GWP. Much more cost-efficient.
While this is indeed the 4th 'universal' GWP to use the yellow box packaging, there are a number of other exclusive/freebie sets that have also utilized it. Some examples are 6315025: Amsterdam Brickheadz and 6315023: Windmill, both from the opening of the flagship store in Amsterdam, and 6322719: Hangzhou BrickHeadz from the opening of the Hangzhou store in China. There may be other, but those were what I could remember off the top of my head. Personally, I have appreciated the move to boxes over the plastic baggies that a lot of the Grand Opening/super exclusive regional sets had come in before.
If I buy a set that costs $199.99, does that qualify for the $200 GWP? Does anyone have experience with that?
Just wondering if I need to get something other than the Corner Garage to meet the threshold.
@woosterlegos said:
"If I buy a set that costs $199.99, does that qualify for the $200 GWP? Does anyone have experience with that?
Just wondering if I need to get something other than the Corner Garage to meet the threshold.
"
Without sounding obvious you haven’t spent $200, so no. You would have to add something else.
Presumably a purchase still qualifies even if it's on backorder? That Batwing is calling to me but Lego don't have any available at the moment.
@Duq said:
""This is the 4th set to utilise this style of packaging. I've tagged them as 'Yellow box GWP' for your convenience."
Click link.
See list of 5 sets with Yellow box GWP tag..."
The 5th one isn't out yet!
@akunthita said:
"I can confirm that the instruction number that shows through the front of the box is 6346101 in the USA (so off by one compared to the UK version). And the set number that shows up at the online shop is the same 5006291."
Thank you, I'll make a note.
List the set using the 5-series number. 5006291 is the item number that it's listed as on the Lego Shop. 5-series numbers are normally used for promo gear such as tote bags or posters, but Lego has also started applying the 5-series to these yellow-box sets. Along the same lines, Buildable 2x4 Red Brick should be listed as 5006085 instead of whatever 6-series number.
The 6-series number is the article or SKU number, which I think is for warehouse picking because it's used for shipping and for individual parts (such as the instructions book). And as you mentioned, the instruction book has a different 6-series number in different regions.
@woosterlegos I have had mixed results. Sometimes I've had the 99.99 style sets work, and sometimes not. I think we're just at the mercy of how LEGO sets the thresholds up.
@BooTheMightyHamster Technically, backorder items are NOT eligible. HOWEVER, if the GWP stays in stock long enough for your backorder item to ship, they will generally send it out with the backordered item. Also, if you have items in the order that are NOT backordered, I have NEVER had them fail to send out the GWP with the shipment that has the non-backordered items. So as long as you add SOMETHING not backordered (even like a keychain) you will almost certainly get the GWP.
Too bad you cant stack this build a brick with the red build a brick. once all the other colors come through you could do a macroscale build!
@Fizyx - thanks. I'll need to add something to the Batwing to get it over £200, so I'll make sure I pick something that's in stock.
Also - does a £200+ order mean you get the brick *and* the Charles Dickens set? Been so long since I ordered anything from Lego online I can't remember how it works.
@woosterlegos said:
"If I buy a set that costs $199.99, does that qualify for the $200 GWP? Does anyone have experience with that?
Just wondering if I need to get something other than the Corner Garage to meet the threshold.
"
I believe the thresholds are usually just under the round numbers, like set pricing. It should be a $199 threshold and a $199 set will get you the freebie.
@Nytmare said:
"List the set using the 5-series number. 5006291 is the item number that it's listed as on the Lego Shop. 5-series numbers are normally used for promo gear such as tote bags or posters, but Lego has also started applying the 5-series to these yellow-box sets. Along the same lines, Buildable 2x4 Red Brick should be listed as 5006085 instead of whatever 6-series number.
The 6-series number is the article or SKU number, which I think is for warehouse picking because it's used for shipping and for individual parts (such as the instructions book). And as you mentioned, the instruction book has a different 6-series number in different regions."
The main reason for not doing so is that 5006291 does not 'exist' other than when the item is available at LEGO.com, although I concede that it does have the advantage of being the same in all markets.
If someone looks back in 10 years and searches for it by the number on the box they wouldn't find it.
What do others think?
They had so many red ones left over you’ve been able to buy it with VIP points for months. Not sure why they thought this would be more interesting. Seems kinda lazy to me.
