Name: Fire Brigade
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 10197-1
Rating: 90 (7 reviews)

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We calculate the average rating when we've found two or more scored reviews. This set is good compared to all other sets. Read more about the ratings distribution chart here.

Recommendations

Recomended 67%

A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2009 is 0.16. PPP for this set is 0.08, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

worse

Average PPM for System in 2009 is 15.31. PPM for this set is 44.69, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Brickpicker Recommendation: yes 9.6 / 10 → 96 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: yes 94 / 100 → 94 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: yes 9.33 / 10 → 93 / 100

Playing with Bricks Recommendation: meh 9 / 10 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: no 3.8 / 5 → 76 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 10197-1
Name: Fire Brigade
Parts: 2231
Minifigs: 4

Retail price (USD):
Original: 149.99
Inflation adjusted: 178.74

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.07
Inflation adjusted: 0.08

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 37.50
Inflation adjusted: 44.69

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Brickpicker

Recommendation: yes 9.6 / 10 from 3 reviews

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Lugnet

Recommendation: yes 94 / 100 from 26 reviews

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: yes 9.33 / 10 by jansued

I'm not an expert in architecture and technical questions - so there is enough space left for another review. But the overall design of this set really hits the point: This is an old fire station from the 30's which - from my experience belongs to the picture of Downtown Anywhere in the US. No question that you can improve or add some details - tiles on the floors, a better fire engine, but the existing details are really outstanding.

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Playing with Bricks

Recommendation: meh 9 / 10 by Nachos Grande

I really like this set. In fact, I would have to say that the Fire Brigade set is better from start to finish than the Pet Shop. This is mostly because the Fire Brigade is more consistent - the Pet Shop has one building which is virtually empty on two floors - and that is a problem that even a spectacular first floor of the actual pet shop can't fix! The Fire Brigade, on the other hand, isn't quite as cool as that first level of the pet shop - but when you factor in the more interesting front of the building, the retro fire truck, and the fact that you get a fully equipped second floor of the fire station...well...it's hard not to say the Fire Brigade is the stronger set out of the two.

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