Collecting bricklist via complete SETs

[t12ung]

Hi All,

I've recently just come out of a "dark-age", and am only looking to acquire my 4th set now. I'm quite keen to build 2 MOCs that I've taken a liking to, Brunojj1's F458 and Madoca 1977's Icarus Supercars.

I know I can add the bricklist for both models and try to find where I can buy in lots on sites like brickowl and bricklink. Now what would be helpful is an alternative way to collect by buying other complete sets.

So some smart way of showing % of your bricklist can be obtained by acquiring LEGO set # (sets listed and ordered by % complete of bricklist). Then I could hunt down a good deal on these sets and enjoy expanding my collection, building bought complete sets, and re-using the parts to build an awesome MOC.

I don't suppose there are any tools currently available to do this?

[DTom]

If I understand your need correctly, http://rebrickable.com/ will do this for you

[zux]

Just adding to post above, to make it a bit clear. You need to add all the sets and additional parts you already have first. Later search for the MOC you wish to build and hit the "Build this MOC!" button, which will show what you have left to collect. And if you scroll down a bit more there will sections with suggested sets.

[t12ung]

Thank you for the replies. The feature works well sometimes. It would be nice to have more control over the list of Sets To Consider, like sorting functions, as the list might only show sets that are quite hard to obtain (expensive). A date order could be useful in this case to show recent sets that are available in retail shops.