Police Helicopter Chase gives a little less than similar sets

$39.99 MSRP 212 pieces 4 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #185 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Police Helicopter Chase box art
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28 of 100

Below average

#185 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Four minifigures give this police chase a better-than-usual minifigure rate, but the bricks are thin for $39.99. It works out to about 41 pieces per $10 against a typical 65 for mid-size City sets and roughly 26% less plastic per dollar, and it costs about 35% more than sets with similar contents.

#185

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

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28

Chart 2 · The score

How the 28 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
80 vs 110 +4 of 35
Pieces per $10
41 vs 61 +2 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.7 vs 6.0 +16 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.9 +6 of 15

$10 more

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $30. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$30
sets like it usually cost

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