@benbuildslego said:
"We need justice for Sand Red! "
Where do I sign? Teal is the proof that a retired color can be revived, it would be a dream come true to get sand red back on the active range. Hear this LEGO, you could throw a couple sand red 2x4s in a polybag and they would go like hot cakes.
I'm sorry I missed the time that actually happened....
@blogzilly said:
"Ami the only person who gets weird when they can’t line up the inner lines on stuff like the 1x1 quarter tiles? It bothers me like you wouldn’t believe. "
Also, all the tiny Lego logos on the studs need to point the same direction whenever possible, and the technic pins need to match the orientation shown in the instructions.
@BooTheMightyHamster I don't buy online, but at the physical store, I've always got all the GWPs.
I can’t guarantee they were the exact same colors, but crumble trees were green pellets glued to brown trunks before the color palette was reduced to the Mondrian Five. Both have been reintroduced, though brown eventually got shivved in the back by its evil twin brother.
@Your_Future_President:
The question you need to ask is if recolors were even allowed. This is a GWP with a 2-day lifespan, and which is not available to non-VIPs.
@iamkevinwill:
They already did, in the first Antman set. Early copies had red/yellow stickers, but later copies switched to clear stickers that would work on any color. I’ve got a stack of both types squirreled away in case I ever need them.
@woosterlegos:
I’ve had store managers waive the penny it would take to legitimately qualify, but more recently I’ve even noticed LEGO.com adding GWPs to my cart when I’m just below the official threshold. It would just be easier to drop the target to $149 or $199, which I think used to be the norm several years ago. Someone probably realized that they could force you to spend more if they pushed it just over the standard pricing model...and then someone else probably noticed that they had customers wielding pitchforks and torches lined up outside headquarters after a while...
@Fizyx:
I’ve also had better luck with backordered items in recent months. Still, a keychain can save you a lot of stress, for rare GWPs that you don’t want to miss out on.
Is there a way to list multiple numbers for one set, like a tag or something? As I was searching for Yoda’s lightsaber, I used the number that’s on the box (6346097), and found no results. I’m asking because if you’re going to use the logic of what the box states for this set, it would only make sense for the others as well. My OCD is acting up!
There are many sets that LEGO has produced in limited edition, especially regional and exclusive for the opening of single-brand stores, among those available in the new category 'Yellow Box Gwp'.
There are at least two BrickHeadz characters honored at the openings (Hangzhou and Amsterdam). There are also 6315023 (Windmill) and 6322718 (Leifeng Pagoda).
@jaredhinton said:
"They had so many red ones left over you’ve been able to buy it with VIP points for months. Not sure why they thought this would be more interesting. Seems kinda lazy to me. "
I check the VIP rewards section weekly at least, for fear of missing a good one, but I never saw the red one as a VIP reward. Perhaps only in the US.
@ra226 said:
" @blogzilly said:
"Ami the only person who gets weird when they can’t line up the inner lines on stuff like the 1x1 quarter tiles? It bothers me like you wouldn’t believe. "
Also, all the tiny Lego logos on the studs need to point the same direction whenever possible, and the technic pins need to match the orientation shown in the instructions."
AWESOME!!!
@PurpleDave said:
"I can’t guarantee they were the exact same colors, but crumble trees were green pellets glued to brown trunks before the color palette was reduced to the Mondrian Five. Both have been reintroduced, though brown eventually got shivved in the back by its evil twin brother.
@Your_Future_President:
The question you need to ask is if recolors were even allowed. This is a GWP with a 2-day lifespan, and which is not available to non-VIPs.
@iamkevinwill:
They already did, in the first Antman set. Early copies had red/yellow stickers, but later copies switched to clear stickers that would work on any color. I’ve got a stack of both types squirreled away in case I ever need them.
@woosterlegos:
I’ve had store managers waive the penny it would take to legitimately qualify, but more recently I’ve even noticed LEGO.com adding GWPs to my cart when I’m just below the official threshold. It would just be easier to drop the target to $149 or $199, which I think used to be the norm several years ago. Someone probably realized that they could force you to spend more if they pushed it just over the standard pricing model...and then someone else probably noticed that they had customers wielding pitchforks and torches lined up outside headquarters after a while...
@Fizyx:
I’ve also had better luck with backordered items in recent months. Still, a keychain can save you a lot of stress, for rare GWPs that you don’t want to miss out on."
