Sets with many bricks 2x(2-8)

[dickandtracy]

I am looking for some LEGO set, that contain the highest amount of lego bricks 2x2, 2x3, 2x4, 2x6 and 2x8.

The best that I found yet is "Fun with LEGO bricks - 5487" set, but unfortunately it is unavailable to buy anywhere for reasonable price.

I checked newest LEGO classic collections, but it is not what I am looking for.

I made some short comparison:

set 5487 (700 pieces) contain:

58 pieces of 2x4

30 -> 2x3

172 -> 2x2

11 -> 2x8

aadditionally it contain

16 -> 1x8 which is also nice :)

without counting 1x8, it gives alltogether 271 pieces of 2x(2-8)

Newer sets like 10682 (creative suitcase - 1000 pieces)

105 pieces of 2x4

27 -> 2x3

94 -> 2x2

11 -> 2x8

SUM = 237

But this one is sort of pricey :/

New LEGO set classic 10705 (1000 pieces)

54 pieces of 2x4

30 -> 2x3

85 -> 2x2

no 2x6 or 2x8 :(

SUM = 169

All new classic sets looks quite similar and lacks bigger bricks (such as 2x(2-8))

My question here is, what is the best widely available set with highest amount of 2x(2-8) bricks? I liked 5487 set, but I can´t find it for reasonable price.

[BlockLogo]

Anything minecraft usually has a high number and f those bricks.

[julesvincent]

Have you considered to just "Pick a brick" the pieces you need?

[antp]

Such bricks are probably rather expensive on pick-a-brick (as bigger parts tend to be more expensive there). However there must be sellers on bricklink with good prices.

[Vorkosigan]

If you really like 5487 there is someone on bricklink with 8 copies of it new for $25 each, less than the original price of 30. http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?view=buy&S=5487-1

[BrickCurve]

To search for other sets with those parts, in the brick set parts data base, you can see which sets contain a certain part. I hope this helps.

[MAB]

Ramses Pyramid gets you quite a few 2x bricks plus a baseplate. If you can find them.

[davee123]

Your parameters are kinda lacking. Should it be a set that's currently available? Or is it ok if it's from the past (possibly available from BrickLink or Amazon)? How pricey is "pricey"? Are you looking for cheapest per 2x brick, or cheapest overall? Would you count 2x6 bricks as more "desirable" than 2x2 bricks, since they take up more volume? You mentioned 1x8 bricks, do the other bricks in the set matter?

In recent years (2012 onward), the cheapest per 2x brick in a standard release set (based on US costs) appears to be 4628 Fun with Bricks, which was $30 and had 226 of them (according to BrickLink data).

The set with the most 2x bricks (in recent years) was 10664 Creative Tower, which had 484 of them, but it wasn't released in the US (only Europe, I think?)

Anyway, the data is out there, but you may have to be a lot more specific about what you're looking for.

DaveE

[dickandtracy]

Thanks for all replies. Set 5487 from bricklink is unfortunately from US and I'm from Europe. However, I continued research and found out that right now best sets with 2x bricks are available in educational sets from LEGO. The best I think is 45020 that offers 1000 bricks for around 50-60€ (depends on re-seller). In pick a brick situation, when I choose only 2x bricks I get around 200-300 bricks for 50€, which makes it expansive in comparison to sets. @Davee - it doesn't matter how old the set is, it is still LEGO :) However, older sets are hard to find and many times because of their rarity, the price for such sets are higher than it was once they were released.

Edited July 12, 2016 by dickandtracy