What's the one set that really pains you for NOT buying it?

[BrickG]

The Lego Shuttlecraft that was canned just recently. The big one.

I tried to buy it about a week after it was canned. :(

I'd say the huge Falcon but realistically I had no money or job or anything but school so I can "forgive" myself for not buying it (wasn't even back to Lego yet but I wanted it).

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Some of the Space stuff from years ago when I realized my kid was not as into Lego the same way I had been when I was his age

[Calanon]

Too many damned sets. The entire modular line. Many of the CMF. So many other things.

[Hive]

I came out of my dark ages right as both Fantasy Castle and the Pirates 2009 lines were being phased out and put on clearance, and I regret not buying all the sets I could get my hands on from those two lines. But I still wasn't sure how much I wanted to invest in my newfound LEGO interest, nor was I at that point inclined to collect two different themes...

I've later managed to aquire most of the Pirates 2009 line while sadly only having secured a few of the Fantasy Castle sets, with Drawbridge Attack being the biggest set.

In more recent times, I regret not getting the PoTC London Escape set on clearance when I bought the two ships. I'm not quite sure what it is about that set, but it oddly intrigues me.

[Vindicare]

The one that hurts is 10200. It slipped by me for whatever reason and seeing its going price makes me sad in the wallet. If I bought that me, I'd have to miss out on a lot of awesome current stuff.

[Trance89]

There isn't a set I regret for not buying. It could've been the Tower Bridge because I really wanted it but didn't have room to place it (and if I buy a set for display I really want to build it). I bought this set about a month ago and it's still in the box. I'm glad I've bought it for the original price (well, even a bit cheaper) and could get it before it won't be produced anymore.

Currently I have the same problem with the Horizon Express. I don't think the price isn't really a thing but I think just one set isn't enough. I fels like the train isn't complete while two sets would make a complete train but the price will also be twice as much. Decissions decissions...

[BlueberryWaffles]

2010 Hogwarts Express. It's the ONLY set I didn't have out of the HP revival.

[MikroMan]

Modulars and the recetn Space Shuttle. I also regretted not buying the 4841 Hogwarts Express... Until I found it a few weeks ago in my store at 20% off retail price - like Christmas come early

[Galaxy Explorer]

Looking waaaay back I wish I had gotten the Cargo Center from 1984- as a teenager I was a rabid bargain hunter, but never found one of these on sale. I am also kicking myself for never ordering the Town Bank, but fortunately I was able to build one out of my spare parts, minus the stickers. Last year I was lucky enough to find the armored van on eBay, so it is nearly complete.

More recently I missed out on the Limo and Helicopter set from 2010. I saw it only once, at the LEGO Store.

A few UCS sets have slipped by me as well- Snowspeeder, Y-Wing and Maul Bust come to mind, and I really, really hate thinking about that Millennium Falcon I will probably never have!

[DeanFS]

Emerald Night takes the cake for me. What a beautiful set. I really hope TLG releases a nice period train again; I may get the new Lone Ranger set as a weak substitute (to be fair, having a full track and nice figures / figure accessories make it stronger) but I will always regret having let my own embarrassment keep me from LEGO during that period.

I still feel weird leaving the LEGO shop with bags of goodies, but if I had the Emerald Night in tow, I wouldn't even care!

[Luke_likes_Lego]

I wish I could answer that there was just one .

Unfortunately so many...

• Grand Carousel
  
• UCS Millenium Falcon
  
• Cargo Train Deluxe
  
• Tower Crane
  
• Town Plan (10184)
  
• Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) GP-38 Locomotive
  
• Diesel Shunter Locomotive
  
• Holiday Train
  
• Remote Controlled Signal 12v (7860)
  
• AT-AT
  
• Santa Fe Super Chief
  
• Steam Engine (7750)
  

Sorry to not answer your question, but I had trouble even narrowing it to a top twelve.

:cry3:

LLL

[Bilbo Baggins]

Set 4702 The Final Challenge, I really want a Quirrell and that was the only set that included him.

[jtr]

batman 1 and i had the oppurtinity to pick up the crossover track at a good price.

[slovakiasteph]

HP Diagon Alley... it was even on my "buy this soon because it's expiring" list, but I somehow never picked it up.

