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+ | '''Creator''', a continuing [[theme]] that started in [[2001]], is focused on the creative construction of [[System]] parts as opposed to playability functions of [[Minifigure|minifigures]] as in most other themes. As such, Creator [[set]]s are typically based on buildings (such as houses and apartments), cars (such as roadsters and trucks), or creatures (such as dinosaurs and spiders). They at one point released small sets contained in plastic pods, similar to the way [[BIONICLE]] and [[Hero Factory]] used to be packaged, but most are in regular boxes. The Creator sets didn't include [[Minifigures]] until [[2011]], although many of the older sets are minifigure-scaled. The Creator vehicles are said to have replaced the [[Model Team]] theme, which was discontinued for the final time in [[1999]], two years before Creator was introduced. Most sets are based off contest winners. |
== History == |
== History == |
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− | Although the name ''Creator'' was introduced with the [[LEGO Creator|video game of the same name]] and board game, the |
+ | Although the name ''Creator'' was introduced with the [[LEGO Creator|video game of the same name]] and board game, the very |
+ | first sets of the theme were introduced in [[2001]]. They were continued from the previous ''[[Basic]]'' and ''[[FreeStyle]]'' themes, both including buckets of bricks and a few simple models. ''Creator'', ''Basic'', and ''Freestyle'' each included [[4+ Figure]] minifigures named [[Tina]] and [[Max (Creative Building)|Max]].[[File:Max_and_Tina.jpg|thumb|Tina and Max]] Max and Tina later became the names of two well-known [[LEGO Club Magazine]]'s mascots. |
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These minifigures were discontinued when the ''[[Designer]]'' theme was introduced. This theme focused on the more specialized models, while Creator became used for sets containing a variety of bricks and pieces that were designed to develop creativity. |
These minifigures were discontinued when the ''[[Designer]]'' theme was introduced. This theme focused on the more specialized models, while Creator became used for sets containing a variety of bricks and pieces that were designed to develop creativity. |
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The Creator theme also includes the ''[[Modular Buildings]]'' line (with the exception of [[10190 Market Street]]), which are a series of large, detailed buildings, with flat floors, and mostly have no more than one building. The '''Modular Buildings''' also include minifigures, unlike most Creator sets, and the sets are to the standard minifigure scale. |
The Creator theme also includes the ''[[Modular Buildings]]'' line (with the exception of [[10190 Market Street]]), which are a series of large, detailed buildings, with flat floors, and mostly have no more than one building. The '''Modular Buildings''' also include minifigures, unlike most Creator sets, and the sets are to the standard minifigure scale. |
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+ | Recently, quite a few Creator sets have been including minifigures, starting with [[5766 Log Cabin]]. |
The theme also recently used [[Technic]] pieces into sets such as [[7347 Highway Pickup]] (for the base, the functional steering and part of the flatbed tray). |
The theme also recently used [[Technic]] pieces into sets such as [[7347 Highway Pickup]] (for the base, the functional steering and part of the flatbed tray). |
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|10233 Horizon Express |
|10233 Horizon Express |
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|10243 Parisian Restaurant |
|10243 Parisian Restaurant |
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+ | |10246 Detective's Office |
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+ | |10251 Brick Bank |
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|1270 Chromika Trial Size Bag |
|1270 Chromika Trial Size Bag |
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|20001 LEGO Batbot |
|20001 LEGO Batbot |
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|20014 4x4 Dynamo |
|20014 4x4 Dynamo |
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|20015 Alligator |
|20015 Alligator |
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|30008 Snowman |
|30008 Snowman |
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|30009 Christmas Tree |
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|30181 Helicopter |
|30181 Helicopter |
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|30182 Santa |
|30182 Santa |
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+ | |30189 Transport Plane |
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+ | |30197 Snowman |
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+ | |30283 Off-Road |
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+ | |30284 Tractor |
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+ | |30285 Tiger |
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|31000 Mini Speeder |
|31000 Mini Speeder |
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|31001 Mini Skyflyers |
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|31021 Furry Creatures |
|31021 Furry Creatures |
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|31022 Turbo Quad |
|31022 Turbo Quad |
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+ | |31024 Roaring Power |
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|31025 Mountain Hut |
|31025 Mountain Hut |
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+ | |31032 Red Creatures |
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+ | |31033 Vehicle Transporter |
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+ | |31034 Future flyers |
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+ | |31035 Beach Hut |
