Random set of the day: Stegosaurus
Posted by Huwbot,Today's random set is 4998 Stegosaurus, released during 2008. It's one of 15 Creator sets produced that year. It contains 731 pieces, and its retail price was US$49.99/£36.19.
It's owned by 1,113 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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He's gone rabid!
The most terrifying rendition of a Stegosaurus, ever.
And I'm including the giant robot versions with guns and laser cannons.
Those yellow back plates must be solar panels to light up them peepers like that.
Still waiting for a modern molded stegosaurus set. Maybe with next year's Jurassic World Dominion.
My son LOVES dinosaurs and wants every Jurassic Park/World set ever. I am happy to indulge him. But I would never pay $50 (?!) for this monstrosity. Not even to go with the T-rex from 75936. This was from my dark ages, and I am definitely surprised that LEGO made a set like this at this price point.
@ForestMenOfEndor said:
"My son LOVES dinosaurs and wants every Jurassic Park/World set ever. I am happy to indulge him. But I would never pay $50 (?!) for this monstrosity. Not even to go with the T-rex from 75936 . This was from my dark ages, and I am definitely surprised that LEGO made a set like this at this price point."
Yeah, 731 pieces for $50 is too much of an ask for something you build and have two alternate models to choose from versus the single-use gigantic molded monstrosities of current dinosaur sets that include way less accompanying pieces and cost just as much if not more. How dare LEGO make a set that's solely about building dinosaurs at a fair price!
Oof... those eyes are terrible, but the rest isn't that bad actually.
i am a stegosaurus
One of my favourite Lego dinosaurs. Love the illuminated eyes. So glad I picked this up for £20 from eBay a couple of years ago.
@Robot99 said:
"i am a stegosaurus"
Me too.
Actually, I am THIS stegosaurus.
I have a hunch that the early render quality of the time makes a set like this one look a lot worse than it actually is.
Besides the fact that it looks like a robo stegosaurus, I think that its actually a pretty decent model. The og price was great too!
For me this guy is a nostalgic classic, though not quite as cool as those Creator Dragons that came out around the same time!
This set. I remember seeing this set on Eggo waffles thinking I had a chance of winning it. I was wrong needless to say...
@MCLegoboy said:
" @ForestMenOfEndor said:
"My son LOVES dinosaurs and wants every Jurassic Park/World set ever. I am happy to indulge him. But I would never pay $50 (?!) for this monstrosity. Not even to go with the T-rex from 75936 . This was from my dark ages, and I am definitely surprised that LEGO made a set like this at this price point."
Yeah, 731 pieces for $50 is too much of an ask for something you build and have two alternate models to choose from versus the single-use gigantic molded monstrosities of current dinosaur sets that include way less accompanying pieces and cost just as much if not more. How dare LEGO make a set that's solely about building dinosaurs at a fair price!"
The ppp is great. The idea is great. Dinosaurs are great. This set, not so much IMHO. Opinions differ. I just paid $32 for another set that my son asked for, 76177 with a 400-piece brick-built dragon and 4 minifigs. He’s 4. More his cup of tea.
I feel like someone stuck a T-Rex head on this Stegosaurus... because their heads certainly didn't look like this!
I would use this set as a parts pack if it didn't contain so many green pieces. I don't have use for green in any of my creations.
LEGO should release more types of Creator Dinosaurs, not just T-Rex. I know the T-Rex is the most popular, but come on, other dinosaurs are even cooler.
I wish we got more sets like this. Its was not very expensive, had great pieces and it wasnt unnecesairly huge like many new sets
That’s a lot of fangs for a herbivore
The helicopter axle is in this set, you just can't see it
This set seems to be getting a lot of unnecessary hate. I love this thing!
Pure excellence.
@Galaxy12_Import said:
"The helicopter axle is in this set, you just can't see it"
Oh wow this killed me.
@CarolinaOnMyMind said:
" @Robot99 said:
"i am a stegosaurus"
Me too.
Actually, I am THIS stegosaurus. "
On a day like this, we are all this Stegosaurus!
Should have made it with greys and a darker shade of blues (or reds). Zoids!
@Robot99 said:
"i am a stegosaurus"
I'd give this a 1000 likes if I could!
I need to buy one of these and park outside Mos Eisley Cantina to show-off that my new means of transport is far more scarier than your dewback!
I miss these 2000s giant brick-built animals. The dinosaurs in 4507 Prehistoric Creatures and 4892 Prehistoric Power can be used as kaiju alonside the perfect dragons in 4894 Mythical Creatures and the less-good-but-still-awesome 6951 Fiery Legend.
4994 fierce Crea is dated and takes too many liberties to be a good giant spider. Nice parts though.
6914 Prehistoric Hunters also exists, but never released here and looks like the worst of the bunch.
Still want to get 4101 Wild Collection one day.
1. Secretly a robot
2. Jurassic Zombies
3. They pushed him too far. Now he’s...Stegbo.
4. Dude, don’t look right at the flash when I take the picture!
5. After that giant asteroid hit, Steggie didn’t sleep for a month straight.
6. “Don’t talk to Mommy until someone invents coffee!”
@Binnekamp said:
"I miss these 2000s giant brick-built animals. The dinosaurs in 4507 Prehistoric Creatures and 4892 Prehistoric Power can be used as kaiju alonside the perfect dragons in 4894 Mythical Creatures and the less-good-but-still-awesome 6951 Fiery Legend."
Is Fiery Legend the Japanese name? It was called something different over here ; ) It is still awesome though.
Cool
With the 4997, these are the sets I planned to rebuild this week-end.
Love those larger 3-in-1 beasts of the past, hope there will be more one day.
Ah yes, the carnivorous Stegosaurus.
@Robot99 said:
"i am a stegosaurus"
(Wondering how many people actually got the reference, versus how many people just think I'm weird. Which I am by the way)
I remember getting this for my 14th birthday back in 2008.
@Binnekamp said:
"I miss these 2000s giant brick-built animals. The dinosaurs in 4507 Prehistoric Creatures and 4892 Prehistoric Power can be used as kaiju alonside the perfect dragons in 4894 Mythical Creatures and the less-good-but-still-awesome 6951 Fiery Legend.
4994 fierce Crea is dated and takes too many liberties to be a good giant spider. Nice parts though.
6914 Prehistoric Hunters also exists, but never released here and looks like the worst of the bunch.
Still want to get 4101 Wild Collection one day. "
4507 looks good when built but is extremely fragile, particularly the T-Rex. I've recently built sets from each of the past several decades and it's amazing to me how much more sturdy current sets are from sets from even the early 2000's.