Police Helicopter Transport gives a little less than similar sets

$49.99 MSRP 317 pieces 4 minifigures 2.9 / 5 from builders #189 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Police Helicopter Transport box art
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27 of 100

Below average

#189 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Builders have been tough on Police Helicopter Transport, rating it 2.9 of 5 against a typical 3.9, near the bottom of mid-size City sets. Its four minifigures come at about the usual rate, but at $49.99 it gives around 49 pieces per $10 against a typical 65 and costs about 21% more than similar contents usually do.

#189

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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27

Chart 2 · The score

How the 27 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
97 vs 110 +10 of 35
Pieces per $10
49 vs 61 +6 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.2 vs 6.0 +11 of 20
Builder rating
2.9 vs 3.9 +0 of 15

$8 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 $42. Each brick is $5.

$49.99
you pay

$42
sets like it usually cost

See 60244-1 on Brickset How scores work