Coast Guard Rescue Boat is great value for a City set

$99.99 MSRP 742 pieces 5 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #15 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Coast Guard Rescue Boat box art
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75 of 100

Great value

#15 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

This $99.99 rescue boat is a little better than typical on most counts: about 17% more plastic per dollar than other City sets with 500–999 pieces, 73 pieces per $10 against 67, and a 4.3 rating from 14 builders. Its five minifigures are about par for the price, and it costs roughly 10% less than similar contents usually do.

#15

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.

75

Chart 2 · The score

How the 75 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
151 vs 124 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
73 vs 62 +22 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.9 vs 4.8 +10 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.1 +14 of 15

$12 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 $112. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$112
sets like it usually cost

See 60504-1 on Brickset How scores work