Or just buy a random CMF and give it as a present to someone :)
Hi, does anyone know if this VIP promotion starts at just after midnight or is it at some point in the morning of the 21st?
I think the free Yoda Lightsaber with the Cantina was from 9am.
Just unsure whether to stay up!
@ajcopus said:
"Hi, does anyone know if this VIP promotion starts at just after midnight or is it at some point in the morning of the 21st?
I think the free Yoda Lightsaber with the Cantina was from 9am.
Just unsure whether to stay up!"
The Lego website has a countdown timer on it. According to their clock, the VIP Weekend should start at 12:00 midnight on the east coast of the U.S. That time may differ in the various regions/countries. But for the US, it seems that midnight tonight is go time.
Anyhow, look for that countdown clock on the Lego website in your region.
@Huw said:
" @Nytmare said:
"List the set using the 5-series number. 5006291 is the item number that it's listed as on the Lego Shop. 5-series numbers are normally used for promo gear such as tote bags or posters, but Lego has also started applying the 5-series to these yellow-box sets. Along the same lines, Buildable 2x4 Red Brick should be listed as 5006085 instead of whatever 6-series number.
The 6-series number is the article or SKU number, which I think is for warehouse picking because it's used for shipping and for individual parts (such as the instructions book). And as you mentioned, the instruction book has a different 6-series number in different regions."
The main reason for not doing so is that 5006291 does not 'exist' other than when the item is available at LEGO.com, although I concede that it does have the advantage of being the same in all markets.
If someone looks back in 10 years and searches for it by the number on the box they wouldn't find it.
What do others think?
"
Could you extend the database to allow listing "alternative set numbers"? That way they'd be able to show up in searches for any number, etc, URLs could accept any of them but display/redirect to whichever you've decided is the "canonical" one.
@Your_Future_President said:
"I’m somewhat puzzled by the use of 1x1 curved plates instead of 2x2 round plates for the studs of the brick. Seems as though the latter would have looked sleeker. It would only require a recolor..."
Also, the 2x2 round plates should have "Lego" printed on them.
Are there any recolored elements unique to the set?
I wonder if this one will end up as an item you can buy with your vip points. I was able to pick up two red bricks (one to assemble and one to leave MISB) for 1300 vip points each in the past couple months, which felt like a steal. I’d hate to skip it and miss out though.
My favorite Lego color
Umm.
Why?
The red brick is now sold out on the US VIP site. Anyone know when it went OOS? I'm thinking people on the fence jumped on it once this teal brick was announced. Sadly, I waited too long. :(
You've qualified for a FREE 2x4 Teal Brick (5006291)
@BooTheMightyHamster said:
" @Fizyx - thanks. I'll need to add something to the Batwing to get it over £200, so I'll make sure I pick something that's in stock.
Also - does a £200+ order mean you get the brick *and* the Charles Dickens set? Been so long since I ordered anything from Lego online I can't remember how it works."
Don't know if it helps but I placed an order for A$229.90 for son's Christmas present and got the Dickens set, then added B&P and Pick a Brick and got the brick added, so there might be 2 threshholds.
@MugenPower said:
"The red brick is now sold out on the US VIP site. Anyone know when it went OOS? I'm thinking people on the fence jumped on it once this teal brick was announced. Sadly, I waited too long. :("
The red one went out of stock roughly 2 or 3 weeks ago.
@woosterlegos said:
"If I buy a set that costs $199.99, does that qualify for the $200 GWP? Does anyone have experience with that?
Just wondering if I need to get something other than the Corner Garage to meet the threshold.
"
The thresholds are $150.00 for the Dickens and $199.99 for the Teal Brick, at least in the U.S., during VIP weekend.
Probably the marketing folks are in charge of those numbers, would explain why they're a mess.
@BooTheMightyHamster said:
" @Fizyx - thanks. I'll need to add something to the Batwing to get it over £200, so I'll make sure I pick something that's in stock.
Also - does a £200+ order mean you get the brick *and* the Charles Dickens set? Been so long since I ordered anything from Lego online I can't remember how it works."
I just ordered Rollercoaster, and a couple of smaller sets. Both the brick and dickens set were added to my basket.