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+ | |31036 Toy & Grocery Shop |
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+ | |31037 Adventure Vehicles |
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+ | |31038 Changing Seasons |
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+ | |31039 Blue Power Jet |
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|35750 Dinosaur Backpack |
|35750 Dinosaur Backpack |
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|35757 Dinosaur Backpack (Small) |
|35757 Dinosaur Backpack (Small) |
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|35764 Dinosaur Backpack (Roller) |
|35764 Dinosaur Backpack (Roller) |
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|35769 Dinosaur Lunch Box |
|35769 Dinosaur Lunch Box |
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|40025 New York Taxi |
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|40026 Statue Of Liberty |
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|40049 Mini Sopwith Camel |
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|40055 DTC Seasonal Halloween 2013 |
|40055 DTC Seasonal Halloween 2013 |
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+ | |40079 Mini VW T1 Camper Van |
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+ | |40082 Christmas Tree Stand |
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+ | |40083 Holiday Set |
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+ | |40106 Elves' Workshop |
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+ | |40107 Ice Skating |
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+ | |40108 Balloon Cart |
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+ | |40138 Christmas Train |
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|4007 Brick Tricks: Fantastic Fliers |
|4007 Brick Tricks: Fantastic Fliers |
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|4013 Create and Imagine |
|4013 Create and Imagine |
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|5892 Sonic Boom |
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|5893 Offroad Power |
|5893 Offroad Power |
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|6092 Anniversary Bucket |
|6092 Anniversary Bucket |
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|6092 LEGO Special Edition Creative Building Tub |
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|7875 Backhoe |
|7875 Backhoe |
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|7876 Cement Truck |
|7876 Cement Truck |
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|852986 Crocodile Key Chain |
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|852987 Penguin Key Chain |
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<gallery captionalign="left"> |
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Logo Creator.jpg|Logo |
Logo Creator.jpg|Logo |
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+ | JAKE.jpg|[[Jake (Creative Building)|Jake]] |
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+ | MAX.jpg|[[Max (Creative Building)|Max]] |
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- This article is about the theme. For the video game, see 5700 LEGO Creator.
Creator, a continuing theme that started in 2001, is focused on the creative construction of System parts as opposed to playability functions of minifigures as in most other themes. As such, Creator sets are typically based on buildings (such as houses and apartments), cars (such as roadsters and trucks), or creatures (such as dinosaurs and spiders). They at one point released small sets contained in plastic pods, similar to the way BIONICLE and Hero Factory used to be packaged, but most are in regular boxes. The Creator sets didn't include Minifigures until 2011, although many of the older sets are minifigure-scaled. The Creator vehicles are said to have replaced the Model Team theme, which was discontinued for the final time in 1999, two years before Creator was introduced. Most sets are based off contest winners.
History
Although the name Creator was introduced with the video game of the same name and board game, the very
first sets of the theme were introduced in 2001. They were continued from the previous Basic and FreeStyle themes, both including buckets of bricks and a few simple models. Creator, Basic, and Freestyle each included 4+ Figure minifigures named Tina and Max.
Max and Tina later became the names of two well-known LEGO Club Magazine's mascots.
These minifigures were discontinued when the Designer theme was introduced. This theme focused on the more specialized models, while Creator became used for sets containing a variety of bricks and pieces that were designed to develop creativity.
When the Designer theme was discontinued in 2006, Creator took over its style of sets, including the X-Pod sub-theme. This produced more complex models and themes, including some animals and vehicles. Meanwhile, Creator's previous sets, such as buckets of bricks, were moved to the Creative Building theme, which later became known as Bricks and More.
The complexity of the sets typically depends on the scale. Smaller models often make use of basic bricks, where as larger models make use of specialized elements and advanced building techniques. A majority of the sets released since 2006 are "3 in 1" sets, or sets that included bricks which could assemble into 3 different ways, with instructions for each assembly included with the set.
The Creator theme also includes the Modular Buildings line (with the exception of 10190 Market Street), which are a series of large, detailed buildings, with flat floors, and mostly have no more than one building. The Modular Buildings also include minifigures, unlike most Creator sets, and the sets are to the standard minifigure scale.
Recently, quite a few Creator sets have been including minifigures, starting with 5766 Log Cabin.
