LEGO Creator 10196 Grand Carousel

LEGO set 10196, “Grand Carousel”, represents a large carousel attraction designed as a substantial fairground model for display and play. It belongs to the Creator theme, under Creator Expert, and was released in 2009 with 3261 pieces.

“Grand Carousel” brings a fairground carousel into the Creator Expert range.

The model suits builders looking for a fairground centerpiece, a Creator Expert display piece, or a collection item focused on large subject-based builds. Within Creator, it is defined by the carousel subject, the scale of the build, and the included group of visitors.

Inventory of set 10196

The inventory of set 10196 lists 3,261 pieces, spare parts excluded: 271 different lots (one shape in one color) for 173 part shapes. The box also contains 35 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 10196

Main color: white, making up 33% of the parts, followed by dark blue (11%) and tan (8.4%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 10196

149 of the 173 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 10196

3 part shapes in set 10196 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 5 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 10196 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 10196 within its line

With 3,261 pieces, set 10196 ranks #8 out of 543 Creator sets in our database, which have an average of 421 parts. It is also the largest of the 254 sets released in 2009. That is 7.7 times the average Creator set size.