LEGO Whirling Time Warper (6496-1) is a 1997 set from the Time Cruisers theme with 158 pieces.
Why collectors care
Whirling Time Warper (6496-1) is part of the LEGO collecting graph through Time Cruisers from 1997, with 158 pcs. LEGO collectors usually browse by theme, set number, release era, and display value, so this page keeps those paths close.
Collector summary
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Whirling Time Warper is a lego collectible connected to LEGO and Time Cruisers. Useful collector signals include release year 1997, set number 6496-1, and 158 pcs. Time Cruisers has 9 catalogued releases on GrailHub, making this page a route into completion, variants, and nearby objects.
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Collector notes
Whirling Time Warper (6496-1) is a LEGO Time Cruisers release from 1997 with 158 pcs. GrailHub tracks it as part of the LEGO collecting lane, where set number, theme, release year, piece count, and display appeal all help collectors understand how the set fits on a shelf.
LEGO collectors often browse by theme first, so this page links back into Time Cruisers, LEGO, and related LEGO objects. Use those links to compare nearby releases, find other display sets, or move from a single set into the wider theme.
Related LEGO entries currently connected to this object include Time Tunnelator and Twisted Time Train. These links make it easier to keep exploring without jumping back to a generic search page.
Series context
Time Cruisers
Time Cruisers groups related lego entries from LEGO, so collectors can move from this object into nearby releases instead of treating it as a standalone record.
- Catalogued here
- 9 objects
- Release span
- 1996-1997
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Quick facts
- Set number
- 6496-1
- Release year
- 1997
- Piece count
- 158 pcs
- Theme / series
- Time Cruisers
- Brand
- LEGO
- Category
- LEGO
Market snapshot
BrickEconomy valuation
- Retail price
- $21.99
- New/sealed value
- $225.83
- Used value
- $58.13
- Annual growth
- 4.3%
- 12-month growth
- 1.9%
- 2-year forecast
- $252.62
- 5-year forecast
- $292.08
Market data from BrickEconomy · Last updated Jul 26, 2026
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Lifecycle
Retired
Released
Jan 1, 1997
Availability
Retail
Original retail prices
Minifigures
2 included
UPC
042884064969
Recent new/sealed events
Recent used events
Data source
- Source
- Rebrickable
- Source ID
- 6496-1
- Source URL
- View on Rebrickable
LEGO catalogue data provided by Rebrickable.
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