The theme also recently used Technic pieces into sets such as 7347 Highway Pickup (for the base, the functional steering and part of the flatbed tray).
Sets
X-Pod
Image | # | Set | Number of pieces | Minifigures | Price | Release |
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4335 | Black Robot Pod | 50 | $3.50 | 2004 | ||
4337 | Dragon Pod | 52 | $3.50 | 2005 | ||
4338 | Monster Pod | 49 | $3.50 | 2005 | ||
4339 | Aqua Pod | 56 | $3.49 | 2005 | ||
4346 | Robo Pod | 50 | $3.49 | 2004 | ||
4347 | Auto Pod | 67 | $3.50 | 2004 | ||
4348 | Aero Pod | 36 | $3.49 | 2004 | ||
4349 | Wild Pod | 44 | $3.50 | 2004 | ||
4413 | Arachno Pod | 57 | 2005 | |||
4415 | Auto Pod | 56 | $3.49 | 2006 | ||
4416 | Robo Pod | 71 | 2006 | |||
4417 | Aero Pod | 60 | $4.99 | 2006 | ||
4418 | Dino Pod | 55 | $3.50 | 2006 | ||
65535 | X-Pod Play Off Game Pack | 219 | $20.00 | 2004 | ||
K4346 | X-Pod Kit | 197 | 2004 | |||
K4413 | X-Pod Cool Creatures Collection | 213 | 2005 |
Dacta (Educational Division)
No. | Set name | Released | Parts | Minifigures |
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9302 | Creator Community Builders | 2004 | 1695 | 4 |
9303 | Airport Set | 2004 | 1180 | 4 |
9304 | Fun Park | 2001 | ||
9306 | Bulk Set with Special bricks | 2003 | 610 | None |
9385 | Sceneries Set | 2010 | 1214 | None |
Other releases
No. | Set name | Released | Parts | Type |
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4006 | Brick Tricks: Cool Cars | 2000 | 1 | Book |
4007 | Brick Tricks: Fantastic Fliers | 2000 | 1 | Book |
5700 | LEGO Creator | 1998 | 1 | Video Game |
5720 | LEGO Creator Masterpiece | 2000 | 1 | Video Game |
5723 | LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom | 2000 | 1 | Video Game |
5787 | LEGO Creator: Harry Potter | 2001 | 1 | Video Game |
5817 | Constructive Creator (Dutch) | 2002 | 1 | Video Game |
7383 | Creator Watch | 2002 | LEGO Time | |
7396 | Creator Clock | 2002 | 9 | LEGO Time |
14555 | Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | 1 | Video Game |
35750 | Dinosaur Backpack | 2009 | 1 | Bag |
35757 | Dinosaur Backpack (Small) | 2009 | 1 | Bag |
35764 | Dinosaur Backpack (Roller) | 2009 | 1 | Bag |
35769 | Dinosaur Lunch Box | 2009 | 1 | Bag |
66188 | Creative Building Set | 2007 | Product Collection | |
66208 | Mr. Magorium's Big Book | 2007 | 324 | Product Collection |
66373 | Fun Favour Pack | 2010 | Misc. | |
4212659 | Creator Green Photo Frame | 2003 | Photo Frame | |
4250339 | Build a Robot Clock Set | 2004 | 47 | LEGO Time |
4250341 | Classic Constructor Watch | 2006 | 48 | LEGO Time |
4288396 | Bricks Bedding | 2004 | Bedding | |
4552770 | PVC Stickers | 2008 | Sticker | |
K4916 | Mini Pods Collection | 2007 | 298 | Product Collection |
G08553 | Creator Board Game Deluxe | 2002 | 130 | Board Game |
G31415 | Builder Xtreme Board Game | 2003 | 130 | Board Game |
GA03 | The Race to Build It | 1999 | 101 | Board Game |
W341 | Classic Creator Watch | 2006 | 48 | LEGO Time |
The Official LEGO Creator Activity Book | 1998 | 1 | Book |
Gallery
Website
The Creator website is full of educational LEGO tips and tricks for adults and kids alike. There is also a gallery for users with a LEGO ID to upload their creations in the form of a snapshot. There is also a Designer's blog that one can read and learn about designing new sets and having fun with the LEGO sets. And there is a designers blog so you can see what the LEGO designers think of the LEGO sets.
See Also
Sources
Universal Building Sets • Basic • FreeStyle • Designer • Creator • Bricks and More