How many pieces are in the Sunshine Surfer Van?

Sunshine Surfer Van contains 379 pieces.

What age is the Sunshine Surfer Van recommended for?

This set is recommended for ages 8-12.

When was the Sunshine Surfer Van released?

Sunshine Surfer Van was released in 2018.

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🏛 Creator 3-in-1

Set #31079

Sunshine Surfer Van

The Sunshine Surfer Van is a delightful slice of summer fun in LEGO form.

Before you buy

Who it's for: Ages 8+ · Intermediate build Ideal for families, teens, and casual LEGO fans who enjoy vehicles and creative building.
Build: 379 pieces · about 4.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $34.99 list price · 9.2¢ per piece
Availability: Retired at LEGO

★★★★☆ 4.1 community rating from 336 ratings

Fans appreciate the cheerful design and fun building experience of the Sunshine Surfer Van, highlighting its bright colors and creative details. Some feel the build is a bit simple for experienced builders, but overall it's considered a great set for families and casual LEGO fans.

$34.99

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📝 Our Take

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The Sunshine Surfer Van is a delightful slice of summer fun in LEGO form. This Creator 3-in-1 set captures the essence of a classic camper van with a bright color scheme and charming details, making it an instant hit for anyone who loves beach vibes and creative builds.

This set is perfect for families and casual LEGO enthusiasts. With a moderate piece count and clear instructions, it offers an enjoyable building experience without being overwhelming, and the 3-in-1 design provides extended play and display options.

Skip this if you're seeking a highly complex or technically challenging build. While fun, it's geared towards a younger audience or those who appreciate simpler, more whimsical LEGO creations; consider the Volkswagen T2 Camper Van (10279-1) for a more advanced build.

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🧱 Building Experience

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379

Pieces

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4.5h

Estimated Build Time

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Intermediate

Difficulty

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8-12

Ages

Build Highlights:

Fun and engaging build with bright, cheerful colors.
Utilizes clever techniques to create the van's curved shape and interior details.
Features functional elements like a removable roof, surfboard, and barbecue.
Offers three different building options for extended play and display.

📈 Investment Analysis

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Investment Grade

⏳ Retired

The Sunshine Surfer Van, being a retired Creator 3-in-1 set, has moderate investment potential. Its appeal lies in the nostalgic theme, bright colors, and the 3-in-1 functionality which broadens its audience. While not a highly sought-after set like some licensed themes, its retirement status and reasonable piece count may lead to gradual appreciation. However, the lack of exclusive or rare minifigures and the relatively common parts inventory might limit significant price increases. Investing in sealed, mint-condition boxes is crucial to maximize potential returns. Compared to other retired Creator sets, its investment potential sits in the mid-range.

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⚖ Compare Similar Sets

The Sunshine Surfer Van provides a more accessible and affordable alternative to the larger LEGO camper van models, such as the Volkswagen T2 Camper Van (10279-1). While lacking the intricate detail of the larger sets, its 3-in-1 design offers more versatility and play options. It's a great choice for those who want a fun, beach-themed build without a huge time or financial commitment. Compared to similar Creator 3-in-1 sets, the Sunshine Surfer Van stands out with its specific beach theme, offering something unique within the category.

2 Minifigures Included

White Torso, Dark BLue Legs, Dark Orange Hair

4 parts

B-

Red Torso, Medium Blue Legs, Bright Light Yellow Hair

4 parts

B-

The set includes two minifigures with beach-themed attire, contributing to the overall summery vibe. While not exclusive, they enhance the playability and display value of the set.

📦 Parts Inventory

Official piece count: 379
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 107 unique parts, 371 pieces
Minifigures: 2

The official piece count includes the 8 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

Missing a piece? Check this set piece by piece, with look-alike colors flagged and element IDs for replacements.

Flag 2 x 2 Square...

Part #: 11055 2× Blue

Bar Holder with Clip

Part #: 11090 1× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 11476 1× Black

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 11477 2× Yellow

Brick Wedged, Slo...

Part #: 13548 4× White

Wheel 18 x 8 with...

Part #: 13971 4× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Round 2 x 2 ...

Part #: 14769 1× Medium Nougat

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 15068 2× Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15573 1× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15573 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 15712 4× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Special Roun...

Part #: 20482 2× White

Equipment Goblet ...

Part #: 2343 1× Trans-Clear

Bar Holder with H...

Part #: 23443 2× Light Bluish Gray

Panel 1 x 2 x 1 w...

Part #: 23969 2× White

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2412b 6× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2412b 3× Black

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 3× Blue

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 5× Yellow

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 1× White

Brick Curved Inve...

Part #: 24201 4× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 24246 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 2× Medium Blue

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 4× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 25269 3× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 2540 2× Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 2540 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 26047 2× White

Tile Special 2 x ...

Part #: 27263 1× Light Bluish Gray

Lever Small Base ...

