Emergency Rescue Helicopter is great value for a City set

$19.99 MSRP 226 pieces 3 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #8 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Emergency Rescue Helicopter box art
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88 of 100

Great value

#8 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Three minifigures for $19.99 is more than twice the usual rate for a City set with 200–499 pieces, and this helicopter also gives about 105 pieces per $10 against a typical 65. It ranks eighth of 149 and costs roughly 33% less than sets with similar contents, about $10 under the usual price.

#8

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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

88

Chart 2 · The score

How the 88 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
144 vs 110 +30 of 35
Pieces per $10
105 vs 61 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
14.0 vs 6.0 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.9 +11 of 15

$11 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 $31. Each brick is $5.

$19.99
you pay

$31
sets like it usually cost

See 60405-1 on Brickset How scores work