🏛 Factory

Set #5526

Skyline

The Factory Skyline set is a unique architectural experiment.

Before you buy

Who it's for: Intermediate build Ideal for LEGO fans who enjoy creative building, MOC design, and architectural projects.
Build: 2,792 pieces · about 4.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $129.99 list price · 4.7¢ per piece
Availability: Likely retired

★★★☆☆ 3.8 AI-generated review score, not a customer rating

Fans appreciate the set's potential for creative building and the large number of basic bricks. However, some find the lack of a defined model and the reliance on imagination to be a drawback, preferring sets with clear instructions and recognizable designs.

$129.99

Best Price

$505.00

📝 Our Take

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The Factory Skyline set is a unique architectural experiment. Released in 2005 as part of the Factory theme, it encourages builders to create their own cityscapes using a large quantity of basic bricks and plates in a variety of colors. The transparent blue elements add a futuristic touch, while the tan and green provide a natural contrast.

This set is perfect for LEGO enthusiasts who enjoy creative building and MOC design. With a large number of basic bricks and plates, it allows for endless possibilities in creating custom buildings and architectural designs. The set is also a great source of parts for expanding existing LEGO collections.

Skip this if you prefer licensed sets or detailed models with specific instructions. This set is more about free-form building and creative experimentation than replicating a specific design. Consider the Architecture series if you prefer more structured building experiences.

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🧱 Building Experience

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2,792

Pieces

⏱

4.5h

Estimated Build Time

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Intermediate

Difficulty

Build Highlights:

Large quantity of basic bricks and plates allows for extensive customization.
Transparent blue elements create a futuristic and unique aesthetic.
Encourages experimentation with different building techniques and architectural styles.
Provides a great source of parts for expanding existing LEGO collections and creating custom MOCs.

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Investment Grade

⏳ Retired

The Factory Skyline set presents a mixed investment opportunity. Its retirement in 2005 contributes to its increasing value, and the unique concept of a customizable cityscape appeals to collectors and MOC builders. The large number of basic bricks in useful colors adds to its appeal as a parts pack. However, the lack of licensing and the relatively high initial MSRP might limit its potential for significant appreciation. While the price is trending upward, careful monitoring of market trends is advised. The set's value lies primarily in its parts and creative potential rather than its status as a collectible model.

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Compared to the LEGO Architecture series, the Factory Skyline set offers a more open-ended building experience without specific instructions. While Architecture sets like 21028-1 New York City offer detailed models of real-world landmarks, the Factory Skyline encourages creative experimentation and custom designs. If you prefer structured building and iconic representations, the Architecture series might be a better choice. However, if you value freedom and a large parts inventory for MOC building, the Factory Skyline is an excellent alternative.

📦 Parts Inventory

Piece count: 2,792
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 82 unique parts, 2,792 pieces

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

Brick 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2357 12× Tan

Brick 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2357 15× Black

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2412b 5× Light Bluish Gray

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2412b 11× Black

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 37× Green

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 4× White

Plate 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 2420 2× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 4 with G...

Part #: 2431 8× Black

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2432 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2432 3× White

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 2436 5× Light Bluish Gray

Wedge Plate 3 x 3...

Part #: 2450 4× White

Wedge Plate 3 x 3...

Part #: 2450 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 2 x 6

Part #: 2456 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 2540 4× White

Tile Special 1 x ...

Part #: 2555 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 2817 4× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 2877 7× Light Bluish Gray

Lever Small Base ...

Part #: 298c02 2× White

Lever Small Base ...

Part #: 298c02 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 41× Green

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 9× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 9× Black

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 3× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 2 x 4

Part #: 3001 62× Tan

Brick 2 x 3

Part #: 3002 1× White

Brick 2 x 3

Part #: 3002 15× Black

Brick 2 x 3

Part #: 3002 4× Tan

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 9× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 12× Tan

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 20× Black

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 29× Green

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 30× Tan

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 73× Black

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 2× Blue

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 44× Green

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 23× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 1× Red

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 7× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 4× White

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 5× White

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 1× Light Bluish Gray

Part #: 3005 33× Green

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 4× Black

Brick 2 x 10

Part #: 3006 1× Black

Brick 2 x 10

Part #: 3006 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 8

Part #: 3008 10× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 8

Part #: 3008 40× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 8

Part #: 3008 3× Black

Brick 1 x 6

Part #: 3009 3× Blue

Brick 1 x 6

Part #: 3009 4× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 6

Part #: 3009 5× Black

Brick 1 x 6

Part #: 3009 9× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 4

Part #: 3010 14× Green

Brick 1 x 4

Part #: 3010 3× Light Bluish Gray

Part #: 3010 20× Dark Bluish Gray

Equipment Binoculars

Part #: 30162 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 1× Yellow

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 50× Tan

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 3× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 10× Black

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 10× Green

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 1× White

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 2× Blue

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 5× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 1× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 7× Black

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 22× Green

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 7× White

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 6× Dark Bluish Gray

Part #: 3022 20× Green

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 5× White

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 1× Yellow

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 58× Green

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 27× White

Part #: 3023 2× Trans-Clear

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 4× Black

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 4× Red

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 4× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 12× Tan

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 31× White

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 51× Green

Plate 4 x 4

Part #: 3031 8× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 4 x 4

Part #: 3031 4× Green

Plate 4 x 4

Part #: 3031 26× Black

Plate 4 x 4

Part #: 3031 2× Blue

Plate 2 x 8

Part #: 3034 11× Black

Brick Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 30367b 1× Black

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 30414 18× White

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3045 4× Black

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3048c 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3048c 1× Red

Brick Sloped 45° ...

