Unleash Your Creativity!
1000 Pieces of Building Fun

Dive into a world of endless possibilities with this classic LEGO set from 2004. Perfect for budding builders and imaginative minds.

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Set #4496

Fun with Building Tub

The Fun with Building Tub is a classic LEGO starter set that encourages creativity.

🏆 Best For: Ideal for young children and families who enjoy creative building and open-ended play. ⏱ 4.5 hr build 🧩 1,000 pcs
★★★★☆ 4.0

A beloved classic for its simplicity and open-ended play, though some find the lack of specific instructions limiting. Parents appreciate the large quantity of bricks and the included storage tub.

📝 Our Take

The Fun with Building Tub is a classic LEGO starter set that encourages creativity. With 1000 pieces of basic bricks in a rainbow of colors, this set provides endless possibilities for young builders to explore their imagination and develop essential building skills.

This set is perfect for young children and families looking to build together. The large assortment of bricks and the sturdy storage tub make it ideal for sparking creativity and providing hours of open-ended play.

Skip this if you're an experienced builder looking for advanced techniques or complex models. Consider sets from the Creator or Ideas lines for more challenging builds with intricate details.

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🧱 Building Experience

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1,000
Pieces
4.5h
Build Time
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Beginner
Difficulty
Build Highlights:
  • Simple building techniques perfect for beginners.
  • Focus on creativity and imaginative play rather than following instructions.
  • Large assortment of basic bricks in various colors.
  • Sturdy storage tub for easy cleanup and organization.

📈 Investment Analysis

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Investment Grade
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The Fun with Building Tub is a retired set from 2004, making it a vintage item. Its investment potential is moderate. The large piece count and the inclusion of basic bricks make it appealing to MOC builders. However, as a basic set, it may not have the same collector appeal as licensed or more complex sets. Appreciation will likely be slow and steady, driven by demand from parents and educators seeking bulk LEGO for creative play.

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Compare Similar Sets

Compared to other basic brick sets, the Fun with Building Tub offers a substantial quantity of bricks at a reasonable price (when it was in production). Alternatives include the LEGO Classic series, which offer similar creative building experiences. However, the Fun with Building Tub stands out due to its vintage status and the nostalgia factor for collectors who grew up with it.

