At $199.99 for a 1:87 scale working wind turbine with a functional rotor, this Creator Expert set undercuts almost everything in its size class — the value case is nearly absurd.
Is the price fair?A+Possibly the most underpriced large Creator Expert set of its era — $199.99 for this much turbine is a rare slip in LEGO®'s favor.
Will you love it?C-Functional rotor and rotating nacelle are clever, but the corporate branding keeps it from feeling like art.
Holds its value?ARetired quietly, bought casually, now sitting above retail — the secondary market figured this one out before most collectors did.
The Full Take
The Vestas Wind Turbine is one of those sets that rewards patience to appreciate. The corporate-partnership aesthetic keeps it from being beautiful in the classic sense, but the engineering underneath is worth a second look — the rotor actually spins, the nacelle rotates, and the build itself walks you through real turbine mechanics in brick form. Three minifigs for a $200 set is thin, and the overall silhouette reads more industrial diorama than display centerpiece. But the price LEGO® landed on is genuinely difficult to argue with for the footprint and complexity you get. It aged oddly — niche enough that casual buyers passed on it, which quietly made it interesting to the people paying attention to the secondary market. A B- set that makes a strong case on grounds most B- sets can't.