Part #: 3048c 2× Black

Plate Round Corne...

Part #: 30565 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 30602 3× Trans-Brown

Brick Sloped 2 x ...

Part #: 30603 2× Black

Brick Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 3062b 4× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 3062b 6× Black

Brick 1 x 2 witho...

Part #: 3065 145× Trans-Clear

Brick 1 x 2 witho...

Part #: 3065 242× Trans-Dark Blue

Brick 1 x 2 witho...

Part #: 3065 1× Trans-Brown

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 32× Black

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 21× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 18× Tan

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 10× Black

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 40× Light Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× Red

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 14× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× Blue

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 61× Tan

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 7× White

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 7× Yellow

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 2× Trans-Yellow

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 119× Trans-Dark Blue

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 1× Trans-Red

Plate Special 3 x...

Part #: 3176 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 3298 8× Black

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 8

Part #: 3460 12× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 1× White

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 9× Black

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 11× Green

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 6× White

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 8× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 2× Black

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 32× Green

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 1× White

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3660 3× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped Inve...

Part #: 3665 1× White

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 1× Black

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 4× White

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 4× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 6

Part #: 3666 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 3700 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 22× Tan

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 1× White

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 13× Green

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 1× Black

Plate 1 x 4

Part #: 3710 9× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 2× Red

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 1× Yellow

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 104× Tan

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 2× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 3794a 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 32× Tan

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 2× Black

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 10

Part #: 3832 2× Black

Antenna 1 x 4 wit...

Part #: 3957a 1× Black

Antenna 1 x 4 wit...

Part #: 3957a 4× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 2× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 104× Tan

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 61× White

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 6× Red

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4070 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 4081b 2× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 4081b 4× Red

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 4081b 2× Black

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 4085c 2× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 4085c 1× Black

Plate 8 x 8

Part #: 41539 16× Dark Bluish Gray

Tile 1 x 8 with G...

Part #: 4162 8× Black

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41769 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41769 4× White

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41770 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Wedge Plate 4 x 2...

Part #: 41770 4× White

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 41855 5× Black

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 41855 1× Red

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 41855 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 2 x ...

Part #: 41855 5× White

Technic Pin 1/2 w...

Part #: 4274 13× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 33° ...

Part #: 4286 3× Light Bluish Gray

Cone 1 x 1 [No To...

Part #: 4589 1× Green

Cone 1 x 1 [No To...

Part #: 4589 2× Light Bluish Gray

Cone 1 x 1 [No To...

Part #: 4589 1× Yellow

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4733 2× Light Bluish Gray

Dish 2 x 2 Invert...

Part #: 4740 1× White

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 47905 4× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 47905 1× Black

Panel 1 x 2 x 1 [...

Part #: 4865a 11× Light Bluish Gray

Panel 1 x 2 x 1 [...

Part #: 4865a 24× Tan

Brick Curved 3 x ...

Part #: 50950 2× Black

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 54200 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 54200 24× Trans-Clear

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 54200 7× White

Brick Sloped 30° ...

Part #: 54200 64× Trans-Dark Blue

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 6019 1× Black

Windscreen 5 x 2 ...

Part #: 6070 4× Trans-Brown

Brick Curved 1 x ...

Part #: 6091 1× Light Bluish Gray

Brick Curved 1 x ...

Part #: 6091 1× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 22× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 5× White

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 15× Trans-Clear

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 6× Trans-Yellow

Part #: 6141 7× Black

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 8× Yellow

Panel 1 x 1 x 1 C...

Part #: 6231 9× Light Bluish Gray

Panel 1 x 1 x 1 C...

Part #: 6231 4× Tan

Technic Brick 1 x...

Part #: 6541 4× White

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 6564 1× White

Brick Wedged, Ang...

Part #: 6565 1× White

The Factory Skyline set is a great source of basic bricks and plates in a variety of colors, making it an excellent choice for MOC builders. The trans-dark blue elements are particularly useful for creating futuristic or aquatic-themed designs.

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💎 Notable Parts

Trans-Dark Blue Brick 1 x 2 without Bottom Tube (242x) $24.20

Tan Plate Special 1 x 2 with 1 Stud without Groove (Jumper) (104x) $10.40

Tan Brick Special 1 x 1 with Headlight (104x) $10.40

Est. BrickLink Part Value

$45.00

💡 MOC Potential

🏙 Expand the skyline with additional buildings and structures.

🏛 Recreate famous architectural landmarks.

🏰 Design a medieval village or castle using the available bricks.

🌳 Create a botanical garden or landscape diorama.

🚗 Build a fleet of futuristic vehicles to populate your skyline.

Community Insights

Real opinions from Reddit and YouTube

What Reddit Says

No Reddit discussions found for this set.

What YouTubers Say

Based on 4 videos

3.0 /5

Mixed

0% positive

BlockTalk AI

YouTube reviews of LEGO Skyline (5526-1) and related Nissan Skyline sets are largely neutral, focusing on set features and building experiences. While no strong positive or negative consensus emerges, the high view counts on reviews from channels like Tiago Catarino and RacingBrick indicate significant interest in Skyline-themed LEGO models.

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Community Sentiment

Based on 4 YouTube reviews

Not enough Reddit data

YouTube

3.0 /5

Mixed

0% positive

Positive

Mixed

Critical

BlockTalk AI Analysis

What the Community Says

3 YouTube reviews

BlockTalk AI Summary

Tiago Catarino's review of the LEGO Nissan Skyline GT-R highlights its place within the LEGO Speed Champions movie sub-theme. RacingBrick provides a detailed building review of the LEGO Technic 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R R34, indicating excitement for the 2025 summer release.