📦 Full Parts Inventory - 32 unique parts • 1,000 total pieces

Brick 2 x 6 Brick 2 x 6
Part #: 2456 White
Brick 2 x 6 Brick 2 x 6
Part #: 2456 Red
Brick 2 x 6 Brick 2 x 6
Part #: 2456 Light Bluish Gray
Brick 2 x 6 Brick 2 x 6
Part #: 2456 Yellow
Brick 2 x 6 Brick 2 x 6
Part #: 2456 Blue
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 Green
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 Medium Blue
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 Orange
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 18× Yellow
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 Light Bluish Gray
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 18× Red
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 18× Blue
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 12× White
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 Black
Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
Part #: 3001 Lime
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Green
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Red
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Black
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 White
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Yellow
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Blue
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Light Bluish Gray
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Medium Blue
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Orange
Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
Part #: 3002 Lime
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 18× Green
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 18× Light Bluish Gray
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 18× Medium Blue
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 18× Orange
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 18× Lime
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 32× Yellow
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 18× Black
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 32× Blue
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 28× White
Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
Part #: 3003 32× Red
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 16× Orange
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 16× Black
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 16× Green
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 24× White
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 16× Light Bluish Gray
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 28× Red
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 28× Yellow
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 28× Blue
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 16× Lime
Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
Part #: 3004 16× Medium Blue
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 18× White
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 21× Blue
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 12× Light Bluish Gray
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 12× Black
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 12× Orange
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 12× Medium Blue
Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
Part #: 3005 20× Red
Brick 1 x 1 with Simple Eye Black and White Print Brick 1 x 1 with ...
Part #: 3005pr9996 Yellow
Brick 1 x 1 with Simple Eye Black and White Print Brick 1 x 1 with ...
Part #: 3005pr9996 Green
Brick 2 x 8 Brick 2 x 8
Part #: 3007 Yellow
Brick 2 x 8 Brick 2 x 8
Part #: 3007 Red
Brick 2 x 8 Brick 2 x 8
Part #: 3007 Blue
Brick 1 x 8 Brick 1 x 8
Part #: 3008 Red
Brick 1 x 8 Brick 1 x 8
Part #: 3008 Light Bluish Gray
Brick 1 x 8 Brick 1 x 8
Part #: 3008 Blue
Brick 1 x 8 Brick 1 x 8
Part #: 3008 Yellow
Brick 1 x 6 Brick 1 x 6
Part #: 3009 White
Brick 1 x 6 Brick 1 x 6
Part #: 3009 Yellow
Brick 1 x 6 Brick 1 x 6
Part #: 3009 Blue
Brick 1 x 6 Brick 1 x 6
Part #: 3009 Red
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Blue
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Black
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 White
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Yellow
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Lime
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Red
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Green
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Medium Blue
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Orange
Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
Part #: 3010 Light Bluish Gray
Brick 1 x 4 with Black Smile Print Brick 1 x 4 with ...
Part #: 3010pr9980 Yellow
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Yellow
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Black
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Red
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Blue
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 White
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Green
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Orange
Plate 2 x 4 Plate 2 x 4
Part #: 3020 Light Bluish Gray
Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3
Part #: 3021 Blue
Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3
Part #: 3021 Green
Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3
Part #: 3021 Yellow
Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3
Part #: 3021 Orange
Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3
Part #: 3021 Red
Plate 2 x 3 Plate 2 x 3
Part #: 3021 White
Plate 2 x 2 Plate 2 x 2
Part #: 3022 White
Plate 2 x 2 Plate 2 x 2
Part #: 3022 Green
Plate 2 x 2 Plate 2 x 2
Part #: 3022 Yellow
Plate 2 x 2 Plate 2 x 2
Part #: 3022 Black
Plate 2 x 2 Plate 2 x 2
Part #: 3022 Blue
Plate 2 x 2 Plate 2 x 2
Part #: 3022 Red
Plate 2 x 8 Plate 2 x 8
Part #: 3034 Red
Plate 2 x 8 Plate 2 x 8
Part #: 3034 Yellow
Plate 2 x 8 Plate 2 x 8
Part #: 3034 Blue
Plate 2 x 8 Plate 2 x 8
Part #: 3034 White
Slope 45° 2 x 4 Slope 45° 2 x 4
Part #: 3037 Red
Slope 45° 2 x 2 Slope 45° 2 x 2
Part #: 3039 Trans-Dark Blue
Slope 45° 2 x 2 Slope 45° 2 x 2
Part #: 3039 Blue
Slope 45° 2 x 2 Slope 45° 2 x 2
Part #: 3039 Red
Slope 45° 2 x 2 Slope 45° 2 x 2
Part #: 3039 White
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b Orange
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b White
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b Blue
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b Green
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b Red
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b Yellow
Slope 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin Slope 45° 2 x 1 w...
Part #: 3040b Light Bluish Gray
Slope 45° 2 x 4 Double Slope 45° 2 x 4 D...
Part #: 3041 Red
Slope 45° 2 x 2 Double Slope 45° 2 x 2 D...
Part #: 3043 Red
Brick 1 x 2 without Bottom Tube Brick 1 x 2 witho...
Part #: 3065 Trans-Red
Brick 1 x 2 without Bottom Tube Brick 1 x 2 witho...
Part #: 3065 Trans-Dark Blue
Slope 33° 3 x 2 Slope 33° 3 x 2
Part #: 3298 White
Slope 33° 3 x 2 Slope 33° 3 x 2
Part #: 3298 Blue
Slope 33° 3 x 2 Slope 33° 3 x 2
Part #: 3298 Red
Brick 1 x 3 Brick 1 x 3
Part #: 3622 Green
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes] Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3660 Red
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes] Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3660 White
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes] Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3660 Blue
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 Blue
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 Red
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 Light Bluish Gray
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 White
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 Green
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 Orange
Slope Inverted 45° 2 x 1 Slope Inverted 45...
Part #: 3665 Yellow
Plate 1 x 4 Plate 1 x 4
Part #: 3710 Blue
Plate 1 x 4 Plate 1 x 4
Part #: 3710 Red
Plate 1 x 4 Plate 1 x 4
Part #: 3710 White
Slope Inverted 33° 3 x 2 [Connections between Studs] Slope Inverted 33...
Part #: 3747b Blue
Plate 2 x 6 Plate 2 x 6
Part #: 3795 Yellow
Plate 2 x 6 Plate 2 x 6
Part #: 3795 Blue
Plate 2 x 6 Plate 2 x 6
Part #: 3795 White
Plate 2 x 6 Plate 2 x 6
Part #: 3795 Red
Slope 33° 3 x 1 Slope 33° 3 x 1
Part #: 4286 White
Slope 33° 3 x 1 Slope 33° 3 x 1
Part #: 4286 Blue
Slope 33° 3 x 1 Slope 33° 3 x 1
Part #: 4286 Red
Slope Inverted 34° 3 x 1 without Internal Stopper Slope Inverted 34...
Part #: 4287a Blue
Slope Inverted 34° 3 x 1 without Internal Stopper Slope Inverted 34...
Part #: 4287a Red
Slope Inverted 34° 3 x 1 without Internal Stopper Slope Inverted 34...
Part #: 4287a White
Brick 2 x 2 without Inside Ridges Brick 2 x 2 witho...
Part #: 6223 Trans-Red
This set is a great source of basic bricks in a variety of colors, making it ideal for MOC builders looking to expand their collection. The abundance of red, blue, white, and yellow bricks is particularly useful for creating colorful and vibrant models.

💎 Notable Parts

Yellow Brick 2 x 2 (32x) $1.60
Red Brick 2 x 2 (32x) $1.60
Blue Brick 2 x 2 (32x) $1.60
White Brick 2 x 2 (28x) $1.40
Blue Brick 1 x 1 (21x) $1.05
Est. BrickLink Part Value
$7.25

💡 MOC Potential

🏰 Build a colorful medieval castle with towers and walls.
🚗 Create a fleet of imaginative cars, trucks, and airplanes.
🏙 Design a vibrant cityscape with buildings and houses.
🌳 Construct a whimsical garden with flowers and trees.

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Charts Inventory Statistics

32
Unique Parts
1,000
Total Pieces
0
Minifigures
Inventory Version: 1