This same box was used last year for two gwp @amsterdam lego store opening, a windmill and a brickheadz
@Huw said:
" @Nytmare said:
"List the set using the 5-series number. 5006291 is the item number that it's listed as on the Lego Shop. 5-series numbers are normally used for promo gear such as tote bags or posters, but Lego has also started applying the 5-series to these yellow-box sets. Along the same lines, Buildable 2x4 Red Brick should be listed as 5006085 instead of whatever 6-series number.
The 6-series number is the article or SKU number, which I think is for warehouse picking because it's used for shipping and for individual parts (such as the instructions book). And as you mentioned, the instruction book has a different 6-series number in different regions."
The main reason for not doing so is that 5006291 does not 'exist' other than when the item is available at LEGO.com, although I concede that it does have the advantage of being the same in all markets.
If someone looks back in 10 years and searches for it by the number on the box they wouldn't find it.
What do others think?
"
First I thought this was a one-off mistake to print that number on the booklet. Seeing the two Amsterdam sets also using the 6-number I'd be inclined to list it as that.
Or you could list it under both numbers (or all 3 in this case) with a 'same set as' link in the notes like the old Technic sets that had a different number in the US. Or would that screw up the statistics?
These Bricks will make me wait each year now to buy that one expensive, exclusive set that i'm interested in but can't get over with actually purchasing it *now*.
Last year: Tree House
This year: NES
@woosterlegos said:
"If I buy a set that costs $199.99, does that qualify for the $200 GWP? Does anyone have experience with that?
Just wondering if I need to get something other than the Corner Garage to meet the threshold.
"
I ordered a 3p brick off Pick a Brick once just to take my order over the threshold, but it gave one of my reindeers from Santa's Workshop a red nose!!
@scottd:
There definitely are two thresholds. But you've been seeing them in terms of British and US currencies, so the listed $150/$200 thresholds only apply to USD. I have no idea what the AUD thresholds are, but it appears that 229AUD gets you over the first but not the second.
I personally love that there's no 2x4 teal brick in the entire set, Or a 2x4 brick for that matter
@Nytmare said:
" @MugenPower said:
"The red brick is now sold out on the US VIP site. Anyone know when it went OOS? I'm thinking people on the fence jumped on it once this teal brick was announced. Sadly, I waited too long. :("
The red one went out of stock roughly 2 or 3 weeks ago."
OK, thanks. I just remember it lingering for a while.
@Huw said:
"
If someone looks back in 10 years and searches for it by the number on the box they wouldn't find it.
What do others think?
"
Having the number on the box is absolutely important because that's what people will search for when doing an inventory. ...but do you even know all the different numbers for this set for all the different regions? I think you're going to have to add some sort of aliasing to the database so when someone goes to that 6 number, they get pointed to the 5 number. An explanation on the set's page would help as well.
Lego uses the 5 number on their site, so that would seem to be the OFFICIAL number that should be used. You'll just need to make it easy for people to find when they search for the number they see.
@woosterlegos said:
"If I buy a set that costs $199.99, does that qualify for the $200 GWP? Does anyone have experience with that?
Just wondering if I need to get something other than the Corner Garage to meet the threshold.
"
I have experience. They will hold you to the penny, so you will need to add a CMF or something really cheap in order to get the FREE gwp
I can't verify officially because I ended up buying the NES @ 229.99, but I switched it out to test a $199.99 set and the two GWP still added to my cart.
@ajcopus :
The Cantina promo was an issue with a new set being released for sale. This is a promo that's not tied to the release of a new set. The former can be really hit or miss (the Bespin Duel released at least half an hour before midnight, the Nebulon B just a couple minutes before midnight, and the Cantina got delayed several hours). The latter promos tend to be more reliable in their kick-off timing. They're predictable enough that, in the US, many people take advantage of the fact that our nation spans six time zones, and they'll wait until midnight EST/EDT when the new promo kicks off to place an order, knowing that they should also be able to pick up any promos that haven't run out from the previous offer because those will still be available until at least midnight PST/PDT.
Next weekend, the Black Friday offers should go through immediately, but it's anyone's guess when the Colosseum will go on sale.
@ggfile:
It varies. Yesterday I ended up in line behind one of the LEGO Store employees (it was her day off and she was buying gifts). This came up in our discussion. She said that sometimes it's a hard threshold, as seems to be the case with the $150 target for the Dickens set. Other times, the system lets them add the GWP when it's short a couple pennies. Someone already reported that the teal brick would add to cart at $199.99, so that's one instance where the threshold isn't strictly enforced. It also appears to be out of stock in the US at this point, so if you haven't already snagged one, pay attention to your shopping cart before you place an order. It might be worth making the trip to a LEGO Store if they still have it in stock.
