Ambulance Helicopter is great value for a City set

$19.99 MSRP 190 pieces 3 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #5 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Ambulance Helicopter box art
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85 of 100

Great value

#5 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

This 2018 helicopter scores well on every measure rather than one: about 41% more plastic per dollar than other City sets under 200 pieces, 71 pieces per $10 against a typical 57, three minifigures, and a 4.0 rating from 151 builders. At $19.99 it costs roughly 21% less than similar contents usually do, ranking sixth of 163.

#5

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

85

Chart 2 · The score

How the 85 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
133 vs 92 +32 of 35
Pieces per $10
71 vs 55 +26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
11.2 vs 8.7 +14 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.7 +13 of 15

$6 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $26. Each brick is $5.

$19.99
you pay

$26
sets like it usually cost

See 60179-1 on Brickset How scores work