[Zanki]

The 1999 castles. My mum refused to buy them for me because they were too expensive. I really, really wanted an awesome castle. Those where the best I think. I still want to get those sets, but it's not going to happen anytime soon. The biggest set I had until I was 15 was the 6907 Sonic Stinger. I loved that toy. My mum got it me for Christmas, then decided it wasn't a good idea because I liked it far too much and it was a boys toy (she always had a thing about me playing with boys toys, who cares?)

I think I feel worse about the Quasar Saber and Transdaggers from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy line. I held both in my hands in Toys R Us once. Only once. My mum refused to buy them, I begged her. She caved a week later and went back. They where gone. For some reason they only got one shipment and nowhere else was selling them. I still haven't managed to buy either.

[Luke_likes_Lego]

The 1999 castles.

Is that a trick / test comment?

1999 seems to be the first 'gap' in the line of castle sets since 1982.

LLL

[Elrond]

I'd say...

- The Indiana Jones sets. I wanted to get some of them at the time but I was a student and I didn't have too much money to spend on LEGO. Now they're all rather pricey.

- The Fantasy Era battle packs

- Hagrid's Hut (4738)

- The Tumbler - Joker's Ice Cream Surprise

- Vampire's Crypt (Studios)

If I have to pick one, I think I'd go with the Tumbler. The prices for this set are now insanely high.

Edited June 15, 2013 by Elrond

[Zanki]

Is that a trick / test comment?

1999 seems to be the first 'gap' in the line of castle sets since 1982.

LLL

lol I don't know the eact year, I just remember they where out when I was around 10/11. I just looked it up, I was a year out, it was the 2000 castles that I liked, so I would have been 11. I do remember going to Legoland one year, my mum said I could get a castle and couldn't find one. All they had was that football stuff. I was really upset and got a gameboy game that sucked and an awesome king keyring that vanished years ago.

[N-4K0]

I always wanted the 8459 Pneumatic Front End Loader since the first time I saw it in some small Technic brochure years ago. However I think the new 8265 Front Loader looks much better, being mostly studless, I'd rather have that one.

[Luke_likes_Lego]

I do remember going to Legoland one year, my mum said I could get a castle and couldn't find one. All they had was that football stuff.

...that would have sucked.

Cute castle though....would you still consider getting one?

LLL

[Artifex]

I do remember going to Legoland one year, my mum said I could get a castle and couldn't find one. All they had was that football stuff.

Oh, my! I can feel your frustration!

[Phreatobite]

I would say most sorry to have missed out on Diagon Alley (for my missus) and Imperial Shuttle for me.

[Zanki]

...that would have sucked.

Cute castle though....would you still consider getting one?

LLL

I dunno, maybe in the future. I still want an awesome older castle. I don't like the newer ones so much, they just aren't as fun and because they aren't built on a base, they lack the dungeons etc the old ones used to have.

[Esurient]

Grand Carousel and Clone Turbo Tank.

Can't seem to get them anywhere now for less than RRP...

[Canada_7]

I came out of my dark ages right as both Fantasy Castle and the Pirates 2009 lines were being phased out and put on clearance, and I regret not buying all the sets I could get my hands on from those two lines. But I still wasn't sure how much I wanted to invest in my newfound LEGO interest, nor was I at that point inclined to collect two different themes...

I've later managed to aquire most of the Pirates 2009 line while sadly only having secured a few of the Fantasy Castle sets, with Drawbridge Attack being the biggest set.

In more recent times, I regret not getting the PoTC London Escape set on clearance when I bought the two ships. I'm not quite sure what it is about that set, but it oddly intrigues me.

Somewhat similar in that I got out of my dark-ages when I got Vader's Tie Advanced and also the 2009 pirate ship Brickbeard's Bounty on clearance. I guess I've been fortunate in that a number of the sets people have mentioned they regret I have...I've become a hoarder of Lego I think...I've got like 70 something sets I haven't opened because I keep getting stuff on sale as well as not having the room to build them...

Anyways, I guess one set I wish I got was the Grand Carousel. It ended production probably just as I got out of my dark age. I missed out on Taj Mahal and the Imperial Shuttle, both I was somewhat interested but at the moment I don't feel like it pains me though there's a chance in the future it will (particularly the Imperial Shuttle).

Shrieking Shack from the Harry Potter line back back in the mid-to-late 2000s when I see pictures always seemed like a cool looking set, been interested to see how it's like.