Do people ever just buy the pieces seperatly to build the whole set?

for example this set is so insanly rare and expensive to get your hands on and it stops you from completing the 4 dragons collection. I went through the manual and the pieces are really basic except for the head so can't you just buy all the pieces seperatly or get some from parts you have lying around and recreate it? It's the exact same as owning the set right? If it's all authentic lego and such or am i missing something here? submitted by /u/NbMster69 [link] [comments]