Coast Guard Helicopter is good value for a City set

$64.99 MSRP 551 pieces 4 minifigures 4.6 / 5 from builders #24 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Coast Guard Helicopter box art
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71 of 100

Good value

#24 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

Builders rate this coast guard helicopter 4.6 of 5, higher than 99% of City sets with 500–999 pieces, though from only 19 ratings. It gives about 84 pieces per $10 against a typical 67 and four minifigures for $64.99, while plastic per dollar is a little below its group.

#24

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

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

71

Chart 2 · The score

How the 71 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
123 vs 124 +17 of 35
Pieces per $10
84 vs 62 +24 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.1 vs 4.8 +15 of 20
Builder rating
4.6 vs 4.1 +15 of 15

$5 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 $70. Each brick is $25.

$64.99
you pay

$70
sets like it usually cost

See 60503-1 on Brickset How scores work