Part #: 298c02 1× Black

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 1× White

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 1× White

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 8× White

Brick 1 x 6

Part #: 3009 5× Yellow

Brick 1 x 4

Part #: 3010 1× Yellow

Equipment Binoculars

Part #: 30162 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 3× White

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 1× Blue

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 3× Yellow

Part #: 3023 2× Yellow

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 3× White

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 4× Dark Blue

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 2× Trans-Orange

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× Trans-Orange

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× White

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 4× Yellow

Plate 2 x 8

Part #: 3034 2× Yellow

Plate 4 x 8

Part #: 3035 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Special 2 x ...

Part #: 30350b 1× Red

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3037 8× White

Bar 4L (Lightsabe...

Part #: 30374 1× White

Arm Mechanical wi...

Part #: 30377 2× Black

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 1× Black

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 2× Dark Blue

Tile 2 x 2 with C...

Part #: 3068bpr9407 1× White

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× White

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 5× Blue

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 1× Medium Blue

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 3× Yellow

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 3× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 2× Reddish Brown

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 2× Trans-Red

Plant, Flower, Mi...

Part #: 32606 1× Dark Pink

Plate 6 x 14

Part #: 3456 1× Tan

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 3× White

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 1× Yellow

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 3× White

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 2× Blue

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 5× Yellow

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 4× Yellow

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 2× Yellow

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 4× White

Technic Pin witho...

Part #: 3673 4× Light Bluish Gray

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 3703 2× Black

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 6× Blue

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 1× Reddish Brown

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 6× Yellow

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 4× White

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 1× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 2× Yellow

Door 1 x 3 x 1 Right

Part #: 3821 1× Yellow

Door 1 x 3 x 1 Left

Part #: 3822 1× Yellow

Windscreen 2 x 4 x 2

Part #: 3823 2× Trans-Brown

Steering Stand 1 ...

Part #: 3829c01 1× Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3839b 1× Black

Equipment Cup / M...

Part #: 3899 1× Red

Dish 4 x 4 Invert...

Part #: 3960pr0024 1× White

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 1× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 2× Blue

Tile 1 x 8 with G...

Part #: 4162 1× Yellow

Windscreen 2 x 6 ...

Part #: 4176 1× Trans-Brown

Technic Pin 1/2 w...

Part #: 4274 8× Blue

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 44728 4× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 10

Part #: 4477 1× White

Plate 1 x 10

Part #: 4477 1× Blue

Plate 1 x 10

Part #: 4477 3× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 4510 1× White

Cupboard 2 x 3 x ...

Part #: 4533 1× Trans-Light Blue

Tap 1 x 1 without...

Part #: 4599b 1× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 48336 1× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 48336 4× Light Bluish Gray

Panel 1 x 2 x 1 [...

Part #: 4865b 1× Medium Azure

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 54200 6× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60470b 3× White

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 60475b 2× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60478 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60478 1× Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 60478 4× White

Brick Sloped 65° ...

Part #: 60481 2× White

Window 1 x 2 x 2 ...

Part #: 60592 1× White

Brick Curved 1 x ...

Part #: 6091 4× Light Bluish Gray

Tyre Offset Tread...

Part #: 61254 4× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 1× Trans-Yellow

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 4× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 1× Trans-Green

Bar 1 x 4 x 3 [En...

Part #: 62113 1× Black

Brick Special 2 x...

Part #: 6249 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 3

Part #: 63864 1× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 63868 3× Light Bluish Gray

Bar 6L with Stop ...

Part #: 63965 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 6 with G...

Part #: 6636 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 6 with G...

Part #: 6636 2× White

Tile 1 x 6 with G...

Part #: 6636 1× Reddish Brown

Hinge Plate 1 x 4...

Part #: 73983 1× White

Hinge Plate 1 x 4...

Part #: 73983 1× Yellow

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 85861 2× Dark Red

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 85984 8× Yellow

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 85984 4× White

Tile 2 x 4 with G...

Part #: 87079 1× White

Tile 2 x 4 with G...

Part #: 87079 1× Medium Blue

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 87087 1× Yellow

Panel 1 x 2 x 2 [...

Part #: 87552 8× Trans-Brown

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 1× Yellow

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 3× Light Bluish Gray

Sports Surfboard ...

Part #: 90397 1× Medium Azure

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 92280 3× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 92280 2× Yellow

Cupboard 2 x 3 x ...

Part #: 92410 1× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 92593 1× Light Bluish Gray

Panel 1 x 2 x 1 w...

Part #: 93095 2× Medium Azure

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 93274 2× Yellow

Tile Round 1 x 1

Part #: 98138 2× Trans-Orange

Tile Round 1 x 1

Part #: 98138 3× Black

Tile Round 1 x 1

Part #: 98138 4× Trans-Clear

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 98138pr0012 2× Flat Silver

Wheel Arch, Mudgu...

Part #: 98282 4× White

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99780 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99781 5× White

The set offers a good selection of basic bricks and plates in bright yellow, white, and blue, making it a useful source for general building and MOC projects. The trans-brown panels are particularly useful for creating windows and transparent details.

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Inventory Statistics

107

Unique Parts

379

Official Piece Count

371

Cataloged Inventory Pieces

Minifigures

Spare Parts

The official piece count includes the 8 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

Inventory Version: 1

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