Been designing a bunch of 3x bricks on my IG account and finally submitted a 3X horse to Lego ideas. Its been a fun series to study. If anyone wants to see on IG: kk_bricks and on Lego Ideas: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/3bde4f46-1b3f-4789-b3af-72afbeb53b60
Cheers all!
it would have been nice if LEGO had made it so that it's easier to pop the top off this. My kids immediately thought this was the perfect place to store their extra bits from all their other builds (which for some reason are more sacred than the builds themselves). Only my 4yo can't seem to get the top off without destroying a good portion of the entire build. Hopefully the color won't make this a difficult mod.
@kkoster79:
I suppose you're going to disappoint us all and tell us that your 3x horse isn't built with any regular horses...
@Builder2:
I just checked my red brick. The top is decidedly not designed to come off. Due to the 1x2 tiles that bridge across the two 6x6 plates, prying half of the top off will pop two of the middle studs loose. It's possible to pry the bottom off without these issues, but for some reason I had an easier time getting the top started.
One tweak you could make is to fully separate the two halves of the top. Swap out the 1x2 tiles in the center for 1x1 tiles (you should already have one spare from this set). This should allow you to pry off one half without destroying the other. Alternately (or additionally), 1x8 plates and 1x4 tiles have both seen regular use in recent years, so it's possible to swap out some of the 1x4 bricks and reduce the amount of clutch holding the top sections on. 1x4 plates haven't been used in two decades when they appeared in a single RCX-era Mindstorms set, and even used copies sell for $1+, so I'd avoid trying to work those into the design.
So, it's not hard to tweak the design for your needs, and it should be possible to do both mods for $2 or less in parts.
@kkoster79 said:
"Been designing a bunch of 3x bricks on my IG account and finally submitted a 3X horse to Lego ideas. Its been a fun series to study. If anyone wants to see on IG: kk_bricks and on Lego Ideas: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/3bde4f46-1b3f-4789-b3af-72afbeb53b60
Cheers all!"
That's very nicely done!
@Huw said:
" @Nytmare said:
"List the set using the 5-series number. 5006291 is the item number that it's listed as on the Lego Shop. 5-series numbers are normally used for promo gear such as tote bags or posters, but Lego has also started applying the 5-series to these yellow-box sets. Along the same lines, Buildable 2x4 Red Brick should be listed as 5006085 instead of whatever 6-series number.
The 6-series number is the article or SKU number, which I think is for warehouse picking because it's used for shipping and for individual parts (such as the instructions book). And as you mentioned, the instruction book has a different 6-series number in different regions."
The main reason for not doing so is that 5006291 does not 'exist' other than when the item is available at LEGO.com, although I concede that it does have the advantage of being the same in all markets.
If someone looks back in 10 years and searches for it by the number on the box they wouldn't find it.
What do others think?
"
Since LEGO thinks the set number is 5006291, why should BrickSet list it by any other? It seems fairly obvious to me, especially since the variant numbers on the instruction sheet are clearly meant to differentiate between regions.
Did anyone else have a 2x1 smooth plate missing from their box? Lego have always been amazing at replacing missing or damaged parts from anything I have bought from them, but don't think I'll chase them for this one... seeing as it was "free" anyway. What would you do?
The most compelling reason to list these yellow box GWPs by their respective 5* numbers: when clicking on the relevant BrickSet page for these items, you won't get a mostly-blank page as you do now when they're listed by the 6* number, which yields the following text:
"Sorry, neither LEGO.com or Rebrickable have an inventory for this set so we can't display it here.
There may be one at BrickLink."
Please reconsider, @Huw .
EDIT: I see that the EU instruction numbers have images for the yellow box GWPs, while the North American versions are as I've described them above. I think there is still a strong argument for using the original LEGO designations for these items, but of course, the decision rests with Huw.
Just finished building this- quick and pleasant build, but I could not help but think that there are some missed opportunities here.
It would make such a nice little box it the top was removable or hinged. I also agree that it would be nice of the top plates were round 2x2s, and that it would be a great little perk if it could be 'built' with others of this style.